Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-25
Election of Officers Ofthc is. Senate.

| alto yesterday pen1lcg Tic c!ec.!2D q tue Gill;
GERS Of that body Mr.. VOORHEES, said BE did ret
| feel called on 10 give aty excuse ioT VoNog
against the retention OF these officers. Tho otn
GERS should be 10 harmony With tho views OF
the majority, because that majority would be
held responsible to the psople for the manage
mcnt Of tie Offices ucder tia control. Wheo
cal!ed upon to choose between political friends
and enemies as officers he stood BY his friends,
as BIO asked his friends to stand by hin. The
people expected the majority to &c; % they
were acting. Any party would do the same.
No moro hungry and voracious party ever cX
listed than that ftom whoss m ,nbers now csms
these bitter lamentations over those about to
die. It YES impossible for him to listen pa
tiently TO these complaints, when ne reflected
that tho opposite party had nearly 100 600
offices to Gil, With moIo btlng created from
time to time. He had only kind feell1gs to
these about to be retired from position. This
was one Of tho pcil,al revcr:es to which they
we're all liable.
Mr.. Blaine said tho Senator from Indiana,
MIR. Voorhees,. had spoken much truth. He.
Mr.. Blaine, only arose to say that hls lamen'a.
ton was not Cor the outgoing oficars. bu! ever
the detection Of the Senator ircD Delaware. MIR.
Bayard, who had 30 often read to them such
homes and exhortatons in favor OF reformed
and refued civil service, but who did not now
stsod firmly to those convictions.
Mr.. Eaton said he favored the pro
posed change, though he was oppos
? ed to turning out those who had grown
old 10 the service, and who be hoped
might be permitted to end their days here.
But these holdiug the greater ofhccs Of Sec
, rotary OF the Senate. Sergeant at Arms, d., he
thought could rightly be removed. He referred
to the circular read by Mr.. Voorhees,, and asked
) if it was true that tho democrats contemplated
the oustirg of the President as there stated. Now
have not, be said, any very high respect tor
the mau that occupies the Presidential chair, l
thi1k he is there through fraud that he has no
, business there; that ma GRITTY Of 300 600 fec
mcu CT this country say he has DO business
, there. But when the Secretary OF this ccm-
,, mitleec says that foremost among their
schemes the opposition already announce their
intcntiun to attempt the revolutionary tEpusiOn
Of tho President from his eff ,c," |, as dam.
ocrat, depy it as false. No body Of meo, re-
spectacle either 10 numbers Of Intellect. ever ari
, | uouoc.d such policy. Therefore, Ivcu were
it cot tight erd proper for other reasons to
mako this charge, would rdrccetc change
10 the Secretaryshp OF the Senate because Of
this circular. However, We are tod that this
change is az uniuslifsble prescription 90 40
count Of political views. Let US SEQ what the
party which DOW complains has dune and how
it has voted dnriag the past years. What dem
Ociat have they voted Ter as Judge CT the S'l-
; prcma Curt OF the United Statesp
Mr. Blaine. Judge Field vas put there hy
Pfesidcn, Liacoo
Mr.. E,top Judge Field AMI Judge Clifford
arc there, blt 10 democrat. az democrat, has
hcen noniuuteG By the President and confirmed
BY tie Scuato for seventeen years l am sur
; p1ised that my iiend from New York has not
raised his vo!co against this Justice.
Mr.. B!alue said the pfetcXi that the StCreta-
~ was to DO removed because he Issued This
circular might 20 for what il was worth. lie
would have to 60 just the same il ho had Fever
issued circular. But the genl2mso from Coo
] necicut (Mr. Eaton) had said that Alr. Gorham
stated an uotruth 10 the circular when he said
6 i. @aa tho design OF tho democraio party TO re.
, movo tic President. NoH, the struggle 10
{ both branches of the last Congress. which cul
, miou!ed in the Potter Committee. was the cVl.
detc, Of a sentiment 10 the democratic party
which Justified the assertion mada in that crcu.
lar ihc Potter Committee wG5 organized for
the purpose Of o5tainiug, il gossl5!., evidence
90 which TO base Irecccdiues to remove the
, President.
MIR. Wallace. Does not the Senator know
That in week FROM the ISSUANCE of that circular
the democratic coDveutiOn Of Penrs5 lvaria de-
c!ared that it was unwisc aud imrolltic to mako
en- attack upon the title of tho President?
Mr.. Blaine. Why did they make tia: reso
lu,iou If there VAS not sone dapgeril tic Dir?
ilr. Wallace. Because that assertion WAS
, fa!sa.
Mr.. Blanc. That document aad never seen
, the light ,hco. 1t did not come out until s0ms
sneakiug Federal otliaa holder betrayed the sec
rcta of his party. and is probably DoH wa!.lUg
, 10 the corridors iJr some reward. Tic Senator
cannot base his action in Ptnns5 lvaols ca that
Il went up to Harrisburg to make it certain
that no such rash step Rhould b. taknu by tha
democratic party.
| Mr. Blaine thought there was an iunc3se
exhibition here OF virtue sfor the fact. If
anything wes 10 the Dir at the tine Of the ap'
poiutment Ct the Potter Cummitto it Tag a
! conviction that il was organized to fish TOR tes
tmooy on which TO proceed against tho tltlo ct
the President.
MIR. Keruau. My recollection il that cou.
lcmporauoously with the organization Of that
; committee tho House passed e resolution that
there vas no intent TO question tho title OF the
President.
Dir. Blsinc. Some weeks after. After there
came up from The country cry of indignant
protest. AFTER DusluesS UON WuolleS every Wnc[e
discouotcnaDcsd such aclicn, then the House,
or the motion of republican,, did adopt such
q resolution.
MIR. Eaton again reiterated his assertion that
the charge contained 10 the circular was base
less.
Mr.. Blaine said there were sill eciIoiDg 10
bis ears tho words Of the Senator from Couuec
ticut mr. Estou), himself deuoulciag Inc title
| OF the President 10 bis cfice.
MIR. Eaton. l cay So now.
hlr. Blaine. Then is DO! The Senator lie.
ucupcing the republican party, thst IS apsw!r.
able for the situation?
Mr.. Eaton. | do. But grea: many OF The
republicans feel as do about IT, The bes! Ct
them agree with me that the man at the White
Hous, has 20 legal l!Io to his place as Psesi.
dent Of tho United States.
Mr.. Blairo | will answer The gentleman
With my view # the case. 1t is that the Prcsi.