Daily Republican., 1879-06-20
(Dsen Yseta1ay's Ats Aitisn.)
A CONGREGATIONAL ROv.
AnxrS SenatOrS-C0nkliDx and La
mar Calling Each Other Liars and
COWards.

Angry enatOrS-ConklinSa and La
mar Calling Each other Liars and
COwards.
The debate on the Army appropria-
tion bill yesterday exhibited much bad
feeling, and eliminated in a night ses-
sion. The last heard from Washington
was at three o'clock this morning, at
which time the Senate was still in ses-
sion. A general press despatch gives
the following account of the open rup.
ture between Senators Conkling and
Lamar:
Mr.. Conkling repalled the charge of
obstructing legislation. and denounced
the attempt of the Democrats to shut
off debate after listening all day to
Democratic Senators making campaign
speeches.
Mr.. Conklipg said he was willing to
accept his full share Of responsibility
for the resistance to this arbitrary and
outrageous attempt. 1t had shown that
the majority could not ride rough shod
over the rights of the minority in the
Senate. He then denounced the Army
bill. After the time had come when
the majority dare not adjourn the ses-
sion and leave the Government to
languish and starve, now when the
whole had been fought, it was proposed
by trick, artifics and juggls Of words,
to do what had failed as an open meas
ure. The words "as police force"
were mere cheat. The operative words
were "to keep the peace at the polls"
Mr.. Conkling charged the other side
with bad faith in not allowing the time
taken up by the Mississippi River Com
mission bill this morning to be allowed
in the debate on the Army bill.
Mr.. Lamar rose and said that as far
as any intimation of bad faith to him
was concerned he had lived in vain if
he was not superior to such charge
from such source. "It is not my pur-
pcse," he said, "to indulge in person.
alties, but will say to the Senator
that if he intended to intimate that
anything l have done was not in good
faith | pronounce his statement a
falsehood, which | repel with all the
unmitigated contempt that feel for the
autkor of it,
Mr.. Conkling, who had been walk
ing slowly back and forth behind the
benches, advanced to his seat aud
said "Mr. President, was diverted
during the commencement of tn. re-
marks, the elimination of which
heard from the member from Mississip.
pi. If understand the member Alright,
he intended to impute-and did in
plain and parliamentary language
impute-to me an intentional statement
(pausing). The Senator does not dis
claim that?
Mr.. Lamar will state what in
tended, sir, so that there can be no
mistake.
The presiding officer (Mr. Cocl1rell)
called Mr.. Lamar to order.
Mr.. Conk!ins proceeded: Whether
am willing to respond to the member
from Mississippi depends entirely upon
what that member intends to say, and
what he did say, and for the time being
| do not choose to hold any communica-
ton with him. understood the Sena-
tor to state in plain supplementary
language that the statement of mine to
which he refers was falsehOod. If
caught his words Alright, | have only to
| say, this not being the place to measure
with any man the capacity to violate
the rules OF the Senate, or to commit
any Of the improprieties of life, | have
only to say that il the Senator, the mrrn-
Der from Mississippi, did impute or in
tend to impute to mt falsehood, moth
ing except the fact that this is the SEN
ate would prevent my denouncing him
as black-guard and coward. Zap.
plause and hissrs.
Let me be more specific, Mr.. Presi-
dent. Should the member from Mis-
sissippi, except in the presence of the
Senate, charge me >by intimation or
otherwise with ialsehood, would
denounca him as a blackguard, as a
coward and liar. The rules and the
proprieties of the Senate are the only
restraint upon me. do not think
need say anything else, Mr.. President.
Applause and Misses.
The Chair demanded quiet i'll the
galleries.
| Mr.. Lamar have only to say
that the Senator from New York un-
derstood me correctly.
did mean to say just precisely the
words and all that they imported. |
beg the pardon of the Senate for the un-
parliamentary language. 1t was very
harsh it was very severe it was such
as no good man deserves and no brave
man would bear. Renewed demonstra-
tions of approval and disapproval.]
The Chair-Hhe galleries will be
cleared upon repetition Of the applause.
Mr.. Conkling-Wlat is the question
before the Senate
The discussion of the power to send
for absent Senators was renew ed.
A Philadelphia Shooting Case.
Last evening very determined and
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