Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-25
SENATORIAL SAUCE.
BOUNCING THE REPUBLICANS FROM
THE SENATE OFFICES.
GOrham's Campaign Circular Haunts His
Last HOurs-Liyely Tilt Between
Messrs. Eaton, Blaine,
Wallace and Hill.
WASHINGTON, March "a.
SENATE,

The Vice President laid before the
Senate communication from the Post
master General, asking an additional
appropriation for the pay OF the letter
carriers. Also from the Secretary OF the
Interior enclosing request from the
Commissioner of Education for an APP
preparation OF So, $40 for the payment
OF clerks. The communications were re-
ferred.
Mr.. Beck introduced a bill providing
for the settlement of accounts with GER
tain railroad companies.
BY Mr.. Harris-To prevent the intro
ductiOn and spread Of infectious dis
eases into the United States. PLACED on
the calendar.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcdonald resOlu-
ton was passed requiring the Secretary
OF the Treasury to furnish the Senate
with the amounts OfmOney drawn and
paid supervisors of elections, general
and special, in 1876 and 1873, as COM
pensation in excess of fees allowed
by the law for Circuit Court Com
missiOners, and state the amounts eX-
pended in New York, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati for the years aforesaid.
Mr.. Wallace offered q resolution that
the Senate now proceed to the election
of Secretary OF the Senate, Chief Clerk,
Executive Clerk, and Sergeant-at Arms.
A lengthy political discussion enisued,
participated in by Messrs. Anthony,
Hamlin, Wallace, COnkling, Bayard,
Beck, Voorhees,, Blaine and Eaton.
During the course of the debate, Mr..
Beck read a circular issued during the
campaign OF 1873, signed "Sydney Aus
tin. BY order of committee. George
c. Gorham, Secretary"
The circular SAYS that it is almost GER
tain the next Senate will he Democratic,
and asserts that the foremost among the
schemes of that party is the intention to
attempt a revolutionary expulsion OF
the President from his Office.
Mr.. Eaton referred to the circular
read and asked If it was true the Demo
Gratis were contemplating ousting the
President as there stated. Now have
not. he said, any very high respect for
the man that occupies the Presidential
chair. think he is there through fraud;
that he has no business there; that Il
majority OF 100000 frcemen Of this
country say hc has no business there,
but when the secretary of this commit
tee saws that foremost among their
schemes the opposition already an
nounce their intention to attempt the
revolutionary expulsion of the President
from his Office" |, asa Democrat, denyit
as false. No body of men, respectable
either in numbers or intellect, ever
announced such u policy. Therefore,
even were it not right and proper for
other reasons TO make this change, |
would advise change in the secretary
ship of the Senate because of this issue.
Mr.. Blaine said the preteXt that the
Secretary was To be removed because he
issued this circular, might 20 Tor what
il was worth; he would have to 90 just
the same ~ i he had never issued a cir
cular, but the gentleman from the Com
mittcc Eaton had said that Mr.. Cor
ham stated an untruth in the circular
when he said it was the design OF
the Democratic party to remove the
President. Now, the struggle IN both
branches oi the last Congress, which
eliminated in the Potter Committee,
was evidence of the sentiment in the
Democratic party, which was justified
i'm that circular. The Potter Committee
was organized for the purpose of obtain
ing, if possible, evidence on which to
base the proceedings 10 remove the
President.
Mr.. Wallace-DOes not the Senator
know that in a week from the issuance
Of that circular, the Democratic convcn-
ton of PENNSYLVANIA declared that it
was unwise and impoltic to make an at.
tack on the title Of the President?
Mr.. Blaine, why did they make that
resolve if there was no danger ahead?
Mr. Wallace Because that assertion
was false.
Mr.. B.aine-That document had never
seen the light then. 1t did not come
out until some sncaking Federal office
holder betrayed the secrets Of his party,
and is probably now waiting in tho cor
ridors for some reward. The Senator
cannot base his action in Pennsylvania
ON that. lie went up To Harrisburg to
make it certain that no such rash step
should be taken by the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Wallace said he would COnCCdC
that there was some such agitation then,
but il was also true that the assertion
oi the circular was that Of Il man who
declared what was untrue and was un-
sustained by any word or act OF men
worthy to represent the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Blaine thought that there was an
immense exhibition of virtue after the
fact. II anything was in the air at the
time OF the appointment OF the Potter
committee, il was the conviction that II
was organized to fish for testimony on
which Ia proceed against the title OF the
President.
Mr.. Kernan-Mv recollection is that
contemporancously with the organiza-
ton that the committee OF the House
passed resolution that there was no
intent to question the title OF the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Blaine Some weeks after there
came up from the country a cry OF IN
dignatiIn. after business committees
cyurywherc diScountanccd such action,
then the House on the motion Of a
Republican did adopt such resolution.
Mr.. Eaton reiterated his assertion that
the charge contained in the circular vas
baSeless.
Mr. Blaine said there were still echo
in in his ears the words Of the Senator
from Cunnectl,u Eatonl himself de-
nouncing the title OF the President -
his office.
Mr.. Eatnn-l say 50 now.
Mr.. Blaine-Then is not the Senator
deHouncing the Republican party that /,
answerable for the resolution
Mr.. Eaton-I DO: but a great many
OF the Republicans feel as | 10 about II.
The best OF them agree with inc that
the man at the White House has no le-
gal title to his place as President Of the
United tdte,.
Mr.. Blaine will answer the gentle
man with INV view Of the case. IL =
that the President Of the United states
holds the office to which he was elected
by as frir and as honest a vote a. George
Washington did. but that il took a SIN
gular departure from the Constitutional
modes 10 make that vote GOOD, and that