The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-07

Dawes replied thai the Mississippi
plan WAS i'll general terms 10 specify
names attached to different phases
in different Southern states. In
Virginia ii was called opposition to
vigabond suffrage. Did the Sena-
tor pretend To say that nobody had.
without, government authority. al
Petersburg. in vain attempted TO us
scrt his right rs voter. .cr n.J- o.
Mr.. Johnston said that the charge
that there was any smothering OF
Republican votes in Virginia, was
absolutely false. Ii any tissue bal
lots had been used i'm Virginia. they
had been used i'll his colleagues dis
trici. Continuing, he confined his
remarks 10 local questions, COM
menting on and vindicating meas
urcs adopted in Virginia by funder
Democrats. In conclusion he said
that Judge Ingram. Il speaker OF the
readjusters, and from articles III
their journals. and the platform OH
that party was, first, deluge of green
backs, second, peace clause in con-
slitutiou that no contract be taken
individually shall be enforced
third, to burn the law libraries, and
fourth to repudiate. f
Salisbury appealed no longer 10
the sense of duty or patriotic feel
ing of the other side, but 10 its par
ty fealty 10 ground its weapons OF
rebellion against its own admins
tration. II any one needed commits
seration il was. the President
whom, he thought, had been treated
with so much n arkcd disrespect by
his own friends even HAYES, when
nobody believed TO have been elect
ed, commanded some respect at the
beginning OF his term.
Johns Of Florida, emphatically de-
MED the statement made on Friday
by Logan, that the political outrages
were perpetrated i'll Florida.
Harris moved to lay the resolution
OH the table-rcjecicd. yeas 23. NAYS
%. Then roll call followed roll call,
in quick succession, on dilatory mo-
tons.
Dawes inquired rs 10 when the
Democrats would permit the vote to
be taken on the resolution. being
always met with the response on
the first Monday in December. III
ndly Dawes remarked il had be-
come evident that the majority of
the Senate was OppOSedto the post
poning of The consideration of this
resolution, and expressed the hope
that the minority would como to-
morrow prepared TO stay till the
will of the majority was bowed.
He then moved 10 adjourn, which
motion was, al 4:45, agreed to.
b WAsHINGTON, April 4.-The Re
publican Senators i'll caueus this af-
ternoon, decided to continue the eff
forts TO procure the passage OF the
pending resolution tOr Immediate
action of Senate affairs, by adhering
persistently To the policy and pro-
gramme heretofore pursued. This
determination was reached after an
exhaustive interchange ofvicws, and
by II vote which is said TO have been
substantially unanimous. The eau
Gus discussed the suggested eXpedi-
ency of allowing the deadlock TO be
broken, from time 10 time, by cXecu-
tive sessions. for the confirmation OF
uncontested nominations, but it was
decided that, at least for the, pres
ent, this course would be advisable
only. Another matter touched on
ut to-day's meeting was the long and
confined delay in Transporting the
the remains OF the late Senator Car
penter 10 Wisconsin, and il W<is
agreed on 10y all hands that the
members of The Senate committee
appointed for this purpose, should
make Immediate arrangements for
preparing to proceed to perform the
mission.
The arguments which were adj
vanccd i'll the caucus to-day as rea-
sons for The interchangeable mainte-
nance by The Republicans of their
present position, were in substance
as follows: First, the question in
yolved in the Democratic opposition
to the pending resolution is wheth-
er the majority or the minority of
the Senate shall control its action I;
that for the majority to succumb to
the minority now i'll matter of the
choice of officers, would pave the
way for submission 10 the minority
in matters of greater importance
hereafter; that there is no legisla-
tive business to be transacted at
this session, and no injury to result
to public interests from the delay iii
confirming nominations to offices
already filed. The present is the
best time TO meet The issue above
indicated and to maintain the prin-
ciple that Inajorities must prevail.
Second. HAT the election of canhi-
daies nominated by the majority.
RiddleOarger, must he in
sisted on as the means for sustain
ing and promoting the alliance be-
tween the Republicans and indcpen-
dent Democrats in Virginia and
the other Southern states. II was
agreed in caucuss that the issue.
whether or not the Republicans of
the Senate will support the alleged
im Virginia for a free
ballot and fair count, has been join
ed by the nomination of Riddlebar-
ger, and that TO abandon his pro-
posed election would be prejudicial
to the success of the movement in
the fall campaign and greatly dimih-
ish the prospects of its spreading
through other portions of the south.
The New York nominations were
not referred to at the meeting, and
it was not probable that the policy
of delaying the transaction of exec
utive business until after the cleo
ton of Senate officers WAS aIvoca-
n ffNt al Il
REALLY opposite views concerning
the question of confirming them.
WASHINGTON; April 4.-The chief
signal officer furnishes the following
special bulletin 10 the Associated
Press: i he storm which was cen
tering in the lower Ohio valley yes
Ierday morning moved to the east
ward causing light snow in Ten
lessee aud The Ohio valley and
antic coast. The center of this
storm is now i'll the eastern portion
Of North Carolina and the rain ex-
lends southwark 10 Florida. The
has fallen in the Mis-
;issippi valley and the northwest,
and is below freezing point as far |
south as Texas and below zero in |
The temperature is
twenty degrees below the mean
rom the Missouri river cast to the |
St. Lawrence and Ohio valley and |
southwark to Arkansas. The indi-
cations are that the weather will be |
warmer in the northwest during
Tuesday and Wednesday and that |
air weather will prevail east of the |
during Tuesday.