New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15

t dnfv Of oreapizine the Senate might De perIoincu
~ orSanzSe the Senate This the foundation o.
the importation that 1t sezng Wlsh nnuue
mi soIrit on the powers which the organlzaton
al the Sen e gave II he'd been net nrst ny % hb
next by points OF order and COW by or any
otber legislative body which ne had ever heaIu ~
not for him to say a" ms IN cnS saw that i was
most extraordinary one, calculated 20 Sfh stso of
eairtnS active Senators with men who nad not beeh
elected would awaRen apprehension. II ~ 5Ss
cented hereafter he for one, here ana now ehteIeu h
most solemn warning in order that 1t might NOT CRU"
NM mr. Baysrd Dem, DELI called attention y the fact
that the Senate had been convened by Eepu4hcqin
President not at the request or Sa had
performed the functions OF his once ana haa sent a
| had confirmed the Cabine. appointments but other
nominations had been sent TO the senate anu so h
acted upon. II the Republicans could show tnan SnTS
hesitation, without bustering, hand over the power
| lie hoped the Republicans would not think 80
badly OF their Democratic colleagues as 10 say az, f
ohaterng about the l0n oL '' eUf ron U
few poor days weeks. Wla had tney 10 gan lIo1
the cont OF Senate for the next ten days money
Not farthing Power None eAcSpt u ISnn, fo
nominations OF Republican PRESIDENT; HeeIrnG 20
number equal to the number OF vacant seats on
the Republican side lie thought 1t rather dangerous 70
members those who not and may never be members
This was change which was preposedi 1t was simply
Mr. Allison (Rep iowa. here interposed motion for
an executive session. which was supported D D1 t 9d
rejected 6y vote Of yeas 50; NAYS " Wien NJ tne
silence of expectancy. which was broken by confused
| voted In the affirmative with the Republicans
MR. CONKIING IN REPLY.
Mr.. Conkling (Rep, N. " then took the foor lie
said: Frenchman has written He accuses VINO eN-
ouses" Who had any impufNton upon the Senator
from Ohio (Air PendetOnl upon any other SENATOR
That gentleman appeared to be fleeing when mo man
| pursueth" He must think that that speech had been
| mo call rp Of
They needed vindcaOn here IL must, uereloo, We We
either because OF IeeIng may s Sr3n of feeling
that impression might BE- MADE on me country ~
such discourse the gentemans that senators on tu
oSer side we're moved TO Justify positions which had not
been assaed. He referred TO the Democratic caucus as
an Ecumenica Council which at last weared Oh Ihe cues
ton how the Independent party of the Senate was to De
captvated. II had become weary OF arranging hhe
machinery which was to force ne ge .3 m ou
nOis (Nr Davis to walk by the wheel OF tue DeocIac
chariot After 1t had exnanStea the ot in
manshp, came In with report hat Was uedtet'S
yards. For instance mao put DOtn SenA0[s h
Ohio on the Judiciary Committee, IN order thht he
great state might not only be tue land OF tho law put he
law OF the land II seemed to him that nothing codu ne
more un WarTantable, more lacking ~ unity OF mOle
seant of proprety than the Republicans 10 consent
to the organization Of the senate sgansS t1e cosl
zation might be overturned Wednesday or Thursday
nof only beside the purpose but beeah the dignity Of
the Senate He might say In reply 10 tue gentleman RON
ONO that the suggestion to Withholding votes had
moi originated on the Republican side Of the Chamber
| But had from Democratic Senator VINO was abe
TO vindicate for himself the Judgment nc naH ioIne
When the gentleman OHIO should real the speech
| winch ne had just made IN hc Heeord
| the Democratic party and the needs OF
this occasion could have been rescued from OBSTRUCTION
about meetings which had been held by senators IN te
| t6e argumenIs empioyed He had no knowledge or
suspicion what the Senator referred put u must
Senator to his feet make comment He Cdr conkllng
mans dtnuertable where either champagne or satsiac
ton, still less both OF them hunting IN couples hau
appeared any in connection win tins subject
