Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-07
THE SENATE To-Day.
Continuation OF the Dehate On
Southern kpebfs.

message from the President, transmittIug In
response to the resolution OF the Senate OF the
18th ult, the report Of the Secretary Of State.
with accompanying raEers Ii relation TO the
capitulations CT the Ottoman empire. Ordered
printed.
TIE pending business, being the resolution
for the election OF senate officers. was then
taken up. and the motion to go into executive
session, made by Mr.. Pendeton. was, as usual
voted d0Tn-yeGS 80, nays 80.
Mr. Vance addressed the Senate on the sub
ject OF The state debt Of North Carolina, deny
ing that the debt had ever been repudiated. aud
asserting that one OF the first acts passed by
the legislature CT that state after the war had
teen ore proytdino for the payment of lis in
GebtGdnesS. Under the force OF the reconstruc-
ton acts, for the first tine In the history Of
Mott Carolina, she had found herself compelleI
SO repudiate any OF her Obligations. That she
had TO do az the dictation OF the loyal non.
repud1ating, honest AMI virtuous republican
party OF the north. It was not the voluntary
proceeded to crtttciSe and rdicule the acts OF
the republican legislature during the years 1868
that that legislature had purchased eight thou
sand acres OF land for the site OF penitentiary
1t had authorized the issue OF S22. 900, 900 OF
bonds for the purpose of constructing railroads,
not one OF which had been built, and had then
passed an act repudiattng every dollar OF the
oebts which 1t had contracted. From the day
covered control Of the state, instead OF tryiag
10 pay the deot created by the carpeC-bag gov
erDment, and placed upon them In a frauiu-
ha ,ent manner, they had resolutely turned their
Dachs upon .1t. They had never tried to pay
II; tney never would try to pay 1t. 1t was
fraudulent; 1t was vicious. 1t was not
a,, DEBT IN. any sense of the word.
the question OF the election of officers, had In
qulIed why the democrats would not vote for
hddleDerger. That was shifting the issue.
other side support him. He was a Teb2l-an un-
repentant rebel-a democrat-an unrepentanr
de delnocraf-a readjusler--an unrepentan5 read
juster. How could they forgive him. What was
Tie object for their supporting him? He (YanceJ
object &c to voting for any man who called h'm.
SELF democrat WHO lad sur name before the |
WORD democrat. He objected to the manner il |
when the republican party had undertaken to
foist a candidate upon the Senate, because IL |
was Ia defiance Of the whole plan OF political
salvation. RddlebaTgtr al been taken up i1hls
sins, unfepentant and unshayen, and had been |
translated into tie heaven OF republicani5rn
without having tasted Of death. Laughter !
me senator from Connecticut (aa~ley) had |
stated that this movement was going to break |
up the solid south. 1t reminded hisa OF the |
story OF the boy, whose dog Tag had died, and |
who 'bet that the angels would be scared when
dhey saw Tag trotting through the front gate"
The solid south was 10 be broken when Tag !
came troting through the front gate. Laugh, |
ter.J had so great an undertaking ever been |
inaugurated by such small means? Did any |
pody ever before hear party announce the |
eXtremiu6s to which it was reduced. when it
announced that it relied for success on an al |
lance with the Senator from Virginia, and the !
election OF ltiddleberger to the Office OF Ser |
geant- farms?
ADMIRAL PORTER was at the White House TO-
Gay on business connected with the arrange
ments for the unveiling Of the Farragut statue,
The President Will direct that all clerks on the
DAY OF the unveiling who are to take part In |
the ceremonies On that occasion be excused
1iom duty. 1t is probable that this privilege
may be extended to all clerks.
SILVER PURCHASED The Treasury DEPART |
ment this afternoon purchased 100, 900 ounces !
of fine silver for the San Francisco and New |
Orleans mints. Among the offers to sell was q !
very large one from London, but the price |
asked was too high.
NOT YET DECIDED.-Statements were made In |
the City this morning by persons protesting to |
know, that the plan OF procedure relative to !
the maturing United States bonds had been
nrally GetermiLed upon Secretary Window |
says, however. that there has been no concIn- |
sicn reached relative to the course which viii |
be pursued.
TIE 1920 LOAN LAw.-Letters have been re. |
ceived at the Treasury department., calling at |
tention to'the loan OF 1920, and asking If The
under authority OF that act. II IS true |
that act referred to has never been
Geppealed, r, pea ;s but IKE great many |
6eeR LAWS Fea1ng n TO- The
10 secure the same result; just as the act OF
March 3. 1865, authorizing the ftve-twenty loan |
was superseded by the act OF June 30 1864. |
Laws OF this character are seldom repealed In |
so many words. but are superseded by other |
laws.
PERSONAL General Grant and party arrived
at Vera Cruz at noon yesterday.-Mr. Fl. j,
Ramsdell, OF this city, has been appointed
c.eTh OF The senate committee On the improve.
ment Of The Mississippi river and Its trlbuta-
low oval NIL
loik.-Ex-Senator ard Mrs. Mcdonald, OF |
Indiana. are at 's.-RepresentatlVe |
aiken, OF south Carolina. is seriously but not |!
EX-Secreraly Fish is IN the city, staying at |
Wormley' y's.-EX-Presiden Hayes and Gene. |
rails sherman, Sheridan and Pope were all 10 |
Cincinnati eli Yesterday TO witness the qavetlng
be erected in Clyde, Ohio, his old home
Representative Mckinley is registered at the |
Ebbitt.--Hon. j. Nj. Francis has purchaser !
Times, and Is now the sole owner OF that paper |
the price he paid is said to be $3.50 goo - |
Maine boasts OF having furnished the present |
governors Of Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Mtchi. |
gan, California and Iowa, the Congressman |
from Oregon and two of the Minnesota Con. |
gressnen Mr.. Edward Langtry, the hus-
erpool to-day.-Dr. Lorenzo Flrnlin, OF Find |
lay, Ohio. has given a tract Of valuable Mis- |
sourl land, containing upward OF 500 acres, 70
O6erlin CoIlege.-Comlnissione Morgan left |
At noon Today for Baltimore and will return |
tonight
THE WHITAKER CASE-The anniversary of |
tne Nv nlttaker outrage" was celebrated ye5ter-
day by the reassembl1ng of the court martial. |
after several days tntermssion to learn from |
the cross eXamin alton OF the accused cadet how |
nearly his present story correSpOQded With that |
he told to the officers OF West Point q year ago.
The absence OF one OF the members of the |
court Colonel Morrow because OF illness In his
family, was not permit ed to interfere With the
proceedings, abundant authorities for going on |
III his absence being quoted. Major Gardners |
cross sS-examinat1on of Whitaker was confined |
to thorough questioning upon the details of |
the midnight attack, the purpose OF which was
occasionally manifested by quoting the witness |
former testimony or the evidence of other wit |
nesseS as to what he had said to them contra
dlctory OF his present statements. His own
contradictions he usually explained by ascrib- |
ing them to difference In his recollection then
and now; the contradictions Of other witnesses
were met by square denlals. Governor Cham
Derlaln maintained his predetermined plan of |
leaving the witness wholly to the examiner and |
the court, without interfering with the QueS.
tions, the only objection for the defence com.
Ing from Professor Greener, who objected to |
the witness being asked to explain his state
mentS as compared with those OF other wit
nesseS This. however, was not sustained.
But the witness was very careful to protect
himself. When he had once answered a ques-
ton he was unwilling to answer 1t again In
any different form.
THE SPRAGUE CASE SET FOR MAY.-Inuuiries
made at Providence, r. l., yesterday, OF we'll |