The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-25
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
The Republicans Die Hard.
SENATE.


Senator Mcdonald, the resolution was
passed requiring the secretary OF the treas
ury to furnish the senate the amounts OF
money drawn and paid supervisors of cleo
tion-general and special-in 1876 and
1878, as compensation, IN excess OF fees
allowed by law, for circuit court commits
sioners and state, and amounts expended
in New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati
for the years aforesaid.
Senator Wallace offered a resolution
that the senate now proceed to the cleo
ton of secretary of the senate, a chief
clerk, executive clerk and seargeant-at-
arms.
A lengthy political discussion ensued,
participated in by Senators Anthony,
Hamlin, Wallace, Conkling Bayard, Beck,
Voorhees,, Blaine and Eaton.
During the course of the debate, Senator
Beck read a Circular issued during the
campaign of 1878, and signed Sidney A.
Austin. by order of the committee, Geo.
Z. Gorham, secretary. The circular saws
that 1t Is almost certain that the next
senate will be democratic, and asserts that
foremost among the schemes of that
party is the intention to attempt the revo-
lutionary expulsion from his Office of the
president.
Senator Eaton referred to the circular
read, and asked if it was true that the
democrats contemplated the oustiug Of the
president, as there stated, now. l have
not, he said, any very high respect for the
man that occupies the presidentia! chair.
| think lie is there through fraud; that
| he has no business there; that majority
of O,000 treemen in this country say he
has no business there. But when the
secretary OF this committee says that fore
most among their schemes OF opposition,
democrats announce their intention to as
tempt by revolutionary expulsion the
president from his Office, |, as a democrat,
deny it as false. No body OF men, respect
able either in numbers or intellect, ever
announced such policy. Therefore, even
we're it not right and proper for other
reasons to make this change, | would ad-
wise change in the secretaryship of the
senate because of this issue.
Senator Blaine said the pretext that the
secretary was to be removed because be
issued this circular might go for what it
was worth He would have to 60 just the
same if he had never issued circular.
But the gentleman from Connecticut
I (Eatonl had said that Gorha,D had stated
an uptrutE in the circular whru he said il
was the design OF the democratic party 10
remove the president now. The struggle
in both branches Of the last congress
which eliminated in the Potter committee
was evidence Of the sentiment in the dem
ocratic party, which justified the assertion
made in the circular. The Potter commit.
! tee was oIganized tor the purpose of OBJ
tanning, If possible, evidence on which to
base proceedings to remove the president
Senator Wailace-Does not the senator
know that in a week from the issuance Of
that circular the democratic convention OF
Pennsylvania declared that it was unwise
and impolitic to make an attack upon the
title of the president2
Senator BlaIue-Why did they make
that resolve if there was not some danger
in the air?
Senator " WaIlace-Because that asser
tioE was false.
Senator Blaine-That document hat
never seen the light then. 1t did not come
, out until some sneaking federal Office hold
er betrayed the secrets of bis party and il
probably now awaiting in the corridors 10
q some reward. The senator cannot base hi
action 10 Pennsylvania on that. He wen
up to Harrisburg to make it certain tina
no such rash step should be taken by tn
democratic party.
= Senator Wallace said he would conced
e that there was some such agitation then
y but il was also true that the assertion 9
= the circular was that of man who dc
}, clared what was untrue, and was uDsus
tanned by any word of, or act Of, me
worthy to represent the democratic party
Senator Blaine thought there was a
Y immense exhibition here OF virtue Rfte
Il the fact. if anything was 10 the air at th
s time which decided agains; them, aud
II was in his view GishonoTabe to retus
compliance with the terms of that settle
10 ment.'
D Senator Hill, of Georgia, said there VIZ
an issue of fact raised here between tt
q Senators who had spoken, and very mat
ID rial one affecting not only the democrat
purity, but the character of our institution
1t was important that the real truth |
stated on this question. The charge
- revolutionary purpose made against Il
le Democracy by the circular which bad bet
10 made, was denounced by the Senator fro
It, Connecticut (Eaton) as false, whereup(
1T the Senator from Maine (Blaine) came
re the rescue of the document and charg'
ed there was such revolutionary intent; ar
to sustain his general charge, he specif
the Potter resolution as having that ulte
ior meaning. Senator Hill claimed th
- the Senator from Maine was as incorre
-. in his statement as was the Secretary
-. n the Senate in his, ard he could produ
,i~ enough facts to bear out his charge.
~ person of the Democratic party ever
" tended under any contingency a revo
tionary movement for the expulsion of t
President.
z Senator Kernan-My recollection is tt
- contemporaneously with the organizati
" Of that committee the House passed re'
luton that there was no intent to questi
the title of the President.
Senator Blaine-Some weeks after the
~. came up from the country cry of ind
W ,u' nant protest. Business commuDit
al everywhere discountenauced such an
u -. ton. Then the Eouse, on motion of
n's republican, did adopt such resolution,
,La Senator Eaton reiterated his asserti
n.F that the charge contained in the cireu
,,,. was baseless.
nr ,ue Senator Blaine said there were still eel
of ing in his ears the words of tie Sena
80 from Connecticut (Eaton) himself I
lug pouneDg tue title OF the President to
~ office.
pa Senator Eaton-I say so now.
,eu Senator Blaine-Then is not the S.
nS, n, ator denouncing the Republican par
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