The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-14
Ra Iher . Lively Ecene In the Senatorial
BeaF.GsFdeu YSsterdHy-DaWeS Re'
Veals Some Facts About an At
tempt Sf the Democrats
10 Ray MAhOnF.


attempt at compromise may be made or
that some action looking to the confrma'
ton oi the pending nominations may be
taken,
Senator David Davis letter IavoTing the
breaking up Of the old parties Ia pro-
nounced by Democrats and Rep lbltCans
As nothing moro nor less than declaration
Of the natural policy ol leading Inde'
pendent, who would be very probably
recognized as the leader by National In
dependent party should one enter the
Political field. The. leaders Of the Repub'
licsn and Democratic parties ridiCuls the
idea oil their organizations disbandiug,
OF the many nominations that have
been determined upon, several for foreign
missions are being withheld by the Presi'
dent because OF the dead lock in the Sen.
ate.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening OF the session to-day
the vice.P President laid before the Senate
the unfinished busin ess, being the resolu.
ton for the election OF officers Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Pendleton said that the course the
Republicans followed was without prece.
dent. The Senator nom Massachusetts,
had charged the action OF the Democrats
with being revolutionary, bat had subse.
quently, when pressed by the Senator
from Georgia Brownl retracted that
charge.
Mi. Hoar said he had not made that
charge, but the action OF the Democratic
side warranted him now In imputlng 1t,
and he did so impute it.
Mr.. Pendlston replied that the gentle.
man now made the charge without any
modification, and he would leave It to the
gentleman from Georgia Brown to Sgsin
make him retract 1t. HIS colleague Mr..
shermanl had stated that the struggle
now going on here was . struggle ior: po:
litical power In Virginia; that 1t involved
the destruction Of the Democratic party In
that State snd the installation Of the Re.
publican party there. The instru.
ment 10 be used to bring about
this result was giving to RIddleberger q
brigade OF the employees that this Senate
paid st public expense TO perambulate
that State and t0 watch and win local
elections. This was the struggle to which
the Democratic Senators were invited |;
the gage OF battle had been thrown down,
and he ventured, In the presence OF his
Democratic brethren, TO take 1t up.
The Democrats would invite the Republi'
can side, ever and contin ually, to 20 into
the discharge Of public business; they
would submit TO its guidance In the trans
action Of that business; they would In
dustriously and faithfully consider the
nominations, and when the public business
was oil discharged, they would unite In
Adjourning, but they would not unite In
Decorating that altar, lpointing 70 the
Clerks desk consecraLed 10 the discharge
Of great public duties, dedicated to the
service Of all parties, but for the partisan
use OF none, and permit Il to be made the
instrument OF political warfare and
the spoils Of petty partisan triumphs.
They would prevent this. Many Repub'
licAns might call II improper; they might
call II irregular; they might call It revolu.
tionGry; they might call Il reasonable;
but the Democrats would prevent what
they thought to be a Treat wrong, and they
would appeal to the American people TO
decide which wasrlght. He asked the sena'
tor from Iowa Allison whether u Malone
had not voted with tue Republicans, the
Republican caucus would have nominated
RtddIeberger2 No answer Then he
would address his question 10 the Senator
from Massachusetts Dawes Alter q
pause: Silent one, silent all
Mr. Dawes-1t is not fair tJr the Senator
10 impute silence 10 this side because we
!. don't break into his BpeeGiL II he pre-
pared that expression Rt home II is proper
he should insert Il In his speech, but he
has no right to assume that there Is no
| answer 10 bis speech because he cannot
, be Interrupted Ct this moment 10 spoil the
! figure which be prepared at home and
committed to memory. Laughter
Mr., Dawes reviewed st length the
: grounds on which lie said the Democrats
had attempted 10 justify their position,
J and In the course OF his speech charged
the Democrats With having attempted 10
make the Senator from Virginia Mahonel
cooperate with them. Did not the sena'
tor from Ohio pendletonl know Of the
failure OF the attempts . yet the vote oI
that Senator Ia order TO elect for Sergeant
st.Atms q man who stlll aiiiliates With
him? Had the Senator from Ohio jusl
heard OF the offices rendered the Senate
from Virginia II he would but take hiE
stand with those who had tried 10 annihi
! late him and bis power2
M, Beck-That Il not true.
Mr., pendietoh-Bs little more ex
plicit, The Senator IL talking about some
Y - l. aafAARahadI nn1Hf
8 stood him TO saY something about anothel
0 candidate that he OF We, or somebody
2 would have put up some time ago, anu
D that the Offices we're rendered TO som'
/. one II he would give his vote on our SIDE
, | do not know TO what the Senator refers
d Mr., DAWes-PefhSps II was wise tha
{ the Senator spokesman oithat side should
!. not be furnished with deteils. .,
!. Mr., pendleton-I would be glad II tn
Q Senator would inform me, as l have no
o been informed before. 49,.
J. Mf. Dawes-The inquiry I made was
had Il lost come to the Senator'S ears tha
tbais we're efforts being made before th
Senate convened and Afterwards, and tha
2 lbe Senators even representing themselve
o 10 be Of the Committee for the arrangement
|. Of Committees Of the Senate, approache
!. The SenAtof from Virginia with ptopos
. tionG . 80,
Il M. pendSlton. hear II now ior ID
ie fitst time, and would like The Senator
g. name the committee 10 which he alludet
to OF the gentlemen REPRESENTING thsmseive
ol as suCh.
ys MI. Harris: l desire TO cay 10 the Sens
.. tor from Massachusetts that Ghanced
il. have been member Of the committee 4
u the arrangement oi committees, and II an
o. candidate for Sergeant at arms, OF any 0
10, fetal position Of any grade or chAfacte
IL, was ever okefed 10 the Senator from vi
~ ginis on the condition that he would vo
With this side | have never heard II, and