The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, APRIL -.

Mr. Blair OF New Hampshire introduced =
REQ u ion declaring that in the judgment Of
the senate, the public interests require that con-
grcss be convened Immediately: Mr.. Blair
should be called to protect the industries of the
country He read 4 letter showing that under
ruling Of the treasury department, sustained
by tho supreme court, the hosiery manufacture
ers of tho country were imperiled. In Mr..
B,air's opinion the tariff needed revision, and
he thought continual sessions of congress
would be a good thing for the :eEDtry.
Senator Logan rcfutcd for the forticth time
the stories that are current and believed to
some extent that he sympathized with the re-
bellion at the beginning, raised regiment, ETC.
He read letter dated April II, 1881, from
Senators Lamar and Pugh, who had served with
him i'll congress at the outbreak CT the war,
bearing testimony to his loyalty to the Union
at that period, and stating they had never
heard him nttcr one word of sympathy with
h; rebellion, but, On the contrary, lie had been
vrhemen;ly opposed to it.
Senator Brown Of Mississippi, took pleasure
in saying he thought the Senator's vindcation
was full, complete and conclusive.
Mr.. Beck OF Ky, said at the close of the war
he had been kept out Of the house of represen-
tatives some time through the efforts of tho
gentleman from Illinois I0gan), and he had
collected some papers rejecting Oh that gentle
mans action at the outbreak of the struggle.
He had submitted many of those to Frank
Blair, who had said to him: "Beck, John Logan
was ono of the best fighters in the war, and
when men who are now trying to whistle him
down the wind were seeking safe places, he
was holding his life in his hands" and contin-
ucd Beck, [ took every paper had and burned
them before his eyes.
After Gen. Logan came Mr.. Call Of Florida
in an extended speech, covering most of the
points which have been discussed before Don
Cameron read short lecture on ostracism in
the south. and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY APRIL II.
Senator Frye of Maine made his debut in his
now field by long and fiery speech bitterly
busive of the southern states.
A scene very comical and earnest followed
from Rhode Island jumped angrily to his feet
and with honest indignation denounced Butler
for intlmating that there had been a corrupt
bargain. 'sWhoever says there has been bar
gain says that which is false, false, false,
screamed the speaker, shaking his fist at the
South Carclinian. Butler tried to make re-
mark, but before he could begin to speak Burn
side again said that he who alleged there was
= CORFU bargain uttered a falsehood. MI. But
Ter remarked that Mr.. Burnside seemed to be
greatly excited. ono, I'm perfectly calm"
snapped Mir. Burnside as he stood quivering
with wrath. The senate roared with laughter,
in which Butler joined. Without transacting
any business the senate adjourned
THURSDAY APRIL ~.
Mr.. Coke of Texas answered Mr.. Frye's speech.
He said the people Of the south were Of the
same race as the people Of the north race
which had never been dominated by an inferior
race and never would be- That race meant to
govern in the south, and forty or fifty thousand
entering wedges, such as was supposed to be
inserted in Virginia, would not serve to deviate
it from it's course or change the result.
There was quite little spat between Davies
and Cameron. The latter wanted to adjourn
over to Tuesday to 60 home, and Davies op-
posed the notion
Mr.. Jonas of La, announced that he had a
telegram from Lieut. Gov. McEnery as to the
truth of the charge that a Massachusetts, man,
Charles Heath, had suffered persecution in
Louisiana. The telegram says Heath's state
burned to obtain insurance. 1t was insured for
81 600. The valuation by the appraisers to
adjust the loss was 81, 400. The matter was
investigated by the grand jury at the last term,
and letter from Judge Bridger says that at
the July term sufficient evidence will have been
obtained to find bill. Adjourned until Fri
day.
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Mr.. Morrill, reproached the democrats for
their assault upon Mr.. Malone, to which Beck
felt called upon to reply. This called up Sen
ator Sherman He assured the democrats that
they were wrong, and the country knew it. He
oa10 IudI Tile OeLQOCTAllC sCaLe6 QaQ zone Eli the
repudiating except Minnesota, and the bonds
that had been so repudiated were originated
during the only democratic administration that
state ever had He deprecated the failure to
meet the payment of the bonds and he had con-
fidence that the people Of Minnesota wonli
do it. He declared that the state had
better have five times the amount than
have incurred the reproach of dishonesty
Senator Brown read extracts from number
OF republican papers disappearing the course
diversion by reading from Browns celebrated
speech at the Chicago conventional 1868, when
ne declared himself q republican, and said that
II they were given the federal patronage they
could carry the state.
The senate adjourned over till Tuesday in
honor Of the unwilling Of the Farragut statue
Monday.