The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-19

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ffcm his seas caused snfls 10 spread over the
hco Of he sesave and reverend ssignion" OF
the Senate. The Senator. with his long white
beard resembled one Of the petriarohs or prophets
Of old warning! the people against the wrath to
come and tho chastisement they would receive
II they did not profit By his words Of wisdom
and abolish the whisky tar and reduce the
surplus Senator Vest made IN elaborate speech
against the Blair educational bill and proved
from statistics that there was moro illiteracy in
some the Northern than Southern States. and
paradoxical a. 1t may seem, In States OF the
greatest illiteracy there was les crime and the
people were more moral. He said In the thirteen
original States Maryland was the most moral
and Connecticut the most immoral, except New
Jersey. This brought Senator Mcpherson to his
feet who said that his State was the picnic
ground of the other States, and no recolected
seeing large number OF Missourians last snm-
mer at Long Branch who were drunk "Ah."
said Mr.. Vest, this only illustrates the
proverb, that Evil communications corrupt
good manners.'
The bill to credit and pay 10 the several States
all moneys under the direct tax Of 1851 was
called up on Tuesday last 1t appropriates
twenty millions of dollars. This Is another Re-
publican way of reducing the surplus.
While Senator voorhees, was addressing the
Senate last week on the tariff there was 90 much
loud talking that the President had TO use his
gavel to preserve order. 1t appears 1t was Mr.
Chamberlain and some Republican Senators who
were guilty of such unbecoming conduct When
the Senator heard where it was he said he re-
gret.ed that he didn't know it at the time; he
would have said that be was not bound to bear
the bad manners brought from over the sea by
one who failed to appreciate the privileges of the
Senate floor
Mr. Chamberlain has been trying to convince
Senator Ingalls, that his attacks upon John Bull
are based on misconception of facts or want of
information. but the Senator will not be con-
WINGED, and as he said to q Poet reporter, II
will endeavor to Prove that American statesmen
may allude 10 some of the most patent facts in
recent history without being open to the ACCUSE
ton OF buncombe, or an undue tendency to pose
as q twister of the British lions tail" LET it
keep its tail between it's legs" said the Senator,
and nobody will try TO twist it."
Mr. Chamberlain will soon have evidence that
we will twist the caudel appendage of the
British lion whenever we think proper, and If
We should deem it necessary We will "cut de
tail smoove, smack of" as the darkey said when
his colsred brother prayed to the Lord to eur<a1
the power of the devil on earth. Joseph may be
q Grand Chamberlain for Queen Victoria, but
he would not do for grand anything in this
country, except grand humbug, spelled with
big G.
Senator Hale called up his resolution on
Wednesday last and criticized the President as
civil service rcformer, in removing nearly all
the Office holders in the different States. As he
was the travelling companion Of Mr.. Blaine in
Europe last summer it is easy to guess under
whose inspiration this spirit was moved. He
condemned the conduct of Federal Office
holders in New York in being active
partisans at the elections, and endea.
vored to foreshadow what course would be
pursued by the Democratic party in the coming
Presidential campaign At the conclusion OF
his speech Senator Butler requested the clerk to
read from q circular issued in 1878 by the Re-
publican Congressional Committee, of which Mr..
Hale was member, demanding of government
squelcher and the Maine Senator muttered some
thing about civil service reform had not been
agitated then.
1t was the most painful case of political obstet-
RIGS that l ever witnessed; the Senator labored
for two hours and his friends seemed very appre.
hensive as to the result, but after its safe deliv
cry they were happy, although the speech itself
was an abortion
Sweet William (Chandler) addressed the Sem
ate on his resolution of inquiry into the sup
preston of votes of colored citizens in Jackson,
Miss
Your readers are doubtless familiar with the
circumstances of the alleged intimidation of col
ored voters. Senators Sherman, Hoar and others
must feel happy that they have a colleague so
well qualified to wave the bloody shirt" as the
Senator from New Hampshire. He has the eye
of highland eagle and the beak OF q vulture;
his perspicacity and the extreme sensitiveness Of
his nasal organ are wonderful. He can scent the
slightest faint In the political atmosphere and
revels in exhuming the dead issues of the past
and exciting the Northern people against the
South For trickery and chicanery Mr.. Chand-
Ter cannot be surpassed.
ncarQ CunSet COX make an amusing speech In
the House on the appointment of a Fish Commits
sioner at salary of 5000 per annum. He re-
lated an amusing story about some gentlemen
who applied to King James for charter for land
in America, that they might worship God and
catch fish, and closed his speech with the follow
ing poetry"
"Ye millions of the babbling deep
Your makers name upraise;
Up from the sands ye codngs peep,
And wag your tails always"
Senator Vance spoke on Mr.. Browns rcsou-
ton to abolish the internal revenue taxation.
He is in favor Of reducing both internal revenue
and tariff taxation.
Senator Gray, of Delaware, made an able
speech against the Blair bill on Friday Ion.
Complimentary 10 Mise Fanny
Nsws-HerAld l4th.1
The complimentary hop rendered by the
Florida Yacht Club to Miss Fanny Perry at the
club house last night was q most brilliant affair,
and doubtless q source OF satisfaction and pleas
ure TO the daughter of Floridas Governor.
Miss Perry Is the first person, excluding mem.