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Domestic News
March 14, 1879
The Pascagoula Democrat Star
Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
The closing session of the US Senate on the 4th was marked by extreme boisterousness and disgrace, including unsigned bills being passed without reading, the clock being turned back, and prevalent drunkenness and rowdyism among congressmen.
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The closing scenes of the senate on the 4th are represented in the press dispatches as being boisterous and disgraceful in the extreme. A number of enrolled bills were thrown upon the speaker's table and were being signed by Mr. Ferry, who was acting president, without being read, some of them had not even been passed, and this proceeding was not stopped until a most persistent effort was made upon the part of some of the more gentlemanly senators. The hands of the clock were turned back a few minutes before 12, and the wildest confusion prevailed. The amount of drunkenness and rowdyism that is exhibited by the average congressman now-a-days is enough to disgrace a far less enlightened country than the United States.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Senate Closing
Boisterous Session
Unsigned Bills
Drunken Congressmen
Clock Turned Back
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Ferry
Domestic News Details
Event Date
On The 4th
Key Persons
Mr. Ferry
Event Details
Closing scenes of the senate were boisterous and disgraceful. Enrolled bills thrown on speaker's table, signed by acting president Mr. Ferry without reading; some not even passed. Persistent effort by gentlemanly senators stopped it. Clock hands turned back before 12, wild confusion prevailed. Drunkenness and rowdyism by average congressman disgraces the United States.