The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-06


again on the second day Of October, the second
day after the present Congress opened.
Why the bill had stayed so long In the Judi
ciary Committee was q chapter Of history
he did not care to go into; but it reflected no
credit upon some men who had imposed upon
the committee.
After some further discussion of the prop
| ostiOn Mr.. Sargent resumed the floor and
expressed his readiness to goon;; .,o ,or
motion to adjourn, to test the wishes OF the
Senate.
Mr. Thurman demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, aud the vote resulted:
yeas 80, nays 81. The vote in detail was as
| follows:
Yras-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, .Barnum,
Blaine, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of Wiscon-
sin, Chaffee, Conkling. C"nover, Dawes, Dor
Jones of Florida, Lamar, Mitchell, Paddock,
Patterson, Plumb, Ransom, Rollins, Sargent,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Voorhees,, Whyte
and Windom-32.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bailey Bayard,
Illinois, Davis Of West Virginia. Edmunds,
Eustis, Garland, Grover, Hardis, Hereford,
Howe, Johnston, Herman, McCreery Melons
aid. MCMILLAN, ,McPher-on, Maxey, Merri-
Thurman and Walace-31.
The Senate therefore, at :05 p. M, stood
adjourned to Monday.
| The House.
Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, rose to personal
explanation, and had read n paragraph which
appeared in the Washington Post this morn
ing, in which Mr.. George G. Wedderburn
denies some statements which Mr.. Baker
made In the Doorkeepers case yesterday, in
which Mr.. Baker said that Wedderburn had
received pay for an Office not authorized by
law. Hehad examined Folks testimony, and
found that Wedderburn had dropped out from
the list of candidates, but did it in view of
a corrupt bargain that he should be com
pensated. He was appointed superintendent
of pass, an Office unknown t., the law, and
only mistake he Baker, made was AZ to the
matter OF compensation. lha question is
clear that by reason OF some bargain Wedder-
burn was rewarded by Polk for the testimony
bargain in Folks behalf in the caucus.
Mr.. Harris, OF Virginia. desired to say that
he had an opportunity to know, and that
there was no bargain that Weddelburn
should have an office. He was dropped out
simply because he did not have the vote
MIR. Baker disclaimed having asserted or
intimated that the Virginia delegation, which
supported Wedderburn, knew OF any bar
gam.
question OF privilege, and desired to have
resolution, which he had in his hand, passed
for the purpose Of completing the organza
ton OF the House.
The Speaker inquired wherein that was a
question Of privilege.
Mr.. Butler replied, In this, that he desired
| to proceed to the election of a Doorkeeper, in
accordance with the resolution he would now
offer.
order that it was not question OF privilege
Mr. Butler asked that the resolution be
read, and then it could be- better determined
If 1t WAS question of privilege.
The resolution was then read, that the
House do now proceed to elect Doorkeeper,
and that that true Union and MANNED soldier,
Brig Cen JAS. Shields, be elected to that
office.
must proceed in this matter under rule, and
In accordance with form. The Doorkeeper's
office was temporarily filled, and caucus
would be- held to satisfactorily settle this
matter.
Mr. Butler said, If it was proposed to eau
Gus on Gen Shields, he had no objection. He
Shields was wounded in the Mexican, and
also in the late war. and by his election,
the law which contemplated "a reward to
Union soldiers, would be carried out fully.
Mr. Cox of New York, said the Republi-
cans for years had the disposal of over 10000
civil Offices, and they never before thought of
rewarding the gall ant soldiers until this
emergency In the case OF DOorkeeper.
| Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, said, when Gen.
Shields came here some years ago as a men,
Der, with thousands of votes at his back, the
other side rejected him to put in Repub-
lican.
Mr. Eden, of Illinois, inquired whether Gen.
Butler was here when Gen. Shields was re-
fused his seat, although he had 1000 majority
at his back.
Mr.. Butler said in spite Of anything that
might be said to the contrary, gentlemen gem
orally voted according to their party prede-
Lotions on these contested election eases.
Mr.. Eden said there was no sympathy for
the soldier then, but the other side drove him
from his seat
Mr.. Butler said If wrong was done then
1t should be righted now.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, said this office of
Doorkeeper was not commensurate with Gen.
Shields merits. He wanted the gentleman to
Shields, and who drove him from this hall
when he was fairly elected The gentleman
should recolect that it was neither grateful
nor honorable to give this man crumbs when
was a Democrat, and the gentleman should
not attempt to make a little claptrap by offer
ing him this humble Office
1t was too late for the gentleman from
a PARTISAN The gentleman has recently
helped to seat two Democrats on this floor
and he seemed to be gravitating again to
the Democratic sldei to change familiar
quotation, he would say while the lamp
yet return; laughter. for when the gentle
man approaches the Democratic side in a
parallel line, as he did in the Dean case, he
would be 10th to call him the ''vilest sinner"
We were too prone on the Democratic side
to do that. The genleman's course looks
much as though he intended to injure and
damage Gen. Shields. "Oh! the devious, de-
ceitful ways OF the politician" 1t might be |
that the party in caucus might select Gen.
glad to give his vote, but he felt bound to fol-
low his party in the matter, when he saw the
gentleman from Massaq usetts, who was
growing gray, about to eturn to his early
love, he would not reproach him Laughterl
Mr.. Butler said that when he lett the Dem
ocratic party it was an honest party, and it
never put it's sins, as it did yesterday in this |,
House, on one poor man and make of him
scapegoat and thus save itself. When the
other side OF the House redeems itself he may
return to them. lLaughterl The gentleman
said it was claptrap for him to offer this reso-
luton. Gen. Shields was poor man and
Union soldier, and he wanted to make pro-
vision for him in his old age. When the