New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-02
INCIDENTS IN THE SENATE.
MIR. WINDOW TIXEs RESPONSIBILITY WHERE II
BELoNGs-DAvID DAVIS WAKES UP SUDDENLY
THE PAY or EMPLOYEES.

MR. WINDOW TIXEs A RESPONSIBILITY WHERE II
BELoNGs-DAvID DAVIS WAKES UP SUDDENLY
THE PAY or EMPLOYEES.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIDUSE.I
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The last days session of
the Senate has been comparatively uneventful.
Early in the morning hour the adjournment rcsolu-
ton was called up and amended as to fix the hour
for final adjournment at o'clock to-day. No fac
tious opposition was interposed on the part of the
Republicans, although they without exception voted
against the resolution on the ground that the WORK
of the session had not been finished
Senator Window who, rs the senior Republican
member of the Appropriations Committee has
taken the Republican lead in the man@uvrlng 10
fix upon the Democrats the responsibility Tor the
failure of the Marshas BILL took occasion to-day 10
make q severe arTaignment of the DEMOCRATIC
party for its refusal TO vote the necessary supplies
for the marshals He showed that the Republican
party had done all it could to pass the BILL but that
its efforts had been defeated by the determination
of the Democrats to carry out the starvation policy
if possible.
In reply, Senator Hereford said in substance that
the mars had their fees just the and could
perform all their duties without appropriation.
Senator Herman SAID the Democrats had passed the
appropriation for the maTshals but the President
had vetoed IL. Senator Eaton said that the
Democrats had refused to make appropriations for
the marshals because the powers of United States
Marshals were being prostltuted for political pur-
poses. These three replies to Mr.. WINDOWS speech
will be SEEM on mparison with each other, to be
about as consistent as the three heads under which
the Texas lawyer arranged the defence of his client
In the celebrated suit for damages on account OF
borrowed pot.
The resolution was passed by a strict party vote.
A leading incident in the days session was the
4 H.. -,
half of free quinine He elaborated his subject with
q vim winch surprised his old acquaintance lie
made speech which will doubtless form COM
panion document in his Presidential campaign with
his soothing syrup" effort. The Senator has made
the most inofeusive record of any member of the
Senate and his energy this occasion caused quiet
amusement among Senators who remembered that
it was topic upon which he could offend no one,
except q few importers in Philadelphia, while on
the other hand, there was excellent chance to
enlist the malarIal influence of the West aud
South in support of his Presidential aspirations.
The bill was passed almost unanimously.
When the House resolution to pay the annual
clerks of that body came up, Senator Herman OBJ
iected to its consideration, and spoke briefly but
spiritedly IN opposition, denOuncng the measure III
the severest terms. He was induced to withdraw
his objection and content himself with voting
against 1t. Senator Chandler renewed the obec-
ton, but was in turn persuaded to permit the Sem
ate to vote upon the measure 1t was passed, three
or four Democrats and about dozen Republicans
voting against 1t. The Senate has been cOntending
for ten years against the policy of the House in in
terfering with the pay of Senate employees, holding
that il is proper for each body to regulate the pay
of its own servants. Upon this ground the action
of the Senate is perhaps deiensible An amend
ment to grant months salary 10 the annual CHI
pIoyfs of the Senate was promptly voted down.
From 2:45 p. IN. until $3.50 the Senate was in e1-
ecutiye session. The Senate spent the remaining
minutes in quiet gossip, there being nothing to do
except to announce the signature of one or TWO
DELAYED private bills. To guard against accidents
Captain Bassctt, the venerable dO0rkeeper, set the
clock back two or three times and thus prolonged
the session few minutes. When the hands finally
rointed to . o'clock Senator Thurman declared the
Senate adjourned without day.