The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13

wept, unhonored and unsung.p Few
who pause to converse or shake hands
carelessly as they pass up the aisle of
the House dream what an unholy, am
bilious heart is closed In that burly
frame; the future boss of New York. the
pride of the Democracy William NJ.
Tweed.
But the uproar of the House recalls
Us back to the scene on the historic
night. The Civil and Diplomatic bill is
up, and the amendments are under con-
sideration Keitt, of South Carolina, Is
In the chair. Thomas Il. Bayly, of
Virginia, has retired from the noise
and confusion of the hall, disguised and
sick. An amendment providing for the
continuation of the work on the Wash
ington aqueduct passed by close vote
So to 74-and the galleries cheer and
applaud vigorously. Keitt, who is
short, thick-set man; with small feat
ures, strokes his long 11eafa, glares saw
agely at the galleries, and, in his pom
pous way, announces that g the chair
must declare that this thing is disgrace
full" A motion is made by gentle
man from Ohio to clear the gall
leries; but sensible Jones, of Ten
nessee, overrules it on the ground
that the galleries are more orderly
than the House. Jones Is quite correct.
The din and confusion increases with
the approach Of midnight; hundred
members are on their feet shouting
"Mr. Speakerl" and, amid the clamor.
@. Lyon, of Lyondale, is seen brandish-
ing high In the air his Senate bill for the
relief of poor old woman of Revolu-
tionary antecedents, and unayailing at
tempts to catch the Speakers eye. The
ladies are fast disappearing from the
galleries as the evening advances, the
Hobbies of the House are monopolized
by an unauthorized crowd of spectators.
who crowd into the hall and press into
the sacred space of the floor. Davis, of
Indiana, calls the attention of the House
to the infringement of its rules, and, in
short time, old Glossbrenner makes
his appearance, and, with the aid of the
Doorkeeper, clears the floor of the OBJ
noxiouc intruders. They are mostly
Southern men; from Mississippi,
Georgia and Alabama, and resist and
struggle unavailingly in the strong
grasp of the Sergeant Some
attempt to avail themselves of the &C
quaintance of members; others sneak
into snug quarters by the Speakers
chair but one and all are hustled out,
and the House begins to wear calm
lfter the storm. Ba1dheaded Bernhisel,
the Delegate from Utah, is smilingly
conversing with member, who mourn
fully conveys the information that his
domination is doubtful thing. Extra
Billy has improvised q hight-cap out OF
| his ocket-handkerchief, and looks grim
and combative even when wrapped in
Morpheus sweet embrace. Bocock is
shaking his fist in Skeletons face, who
coldly retortsi "Don't you ever speak
to me again." McMullefl is sternly fol-
lowing a member with malignant fury
in his eye, and the aforesaid member,
with heavy cane clinched in his right
hand, stands in the aisle, waiting for
him to advance.
| Lewis d. Campbell is roaring impo-
tently ''Mr. Speaker" In unison with
fifty other loud and boisterous voices,
while the Clerk looks wan and very
sleepy indeed. The galleries are thin
ming off, many members have slipped
out, and the yelps and shouts Of "Mr.
Speaker" are the only sounds that can
be heard. Then there is a long pause.
The House is waiting for quorum.
The night has passed, morning is strug-
Cling in through the dome and from the
windows behind the Speakers chair
the morning of the 4th of March, and
with it the final decade of the slave pow
er. On this beautiful Sabbath morn,
the loveliest ever seen, the Democracy
of the North and South, with friendly
grip of hand and affectionate parting
words, separated for their various homes,
unconscious, as the fingers of the veneer
able clock pointed to the hour of -,
that the scepter of power they had SO
long welded was to pass forever from
their grasp, and that when they next
met they we're to be confronted by a
new party--the offspring of liberty, the
child of freedom-th grand Republican
party of America. .a9