Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Proceedings Of the Senate To-day.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. April 22.-The VIC,
Presideot hsviGg laid before tho Senate the
ulG5isaea business-heipg tho resolution for
tho tlec;;eu CT oEiors Of the Ssna!e-:he usual
motion 10 20 toto executive session was made
by MIR. Harris aud met with its usual fate, be.
ioE l'st-gaas II. neys %,
Sir. Morrill, thea took the floor 10 denial OF
what be termed tho baseleSs charge CT cor
RUG! bargain, which bad been so fippan!ly made,
and Whlon implied that the republican Senators
Werc parties to that bargain. He would be
sorry TO kooT that any democratic Senator
should have such poor option of him; tina.
denial OF that Chsree should b. needed, 30 far
es The vote Of the Senator from Virgins, Ma.
noue. Wus coIo;rned. he, Morrill, has urdsr-
stood 10 aGv inoo that it would be cast with the
repu5i ins aitGou any cooditions whstever.
He referred to what ha called the combined a.
tack Of sho democratic Senator's upon single
Senstor Uho had receo;ly taken bis sect in this
chamber. declaring tbs. it VAS Dos oSilv0lro1s
% he part Of 81 memorable Senator's to strike
altogether al oDa ieloY Senator. Senators
w9;e oct to b. bul!icz.d. No o5e Senator hsd
q ZIG II II clIl sIoIher 10 tc1ouos for the votes
THAI ha m'S i. ca0oss TO s!'o here on any quss.
lion. he gave irs:arces Of statesmen having
chanetd their polltlc.l corvlcticrs. and asserted
tha: the charges maio sgaiu;t the Sen
ator f,on Virsi1i, by tnoan Who ware
will & to wound, but aflai. to srikc
Tsre as u1fonaded add cs;uninous ss those
wSioh had been rnalJ ;gsost Henry Clay
| Tie soDes which ware b:ioR Lured q! the
Senator from Virginia would t.l harmless and
| lorta too5u mental pile upon waich 30 would
staad with eater sltcsg;h and pride 10 pro.
claim tie doctrine Ct s tree baIl,t and fAr
csu.s
Mr. B. OK said hat be liked tho statement
! which the Senator had made that every 8 ,nstor
should bo allowed to vote as he pleased without
beirg called 10 account tor it. aud that the Sen.
ate oyuId not bs tu dozed. He liked that doc
trine, but il vi;w OF il, it i'll became gentlemen
on tic other eide 10 stand up ADD ouarge the
democratic Senators with treason and re-
bellioa because they cast totir votes
under tie rules of the Senate for what they
thought was Tor tho god Of the country.
Dir. Sherman Inquired whether any party
wa; justified 10 res,rtiog to dllatory proceeding
to prevent the uasi ority from passing 80 ordi.
nary BILL
Mr.. Beck: II any psrty believes (snd | en-
net now going to cSprisj m7 epiniou) tina. q
great Wrcrg Is 10 BE- perpetrated, then it is
right to resort to 6i'story moicn'. What tho
motives fer dlatoEy moiors now gre is for US
AID our constituents to determine.
MIR. Sherman: Thoa the Senator admits
that, ordinarily, it is not right to resort to dila-
tory motions?
Mr.. Beck: Whelhcr it is right or wrong is
for the Senator hims,If to determine. and if VIC
ale sorg within tee rules it is neither right
nor courteous for Senator's to say hat wo gro
seeking to re7olutiociz, the SeDa!, and are
gully Ut treason.
Mr.. Shermsn Inquired whether it WAS cot
within the power of Is Senator's 10 preveut tho
passage Of any bill
Mr.. Beck replied thu. i: was The
democrats had avowed for good or bad
ranscrs that they intended to prevent
a disofganizrion of the Senate q. this
timo. Ii they were wrong they were RESPONSE
BILE for .ha. wrong. he would BE- very careful
OF Shat he said 10 viaw of tho declaration of tho
Senator from Raod, Island. Mr.. Burnside.
that this thl0g Was FALSE. taso aud must stop,
"bccluss it he should have to fight bo might
shoot his man aud th1s break W tho 'c,nslitu-
tiooai msiorisy.'"
Mr.. Sherman: That is il. Because va rep
resent the M ,riy of tho Senate which is the
Senate: The qlos,oo is, Shall the minority
OF the Senate dictate t. the ms otity the order
| of bu.ioes.."