Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-12
Thursdsy's Pr0gra mmc,
4 SCENEIN TsHU SENATE,


There was painful scene in the Senate,
Monday afternoon, which the correspondent
of the Boston HeroM describes as follows:
Senator lloar was speaking on the Prcsi len.
ttal succession bill and in TIL, course Of his
remarks said; "The Senate committed ~
its judiciary committee the duty of suggest
ing method Of providing against tint cJn-
tngency. They made their report. They
uiu their best to have it considered 4, the
last session, and, und'r their instruction, II
has been pressed forward ut the present s,s-
sion. Now, the Senator ftsm Vermont ap-
pcalcd not at the beginning Of the session.
not when the bill was reported not wen ut
the beginning of the debate, but the day he
fore Yesterday, just as we had almost cx-
ha'lsicd the debate, he appeared with mo-
ton, which is 20 recommend this bin to the
judiciary committee to see If they can not
work out (hercaIter) the details Of scheme
OF which he suggests himself not siaalc
practical detal.' At the time. no one ex
ccpt MIR. Edmunds attached any pariicuMr
significance TO The words rmployci
by MIR. lloar. The Scnirois saw that
MIR. Hoer had made IA god reply,
and everybody on the floor and in the gal.
lerlts leaned forward in anticipation OF
some sharp thrusts in return from Mr. L /
munds. Debates between these sharp
tenguci gentlemen are always watched with
intensity. When Mr. IIoar sat down. Mir
Edmunds rose, and, as is his custom. step
ped forward lctwccn two desks in the front
row, and, looking right at the president pro
tenn, addressed the char HIS fncc was
flushed bu, otherwise lie looked rs lac al
ways does lie began in his customary
firm, clear tone, with remark to he effect
That II was unjus. on the part of Mr.. ltDIr
thus to refer to his personal conIuc, rcspec -
ing This bill. 'Ile kuew'-then lie stopped
suddenly and lowed his Ii al, uvefc M, a IT,
parently, 10y emotion. Senator liplr rls: al
once right behind Senator E.lmunls. aud
protested, in au carnesi manner, that he had
no Intention of reilrc ins upon Nh Ed.
munds personal course in anvhing tha' he
had said. lie rep ated this yert times.
and cvcryb dy locke tOs f Imund, /. on.
with possibly II bright rcloIt or two, aud fin
ish his speech but his eyes were wet with
tears and his voice was broken with sursoW,
80 that he could only say, in IA strange Y I'M
Familiar tone,"l was not able to be i.rrc, te-
furc lie sank back in his chair vorNhclmad
with feeling. lioIr agaia rns, and disclalncd
any s!cl intention as hal bccn imputed to
him. Mr.. ingalls, rnsH suddenly and moved
an adj urnmrnt in his sharp toIc. Withdraw
Ing the N tim when h. sv that Mr. llual
had TO, finished what Ii was ,,ylrg. Mr.
| Einun Is tired To ngs'Cr his emotions, 81
that llr cul lCml,u and listen 20 iloar "a
| platillDus, hut they Were too srDu. t r han
and he WAS compelled to rise Su III MY and
hastily leave the ) nae Thence he went
wi h sad'.cucd face and fearful eyes. 10 th'
judiciary committee room, whc'e he gave
fail vrHi his gil.f for tine Il ugHlcr Ia $
!ear.y loved, whose last illness Ind do; line,
INN from the Senate when III. Pr sidcuiii
succ, ssi1u bill was originally under Gi.cu-
sion. Meanwhile, MIR. Iloir Ia again cN
pr ss,i his regret a, the uuiiom hisapprr
lienslon, o; what he hal 81 d, and Ing al
having renewed his mtiipa, the Senate ha'
adjourned. The pathetic little cpjodc wAicl
closed The day was the universal topic anoui
Senators tonight.
| he press opinion of the cpis nlc is IN y
expressed in the following eli oriai para.rapI
il the Springfield Republican; Senate
tioal's nagsinS spirit has again placed him Il
most painful position. lie yes ~ twii
ted senator Eimunds with leiag absent fr,i
the Senate last summer when the lr.sid m
tial succession bill was under dscuss N.
will be readily rcmemlc cred that the Vernon
senator was then at home IN constant an
devoted attendance upon Tie daughter Hl.cl
he id lizcl, and whose death fell with cru!
ing io;c, upon the fnthcc NJ one who wi
messed the grief Of the strong man on lh'
oCcas on will wonder that he broke down II
terry Yesterday before the ll-cou.i!crc
words of the Mass chusc,fs senator. Wa
friends offered to watch id. The dead bod
= of his child the senator thanked them, bl
replied with touching tend, rness; NO,
have wa ched over her day and night. al
shall not leave her now Dl Cours. VI
: lIoar would not vantonly have rc-opcred
deep a wound.