Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-07
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
SENATOR IsaALLs WAVES IT VIGOROUS
LIZ IN THE SENATE.
His Bid for the Republican Nomination for
Prssidsnt-O eerrall castigatss
Boutelle.

Boutelle.
lFrom Our Regular Corraspcndenti
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 6.--Mr
ingalls, has made his bid for the presi-
dency. His long-expected speech on the
pension bill was delivered to-day to
very large audience. Most al OF the
senator's on both sides were in their seats,
and the floor OF the Senate in rear of the
desks was filed with occupied chairs
brought in for the use of members OF the
House and others entitled 10 the floor
The galleries we're packed. [ have
not seen such crowd since the
famous days OF the Hill Malone
debates. His speech, from a Repub-
llcan standpoint, was q great success.
II 1t does not stir the northern heart it
will be simply because it is no longer
sensible to such appeals. All the pent-
up malice of his nature was poured forth
on the southern people in foods of elo-
quent inyective-all his great powers OF
satire, sarcasm, and Wit were exhausted
on the Democratic senators. He in
voked all the memories of the war and
revived its bitterest animoslties he tore
open all our wounds aud poured vinegar
into them. There was nothing bitter he
did not say, nothing insulting he did
not insinuate. His Republican col
leagues of the Senate and a host OF
Republican members of the House who
had come over to enjoy the feast
were delighted with the performance
all but John Sherman, and he looked to
me very miserable, as if he were think
ing, "lnealls is outdoing me. can
never say anything as sharp, as bitter, or
as mean as that" Mr.. lngallss speech
will doubtless bring him TO the front
rank OF candidates. No one ever waved
"the ensanguined undergarment," as he
termed it, as vigorously or as eifectually
as he did to day. He has sounded the
tocsn of another war, and If we are to
fight over again 10 this campaign the
war issues of twenty years ago he will
be the fttest Republican standard bearer.
During the debate on the McDulfie
Davidson contested election case this
morning in the House Colonel O'Ferrall
made very strong speech in support OF
the report of the committee awarding
the seat to the sitting member, MIR, Da-
wilson.
At one point Mr. Boutelle, who has
made for himself an unenviable notoriety
for his assaults on the South, without
asking leave Of Mr.. O'Ferrall to inter-
rupt him, jumped to his feet end ex-
claimed, "Does the gentleman mean to
say in this House that Abraham Lin
cold hesitated when he signed that elori
Gus proclamation If he does, | say to
the gentleman that he is ignorant Of
history. The gentleman was not in a
position at that time to know the truth.
During this Mr.. O'Ferrall had left
his seat and walked to the mid
die aisle few feet from
Boutelle. Pointing his finger at him
Mr. O'Ferrall said: "Ihe gentleman has
interrupted me without my permission
and thrust himself into this discussion
to do what he never misses an opportu-
nitv of doing--io insult the southern men
on this floor Now | say to hun it is not
the brave man who cuffs or kicks fallen
foe. Ii is the act not OF brave man but
of a coward.
Mr.. Boutelle, who had turned rs pale
as a sheet with anger and modification,
attempted to reply, but Mr. O'Ferrall re-
fused to be interrupted, saving: 81 will
not yield to you, sir You can reply TO
me when | get through, and in your
own time" Then | will, said Mr..
Houtelle, "reply to you in my own time
every well, answered Mr.. O'Ferrall,
"and | will have my time after you.
Mr.. Boutelle's insolent manners are pro-
verbal il the House. aud the castigatlon
which O'k'errall administered TO him was
highly approved. as shown by the APP
pause and clapping OF hands both on
the floor of the House and in the gal
leries. O'Ferrall was the recipient of
many warm congratulations after his
speech. This is the second time Mr..
Boutele has received punishment from
Virginia. He does not seem to profit
by experience.
The bill to repeal the tax on tobacco
was presented to the full Committee on
Ways and Means this morning. 1t Is
the intention of the committee to incor-
porate it with the tariff bill and present
the whole as complete system. There
was some discussion at the meeting OF
the committee, Mr.. Reed Directing to
the manner in which these bills had
been prepared, but on motion OF Mr.
Breckenridge, of kentucky, resolution
that "the committee had full right to
originate and report to the House bill
OF the character submitted to the full
committee was carried by party vote
Mr.. Randall told me to-day that his DILL
was now in the hands of the printer, but
he did not expect to receive it until to-
morrow.
Senator Daniel has presented the petit
ton of T. Johnston and others, citizens
of Virginia, praying for an appropriation
of $40, 900 for the erection OF a mouu-
ment to General Andrew Lewis at or
near Salem, Va. Major Daniel also pre-
sented the petition of John A. Read and
others, citizens of Accomack county.
Va, praying for an increase IN the pay
of the life-saving service also, the petit
ton of Mrs. Sophia B. Lynn, executrix
of Henry Williamson, for losses sustain
ed by the occupation of his farm as an
encampment during the war.
In the House Mr.. Glover has intro
duced resolution directing the Secre-
tary of War to furnish an account OF the
expenditures made by Maior-General
hancock under order Of the Secretary
of War in the entertainment of the
French officers who attended the CEN
tennial celebration at Yorktown in 1881,
and to report whether or not General
Hancock had ever been reimbursed for
such expenditures. The object OF the
resolution is to obtain the necessary in
formation for the introduction of bill
to pay Mrs Hancock the amount ex
pended by General Hancock on that oc-
casion.
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