The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-17
Hi COUR7BD A EIGHT
But Nobody Gratified Him
Enough Even to Quarrel.
Mr.. KENNA DISAPPOINTED.
He Makes n Great nnd Able Speech,
but It Is SinSularly bold and
Aboundlng In Unpnrllamcn.
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WAsnlSGroN, D. c.. Dec. 1G.-Senator
Kenna was OIL the wa, path and the path
he travelled was tho one leading up
from the war, through the exciting
scenes OF reconstruction into the days Of
the Electoral Commission OF II TO the
present period. He delivered great
speech in the Senate this afternoon in
opposition 10 the passage OF the Federal
Election bill, and it is but just and fair to
the senior Senator from West Virginia
to say that no speech from bis side OF
the question, either in the House or
Senate this session, or the last, received
more profound aud respectful attention.
The galleries, especially those on The
Democratic side of the chamber, were
well filled, and number Of members Of
the House came over aud listened TO his
eloquent and entertaining, il not alto.
gether convincing, criticisms OF the
force bill, or, IS he styled it, "the
Davenport BILL"
Among the members on the floor Of
Senate during the delivery or the major
portion Of the time consumed by Slr.
kenna's speech, were Representatives
Atkinson, Wilson and Anderson, OF West
Virginia. The latter occupied seat
Immediately on the left of Mr.. Kenna
and remained in it until tho Senator,
ftom sheer, exhaustion, yielded the
floor, after having held i. for three
hours.
In the galleries wero ATre. Kenna, her
sister, Mrs. Jordan, and their mother,
Mrs. Tarr, with a number OF other ladies,
while all through the galleries were
friends aud admirers OF the Senator from
his own State.
SOUTHERN oRAroHY.
The speech was an old time Southern
oration, aud would have been less sur.
prising in its tone and style had it been
delivered by a Senator from State
located iurther below the Mason and
Dixon line. rtr
1t is SAID that some Of Mr.. Kenna's
colleagues, on learning the character OF
the speech thst he intended to make,
questioned the West yirsinian's nerve
to deliver such speech. 1t was care.
fully prepared address, bat was delivered
without manuscript. He merely di.
vided the subject into sections, which
lay, three or four lines Oh single chest
o: legal cap devoted to each section, in a
pile on his desk. As he finished the
discussion of one section OF his arru.
ment he would lay that sheet aside,
glance at the next and proceed with the
oration. 1t was an able effort, we'll and
delivered. At the end OF
three hours the Senator was compelled
to ask unanimous consent that he be al.
lowed to yield the flor to some other
Senator with the privilege OF resuming
and concluding his own speech to.mor.
row.
Senator Faulkner sat Immediately in
front Of him, with his back turned to
tho Vice Presidents desk and frequent.
ly aided bis colleagues by making an oc.
casional suggestion, when he hesitated
Tor word to more clearly give express
sion to his thoughts, or handed him
book or pamphlet As he reached
point where he desired to inject quo.
tation.
DouRBoNIsN, PURE AND SIMPLE.
1tseemed at times, as be warmed up
to the subject, he had forgotten all about
his notes and at the conclusion OF
address he found that he had not touch
ed more than hall OF the speech before
him. He began by likening the consid-
Grafton OF the election bill to the final
act in apoliticsl drama, in which the
Republican party was the star attrac-
ton. He followed, with eloquent and
fu.some praise OF the Old South, decar.
ing vehemently that there was no such
o thing as "a New South" He said the
South of to-day was the same South that
il Tss before the war. He declared that
it 'Sas the old South Of '76-,he same
old South that gave the country lis
Madison, its Jefferson and its Washing
ton. Touching on the days OF recon
struction, when he and thousands of
others had come home iraE: TIE South
determined to accept the results of the
war, hegave some personal "reminiscences
OF himself and told how, after he had
prepared himself for the profession he
had chosen with which to make livelt.
hood, it vas six long and weary months
before the lave weFo amended SO that
he was permitted to begin the PRACTICE
OF his profession.
INTERRUPTION.
1t would be difficult to follow the Sen.
ator through all his argument in a brief
diupatch, He was interrupted but few
times-onlo whey he yes crowding Sen.
ator Frye, who is meinter Of THO Com.
mittes Oh Elections, for his recent
speech, in which he said that ii it we're
necessary to secure fair elections In the
South he would be in favor OF placing a
bayonet behind every ballot. Mr.. Kenna,
in this connection, alluded to the result
OF the electlonn ~ November. He said,
that 40 Q, haais, il tayones Gas put be.
hind every ballot which vas voted BY O
Democrat thcr3 would be six or seven
hundred thousands rlcre ballots than
bayonets. Mr.. Frye here retorted; HNot
il tho bayonets were Ia the hando OF col.
ored voters in the South who are not
permitted to vote"
another interruption came from Blair,
OF New Hampshire, while Mr.. Kenna
was criticising the fsmlrks CT Senator
Eqsr OF last week, when he said tEe dis.
cussio3 OF the elections bill was useless
waste of time, as tho speeches made on
the Democratic time were pimply maIs
ior time.lsilling purposes and weuld not
change the vote of any Senator who
heard them. As an argument that dis.
cusaion was good thing, he recalled
that the educational bill had passed the
Senate three times and each time it had
bean elaborately discussed. He said the
last tinle it iEiled to pass, and he thought
that was the respito q diseqsss:ca.
Blair here inteTjeGtel the re,nark that
Il the Blair bill had become q Law there
wc,"ld be no necessity for the election
bill.
Tho only other time Mr. Ken,..n. was
interrupted VAS by SIr. Spooner, an.
other member OF the Elections Commit;
tee when he asked a question.
4 ouIr ON HIS SHOULDER.