New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-19
SENATE I'M SESSION YESTERDAY
ANOTHER ADDRESS.
Reticence Of the 0'MahGny
Faction.
a "card" Supporting Its Action.

II must be q source of peculiar satisfaction 10
our readers TO know that the world still continues It's
diurnal notion notwithstanding the Fenian disseh'
sions Even the little island OF Manhattan remains
unshaken though Irish Republics are in operation
on lis peopled breast and. strange as 1t may SEEM
peore go about their daily business with as Iitte con
cern as though the shamrock still bloomed peaceinly
on the green banks Of the shannon, win never "
though. of decking the bosoms Of patriots hurryng 10
a revolutionary battlefield m ,,L ,h
Nevertheless partisan feeling still RACES hlgn, tne
rcnian rank and file remain divided between the Senate
and the Constitution and O'Mahony and the seven
teenthst Palace" and the respective onclals ate W.
voting their time and energies to the overhfo" VI N.Y.
opponenis II was NJ first supposed by many oi ,hs
pr5minent Fenians of both ctions that the arrival oi
NeadC enter Stephens In this country (and De may ar
rive al any momenU womb act as on upon We r,oo
waters; but many now think that the royal Mahony
will .tuhbornly maintain his ground mauger stephens
the British on the Irish Republic and everything eise
one thing is certain. The officials At the Fenian hie
House on Seventeenh-st. nre playing deep game
THEIR MYSTERY AND RLTICENCE
are in fact deep that there - no getting ~ the uo
tom their purposes indeed there IS some lueson IN ~
the pnbic mind whether there is any bottom al al
them. -, l., o,o
The secrecy displayed by these gentlemen is some,
thing remarkable. Mum is the word. They put theiI
fngers 10 their ps look volumes smile Knowingly anu
shake their heads with world Of MYSTERIOUS meaning
or they perhaps drop few cabsstic syllabes wnlch
nav mean anything eyerything but there they sop
They are determined TO give nothing 10 me press
esDeciay so the public win have Ruess at the pro-
gress which the O'Mahoney wing Is maklug. rerhsps
they are medtatng a sudden raId upon Cnnada; anu,
again perhaps they not. IL may be tnat irolahI
the subject of their thoughts and again. 1t may De ha
Ireland isn't. Certainly this profound secrecy el'e'
means something or nothing we lea'e ~ W an -.
felgent public tO decide which. But this iaouon
nevertheless also in daily receipt OF letters nom JUS
tinCulshod FeniaDs. Iud0Tsiug It's courSr' hhu Ivp ~,
hending the Senate in witness OK which we paoHsh
the following;
NV YORK Sunday Dec. II, 1855.
decline henceorn acting officially win the members Of the
senate =. b. account - her recent acton upon ' f
Tte p,,.u Of the p b. desire. invesigl The SEN
otjrcs 20 H. Tno.s who tt'ns nom ihTe''sAo" ''
s ip isvor Of ConsI,ss a. called by The President,
which decide iho question, At issue Ias y ts
,ort, upon which stand 4. A. stSS0rT. senator p D.
We have already alluded % The congress inehtonfu
in the above card. IL was called bT rfesheht v ni'
hopy to meet al Cooper Institute ID ts cl! on We
?d Of next month, but president Roberts counter
mandod this order several gfounds-F"ft thas
MahoDy 10 no longer the constitutional ffesueh' ~
the Fenan brotherhood and therefore had DO h1thuI
TO call Conventions f,coHd thht TIE ciiI was u'I''l
FOR a House Of Delegates which, being nn ihfeii"I
orcaulxation could have control over the action :"
the senate The case stands iius nj present Neiy
probably Tie Congress viii meet al lie cooper
AZ called and a large number VIII attend ~ pui loi
any influence which IL may exert up"n the Iies.I,
. -. --ss.s.
future Developments.
in the mean time, have different mode Of doing onsl
ness from their opponents Us members consider tAnt
what will not bear the Hight of day should not be con
sidefed at ALL They are therefore, perfectly willing
that the public should know anything ard everything
concerning their proceedings
The senate was in session yesterday The most
noticeable feature CT is proceedings was the proIug1
ton OF the following
ADDRIss OF TEisinESI RoBLRTs.
