New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09

sat,on for the which they have re-
eeyed by such detention 1t cannot be aamiteeo .naS
citizens charged with any crime shouu oo
detained under for even single day amer 'ne
nroos OF citizenship been presented In cases nn
This tho United States admits the propreV OF suo
hitting to the ordinary delays Of judicial action
VOORHEES, APOLOGIES TO THE SENATE.
PIckwICKIAN PRoTEsTATIoNs OF PENlTENCh-"H
PALMER ALSO RELIEVES HIMSELF.
w.s,rrSGroN. MAY a-There were series OF
anolooies and personal explanations offered IN tne
Senate and in the House to day, which wouio h@~o
gone far toward making the general pubic peheVe
that harmony and good fellowship were resvoreo
once more, had they not been SO outraseousV
piekwjckian in character To begin with, there
WAS Voorhees, the worst offender tie had ai.er
being labored with for nearly week. hhaiy
promised his friends to make some amenu' .o'
the brutal and unprovoked attack upon oeh".oi
ingalls, He had come to the Senate yesterday ior
The nurnose of making that apology. He hung
sbont the cloakrooms for nearly two hours. ana
then stole away without saying word. Ao'uay,
however. il was evident that the Senate woulu
take some action independently OF M voorhees, !
that worthy continued in silence much longer 10
forestall such action the Indiana Senator or'ceu
up sufficiently to-day, and made staoenen''
which, good enough as lar lar h, as u 10
spologized to the Senate, but not to Mr. ingalls,
That gentleman was called By MI. soorrecs'
liar and dirty dog ana MI voorhees, uoeS
not retract single word Of it. lie simply pro
fesses sorrow at having uttered such words wlIhh
the Senate Chamber. Standing at his desk, WIN
face sulfused with bushes aud IN paln1uny
hesitating way, Mr.. Voorhees, said, after stating
that he desired TO make a statement which he con-
ceivcd to be due to the Senate:
Referring to the discussion in which participated
last week. desire to say to the Senate that however
severe the provocaton which given, yet made use
OF language time TO parliamentary rules
and usages and the decorum Of the Senate regret
having such language and tender proper apology
to the Senate OF the United States for doing So MY
high respect for dignity OF this body Of which have
been for many now member, as well as my sell
respect induces to max. this statement.
Before Mr.. Voorhees, rose, Mr.: ingalls, had lett
the chair to take seat on the floor OF the Cham-
ber While Mr.. VOORHEES, was speaking, MT.
Harris presided. Mr.. ingalls, listened with I'M
movable features to Mr.. Voorhees, remarks and
at the conclusion, resumed the chair. Not having
been referred to by Mr. Voorhees,, except indirectly
and almost dcfiantly, he saw undoubtedly no good
reason why he should be called upon to say
word.
The next TO apologize was Mr.. Palmer. OF
Michigan The Record it appears, quotes him
as saying in the debate over the Forfeiture bill
that certain land grants are " covered from be-
ginning to end with the trail Of the serpent
Mr.. Palmer explained that these words were in the
manuscript OF the speech which he read In the
Senate yesterday, but that be had not uttered Them
and n giving the manuscript to the Official re-
porter, he had omitted to strike them out. He
added that the trail Of the serpent was quite
promiscuous in the vicinity, but be did not think
the lands were all covered with 1t. This truly
Pickwickian explanation seemed to satisfy the
| conscience Of the Senator, and the words were
permitted to be stricken out from the revised
edition of The Record