New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-20

C. A. Arthur Collector Of the Port Of New York as 10 the
ar upon knit goods and SAID that ng nTu in the
manufacture of hosiery in laconia, ~ H. . .ood ,bot
Mr.. McPhersou-Does the Senator wish I" teau ,""'
letter show why there should be an extra session
Mr. McPherson-Thcn nv New-England friend has - he
come aware of the fact that revision OF inc '" '
needed
Mr. Bnir~whcrc they exist yes. Mr. Blair then pro 1
cerdcd to read the letter to which he had al al,
iudcd. which asserted that the decision OF anS ,ns
Supreme Court meant run TO rrgepd ,se and smg.
r"stinc an cxtra session Of Congress as n rclct;
He (Mr Blnir) had originally Thought that scssl"s , "
Congress was needed hv the Interests Of the country.
III, had not believed and did not believe, thnt nnI
legitimate public industry Was likely to ." session
nv the fact that Congress was III 1arger
Tho hnsincs IS affairs Of the country were GROWING rEc
every wear and ne Thought that continuous osd a.
Concrcss would he no more than ndrlalo y" 80 tbc
Grafton ~ pnhc questions. He called the attention m ne
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Een"nS 5 ~ ~ a.
fact that De Lcsseps was digtns ms "ahi' n ho No
was becoming a vested right There wnulu ne 10
remedy this II Immediate action We're n"' ,dNc m
ess 1t I've nv war There were Hther houd hc
which II almost imperative that there s%"un % hc h
"aled ,oce,hnr The senate was booked until Dcccm-
her Senators the other side had taken n'ir l' TN
and a would I've cowardlv for them to retreat r"nH ne
Rcpnhican Senators had taken their posi'l"i hhu ~
would he cowardv for them 10 retreat ne "n',cu ,I7
resolution without consultation WIN MS c",l,i w.,
Tct the deadlock he broken IN me WN u, ~ I1,nv
Dprnncrats would consent 10 have II htokeh, in'f
woud not dare stand here impeding the puh' DUST
ness when the other branch of Congress was IN s-S
Mr. Logan O,cp Il then took the uo"r !" retn,, , -
hat he
the beginning nt thr war IN -, Sa,,,r ,ror
read letter dated April II. lsSl from S'h'n- i'
and Pnrh who had served with him In C"ncr's- ~ W"
ou,hrcak 81 the war hearing testimony to his LOYALTY 10
the Union that period. and stating th1t tnN 1h ~
never heard him utter word of HiIhpainN WIN ~
Rebellion hni that the contrary. he had been Vehe
mcntlv opposed tor ., -. /, ,o,r ,,o, ,is col.
League CNr Unn who absent. had had no rur"s' III
nnv remark Of his 10 do Injustice to me cenIunn %
uinos Ne Mr. Brown had heard the senator s'"t"
m"nt with great pleasure He took pleasure IN Ta,l
that he honght that the Senator's vndica'lon was iu
f,gfN
MI Rcct Dc KvJ said that the close Of the war
~. - a,, 1,,t ~ ,hc Uou.p of Rcprcscntatiycs FOR
some time through the Efforts of the gentleman from u
linnis (Mr Logan and he had collected some ra"r, re-
aecnc on that sc4'gnan, aC"n ~ If % o.' rorcr 70
Frank Rlar WIN Ind said In him Beck J"il l"thn
vas one of The hes. fighters in the and vhcn the
& ho are trvn. 70 whistle him down tho viud were
seeking safe pl""-. h" was holding NJ ne w ~ W. IT,,
Mr. Dawes Rep Mass who prior 10 the war had
served with Mr. Lo,an ~ ihr iion-c ~ Ecpr" n'n'-
horc Testimony The rarv stand which that rrnilr rnn
a- Dcuocrat had taken In "prosii" to 'he M'"I',t ,
Mr. Call n)cm rlll then took The floor conhhint hl@
remarks tn the subject ~ intimidation aud the rr-iIr
lion of the ballot IN the state ~ Massachusetts,
Mr. Cameron Utcp. PENN slh mat me m,h"fl'N oi
the senate had arrogaird 10 Itself The right I" conir"
the action ~ the lawfully constituted ualniF. W.
not mainritv alone responsible for ~h"rNrr '"n'-'
IL might deem ad,i~ahle To pursue to- l,iuhi, 'n.
were rnmpcrnt take of their own affair "ith"nt
the guardianship of the Dcm"crnilc parry u r'lHi'n
no .aphnr- OF figures of rhetoric 10 cunhl" ~" ""P"
wos simrv a rrr,titnn in different form. ~
| 'hc " shot gun policy the s"-calcd N'--l-s'rr
nlnu-Which nj
n,,h az Mason, and piNons line They wanted {" inauc
ura,c the same policy the senate ~ the United states
II wus M attempt outioule ali Irct'd'nl !" h'
! comnnsh bv plrliancniarv hat ihcy fhr
prInocratal had failed 1 do h' prcciphinc th" country
into var II Gentlemen the other -ii" "ant'o inc
South O he prosperous th"V nu-i cease fh~ n"h OF
warfare The south would never ris" 10 higher pane
~ long as intimidation aud social o-irari- were allowed
To- prevail Noiwiih-ahdin. the dcuia~ Wh,H hth h''h
made various southern ~"nat"rs I" the charge 'hh
there WAS .t racisrn u the south hr asserted That Such
Was the fact II existed u this chamber. Wa not mo
| Senator from Virginia (lr Nahou'i osraci"d hy ih"
| III. III fIfF
| druv hi. courage bare any one r'l'r
| 10 his past rccorif Dare anV one slFhk 81
torsf Wal the peer ~ man uu III" h""r and
We, hsd IL not anuouured that no Democrat Womb
over mir with hmf Had hr been OPENLY inSnlt"d.
day after day. hy the Democratic Ndrf lie "a7 nor
recognized ns friend aud brother Senator -Ani why
Berause he had had the manh"od {" dissent nom the
pnltical oIunns Of the other side brca-e he had dared
10 saw thai h would according 10 his convictions
bcca- he had the harhoOd Ia a-sert his rights III the
\ American senate
| then. at 40 - ni the Sruatc adjourned.