Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-13
NE IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
THERE HAS BEEN A BARGAIN
He Invites Dawes to Stump the State OF
Virginia With Him-Pugh and
Salisbury Make Few Re-
marks-No Signs Of
a Break.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE PASSED.
QUIETLY
SENATE.

communicate to the Senate any intorma-
ton in possession OF the government
touching the alleged arrest and i'm
prisonment of NJ. Boyton, who claims
to be citizen OF the United States, by
the government of Great Britain.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate, as unfinished business, the reso'
luton for the election OF Senate officers,
and the usual motion to go into execu'
tive session was Withdrawn at the re-
Quest of Mr.. Dawes, who stated that II
had not been expected.
fNoTE.-A quorum was not present,
and the motion was Withdrawn IN order
10 prevent call of the Senate.
Mr.. Beck Then Took the Floor,
Stating that he wouldn't detain the Sen
ate long, as he had originally intended,
but would contine his remarks to the sub
iect directly under consideration. The
Republicans had said he contended that
the Senate should not go into executive
session because they had a caucas
and determined to turn out the officers
now holding places and install others,
| and that the Democrats were guilty oil
| treason and revolution unless they ac'
quiesced in everything.
A Democrat had replied-Iou have
an organized Senate. You have
power over all the committees
We have surrendered everything that
tends to the convenience and comfort
OF Senators, but when you present to
us the list of names for officers and
among them that OF the man from Nir.
ginia, who was the
Head and Front of Reputation
in that State in 1888. We don't propose
| 10 90 anv further. He was not going 10
say the Republicans were doing this
| because of a corrupt bargain. Because
he didn't intend to make the Senate
Chamber bear garden, but the coun-
| ,rv at large had strong suspicious
| that the alliance was formed. One
OF the leading Republican papers OF the
country had charged it in terms so Oh
| fensive that when Il Senator Voorhees,
| had had an extract from that Repub-
| lican sheet read the danger OF personal
responsibility had been threatened. He
referred to the fact which tended TO show
there
| Had Been Bargain.
emphasizing the fact that Mr.. Mahone
had been placed on committees which
would give him the greatest Influence
with the people OF Virginia. While he
avoided EXPRESSING an opinion here when
| the Virginia election came on, as the
Senator from Massachusetts, Dawes
was going to keep the Senate until De-
cember, he would invite that Senator TO
pair with him and 20 with him in Sep
| tember and October, and he Beck
would tell the people what he could not
| decorOusly here, what he thought was
| the purpose and intent OF all this ac-
ton. The Senators might as well
Spend Their Time CsnvassinC in Virginia
aS Quarreling in this chamber. Whether
the action OF the Democrats was revolu-
tionarv or not depended on this tact. II
they believed the Republicans had en-
tered into a corrupt bargain and were
seeking TO carry it out ought the Demo.
Gratis not resist the cOnsummatiOn OF
that bargain by every means in their
power? Could anything be more dan
gerous than legislation organized by
| corruption? Were the Democrats right
in assuming the bargain was corrupt
one? Ii 80 they could 90 before any
community in America and say they
had prevented the consummatlon OF that
bargain, and the answer would be:
We'll Done Thou Good and Faithful
Servant"
Ifthev had not done right they would be
held responsible. They would take that
risk on the facts and would discuss them
with Republicans anywhere in Virginia
or elsewhere. He proceeded TO argue
that there could be no constitutional
majority where there was no COnStitu-
tioaal quorum, and called attention TO
the fact that il the Democrats should 90
home there would be be but 50 Repub-
iicans left, less than quorum. So the
Democrats were relied upon ID help
thea consummate the bargain. The
Democrats did not intend to do so and
TO allow the honor OF the old common
wealth of Virginia to pass into the hands
OF the worst element of Virginia society.
The men of Virginia who were resisting
the Readiusters were men who have
been standing no for a free vote, fair
count and honest payment OF the debt.
The pretext OF the Republicans that We
were picking out a body of men
10 give full vote and IA r
count, was pretence the country
would never accept. 1t was
Anything to Beat the Democracy"
without regard to where the aid came
from. He had few days ago refused TO
pair his colleague with Senator Malone.
lie would not pair his colleague with a
| Democrat. Let the Senator from Nir-
rinia avow himself Republican. Let
him tell the Readjusters he had aban-
ioned them, and then the Democrats
would talk about pairing with him. He
IMahone1 wonld not get 10 pair with q
Democrat until he avOwed he was Re-
publican He Beck proceeded to quote
and comment upon extracts from Shcr'
mans speech, especially those portions
which he stated sco,ded the Democrats.
He hoped tha, the scolding had been in
tended in PickwicSian sense. lie re-
membered how the same gentlem IN
had once scolded the President and Wee
President. and had subsequently, gone
down on his knees and begged pardon
Mr.. Pugh then Took the Floor,
stating that his objection to the pending
resolution was because OF his belief that
i. had its origin in coalition OF qIes'
tionable origin. II the Democratic Sen,
arors were to submit to the adoption oi
the resolution in the face OF the an
nouncement that the patronage OF the
Senate was to be used to dissolve the
solid South, they would dishonOr them
selves and forfeit the respect aad eonh'
dence OF their constituents This az,
tempt to destroy the solid south woul
only crystalize its solidity by purging u
OF traitors to the race and party, and
make it eager to Illustrate such plan;
and disappOint such expectations. The
solid South could never be disintegratec
by any movement or policy founded or
the distrust and hatred OF the white:
and intent to make the negro the domi
nant race of that section.
MI. Saunders Briefly Argued