, 1879-04-24
THE pAOposED NE " DxAr..

Special nts5,4fch to IAe 7tfbnne.
WAsn1xuroS, u. e., Abrtl s'.-1'llc morning
fn tho 3e,lsto was again cotislllncd to.dny III u
Bi1nrp and spicy discussion on tile Democratic
proposition to stlnmariiy o,lst tho subordinate
officials Of the body without complying with tile
rule adapted twenty-five ycars ago, md obeyed
ever sincc, which requires tho consent Ut te
President ot the scnatc to ali tltsmtssola made
by tl1e Secretary nnd B6rgcant-at.Arms. Tllu
Democrats, as usual, avOided debate as mich rs
possible, a,ld tlcro appeared to bc a prcconccrt-
cd arrangement to permit, tho Republican scn-
asoss to tnonopoliae the time, a,ld tic Demo
traits submitted to tho, acvcrc criticisms nnd
taluss Of Edmuuds and cunkltng witt, Il 1scck-
ncss that was astonishing 'Il4c amendments Of
sc,utors Pen1leton md Wallacc having been
adouted by large ,najorIty, Mr. Edmunds
OFFERED ASoTuHn AMENDMENT,
which provided that no Union soldier should
be removed without dun cause, submitted II,
writing to tho Vicoprcsident for his approval.
Considerable con,motion followed amung the
Democrats, who liayo recently cYiueed nervous
ness whenever any AiluBt4R}s made to the rights
Of Union soldiers Str. ~hllacc, Chairman OF
tie Democratic Caucus 'Copmittcc, md upon
whom dcvoiycs the task Utac.ing as spokesman
Of lie party on political questions stated that
no Union soldiers hal been reln0vcl from ottirc,
nor did ho believe thnt nnY, would 10
Mr. Cnnklfng, after expressing his surprise at
this declaration, said that dne Union soldier al
nlrcatly bccn removed, Afr. Watace demanded
his name, and Mr.. Conkling said it was str.
Fttz, thu efficient B!ll Clerk tn the secrctaryfs
Office, who wns dismissed from his position for
NO AsatuSEptcAusE,
Fttz Ind been Il soldier III :tlie Union army. and
had bccn honorably discharged for injuries re-
celgcd while III tho service. Before Sir. Conls-
ling could proceed further, Senator Thurman,
who wus in tic chair, arise u,nl Interrupted
him, n,.,l denied that liz Ind approved Of anY r.
moyats since ho Ind beconlo presIlllng o1llccr OF
tho sonatc. i
Coukug replied tl.at iusplto Of this a,l,louslc.
mcnt by Mir. Thurman Mr.. Fi.z hnI received
fortnal nu.ice t!at Ills services would not bs ra-
quircsl after Monday. Mr., Wallace then broke
in with ...
THE OLD ARGUMENT
about tic rights Ut the n,nlus!ty, nil their de-
termination to control affairs as they deemed
proper.
gclsator Con!liug was proceeding to plead the
cause of the Union soldiers who have been III
the employ Of the Senate for 90 many ycars,
ntMl who, us he aatd, bud fought to preserve TIL,
] Republic Ut tho tlulo That tloso who nuw pro-
p0sed to discard thetn were III" aEns ~ 4tuat 1t,
when Ills remarks weFe cut short l'y TIE expiration
| ofthemorntuE hour. The lect will DO resumed
tomorrow. The Democrats express themselves
dissatisfied With 8cnatur Wallacu's political
management, n1l larso hu1nbor Of tl'cim nrs
t. tayor ot placing thsr .a1; inteTSst. ~ in better
| tho Republicans will make one Of their strongest
| points aRalnst tilt Democrats. senatar Conas.
ling omitted to Statu ts'at tho successor ot tr.
tic request Ut the Texas Senators. botll Of wl!on
bcryud fl tho Confederate arsny. 1t Ia also q