{ To shg Ir0fhryh0ad 0f
BsoTnfn Hs;7s zen e. The P P55 as
Fsn.n rotherhood ssseube Ia CITY of New ok or
ths 20 day Of Jauuary, 1906
Now therefor "A the eons,itutonAy qualified Presid'n
the feuan Brotherhood do hereby revoke and annn said
call Tor House Of Delegates, for tie following good and 'ah
J. III. asebns Of aid Hon'e of Dolegates il unneces'
.ay inssmuch being house Of legislative powers alone
aud those ouy when setting conjunction with the Senate, Il
ha. no ess OF couutoua power 10 revoke the oonsttu
iona of the senate and neither the House nor senate
p That bringing together the time the oppos-
ing eements Of Ire oglnitAon IN the city oi Seslois
wnen its wei unde'ood npef are Peds.d and IN some
case 10 sustain certain man and ceftan policy In
direct violation Of the constitution Of tie remsn bfolhthood
would be not only unwise but highly dangerous and ern-
That the srcnblips ofa Conres fone called, 50
,oon afrr that which framed our present eoA'ltguoi IN
O,tober last ~ Philadelphia and which vs. called iof that
purpose would cost the organization II fully represented
from $50 100 20 $4,000 which would be useless waste oi
funds courtu'cd FOR purpose. of war loss OF valuable time
70 who earn an honest living and could lcld 10 10
good result those who Teus, 20 be bound by tie
uton and their solemn oaihs not likely to be- bound oy
them again.
Senate shall lave the ole power 10 Try All impeachmsnts
when sitting they shell be oith and Judgneni IA case oi
impeachment shall be final and at the discretion OF TIE senate
That the Senate served copy Of the ct. and specca
ton upon Johp Mahony Of which he was accused and no,
heJ him that iu oi BIZ nosppeGfance 10 tn"tr said
charges before sad Senate with q hours' they would pro
cecd 10 try him On sold charge. ana pronounce judgment
That said Senate having tTed John OMahony according 70
the require Of tie Constitution, md found him guilty u
,sd cbges pronounced their udg en, that he De depnyed
The oce of President OF the enln bfotheThood which be
/ he'd under tie t1uftlluti0n ~ TIE =. H.
That the cePiesdent Of lie h. r., AID Predent Of the
Senate vas therefore qualified President OF t, F,ian
BYotlerhood and took Inc following oath N Office:
II DO soenny swear tor afuul hat viii iaiilolly -.
ecue TIE duties OF the Office OF PRECEDENT Of the teian
BFoherhoo Of the United States aud other portions Of Amer
icn and viii 10 the best Of my ability pIcsefe project and
deiend tie Coustituuon OF the Fensi Brotherhood"
That long hold sad Office viii keep my osth inyi-
oe aud preserve said Constitution Co the beet Of my ability
and II those who elected their Philadelphia
did intend support abide by is provisions they
should never have elected honest men 60 MI positions wh'ie
they would be called upon violate their odis and frnHe
on he CoHsffutfoa yield their characters, patI.osm and
understanding into the keeping Of those who acknowledge 10
pover but Themselves mud no guide but position.
those therefore. who recognize the binding force Of the
Constitution, soemuiy adopted at Philadelphia by tie most
royt and iu,seut e5uy.ution of the F,nian Brother.
hood hed IN America attend to their busuess, lep
viii be proo" the ifs of the E,otherhood N Won want
your money squ andeed ia New Yok. Ia paying men for
bonns ior individuals OF mAsnns oher' you know where
10 send IL.
II you want given into the hands Of brave and
onored solder who does not aud will not receive 81 OF II
for himself but will turn 1t all into weaPonA Of war 10 help
Ireland and shed luser on hen send II 10 bm enl
oiher aud whichever you adopt at least viii
have the proud ,sacton Of knowing that neither Interest.
threat, pronise could deter from dischseins
whole duty 10 God and country aud have fear but
that time win do full justice.
Your, ifaemsiiy. W. r. PoBHnTi
Pn,id.nt Of the Tenian Brotherhood.
LETTERS INDORsISG TIE SENATE.
The members OF the Senate are daily encouraged by
the receipt OF large numbers Of letters from prominent
members Of the brotherhood all the country, In
dOrsine their action. and expressing trust that the
distressing internal troubles " The organization will
be brought 10 close. Epistlcs oi this nature
have been received from Harrisburg Pa; Peoria, ILL., (;
Danbury. Conn; New Brunswick. n. j. Washington,
~ ouia Mo y Y .