n might he due to various considerations that the
Senator should not put atoat wayne and so9eWnaI
| injurious statement. lie thought that me 0eIatoI
would PROBABLY fit at least to fix some
limit il not qualification to such remark as he
had made. lie trus ted that the Democrats WOnla aloW
the Senate TO 90 into executive session or 70 WITHHOLD
more TO their satisfaction nfterward II
they pursued that course than II they Prooeedeo ln
method quite beside the purpose, NOT lkely 10 save t
and not likely preserve tue character, decOrun ana
prestige OF the Senate. ., 8, -, ~,
gan Dem. Aa.), who offered resolutions, which were
laid upon the table. in relation to the murder OF the
Mr. Hin IDem GaJ took the floor to continue the
a few days the Republicans would control constitu-
tionai majority OF the Senate He believed that WHEN
every seat should be filled tins Senate would bs Demo
cratic 1t was now he was wrong III thht Delie ny
had been NV his statement he fr Hin had been
deceived II he right. the Senator had no rght 10
say r Ef 1fnterrupnj Won't you wait and
Mr. Hil-The Senator Is anxious that we should wat
can but when full now viii the Senate stand That
is me question The Senate when Iu Sons s hoS ~
were here. commissioned 70 SIT here as Democrat
lnSS ooncrats and by Democrats That thiry.egnt
amounts 10 precisely One-ha Of this Senate. one MEM
her Of the senate mir Davis of I'D not sent here as
bemoerat hui was sent here by Democratic votes, and
in words Of high and lofty patriotism ana hdeny 10
trust he on Friday announced that be should be true 10
the trust which seut HIM here and which he agreed TO
fulfil.
DENYING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
The Senator from New-York has stated that the Repub
leans will have majority How has that been accom-
nshed IL has not been accomplished by the people
nor by the Legislatures OF the States How, when by
whom has chat wonderful coalition been accomplished
nv which somebody sent here as Democrat has been
sezed-no viii not say selzed" but taken and car
rted off by the Republican party Who did ff The
Senator from NewYOrk did not and he did not respect
any one who did. l know him too well Who did 1t
who has been taken and carried away Why It that
we have no right to act on the assumption that thirty
nine members are not stu Democrats say they are ana
stand mere TO vndcae the honor, the integrity, the
fidelity to the state, people and principle OF all the
that anyone has proven treacherOus TO his mission
faisiHed the commission that hes upon your table
When the Senator intlmates that sOmevOdy Is lAlse
the Senator does injustice 70 that somebody.
Mr. Conklng-I Interrupt the Senator TO deny WHAT the
Senator has said. have neither stated nor implied that
anybody to he false 10 any understanding
Mr. Il not charging you w'th that
had implied charged that somebody was 10 be false
think fair and just, without beug generous that the
Senator should allow 10 say that my implication and
beef Is that everybody is true and that therefore
somebody TO be true to the opposition 70 relgning
element this country ppostOn TO which sent him 10
| this body. That Is what mean.
Nc Hill was not asOnishcd at the Interruption the
OF IT, the length Of II but have said what The
senator viii dispute that there are thirtynne mem
beTs OF body elected by Democratic votes, and sent
| here as Democrats
Mr.. Conkilng-l do deny 10,
MIR HilThe records OF the country must settle that
| with the Senator.
Mr.. Conklug-They VIII settle II.
Mr.. Hill say that the whole world knows that there
are thrt yeight men this floor elected Democrats
and one VINO was eCcteu by Democrats (hr. Davis, OF
ILL., where them have I'lnisrepresentedf II thai be
true Democrats who elected not faith
less 10 the constituencies WHICH elected them, you
lpOintlng Conkhug1 will not have majority when
the Senate full So Tar from charging the Senator with
| being IA party 10 any arrangement whereby one mau
| chosen BY Democratic Legislature shall vote against
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