The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-25


standing, and thought the gentleman
entitled to the floor. Mr.. Conkline
should oe allowed to go on in the
morning without limitation. Will
the kindest feeling for both sides hs
moved to adjourn. Lost.
ll:30 P. M-The situation is IN.
changed and no intention to compro
mise is shown on either side. All
occasional motion to direct the Ser
geant-at-Arms TO summon absentees
leads to q running discussion of the
rules.
Mr.. HEREFORD said under the rul
ing of the Chair the thing would con
tinue to go round and round al
night.
Mr.. CoNKLING-It is revolution
Laughter.
Mr.. HEREFoRD-Yes; you are en-.
gagged in a revolution and we are
trying to help you out.
Mr.. BURNsIDE-If it is In order,
| viii ask why you are staying
here.
The presiding oflicer-The Chair
is unable to answer the question.
Laughter.
CoNKLING AND LAMAR IN A FURY.
MI. CoNKLING was willing to &C.
cept bis share of responsibility for
resistance to this arbitrary and out.
rageous attempt. 1t had shown that
the minority could not ride rough
shod over the minority in the Senate.
He then denounced the Army bill.
After the time had come when the
majority dare not adjourn the SEES
sion and leave the Government to
languish and starve, now when the
whole battle has been fought, it is
proposed by trick, artifce and ajuggle
of words to do what had failed as an
open measure. The words "as a pc.
lice force" were a mere cheat. The
operative words were, "to keep the
peace at the polls" He was glad to
accept responsibility for any proceed
Jag, call it obstruction or anything
else, to prevent the passage OF such a
bill without debate 10 show its real
nature. Mr.. Conkling charged the
other side with bad faith in not al.
lowing the time taken by the Missis-
sippi River Commission this morning
to be allowed to debate on the Army
bill.
Mr.. LAMAR rose at the conclusion
of Mr.. Conkling's remarks, 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 a charge from such a source
1t is not my purpose, he said, to in
dulge in personalities. But l will say
to the Senator, that if he intended to
Intimate anything that l have done
was not in good faith, | pronounce
his statement a falsehood, which | re-
pei with all the unmitigated contempt
that | feel for the author of it.
Nj. CoNKLING, who had been walk
ing slowly back and forth behind the
benches, advanced to his seat and
said Mr.. President | was diverted
during the commencement of my re-
marks, the elimination of which l
heard from the member from Missis.
sippi. If | understood the member
right, ne intended to impute, and did
in plain and supplementary lam
guage impute to me an intentional
misstatement. EPausing. The Sen.
ator does not disclaim that?
NJ. LAMAR will state what / in
tended, sir, so there can be no mis-
take.
The presiding officer. Mr.. Cockrell,
called Mr.. Lamar to order.
Mr.. CoNKLING proceeded Wheth-
er l am willing to respond to the
member from Mississippi depends en-.
tirely upon what that member intends
to say, and what he did say, and for
the time being l do not choose to
hold any communication with him. /
understood the Senator to state, in
plain supplementary language, that
the statement of mine to which he
refers was a falsehood. If caught
his words Alright, l have only to say,
this not being the place to measure
with any man the capacity to violate
decency, to violate the rules of the
Senate, or to commit any of the i'm
proprieties of life, l have only to say
that if the Senator, the member from
Mississippi, did impute or intended
to impute to me a falsehood, nothing
except the fact that this is the Senate
would prevent my denouncing him d:
a~..blackguard and a coward Applause
and Kisses Let me be more specific
Mr.. President. Should the member
from Mississippi, except in the pres
ence of the Senate, charge me, by in
timation Or otherwise, with false
hood would denounce him as q
BLACKBOARD, as a coward aid a liar
The rules and prop.ieties of the Sen
ate are the only restraint upon ne
| do no. think | need say anything
else, Mr.. President. Applause ant
Kisses
The chair demanded quiet in th,
galleries.
NJ. LAMAR have only to say tina
the Senator from New York under
stood me correctly. | did mean te
say just precisely the words, and all
that they imported. l beg pardon Of
the Senate for supplementary Ian.
guage. 1t was very hard, it was Sc
we're. 1t was such as no man would
deserve and no brave man would
bear. RENEWAL of demonstrations
of approval and disapprovsl.
The Chair-The galleries will be
cleared upon repetition of applause
Mr.. CoNKLING-Wkat is the cues.
ticn before the Senate?
The discussion OF power to send
for absent Senators was resumed.
J At l A. NJ. there seems to be nc
prospect of adjournment.