Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-30

ling-seemed to have information that
somebody who had been elected as a
Democrat would vote with tho Repub.
licans, and | wanted to find out who
that was. 1t seems | found and un.
covered him, Laughter and applause
on the Democratic side.1 The Senator
Mr. Mahone-will not rise TO say he
could have been elected to this body as
a Republican, or if he had given notice
that in the organization OF this body
he would have voted with the Repub-
iicans. have no objection TO the gen.
tleman remaining outside tho caucus.
| have no objection to the gentleman bo
ing independent. | have no objection
to the man taking every side ofa ques.
ton. That is a matter of taste, but ]
do object to anybody coming into this
high council sent here by one scnti,
ment, commissioned by one party, pro.
Tossing to be Democrat, and after he
gets here acting with the other party.
If the gentleman, as he has very broad
ly hinted, changed his opinions and his
party affiliations, as he had right TO
do, he should have gone to the people
of Virginia and said, "You believed me
to be a Democrat when you gave me
this position, but now feel il my duty
to cooperate with tho Republican par
ty, and | return you the commission
you gave me-" If the gentleman had
done that he could have asked the peo
pie of Virginia to renew bis commits.
sion. He would have had claim to
the title of manhood, to which he pro.
nounced himself entitled here in such
theatrical style, | have done what the
newspapers could not do; what both
parties could not do what the whole
country could not do. | have brought
out the Senator from Virginia Laugh.
ter and applause on the Democratic
'side.l But now in the kindest spirit |
make last appeal to the honorable
Senator, whatever other fate may be.
fall him, to be true to the trust which
the people of Virginia gave him. Who.
ever else may be disappointed, who.
ever else may he deceived, appeal TO
the gentleman to be true to the people
and sentiment of the party which had
kindly commissioned him to seat in
this body.
After further debate Mr.. Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, moved togo in to exec
utive business. Reiocted-yeas 80,
nays 81 He then moved an adjourn.
ment, which was also defeated-yeas
81, nays 81, Mr. Malone voting with
the Republicans.
Mr.. Ingalls, proposed by unanimous
consent that the question OF organiza.
tion should be postponed until Thurs.
day, when all the seats of the Senators
would be filled.
Mr. Pendleton- while not author. |
lied to give consent on the part of his |
own side Of the chamber, he deproca.
ted the idea of making the question |
one Of physical endurance.
Mr. Voorhees, expressed the idea of
going on with the organization of the
committees at once, and offered to be
one of the two Democrats who would
their votes so as to make up
for the two Republican votes that were
absent, He defended the Democrats
from the charge Of desiring to gain
of the organization OF the Sen.
ate by taking any mean advantage.
In conclusion he moved an adjourn.
ment.
Pending n vote the resolution of
coincidence with the government and
people Of Russia was taken up and
adopted unanimously.
Adjourned.