The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-02
The TallSycamore Also Applies Similar
Epithets to Congressman Johnston.
Ingalls, Retorts that Voorhees, Is Dsorderly,
and if He We're in Police Court He Would
be Given Term on the Rock Pile.
EXCITING SCENES.

EXCITING SCENES.
An Acrimonious Encounter Surprising Auy.
thing Ever Witnessed I'm the ssnave.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, May l,-To-day's scenes in the
Senate will 60 into history rs the most exciting
and acrimonious that have taken place in that
august body. The combat of words between Sena-
tors Ingalls, and Voorhees, opened rather quietly.
but at the end Of four hours closed amid rattle
of intense animation. Senator Ingalls,, in re-
plying to the speech delivered last week by
Senator Voorhees,, set trap for his adversary,
and succeeded in catching him in a most perfect
manner In opening his remarks. Mr.. Ingalls,
referred to the part the Senator from Indiana
took In the war. and charged him with being
copperhead, . butternut and an active
participant in the Knights of the Golden
Circle and all OF the infamies
OF that organization. He was just sufficiently
personal to make the Hoosier Senator finch and
squirm under the lash. so that when he arose
20 reply to the Senator from Kansas he COM
plstely lost his balance and opened up person
al TRADE which licensed Mr.. Ingalls, to do the
exact thing he desired. Voorhees, in an abusive
way. charged Mr.. ingalls, with unfounded and
malicious assertions, and declared that truth
was never in him. To the charge that he was
member Of the Knights Of the Golden Circle
and had conspired to not only assist the South
in rebellion. but to PROSTATE the federal organ
ization In the North, Voorhees, repeated,
time aud again, that he had gone
before the people Of Indiana In elections where
these same things had been charged against him.
and had every time come out indicated. He
kept ringing the changes on having voted pen
sions for soldiers and with having been the
soldiers friend.
When Ingalls, rose to reply to the passionate
and hasty personal assault OF Voorhees,, IL was
observed that the latter instantly became ex-
trsmely nervoua 1t dawned upon him at that
moment that he had made fatal error and that
his political doom was about to be sealed, for he
saw the Senator from Kansas take
from bis desk large envelope,
out Of which no drew Official documents,
manuscripts aud records These were
oil facts which Mr.. Ingalls, had held in reserve,
Ike cannon loaded with broken glass. rusty
nails. grapes shot and slugs, and when he began
his fusillade It was o pity to behold the effect.
He frat drew IN autograph letter upon voor.
hses, in which the latter. in recommending
friend for an appointment to brigadier-gener.
alship In the confederate army, expressed his
full sympathy with secession and the South.
Following this, Mr.. Ipgalls, for three-quarters
Of "a hour. produced unanswerable proof Of
voorhsess connection with the Knights Of the
Golden Circle Sons Of Liberty. and leading
traitors Of the North, and showed that
in his law Office at Terre Hauts
were found stored rituals Of the Knights
of the Golden Circle. correspondence with lead
ing officers of that organization throughout the
country. It's conspirators exiled in Canada, and
the political night-riders of the period. voor-
hses's anger was unbounded. He grew pale,
his voice trembled, and he shouted across the
chamber epithets and such words as ''liar,"
'falss," "bass." 'unfoundsd," ''scoundrel, "
''dirty dog" till Senators Beck, Cockrell, Butler
and others about him moved over and begged
him to desist
The scene at this time exceeded description
The overfown galleries broke into uproarious
applause at intervals, when the Chair threat
ensd to have all arrested who did not keep quiet,
and then the immense audience lapsed
into Quietude so perfect that
one could hear himself breathe. A
moment more and the audience would lose
it's presence Of mind. and everything would be
confusion again over some scoring remark from
tho Kansas Senator. Finally the climax was
capped by Ingalls, when he retorted to an inso.
lent remark from Voorhees, by saying: did not
soldiers Of Indiana threaten to hang you with
the bellrope on train between Terre Haute
and Greencastlel" Quick as q fash Voorhees,
sprang to his feet, and in . most dramatic man.
ner rushed forward. pointing his finger directly
at Representative Johnston. of Indiana, who
sat Immediately behind Senator ingalls,, and OK.
claimed: II hurl back In the teeth OF
the scouudrel, villain and dirty dog
who sta behind You there the lies
he has put in your mouth Instead of ap-
plauss there were hsses from tho galleries,
which swelled into storm. Further on, in try.
ing TO explain the evidence produced by ingalls,,
connecting Voorhees, with the knights Of the
Golden Circle and the plots in Indiana to destroy
the federal organization, the latter said tina,
they were the result Of q political job put up on
him by his enemies, at which explanation there
were jsers and Kisses. Every effort to explain
by the Senator from Indiana was o miserable
failure and amounted to nothing short of an
apology. which made his colleagues hang their
heads in shame.
After the dsgraceful interruptions had pro-
| crossed for some time. Senator Ingalls,, turnine
to the Senator from Indiana, exclaimed: I'll
this was . police court the gentleman from In.
diana would be sentenced to the k-pile for be-
ing drunk and disordsrly.' The remark created
| . sensation and directed every eye toward the
Senator at whom it was aimed. The result Of
the scrutiny was not calculated to leave an i'm
preston in the minds of those present compli
mentary to Voorhees,; there were many who
said that he was laborine under something more
than the excitement OF the hour.
II Senator Voorhees, has any aspirations to tho
presidential or vioe.presidsntial nomination. OF
any ambition for further political honors, he
may as we'll Danish them from his mind after
the proceedings Of to-day He has made {
pitiabls spectacle Of himself.
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