Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
Washington Letter.
IRON our Regular Correspondent

short sessions Monday. Neither has
proceeded far with the rotlne buslne IS
Of the morning hour, when the an
councement was made of the death Of
Representative Mackey Of South Caro-
lima. The Senate and House imme-
diatelY adjourned until Tuesday noon,
and the flags on each wing OF the
Capitol were placed at half mast. This
unexpected finale TO the days proceed
ings greatly disappointed several hum
bred persons who bad gathered 10 the
Senate galleries expecting to listen to
frey debate on the Mississippi, and
Virginia outrage resolutions offered
by Senator Sherman. The "bloody
shirt" orations being reserved for the
following day. readjustsr Malone, who
was to make the principal speech fol-
the republicans, retired to his COM
mittee room after adjournment, and
remained there until the Senate cham
Der was deserted by all except some
employees, who we're cleaning up. He
then entered the ball and rehearsed bis
little speech TO an imaginary audience.
His doletul, see-saw sing song decla'
nation soon attracted policemen
and others on duty in the build
ing. who peeped into the hall to see
what could be the matter. After a
while the little Senator was suddenly
overcome with a fainting spell from
over exertlon. He was carried back
to bic committee room, aud restoratives
were administered, but it was several
hours before he was able TO 60 home.
On Tuesday, the crowd which again
filed the Senate galleries experienced
another disappointment. The Demo
cratic Senators, having IN the mean
time, adopted In caucus policy of
silent scorn, refused to answer Sher-
.psIAand Malone, and the debate was
condSV - Republican side of the
chsmbe sriNS the progress of the
speeches 1t was evident a number Of
the Republican Senators were ashamed
Of the thresd-bare issue. The Kansas
Senators Ingalls, and Plumb read news
papers with an air oblivious 10 their
surroundings. Three or four wrote
letters. Sen ator Frye smoked a cigar 10
the cloak room; Senator Logan first
pared and polished bis finger nails care
fully. and then assorted the papers on
his desk: Senator Lapaam looked as if
he did not know what to do, and very
few listened attentively, Mahones audi
ence was scarcely larger than when be
rehersed bis piece IN the empty cham
Der. Mr.. sherman read his speech
from manuscript, keeping his eyes
closely on the lines and enunciating
with bis usual indistinctness. He
based bis charges on radical newspaper
reports, and Mahone's address 10 the
readjuster party issued two months
ago. He was considerably chilled by
bis failure to arouse interest. and
pushed ahead as if anxious to get to
the last line. When Mr.. Malone
arose TO read bis essay, venerable
ex-statesman remarked, IF Virginia
must be slandered she could not be
moro fortunate in the self condemning
appearance OF her caluminator," Ma
homes pages OF false accusations, whin.
ingly intoned, fell fiat on his hearers.
and when be sat down the eloquen:e
Of silence on the Democratic side, was
bis emily answer. The resolutions and
preamble were adopted by a strict
party vote, thirty three TO twenty
nine,
10 the House OF Representatives the
nonotony of bill day was diversified
BY fiery attack on newspaper cores
pondents from Mr.. Keller, who has
lately complained that certain repre-
senIatives Of the Press were 10 league
against him because of bis refusal TO
lobby q scheme in which they were
interested through the last Congress.
The bitterness Of the onslaught was
directed against Gen. BOynton of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, who
recently denied Mr.. Keifer's charges Of
corruption, through newspaper artl-
Gle. The immediate proVocatiOn of
OF Mr.. Keiter's speech was the intro-
duction OF resolution asking that
special committee be appointed to To-
vestigate the charge Of attempted cor
ruption made by Mr.. Keller against II.
V. Boynton, and 10 report the result
Of Its discoveries to the House. While
Mr.. Keller was speaking Gen. Boynlon
sat pneasily 10 the press gallery and
heard himself denounced as a liar aud
slanderer.
Speaking Of pill day reminds me thai
Mr. Bennett of North Carolina offered
a bill 10 prevent the inter-marriage Of
the white acd negro races in the Dis
trict Of Columbia suggested probably
by the recent marriage Of Frederick
Douglass 10 g white woman Of this
city.
Committees reported back a large
aumber OF bills on Wednesday, but the
sessions of both Houses were cut short
by the obsequies of Mr.. Mackey, held |
10 the hall Of the House, which the
Senate attended 10 body.
In the House, the debate on the Fliz
John Porter bill was resumed on Friday
aud continued on Saturday.
D-e
READING, Pa, Feb. lst.-Surprise
vas caused here TO day by the arrest of
eight well-known citizens on the charge
Dt horse-racing With sleighs on the pub
10 road Thav wara hold for cOurt