Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
MR.. MORGAN PROBES THE BAR
GAIN.
Mr.. Brown Throws Ont a Hint to
the COalitiOn-Tbe Venerable HOar
Again Worsted-OurI Iron and Steel
Tndustries-Wond Growth In
the Past Ten Years-Surprising
Progress in the Southern States.

tion Of officers of the Senate. Owing to
the fact that there was evidently no quorum
present, Mr.. Pendleton refrained from max
ing his usual motion to go into executive
session.
After a few moments, however, Mr.
Davis, of West Virginia, said that with the
consent of the Senator from Massachusetts,
(Mr. Dawes, he would submit that motion.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he would prefer
to take vote on the resolution, to which
Mr.. Davis rejoined by stating that If he
waited for that he would wait until his hair
was grayer than it was now.
Mr.. Dawes expressed his regret at hear
ing such an unpatriotic remark. The mo-
tion to go into executive session was lost
yeas 20, nays 81.
Mr.. Morgan then took the floor. He gave
a brief resume of the debate in which the
Senate had been engaged for the last twenty
days At first the Democratic side, not
suspecting any intention to prostitute the
high powers of this Senate to become
part of the machinery of a great political
organization, had thought that the Senators
on the otherEide were greedy for few offices.
That as a mere scramble for office would be
had developed the fact that there was CO.
alition of factions to degrade the patronage
OF the Senate for the purpose of electing
successor to a gentleman on this floor (al-
luding to Mr.. Johnston}. That fact had
raised spirit Of inquiry and resentment
throughout the country against the U. S.
Senate using its patronage for the
purpose of capturing in Virginia and
placing in this chamber a man who would
become more the slave Of the Republican
party than anY man who had ever had the
privilege of dsgracing a seat on this floor.
He referred to Gorham and Riddleberger as
pothouse politicians, brought here for the
purpose of destroying the Demo
cratic party and its policy.
He therefore charged the other SIDE
with the purpose, of which the country was
In no way ignorant, to abuse and
prostitute the offices of the Senate for
the purpose of helping the campaign
in Virginia, the object of which
was to put in Senator Johnston's seat q man
whom the Republicans could handle at their
will and pleasure. He criticized the speech
\ made some days ago by Mr.. Sherman, and
alluded to that Senator as taking the
bit In his mouth, and under the guidance
of Riddleberger and Gorham, marching
up and attempting to justify the action of
the Republics side. That justification,
according to the Senator, was the desire to
break down the Democratic party. That
State should be put into political harness
for the purpose of executing a plan like
that, what could he (Mr. Morgan) call it
but prostitution of the Senate?
Mr.. Morgan said, continuing, it was per-
fectly apparent that the object of the Re-
publicans was to supplant, in the local gov
ernments of the South, the carpet baggers
with the party which the Senator from
Virginia claimed to lead. He referred
to the Senate as sitting here like
a great debating committee while
the States were acting entirely in
harmony with each other. He did not
know State which had any quarrel with
another. These facts were a reproach to
the United States Senate to-day, and
deadly reproach to those men who made it
their business to get up and undertake to
create excitement against communities in
the South which were laboring to do their
duty.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morganfs speech
Mr.. Brown took the floor. At the close of
the war he had, he said, taken his position
for absolute acquiescence in the reeonstruc-
tion measures, and after the adoption of the
fifteenth amendment he had favored free
ballot and fair count. To-day the Demo
Gratis of Georgia stood fairly and squarely
on that doctrine and practiced it.
He proceeded to criticise the
Republican party for its injustice towards
the colored race. There were seven Cabi-
net ministers, he said, and yet not one of
them represented the race which composed
one-fourth of the Republican party. The
Republicans need not be astonished If when
the Democrats met In grand council again
they should do right by the negro, as the
Republicans had failed to do so. That was
his opinion. That was his advance line,
and he was Democrat right on that line
He would not do 1t for party purpose. He
would advocate it because it was right
Referring to remarks made by several Re-
publican Senators, that they desired
to break up the solid South, he as
serted that it could never be
broken by any attempt to Republicanize it.
When the North was no longer solid, when
no more was heard about Republicanizing
the Southern States, the South would cease
to be solid. Let an issue be presented such
as the tariff or the currency and the South
would divide as soon as the North would,
and without regard to color line.
Mr.: Hoar, replying to Mr.. Brown, said
that Mr.. Brown, upon his election to the
Senate, had taken an advanced position
on the subject of obeying the Constitution,
which every public officer in the Southern
States had taken his oath to support. That
was commentary on the statement that
there was free vote in the South.
Mr.. Brown suggested that in Massachu-
setts the class of people in whose control it
was proposed to place Virginia, would not
be allowed to vote. While the Senators
from Massachusetts, lectured everybody else
on the subject of suffrage and the right to
vote, they did not practice it in his own
State.
A running and good humored discussion
ensued between Messrs. Hoar and Brown,
which was kept up until Mr.. Brown, misun-
n Inref efoyN Inn of nnT14 10 hxrM Mr
and misquoting it, was excitedly interro-
gated by Mr. Hoar as to whether he implied
that he (Mr. Hoar) had said what was not
true.
Mr. Brown denied any intention of
rnisstating the Senator's remark, and good
humor was restored by Mr.. Beck's simu
lated fear that the Senate would lose both
the Senators from Georgia.
The Senate soon after adjourned until
Monday.
GROWTH OF THE IRON AND STEEL IN
DUsTRIEs.
A bulletin issued from the Census Office
to-day furnishes some interesting statistics
regarding the growth of the iron and steel
industries in the United States during the
past ten years. The whole number of estab-
lishments, blast furnaces, rolling mills, etc,
in the United States In 1880 were 1,005. In
1870 there were 808. The size and capacity
OF the establishments were, however,
much greater in 1880 than in 1870 The
whole amount of capital invested in iron
and steel industries in 1880 was $3.50, ,971,-
684. In 1870 it was $121, ,772, ,074. Pennsyl-
vania retains the lead among the iron-pro-
aucing States Of the Union, making in 1870
fraction Of over so per cent. of the total
product, and in 1880 fraction over 40 per
cent.
Astonishing progress was made in the ten
years in several Southern States. West
Virginia increased it's product from 1881
to l47, 7,4S7 tons; Alabama from 1900 to
62, ,986 tons; Georgia from 1884 to 35, 152
tons; Tennessee from "a, ,305 to "a, 100 tons;
Kentucky from Sc, 732 to 1913, 751 tons, and
Virginia from 81, S36 to s., ,722 tons. All the
States which made iron or steel in 1870
increased their product In 1880, except
Maine and North and South Carolina.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate to day; Postmasters-Henry G.
Russell, at Eufaula, Ala; Whitley T. Ew-
ing, al Gadsden, Ala; John Grant, at Brack
etville, Texas.
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LIVERPOOL, April 14.-This weeks circu-