The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-02
WASHINGTON.
LIVELY DAY IN THE SENATE.
"r' Lamar Makes a Lengthy sp.ech
In Defense OF the south-Th. 10.
bate Participated in AT Gr..,
Length by Messrs. Hoar,
Hin, voorhees,. Dawes.
n"hone. George
and others.

'ne el'ctlon Of senate officers was laid beSo,o
the senate, rs the unfinished busires, ~,
the vice-president.
A motion to 20 into executive sess;o,
made by Mr.. Pendleton, having been voted
down--ysss %. nays 20, Mr.. Lamar took
the foor' Tho senate, he SAID, bad beon
called together month AGO ss !.
part OF the treaty-msking depsrt-
meh' OF government, and AS mart of
me executive department. The pre,ent
attitude of the senate was an extr,or5rsr,
one, and one without precedent in tbe ;,;storg
OF the country. The announoement hsd
been made that the business which the sens,o
mad been called to transact should moi be
transacted TILL the present officer wero
deposed and Others elected. II tho renor,s
were true, thirty-eigbt republican senators
in'ehuea 10 Keep the body Ia
us present position until thor
OBJECT was accomplished. Allpdnr
70 the remarks of Mr.. Hoar that tho ars
houncement That the democratic side would
meet endurance with endurance. containe1
,he very essence of treason and revolution.
ne said II that were true it would dovolve a
terrible responsibility on tho domoc-s,ic J s;J, =
but was 1t trusI He could see that If n
senate was dsorganized or unorgenilaa ia
toera we're vacancies, th,T tborr
Noie lactlohs opposed to filling
anu pro'racling to tho erd of the session. Z
wou'o 90 unpalriotIc and reprehensible, but
SUN was not The case. The minority
~ ',oeu ,h 70 protect it5eIf from the oppression
OF the majority. lfthere wss anv reason for
Ih.s departure on the par, Of the repnhlicsn
sac rom tae usages Of this hody
luose do senaioFs stood justified: but thov
must give their reason, and address, them.
serves 70 public opinion. II could moi be a, ,
| reward Tor political services thst tbi. evtra
ordinary position and DELAY had heen enrsr
inaucei. what was the auimstiny overwbrln,
ihg' dominant reason of public nnlir,'
1t could not 6a from snv grs.t
zesi OF loyalty to the union. inssSncl
rs tne senator who had brought forward on,
OF the candidates, syowed that ne had besy
ytuo 10 lhe confederate cause, and that hl
nau no Spoiogy to offer for it here or else
wnere. What was tho reasonY He asked
them TO toll it. ic delled them TO Announce
H. ne taunted them to an svowal of il.
hs thls point message was rece,vsd
rom iho president, and Mr.
l!sm"r yielded to motion TO 20 into aysc,
utive session, which motion was rejected
Mr.. Dawes hoped that Mr.. Lamar would
now impress upon bis fdo tho irpor,snce a,
considering the pending resolution. ' VI
Mr.. Lamar rejoinod by inouiriug wfetbo,
.ho senator irom Nassac1usetls thought tha,
,. ,no fe''oval Oh senate officers was as impor-
an' as filling n vacancy in
sns supreme court, which was
not IN session by reason Of that yscancv,
kesnming tho thread of bis speech ma Se.
scrloed the divisions in the democratic
party IN Virginia. The republican si6o ol
tue chamber, he said, had proclaimed tc
readiness to combine with what the countrv
calls the repudiating wing OF the democrc,;o
party IN Virginia. 1t bad proclsimo6 ,hsi
when any section Of the party should
DOT from the democratic parly nnder
bsnner OF repudiation, the repnblican
parry not on account OF Reputation. I'm, in
spite OF 1t, was willing TO embrace thai 70.
puulating section. liquidation was no
h'hofance IN the way Of republican eena,ora
sre'ching out their hands across the bloody
cnasn TO unrepontant rebels, clothing tbem
WIN honor and greeting them with AN
piause' do did not believe that the
northern people would stand this thing
ne quoted from Senator Don Cameron,
speech that the republicans. were strpgclin =,
ior something higher than Office; ,hat ibeSv
intended TO try and break up the solid oont5.
that the coming political contest in Viro,ris
was thing for which this senate was ! M aIS
mere IN blockade by the democracy Vir.
s.nla' no ssio, spewed this repudating elo-
Iient ous oi It's mouth and tho republican
organisation refused to receive the ollsl wi ieb
lhe republican senators now eagerly snatcbed
aS ms WIS only an ATTEMPT to
substitute In tho senate for Garnet.
oagsm by federal force, tho
repuu@hng element backed by fedora, pst.
rohage' Tho republican party could no,
purchase ioot.hold in the south' bnt n
Souiu secure standing there. Let Tho pertv
ulsseeuonalIze and quit abusing tho sontb
and II VIII attract southern men.
Mr.. Hoar took the floor 10 roply. and ridi.
cule1 The idea oil Mr.. Lamar's criiiciSinc tho
republican party for sllying itself win tSe M
repud,at,pg element Of the soutb. ss,eriiro
mat tho term "rcpudistlon" orloipatcj IN
Mississippi. 4'''''u 'n
Mr.. Dawes denied tho statemep.
made by Mr.. . Lamar that no knew
'no northern people better than
'no sehator from Massachusetts. Tho poonle
ot lhe nortn would not lis,en to tho senator
from Mississippi, because thew .brd fonnl
no work meet for oxpenee Uc
stated that fow dHys Wnc, ,boro
had passed through lbis civ nm
his way north, n eray,iairei man NpS y"
Teen Npnr4 3.