The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-19

EditOr3 FI0rsdtGn. Senator Butler mace an
able speech against The admission of South Da-
kota as a State in the Union. a.: said the bill
proposed TO ra,iiy and confirm a so-called Con-
stitution adopted in South Dakota two and
half years ago. and to seat as c. s. Senators two
gentlemen who claimed to have been elected.
Would the Senate, he said. consent to seat as
full hedged Senators equal 10 those who repre-
sented sovereign States, two men who simply
represented 12O 900 votes out of 5000? That
was the proposition.
Cardinal Gibbons c,ilcl ION the President and
presented him an autograph letter from the
Pope expressing his thanks for the copy Of The
Constitution that he had sent him and also his
wish for his continued health and his admiration
of our happy form OF government. The letter
was written IN Latin.
Georgetown, nav called West Washington,
had quite celebration on Wc,ines lay last on the
completion Of the new free bridge across the Pc
tomac, from that psrt Of the city. There
were thousands Of psr'ple present from
Virginia, and General w. H. F. Lee
responded in eloquent terms TO the ad
dress of Welcome by Commissioner Webb.
There WAS a large procession aIi quite a dis
play Of the military and pyrotechnic exhibit
ton at night. The house that was the former
residence Of Francis Scott Key, the author Of
the - Star Spanged inner" was handsomely
decorated
The Women's Temperance Society is daily
gaining accessions TO lis ranks. One man who
had been n topper fur thirty years and always
kept jug at home, we'll filed. took The pledge
and has broken the jug into pec's
You may break, you may shaer jug, If you will,
snd the the Old will sp Continue until
You re laid under the sod ''by the wind beaten hill"
The Senate passed the House bill to pur-
chase the swords of the late General Shields, at
q cost OF $40 900.
Senator Morrill, celebrated his 18th birth day
last week. He has been twenty years in the
Senate. His colleague, Mr.. Elmunds. is his
senior by one year in the service in that body
The venerable Senator made tariff speech last
week. taking the Presidents message for his
text The tariff is his hobby.
The deadlock in the House ended on Thurs.
day last, after a struggle of pine days. The
Democrats held caucus and agreed 10 postpone
the bill until December next An exciting
scene was anticipated, and the galleries were
we'll filed by spectators eager to witness the
scene When the Speaker called the House to
order. Mr. Randall was to present resolution
which outlined the Democratic programme Mr..
Reed called for the regular order Mr. Randall
kept the floor, but the shouts from the Republi-
cans drowned his voice. Mr.. Cox moved to ad.
journ aud demanded the yeas and nays. Sew
eral Democratic members were absent, and the
motion was not agreed to. This created the
widest excitement, and the Republicans in.
dulged in the most obstreperous yelling, stamp
ing and other evidences of their delight, in which
the House seemed converted into a pandamo-
mum rather than legislative body.
Mr.. McMillen, with upifted arms, hair dis
heveled and "eyes in fine frenzy rooling'
rushed to the front and moved call of the
House but his motion was defeated. By this
time the absent democrats had entered the
House and Mr.. Cox moved again that the House
adjourned which was carried by vote Of 148 to
1877, and then the democrats INDUCED 10 re-
joicings over their victory. The whole scene
beggars description and cannot be realized unless
seen.
An effort will be made to bring up the River
and Harbor bill to-day and to morrow the
Tariff bill will come up which will occupy the
House for some weeks
Senator Coke made an exhaustive argument
In favor of reducing the tariff and Senator Tur-
pie addressed the Senate in opposition TO the
admission of South Dakota as a State.
Secretary Whitney is confined TO his house
with sprained ankle and will not be present
al the Naval Drill at Pensacola.
The notorious DR.. McGlynn delivered an Anti
Poverty lecture here on Friday evening last.