The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

now was the proper time to decide the in open
Scnstc.
The vIcE PREsIDKSr-The question is, win the
senate agree to the resoutionf
SPEECH EpMusps.
Mr. EDMuNps-Mr. President, believe my honor
able friend from Illinois mr. Davis) Is partly correct
IN speaking of the evenly balanced state OF parties
the Senate. Whether he referred to all the parties In
are two parties in the senate that arc very nearly
evenly balanced. How II Is with the third do not
know. (Laughter)
Mr. DAvIs-Iho third is unanimous.
Mr.. EDxuSDs-l assume that the third party Ia unan-
imous, as nay friend has just stated. (Laughterl 1
hope We shall have order, Mr.. President cannot
go on.
Tue VICE PREsIpESr-That rests with tho Senator
from Vermont daughter
Mr.. EpMUSps-rhen We shall have order. The very
statement that my honorable friend has made leads
see It's error II is only the other day that my Trend
himself IN respect Of tue OF Eustis Il think
that Is the name of one OF the Louisiana pcopie),
which on the face oil 1t was u simple question
arising the state oil the papers they were read
here by SENATOR saw with his usual quickness and
clearness Of apprehension that there Of
law involved, one that ought TO DO considered las he
stated, | believe, himselI by committee ana re-
mittee ought to report after careful study and nves-
tgation and examination OF authorities and Of poit-
cal history and on, IN order that the Senate might
be IN orped OF the state Of tho laws But what Gays
my friend now in q from South Carolinaf There,
he thinks, there no dispute OF facts, BECAUSE ne
says the facts are conceded in the two briefs.
! do not know that. What authority has the Senator
Tor saying that the facts conceded? II may DO
that some honorable friend OF my political way OF
thinking may IN hts place and say
he disputes the facts asserted in tho brief Mr. But
ler 1t may be that some gentleman the other side
OF the chamber belonging not to my friends party
TO mine, may rise and that no does not agree
the facts stated in Mr. Corbn's brief. How We
know them? There s the difficulty and II impossible
to get over IL upon any other theory than
TO take It up, rs the Senator says wc likely 90,
votes without regard tho law or tho facts In order
TO see who IS the strongest 10 put In his political
friend Would that be good thing for the senate Of
the United states TO do2 do not think it would.
have had some occasion TO DC rcvied times gone
by, when parties were perhaps not quite SO equally
divided as they are nowhere were only two then.
and there three now-for thinking that there was
value in inquiry INTO The Senatorial question in
louisiana and voting according to my CONVICTIONS of
the law they appeared 10 upon the acts reported
ny the committee against the opinions of very large
majority OF my political associates Now, the evident
tendency OF wnnt my friend proposes Is compel me,
In exactly the way he states IT, TO follow my party
wishes. because cannot get at The facts and have
time TO study the law. do not know what tho truth
Is TO make all tho presumptions IN favor Of side.
How II Will affect him do not know. Az he had no
PRESENTATIONS IN favor OF e.aer no WOULD nave
he says, "First come, first served,' the first
that 10 proposed he would nave to vote to let for all
that can Sec That would hardly do, Mr.. President
The mission Of this body IN respect OF who compose It
Is not party mission There was time, some twenty
years ago, notable respect Senators
from Indiana, when, It is true that party heat and
party prejudice according to the universal judgment
the laws at defiance and TWO mon Of par
icular party but has not been rue Of late, as bad
and corrupt as as parties aI,a are said 20 DO,
OF party. will not say OF both, because believe
II would not DO true, but some members OF party
have voted against the admission Of OF their
political friends Now, does the Senator wish drive
all tho members of that party, which sim has
s s G 40 me be-
does, he Is taking very good way to do II do not
think he can succeod-we shall sec. But
my friend says that there would net be
any practical value in this report, becau Q
1t would DO divided report Is there any practl cal
who has SO lately come from that hall Of Justice
little way of In the judgment OF court thnt s not
UNANIMOUSLY IL there no value IN the arguments Of
counselY ls there value the consultations and
Investigations OF judges, although 1t may happen In
the end that they do not all concur in opinionf My
friend would not say that He would say exactly the
reverse. Wherefore then, this hot haste do this
anomalous and extraordinary thing which, in respect
2, seat n, Of ps senator venture 20 osisve q
never been done or proposed before, In
order that this claimant this one claimant IRON the
State oil South Carolina, shall have his case passed
upon without investigation and without inquiry Can
anybody answer toe question : IL - said the com
miltce have been dilatory. The committee say that
they nave not; that they had many cases and they
took the first one and have deliberately and
proceeded with 1t ana have now reported II: and il Is
stated III the newspapers oil only yesterday the day
before that this very applicant from South Carolina
his case coming on before the committee had applied
have u postponed vi course do not know the secrets
VI tho committee. do not know how they yet out.
do not know but that such hearings public, and
know them II 'ha, no ,rne nv SanorsE ~ 70
from I,I'nos IN snch hurry IN ,asvacs ~ thds ,.,
thni he 10 wiling IN force tb,s nn,em.n ,r.n ire
senate aga,ns, n,s own w,sb lar n nos,nnnam.n.y M
cnnrse 10 10 unt know nv hnnoranio ,r,and ~.
well. l have respected him TOO long to
Io HIM 4. ,econs,1cr thcsa srgoaspt"ns
mat hs has mazda and IN thint whcih.r a n, ~,
or ruth for ust,cc for ,ne inv Ihat we shonis
aran d,vd.S renor, mon ma,. ouas,ion -, Isw ,r
IT,, ha well Ie anal rraw ,han ,has =, a. " y, -
anas,,on nj law and noth,ng elao ma anal Ia 20
Inc resnectivo views of Sen1tors WIN ara oh rgsd
w,,b Ips autv of ,nvcst,g.t,on mon ~ IN
orser 10 furnish nrht for onr avn gn,ianco
aud our own instruction Let us lake nm thst
csc which the commiitco has ronor,sd I'D
wm,cb ~ coursc IN of ,nst as hign nr,visgs ~. ah
",her-we ali agree ana consider thut-snd before wo
shau hive nnis6ed Inc cons,derat,on Of tnaI havc
nn ,he sa. oneson wa shall have m. rsnor, a, ahs
and then we snulI 90 on a,rv dulv insiIv ana sbal
not have ,nil,cted blow upon the 1nda msn.al nrin
nle of the of TINS bodv IN resnecl i ina
re,nbers that are 10 b,ouc 10 n h. turning n m
marc race ana &C rambIe Of m or corrnrt
or sae of votes n ma "a alIcoa maj s inc casc
when makes n necessary 10 hasten this mater.
Mr. McDoNALp-Mr presIdent shouId IKE "a max
the Senator IRON Vermont IL he has any evidence OF
nnv cnrrunt barcain having been had IN rssnecs m
tnis mr. anv otner matter
Mr. EnxuSDs-I said .tas il alleped.u will answer