The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-07
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 6.-The Vice-Presi-
dent presented unfinished business
election of Senate officers.
Mcpherson held the chair should
call for the presentation of petitions
and memorials, but the chair said
this was an executive session and
there was no morning hour.
Ferry sustained this view.
Mcpherson offered rs his right
the BoyntOn petition and if his re-
quest was received without objec-
ton he would moved to refer it to
the committee of foreign affairs.
The Senate, 81 to 80, refused to go
into executive session.
Bayard believed the democrats
were justified il their altitude of the
past ten days, by law and reason.
Bayard said there had been times
when he thought it his duty to
interpose every possible barrier to
action. in order that the question of
the welfare of the country IN ght
stand over for the sober second
thought.
BayaTd's further points were that
there was no precedent for the cleo
ton, and that the action of the
democrats two yeaas ago in no re-
Spect presented a parallel case. The
Chinese treaty was before the SEN
ate, and it ought to be considered,
but what were a million of people
that lined the Pacific Coast, COM
pared with the matter OF whether
the present secretary of the Senate
should give place instantly to an
other man. That was but one fea-
ture. The United States Supreme
Court stood to-day enfeebled in |
numbers until the Senate should |
displace four officials and put four
others in their places. The United
States circuit and district courts
were waiting, unable to proceed with
public business, until the Senate |
should displace four officials. Post |
were waiting continuation,
of customs, and especially |
the collector for the great port of |
New York, the next office to the
secretary of the treasury, were await
ing action on nominations. Hell
the prominence on the
given to Malone by the
though he had voted
for Hancock a deduction would and
must be formed. He would prevent |
yhe conSummatiOn of the reward to
and Malone, as duty
TO political morality; he denounced
as dangerous the attempt at CEN
the announced purpose
Of Senate republicans to diSorganize
Virginia democrats and control the
it was uSurpation, invasion,
evolutionary, unlawful, corrup-
ion. The republican party
iTopped its reputation of balance l.
by choosing Riddleberger; it was
| dangerous crop to sow; it was bylt
credit, the poor mans capital, that
le could Outlive poverty. Virginia
Vas poor and needed credit worse
han ever before. Leave her to her
sense of self-respect and manhood,
hat was her caSes the coun-
Try. Sherman agreed with Bayard
hat majority must rnle; it was
reason and revolution when the ;
dictates of minority went beyond !
eaSOnable delay. Under the rules
# the Senate, government might be ,
S absolutely destroyed as confede- !
ate success would have destroyed :
!. Reason and Judgment must con- :
true the rules. The doctrine of the =
ight of majority to rule must pre- :
All. MinorltleS had certain ri hts )
D interpOSe dilatOry motions, in :
rder TO delay and worry the will of !
he majority, but whenever they y
aSSed those rights, they entered !
pom dangerous grounds. What !
EIGHTY reasons had the Sena- n
)r from Delaware given to
Istify the action which he himself
as dangerous and reYolu-
onary? No; it was because the
enate desired to change some Off j
ers. Another reason assigned had n
cen because Malone had been a !,
and had voted with the re- n
ublicans. That would not be suffi- r
lent. Senator Malone had come
ere with a platform, which, if the f
Dung men of the south rallied il
round, would insure peaceful and &
country. He mentioned q
nd eulOgiZed some of the conspicu- h
is cases of independence in politics. d
e would discuss the debt question 7
Virginia when he became better a
,quainted with the facts. He I'M q
erStood Porter'S census tables show
n of the southern states have re-
readjusted and scaled
OWN their debts to the amount of
-30,0O0,0O0. He justified the repu- L
alton portion of republicans, and el
id the democrats stood on a weak n
isis. Republicans would protect u
id shield Malone with a strong
m; if the democrats attacked him,
icy attacked the republicans. DEM
rats would be governed by SINH
r motives. He denied that there 81
I'd been any bargain, promise or di
rrupt motive. Motives for enter W
g into the movement are as patent m
day, as light as the sun, and can d.
proclaimed from every hOusetop W
I'd every stump. We give our OF
nd to the senator from Virginia W
cause we believe we will thus adj OF
nee public interests and break di
Wn the bitter spirit in the south di
lich has prevailed since the war; II
believe, while extending curl BY