American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-28

and whispered something in his ear.
1t appeared as if Mr.. Vance was
cautioning him foreman cool.
With complete self-pOssessiOn and
smile upon his face, Nlr. Lamar
rose and said:
81 have only to say that the Sem
alto rom New York understood me
correctly. L dI'l mean To say just
precisely he words, and all that
they imported. beg the pardon
of'the S-nrte for the unparliament>
airy language. II was very harsh !;
it was such as no good man won Il
deserve ami 40 brave man wo@ld
WEAR"
MIR. Vance jumped from his chair
and clapped his hands as the sting
ing reiOrt was uttered. The gall
leries made demonstrations of ar-
prevail and disapprOval. A. slight
pause ensued and the old fil!buster>
tug tactics were resumed 10y Mr..
UonkIing asking cOoliy what was
the question before the. Senate.
The scene ended as abruptly as It
began. Neither of the Senators
quit the chamber. Mr.. Conkling
remained in his seat fer fully half
an hoUr, and then went into the
cloak room On the Republican side
whittier he was followed ny Il dozen
Republican Senators. Mr.. Lamar
also sat quietly in his seat and con
versed With son.e Of the Southern
Senator's LAtfe Knots of Sen asers
OF bot lreitles OF the chamber were
discussing the affair.
"NVhat will be the upslsot Of this
a fsairf" asked the Sun correspon-
dent Of a Southern Senator.
I'VE are waiting" was the reply.
s:There is nothing for us to do.
Suppose I call you liarf Do you
say. schoOlbOy fashion, you're
another, aud let the matter drop !
1 should be sure you were a liar,
under such circumstances. You
virtually admit it. MIR. Lamar has
nothing more to say"
Mr.. Conkiing within an hour
after the fracas occurred made
statement concerning it to Il Fl lend =
He said that in his speech he had
not intended personally to accuse
the Senator from Mississippi of bad
faith. His words were aimed rath>
eI at MIR. Withers. Mr.. Conkling
said that he did not intend to take
any notice of Mr.. Lamar's words.
He did not propose to send a chaI>
lenge. His constituents in the
State of New York did not believe
in the duello rs a means Of settling
disputes. lie thought that there
were several Southern Senators
who would be glad to provoke HIM
into sending challenge. In fact,
he iusiDHated that to have been the
purpose of Mr.. Lamar.
In fact, nothing was further fro Is.
Mr.. Lamar's thoughts than becom
ing involved IN personal dispute
with Mr.. COnkling. The Two gen
tlemen are not and never have
been friends, neither have they
been enemies. Goodness has mark
ed all their relations. Mr.. Lamar
has always evinced polite indiff-
ereDce to everything Mr. Conkling
SAYS or does on the floor Of the
OcIl1tce- oOCidiIy tuCJ bCNCh uCCt.
When Mr.. Lamar came to the Sen
ate last evening he was with Gen.
Gordon. Both gentlemen expected
to leave Washington this morning
for the South. At 4 O'Clock this
morning Gen. Gordon went froaa
the Capitol to his residence to in
torn NJ, 8. Gordon that their jour
ney would have 10 be postponed.
Mr.. Lamar. believing himself to
have been unjnstly treated by Mr..
replied as he thought
best. There is every reason, so all
the Democratic Senators say, to
believe that Mr.. Conkling intended
that part of his remarks about the
Levee bill to apply to Mr.. Lamar
aud no one else. He had been over
beard, on the floor of the Senate,
in private conversation early in the
evening, to speak disparaging'y of
Mr.. Lamar.