National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-28
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THURSDAY. March 81, 1879.

Aruction of the Maryland andsDclaware ship.
canal and secure to all vessels for all time to
the right of navigation free of TOLL
On motion of Mr. WALLACE It was resolved that
the testimony taken before the committee to in.
quirc into the election frauds be printed from
time to time for the use of the committee and the
Senate.
Mr.. yooRuEEs introduced resolution calling
upon the Librarian OF Congress to report to the
Senate the condition OF the manuscripts OF Peter
Force, known as the American archives from 17T6
to iIs3, aud the cost Of publishing the same.
After brief coloquiu debate, Mr.. Eaton said TINT
unless some Senator wished TO be heard he would
move to lay the resolution the table. He under.
stood that the Senator from Ohio would be uble to
be IN his seat on Monday.
Mr.. BLAINE said this was the FIRST time in the his.
tory of Congress that notification was made that
from q eaucts committee. and bills from that
source be introduced in the House.
Mr.; BECK replied that the Senator from Maine
could not have been In his seat when he made his
lBecks) remarks. lie was not disposed to enter
into wranglc with that Senator. What he said
was when the bills came here in a form to DO con.
sidered he expected 10 be heard, and would en-.
deavor to defend the speech to which the Senator
from Massachusetts had referred
MIR. BLAINE said itappeared that no opportunity
was presented for being heard until caucus had
matuTed leglslation-a supervising committee of
both branches. not known TO the rules.
Mr.. SALISBURY remarked they were perfectly
willing the Senator should now he heard.
Mr.. BLAME replied that after the exhaustive
nothing was to he said. lie only wished to take
note that committee OF safety Of both branches
hud Undertaken system OF legislation unknown
Mr., BECK said the Senator had forgotten that the
pending resolution did not look TO legislation. 1t
was mere declaration of opinion. He thought
The. majority would present legislation, cautiously
and carefully. and then there would be room for
discussion.
Mr.. BLAINE said they were waiting, then for
somebody unknown 10 the Constitution and the
laws TO prepare legislation. to be taken and swal-
lowed whole. and which the Senate could not dis
clared
Mr.. BECK repealed that he declined to enter into
discussion until there was some legitimate matter
oflegslation before the Senate and whether there
was Ming Caucus or any other king, he should
ondeavor TO do whatever was required for the in
tcrest OF the people. Those engaged in the prepn-
ration of the measures would, he had no doubt, do
their work wisely and WELL
Mr.. BLAINE said that IL was q new thing for the
exact forms of bills to be passed TO he matured In
caucus lie had never known measures discussed
prepared and showed on Congress by q caucus
against the usual means of legislation.
pared In Cuucus2
Mr. BLAINE. Not in Senate caucus or in {, Joint
Mr.; MCDONALD. /, was said to have been pre-.
pared in Il CAUCUS OF Republican Senator'S
Mr. BLAINE 1t came to the House from the Sen.
ate.
Mr. ALLISON. 1t was reported by the Committee
Mr. MCDoNALD 1t was reported from the Com.
mttee on Finance at the instance OF a Republican
caucus.
Mr.. BAYARp. who had been recognized as enti.
tled to the floor at the commencement of the de.
Dale, asked the Chair how often must Senator be
recognized before he could address the Senate. He
mug peen prevented from doing so by the dsor-
derry Interruptions which had taken place. He
had seen measures of the greatest importance
brought IN by the Republican majority, who in.
sisted on their passage. The minority were called
on to debate them. They were not allowed amend
ments, but required to take the measures without
the do,tng of an or the crossing OF t. No reply
was made to the speeches of the minority BY any in
the dominant party with whom the Senator from
al
IN TIE iact that an adjournment should take place
Tor consultation among the members of the party
10 whom TIE responsibilities Of controlling legi.a.
King OF the Republican party. The king of tho
nemocTels was the Constitution Of the United
bound the conscience of the Democratic party.
MI. BLAINE repeated that he had been in Con.
gress some years-in the Senate four Sessons-nnd
nc had never known measure prepared or ma.
tured by Republican caucus.
Mr.. BAYARD. have never been in one such
caucus.
Mr.. BLAINE. Perhaps the Senator would have
been improved IL he had been in. a Republican
caucus never matured legislative measure. 1t is
o new departure when joint caucus, composed OF
the majority of each House. mature and perfect
measures, to the support of which every Democrat
pledged before they are reported for action.
Mr. HEREFORD inquired whether or not the very
resolution therefore offered by the Senator from
Vermont (NIr. Edm,mds) was not discussed and
agreed on III Republican caucus.
Mr. BLAINE replied that the Republicans In eau
Gus merely considered the order of business aud
be transacted at this session should be confined 10
the object for which 1t was called.
Mr.. HEREFORD inquired whether the Senator
would permit the resolution to be read. II con
hineu more than the Senator stated. The Senator
admitted that 1t was discussed and agreed oil IL
caucus
Democrats. and republicans have respectively set
tied IN caucus the order of business This wa
necessary for the purposes Of legislation. But thC
plan now pursued was not only legislation In eau
Gus, hut bound the consciences OF members.
Mr. HEREFORD wished to know whether the up
Cussed IN caucus.
Mr. BLAINE replied that no man living cxcep
himself knew that resolution for that purpos
Mr.. CARPENTER asked, would It not be better, a
there Is so much difference in caucrses, to send 10
Mr.. IloAR remarked II he understood the Sen
ator from Kentucky, that Senator said fifteen min
utes ago that he did not know whether he (Alr
Beck ma the right to express an opinion unit
measures had been m0tured by the caucus; anI
the Senator from Delaware said the Democrats wcr
not governed by King Caucus, but by the Constitu
ton of the United States. He would ask these Sen
utOrS to inform the Senate whether the chairman
Of subcommittee caucus had any especial rela
ton to measures pending IN this body. The reason
for deicrrng debate on his (Mr. Il0ar's) resolution
was not because the absent Senator from Ohio dc
sired 70 make speech, but because he was chair
man OF subcommittee Of the caucus.
Mr., BECK said he had learned one good rule lon
ago namely, what the enemy wanted him to do h
would not do. He would not crafty the Senate
doing anything TO assist him In terrifying the Presi
dent for veto, or for any other political purpose
answered to the satisfaction of tho country, II
denied that he said lie would not express his In
'dividual opinions until the caucus had takel
action.
Mr. HoAR said that was not the phrase the Sen
ator employed, but he thought he had given tn
sir. BECK repeated, what he did say was he want
ed some measure of legislation before him befor
he entered into discussion.