The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-15

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81 uEitoss FsoridSaa La Tsday was 40em-
Ssable day In the SenStA he utnins hour
(Which is from IL TO osaock was @sns palnet-
p6lly in discussion bckNeeu NE tsp ArsAhsae
Senators in regard to the Hot apssngs q that
State. which 10 . reservxiisa belonging to the
q. 8. government Senator Berry advocated
the House bill, and said that the owners OF bath
houses had formed uusa and thas private visit
! tors who could no, afford to stay at the hotel
were aisesiDiaaled agaiasl His colleague.
Senator Jones, opposed the.bill. and offered
substitute directing the Secretary OF The Interior
to take possession OF the bath houses and place
them under the control Of the superintendent OF
the reservation. Alter keeping the Senate In
HOT WATER for an hour the bill went over with
out action In the meantime observed that
the galleries were rapidly filing up; even the
diplomatic gallery had some occupants. which Is
a rare occurrence, and 10 few moments there
were more than a hundred members OF the
House on the fioor Of the Senate. SAW that
speech from some distinguished Senator was
anticipated, but did no, know who it was as
the Post had given no premonitton Of it.
The President of the Senate had vacated the
chair. as he usually does between and O'Clock,
and had descended TO the lunch room TO go
through course of internal Improvement that
gave Comfort TO the inner man. AT two O'Clock
the Dependent Pension bill was called up. There
was perfect stiffness for y few moments which
was like the calm that it is said precedes great
battle.
Senator Ingalls, came into the chamber and
requested that the pending amendment 10 the
bill might be read and then commenced one of
the most extraordinary speeches l have ever
heard in the Senate. He spoke Of the President
In the most insulting manner He spoke dis
paragingly of Generals Mcclellan, Hancock and
Black, the present Commissioner of Pensions. He
tainted Senators Vest and Blackburn, being
from Union States, as more violent iu their de-
nunciation OF the North than those who had
the excuse of following their States into the vor
tex Of secession
| Senator Blackburn male An improm,u reply
TO the speech Of the Kansas Senator-exprseti
the falsi,y Of his reckless assertions, the gross
inaccuracy of his statements and repealed the
foul aspersions made against the deal.
He said that while General Black was bleed
ing on the Kansas frontier, while Hancock was
wclteripg in his blood on Cemetery Heights al
Gettysburg, the Senator from Kansas always be-
hind in the rear OF the army was prosecuting as
Judge Advocate, Kansas Jay hawkcrs fol
rif1ing hen-roos,s. He said in conclusion
Partisan as conf s. myself to be, do sin.
cerely trust that 1 may never find my term o
service prolonged to thai day, nor M life ex
tended to that hour, when without warrant
without facts TO support it, without truth at my
back, l will turn deliberately to traduce and
abuse the dead. who while living. were honored
by all honorable men,"
Senator Ingalls, is thoroughly educated, highly
cultured and is gifted with remarkable flow o.
diction, but he is not considered man Of pro-
! found thought he never discusses a constitu
tional question. He is rather singular in his
| physical organization and style of dress He
Is about FIVE feet ten inches in height and a.
head and face, swathy complexion and is near.
sighted; wears single breasted coat buttoned
10 the collar winter and summer has a sonorou.
voice and as have said before, Is considered the
finest eloculionist in the Senate. Senators Voor-
hees and Plumb had another little tilt in regard
to the Library building. Mr.. P. made state
ment which Mr. V. said was not true and Mr.
P. rejoined that it was.
The McDufey- Davidson election contest in
| the House ha. been decided In favor of David
son, the sitting member The debate on the
case caused a passage at arms between Mr.
O'Ferrall, of Virginia, and Boutelle, OF Maine, fol
the former wing said that Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation with a hesitating
hand. Mr.. Boutele s always trying to seek q
| little cheap notoriety.
The Dependent Pension bin passed the Senate
BY vote OF A to 49, Senator Calls amend
ment to include the soldiers of the Mexican and
Indian Wars was defeated by vote OF 81 TO 81
Fashionable society has introduced lenten
amusement that only the genius Of woman could
have discovered ST. James says he that doth
not offend in word is perfect man." So the
ladies have introduced Shakspearean panto-
mime, representing scenes and characters from
Shakespeare. The grand pageant took place at
the Opera House, and for three evenings last
week these entirely pious people were mortify-
ing themselves for the entertainment Of their
friends Some of the female characters were
personated by the wives of Senators, Represen-
ta:ives and even foreign ministers.
a lady returning home from the Opera House
found her husband engaged in mending biz
pants and he said to her how do you like that
pant o mine" and she replied "it Is darned
good" Ion.
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