The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-10

FILLIB USIERINH IN CONGRE;SSs
"A Pen Picture ofa Recent Squabble Over
tho Tarin--Mclodrama Ending with u
FARGO.


controversy, forit was his action in
asking the reference on Monday of q
tariff bill to the committee on revision
OF the laws, instead Of tho committee
on ways and means, where it belong
ed and would have gone had it's char
actcr been known, that caused the
trouble. lie is Il youngish looking
man, with u bright face, wcll-drcsscd
and on the whole Of rather prcpos-
scssing appearance, but with an ire
sistiblc impulse to have his say on
every possible occasion, which had
caused him to be voted 4 good deal of
a bore even before this cscapadc had
made many of his associates regard
him as trickstcr. He asks if the
first thing in order is not the reading
Of the journal, and is supported by
Blackburn, of Kentucky. 4 tall man,
with strong voice. u good command
OF language and great familiarity with
parliamentary laws and tricks, Black
burn never has much difficulty in conf
manding hearing. There is n sort
OF dcVll-may-carc air about him, and
his natural love OF fight is stimulated
by the opportunity to wreak his spite
on his rival in the speakers chair.
Garfield is the first on the Republican
side t" champion the opposite view,
and commands, us he always does,
the attention of the House. Reed, of
Maine, who has been wriggling around
in his scat for some time, ut last
cannot keep quiet any longer. He is q
very tnll and largc man, with big
head, of which the forehead runs back
overa vast expanse, and his loud
nasal tone is aggravated by peculiar
ly cxaspcrating manner. Robcson,
red-faccd and big-bcllied, with one
pair OF his glasses over his eyes and
another still larger dangling at his
side, brandishing pamphlet edition
ot the rules in his hand and bending
his whole body backward and forward
to emphasize his point, nus Black
burn n question from his tavoritc posi-
tion when there ia anv excitement, in
tho area before the Speakers desk
Newhcrry, the Detroit banker and
richest man perhaps in the House, puts
another from his seat near the rear of
The hall, and blackburn walks around
to the centre aisle TO hear and reply.
Inc discussion runs on
FULL HOUR OR MORE,
for Mr.. Randall is always liberal in
allowing debate or points Of order.
C"n@cr, or Michigan, who has kept
quiet an unusually long time, ut last
| puts in his oar, and has little sDat
with Springer, Of Illinois, q trim gen
! tlcnnn, always slecklv dressed and
generally with q noscgay in his but
ton,holc. Bland, of Missouri, famous
for his silve bill, rises to Il parlia-
mcntary inquiry-au understood man,
with weak voice and rather con,
tcmptlb!e sort Of air generally. At
last the Speaker stops tho discussion
by submitting the question whether
! the journal shall be read to the House
for its decision. Blackburn demands
the yeas and nays, and the clerk calls
the roll. The result is finally an
nounced-1l5 for reading the Journal,
127 ag .linst. There follow q little dis
cussion, and then Thomas Turner, Of
kentucky, comes to the front. There
arc two Turner's from kentucky, and
Thomas Turner always raises a laugh
when he opens his mouth. lie is very
tall, his head is pretty bald, and as he
gets excited, which he soon does, it
grows rcddcr and rcddcr, while he
brnndishcs his right arm in a most
ludicrous manner. lie moves to ad-
journ, but it is only 2 o'clock, and he
can get only 16 men to Join him in
demanding the yeas and nays, which is
not enough to require a roll-call. Then
he moves for n recess till evening, but
meets again the same fate.
ANEW QUESTION NOW COMES UP
whether McLanc's proposition is O.
question Of privilege. Iic argues at
length that it is, failing, rs he always
does, TO secure the attention he de-
serves, by reason of his disagrccablc
voice. lie has an hour ut his COM
mand, and he yields fragments Of it to
various members. Mills, Of Texas, a
strong frec-tradc member of the ways
and means committee, who has been
muttering his disgust at intervals dur
ing tho discussion in tones loud enough
to be heard in the galleries, gets an
opportunity to speak his mind and
makes some very vigorous remarks.
Judge Kelly, ''thc father of the
House," who seldom takes the floor in
these days, says Il few words in his deep,
rolling tones. Gen. Hawlev, who has
been over comforting with McLane, is
granted three minutes to present and
urge an amendment. Finley, Of Ohio.
Il wcak-looking and officious sort Of
person, obtains a chance to speak, but
hardly anybody pays the slightest at
tention. at last tho hour is ND and
the roll must be called. 1t is men on
Blackburn's own side who have beat
ell him-half dozen Democrats from
Pennsylvania, two apiece from New
Jersey and Maryland, and scattering
votes from half dozen other States.
Blackburn moves to adjourn, and
easily rallies enough Of his followers
to get the yeas and nays called. lIc is
beaten, Of course, 64 to l64. Singleton,
Of Illinois, an old gentleman of nearly
70, benevolent and somewhat amusing
IN aspect, makes another dilatory mo.
ton and gets the roll called on it.
Then another motion to adjourn. It is
now s O'Clock, and McLane, who has
hitherto voted against all such propu-
sitions, moves to adjourn, remarking
that he Is not disposed to be kept there
all night. Springer rises to propose
some compromise, but Mckenzie, OF