American citizen., 1881-04-30

| senate
Presidents nominations, now held In abey
ance, and which he believed could only be nc e
conplishcd by the calling of II special session
of Congress. senator Logan made II speech of
some length, in reply to the oft-repea,cd
charge that he had been in sympathy
with the South ut the breaking out of the
| rebellion. lie said he not accustomed to
| rctutc ISLANDERS, but as the charge that he hnd
been In sympathy with the rebellion had
| been again started he desired to review the
history ut his conduct and the breaking out
lion ho had lived ut Marion, Williamson
County, Ill. People of that county had been
the 18th of APRIL 1861, few Democrats
! had got together mt Marion and passed
resolutions in favor of secessiona and rebellion.
I In May following some men from Williamson
! County had been organized into company
| by Thorndyke Brooks. a Marylander. and had
! joined the southern army. OF those resolu-
| tions or of men leaving for the South he had
| no knowledge, and the charge he had insti
received a large number of letters from
prominent citizens of Illinois, all of Them
| to the fact he had always been loyal to the
| Union, and contradicting all charges which
the rebellion. He also read IA letter from
Thorndyke Brooks to prove he Uogan) had
kn0wn not thing OF the departure OF the men
In conclusion, he said: 81 put this Testimony
afterme may not have these ISLANDERS thrown
in their faces without the power of repelling or
repudiating them. The reason is, still furt her
put them on record that they may endure
in this Senate chamber, so they may be notice
to senators of all parties and creeds that
hsreafteri in this Senate no insinuation of that
kind will be submitted to by me. ! do il for
this purpose notice that insinuations shall
not he made hereafter this floor in my
presence by any man. will not submit to it
any longer"
April. 20.-To- days session of the Senate
was cnlivened by another spirited debate, the
principal participants being Mcssrs. Butler,
The latter opened the bali with a hot political
speech, in which he denied that "outrages
had ceased to exist in the South, as claimed
made of the old dodge of politicians
and lawyers, of calliag stop thief" in order
to divert public attention from the real issue.
The real question here was, "Had there been
a disgraceful bargain in this Senate by which
over to those to whom they do not belong"
Mr. BHrnside side "Or whether the mai0r, major,
M has S noshing h;e to OF do DOT with it,. ii9 Mr. Bnrn
side. (excitedlyl: 81 say there has been
has been says what is false" Mr.. Butler
paused before making any reply. which pause
repeat :rS the statement sta that the statement that
there was a bargain was false Mr. Butler
as false as much as he pleases. say inasmuch
as the Senator has seen fit to say the charge is
false lafter pause) will not make it in this
is false; and now the senator may say what
phasizing each. repetition of the word
with blow of his clenched hand upon
spirit. m 'A daughter W and appiause.i / have @
heard this thing long enough. do not, as an
to it, and any man who says there is a corrupt
bargain on this side of the chamber, say, tells
Senator has the right sei to say % what he pleascs
l am not to be betrayed into any excitement"
Loud laughter, in nm Which H Mr. p Butler joined
heartily, and which was occasioned by Mr..
iIlf nnrnslIfs sides, manher and dlhemeT e. r am
say" MIR. Butler; IL say the senator is un-
IN perfect good humor and perfectly calm,
Mr.. President" Renewed lauphter.I MIR.
Butler: Il congratuiate the Senator ON
cooi.' Laughter.l Mr.. Burnside: al do not
speak as loud as tine Senator, but reiterate
was bargain on this side of the chamber says
what Is false Mr.. Butler: "Anothcr case of
Inpnside placed UPON the @ word p false5. f~a,.t
TO say to he senator, and all other senator's
has adopted, if he supposes by the nseof such
language rs that he can deter me from full,
complete and Unqualified discussion of a pub
lie act, the Senator is simply mistaken"
APRIL 2l.-A quiet and uneventful session.
Senator Jonas read telegram received by
him from Lieut.. Gov. McHenry, of Louisiana,
in reference to the alleged "outrage" upon
Senator Dawes in his speech u few days prev
ious. The telegram was $ follows: ''Heaths
to obtain insurance, $, 900: valuation by ap-
praisers to adjust loss, 81 400. Matter investi-
gated by Grand jury at last terrn ana a letter
from Judge Bridger says that at the July term
sufficient evidence will have been obtained to
find bfli.''
APRIL 22.-A colloquy took place between
Messrs. sherman and Beck concerning the
dilatory proceedings. Mr.. Sherman declared
the doctrine the minority should rule danger
Gus and revolutionary. Messrs. Harris and
sherman engaged in a brief discussion OF Mr..
Riddieberger, and Mr.. Sherman said he did
not know what the majority would do,
but the fact that it should be compelled
to think of what it would do showed
n revival of the doctrines of 1861. After n dis
claimer by Mr.. Burnside of any intention on
"wednesday to reflect upon any Senator, MIR.
Jonas took the hoorand the Heath matter was
revived, Mr.. Dawes joining issue with Mr..
Jonas. MIR. Hawley read extracts from II
speech of the RECONSTRUCTED rebel. ex-Gov-
ernor Brown of Georgia." to which Mr.. Brown
replied and then the Senate adjourned until
Tuesday next rs the Farragut statute VIII be
unveiled Monday.