The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL TALK.
sRNArE-A DAY or PERSONAL ExPLA-
NATI0Ns-eAssAGEO OF MWwE's
WHITAKER RESOLUTIONS,

rATIoNs-pAssAGE OF MewE's
WHITAKER RESOLUTIONS.
Honse-The District Government Bill
The Pestensce Appropriation Bill
Personal Explanation, Wood.
The senate.
WASHINGTON, April 16-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate memorial from the Legisia-
ture OF New Mexico, relative to various SUD-
jeets. Laid ON the table.
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, presented menorlai
Of merchants and citizens Of Chicago asking
the esttbl ishment of q mint at chicago. Ne
Mr.. Edmunds introduced, by request, bill
to provide for the settlement OF certain tax
lien fertiticates In the District OF Columbia.
Referred to the DISTRICT Committee,
authorized to appoint the select committee
on The tenth census, and the Chair appointed
as members OF such committee Messrs Nor
rill. Sargent, Cameron Of WISCONSIN, Mat
thews, Davis OF Illinois, Herman and Morgan.
Mr. Howe called up his resolution ia rela-
tion to Judge w. r. Whitaker, action on
which had been cut off at the close OF his
speech by motion for an executive session,
and asked a vote on 1t.
Mr. Howe said he desired to make few re-
marks in the nature Of a general explanation
before the resolution WAS adopted. He said
his remarks had been made the subject OF
CONSIDERABLE COIlIBeub. he W0uid ilob Stty Cli1l-
cism. The sum of these comments was that
what he said was true; that others had
agreed to follow him; that 1t was abusive;
that there was No use In making the remark.
and that he would have said nothing had he
not been suffering from personal disappoint-
ment.
He would admit that what he said was
true. He had no accomplice. He spoke for
himself alone. No one knew what he was
going to say, nor had any one agreed to
speak with him. He hoped the speech did
not abuse the President; it was but little
more than recital of history He did say
many things, but he "set naught down in
thing. Certainly he did not wish to seat Gov.
Packard or unseat President Hayes. Moth
ing had been more extensively pu 1lshed than
that certain Senators were not In accord
with the President.
It seemed as proper for him to admit the
delinquency as for their adversaries to assert
1t. It had been asserted that the reason of
this. was that they had not been allowed to
control patronage 1t had seemed ut to nun nm
The army bill had not been passed last year,
because the Democrats had refused to pass it
without q certain proviso, and the Republi-
cans would submit to no such provsO. Ii the
condition sought to be imposed was wrong,
then the Democrats were to blame. Ii the
the condition was right, then the Republicans
were at fault.
In his annual message the President had
duty. He felt compelled to say that it was
not constitutional duty. 1t had been said
that he had Tor years been seeking seat on
the BENCH and that he had followed President
nothing in his life that would warrant SO vul
var q suspicion or justify SO groundess an
assertion. He had never asked the President
to appoint him to any office whatever, and
had never alluded to the judgeship In his
There are in this body some members whom
he might allude to as friends: not one OF them
would say that he ever appealed to him for
aid in promoting any personal aspiration
The. President knew before the appointment
to the vacancy on the Supreme Bench was
made that he was not in accord with his
policy. So far as he knew, the President has
made but two appointments In Wisconsin that
he would not have made himself, and but one
that he would have opposed.
Mr. Davis moved as a substitute his reso-
luton calling on the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for Information relating to balances due
from collectors OF internal revenue, June 30,
1870, who were then out of office.
After some discussion, Mr.. Davis resolu
ton and that OF Mr.. Howe, were adopted as
Independent propositions
Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill authorizing
the construction of fire-proof building for
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
the mechanical branches Of the other bureaus
and departments, and after some discussion
the bill was, on motion OF Mr.. Morrill, re-
committed.
Mr.. Blaine rose to q personal explanation,
and read a paragraph from the Boston Jour
nal telegraphed from Washington by a cor
p 81 ha Ra2e Msr hf P ssfk bs5
another, who was also correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune. The paragraph WAS to the
effect that Congressman were in the habit OF
taking liberties with the Record, and that In
the debate on the Pacific Railroad bill some
passages between Messrs. Edmunds and
Blaine had been omitted.
Mr.. Blaine said that the Record did not sus-
tain what had been said to the correspondent,
that the Record had been changed. Precisely
what was said is in the Record He had not
seen the report before it went to the Record,
and he was sure the Senator from Vermont
informed him that no one had seen it,
Mr.. Edmunds said everything that occurred
was in the Record just as it happened
Mr. Eaton also made personal explana-
ton to the effect that In the colloq,iial debate
between himself and Mr.. Randolph, ON the
resolution In relation to the seizure of Benz
Noyes, the remarks made by Mr.. Randolph
did not appear In the Record AS he under
stood them, and that as printed in the Record
his replies were not such as he would have
marks as now printed. He thought no change
In q colloquial debate should be made unless
submitted to both parties.
Mr.. Randolph said that, the simple truth
about the matter was that he sought to avoid
debate on the subject believing it one that
ought not to have been entertained by this
body. Some important sentences which he
uttered were not heard by the reporter. He
had an unfortunate habit, of which he had
been often reminded by the reporter of
dropping his voice at the close of sentence,
and he ought to correct his sentences. He
had not intended to place the Senator from
Connecticut In an unpleasant position, and
was sorry If he had done So He was ready
to admit that 1t would be better to enforce
the rule, and then let everything stand as re-
ported. 1t was common practice for Sen
ators to correct their remarks where omis-
sions had occurred.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, leave was granted
the Committee on Finance to sit during the
sessions of the Senate