The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-06

position on the one side or OH the
other This resolution was especially
one which the senate should leave to
the reason, the prudence and the dis
cretion OF the president as to furnish
Ing the information. IL should be left
To the president TO say whether this
publication would he incompatible
with the public interest. The senator
from Ohio (Thurman) desires the sem
ate to direct the president touching
the army of which he was comman-
der-in-chief. In conclusion Mr.. Conk.
ling moved TO amend the resolution by
inserting after the word requested, "if
IN his judgment not incompatible with
the public interest"
MIR. Thurman inquired If the amend
mcnt would preclude an objection
The vice president enqured II there
was any objection to the consideration
Of the resolution at the present time?
Seveal senators--"Oh, no; don't OBJ
ject."
No objection being made the vice
president announced that the resolu-
ton was before the senate, the pend
ing question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Conkling.
Mr.. Thurman said he was familiar
with the usage Of the senate long be-
fore the senator from New York
(Conkling) was. In respect to foreign
affairs II had always been the usage TO
use the words moved by the senator
from New York, but In time of pro-
found peace II simple resolution of in
quiry IA to our domestic affairs was
not left to the discretion Of the president
for him to answer according to his will
or his pleasure. This resolution rela-
ted to what had already taken place.
II was question of facts and there
was no possible way by which to
prejudice the public interest by an
swering. If the interference In Louis
lana matters did take place, the SEN
ate could ask the president to tell 1t by
what authority Of law 1t did take place.
The senate had the right to request
the information and If there was any
reason why the president should not
furnish It, il was for him TO commu-
nicate the fact to the senate, or II he
deemed it proper he could hand 1t to
the senate under the seal of secrecy, to
be considered In executive session.
Mr.. Edmundson, of Vermont, could
name precedent where the words
submitted by the senator from New
York (Conkling) had been omitted
from resolution.
Mr.. Thurman replied that he could
name a hundred If he had time to
search the record. He did not think
it was for him, hat in hand, to bow be-
fore the president and say 1t was for
him to exercise his judgment. LOU
isiana was not the only state In which
trouble had occurred in reference to
the organization of the Legislature.
In Ohio on one occasion there were for
two weeks or more, two bodies both
claiming to be the Legislature of the
state, but, thank GID, they had no
fraudulent returning board--they had
not descended to that depth of perdi-
ton,
IfMartin Van Buren,, who was then
president, had sent THO military to in
terfere In that legislative conflict, his
army would never have left Columbus
alive. In Pennsylvania also there had
been o similar instance and how would
the people of that state have acted had
the federal government inter'ered ?
What would not he tolerated In Mas
sacbusetts, Ohio or Pennsylvania for q
moment, was now the case In Louis
lana.
The discussion continued for some
time, and the senate adjourned with
out action. SOD.
Several bills Of local character
were passed.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, moved to go
to the business on the speakers table
and gave notice that his object was to
get to the senate civil rights bill and
move Ia substitute the bill agreed to
by the judiciary committee.
MIR. Randall failed to see the neces-
sity of going to the business on the
speakers table and Mr.. Beck gave in
dications of a determination TO fill
buster, when the speaker ruled that the
first question was on MIR. Wheelers
motion to GO into committee Gu the
army bill. Carried.
The bill apprJpriates nearly $2S,OO0,-
600. 1t furbids recruiting beyond
twenty-five thousand enlisted men.
Without cOnsiderinp the bill the
committee rose, when Mr.. Batter re-
uewrd his motion looking TO reaching
the civil rights Till, when the demo-
Gratis began filinstering. After a
oonnle of hours speut In flljbustering,