Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-01
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the A!eza. Gazette

Proceedings in the Senate 10 day Wsra irau
gurstsd by q speech ~ Mr. Larnsc, in mhich
be stated that fer the first Tins 10 tho history Ct
the Government thirty eight Senators, aided
by the VIC, President. asVs delayed the bu:i
ness fer Which The Senate WAS convened for one
month and refused to transact that bis ness
Until tho Senate be frat disorga1;z!d, and thst
the democrats are told because they refuse 10
allow this, that their action is revolutionary and
| reasonable. reasonable and revolutionary for
| pursuing curse against which not even Q
parliamentary Inquiry can be raised The
course OF tho democrats is justified by inva,atls
precedent and usage5 of the Senste. He
| demanded reason for the radicals assertion
that the najcrliy has the power to do What
| they Wa1t and intend 10 exercise that right,
| aud said that the constitution had given the
! minority the power to defend themselves sud
that they would avail themselves Of that
power II is not TOR rtconpense OF political
tealtY to the party, tor Gorham vas bolter,
Mahono is democrat; nor for legally, for
| hlddlooerger, IS en- unrepentaui REBEL He
challenged, de6ed and tsu1ted them 10
give the reason of their action. Il ccu,i nc.
be because of their sympathy With EcpuGaton
or their desire for civil service reform. A.
this point message was received tfom the
President containing Dus!rcs3 ior executive
session. a9d Mr. Lamar yielded to molten by
Mr.. Pend!eton to 20 into executive ses;ioD I0r
the tho purpose of Transferring this tu,iuess,
which, however, was defeated. all the dcno
Gratis volag YEA aud ell the Republicans v0tils
nol When tho rcsul. wss anocurc.d, Mr..
Dawes hoped Mr.. Lamar would now let the
1 kn Il oE h.
| adopted. Mr.. Lunar replied By askirg hin ii
the election Of Gorhsm and Ri3dleborger WAS
OF moIo importance than tbs coai7ma
ton ct the nomination CT Judge OF tho
Supreme Court 50 THAI the business Of
that curt might TO proceeded with.
Then rtsunr 6 thu limo Of b4 argument, be
SAID there was sc.sD 10 tho democratic pa!ty,
ono Wig b:ins 10 favor ct the satll,nens of The
Vlrglois debt, with the corsou. Of the creditors
and inc oihEr. 10 ta7tr ca reputation, aad inc
| Republicans lei It 80 10 tho couGtry inst they
vii support the latter, reputation aud ILL sole
y because. By So dcilg, toy hope 10 divide the
democracy. pot oay 10 Fiig;n;a, bus in cYsiy
ether Seu:heIn State. lie scored Mr Dawes
for his l,y3 OF Mr. Johnston fer sa5irg thst he
VS. 10 favor o. psyirg every DO lar 0. The Safe
deb, ali then Ter tOlag al he c3ud 10 cid saA
asEis: tie prg'u repujiati0ri>ts, AID begged
hin 10 ask Mir. Malone the sane az :s.Ians
tina: lie lad propcu2ael 10 Mr. Johas;on. lie
expressed tic firm eoaViojijn that Tic r!9 de-
partufa sill! p:0vo failure. and that The a5p-
est people CT Tie North wi Ienu1i.tc Toe
Mshcne-R!pu5l.cln alliance because it is taio..
ed VIII tho lcprous stain of bad ta!!h--io The
South lis tal2fc is assured. 1ho attempt oil
the republicans TO suc,.od with carpet bagge.s
brought disaster upon then; their DIG 70: eff rt
N ntC MI hr,, III
worse. lou can't tsbricao party ie lho South
viii federal epoils. lie said, 10 dam tic mat.
ucr lie said the reason fer tho repub!ioaus'
ACTON Vas to break up the sclid Scu;h, d4f4rd
ed that section trom tho charges that had been
made against It, mentioned tho Advantages the
solid South had been to The Uoion, AID said
that when there Hss DO eolid South this o3usu
try had exceeded all Others in corruption, sud
read from 6 speech delivered by NJ
Hear 10 Prove the truth Of his sslera
tlons. Ho boldly affirmed tba! 50 far as
tho Southern representatives 10 CoaRress
and Congressional legislation are cj1e5racd
there is no solid SCutb but that the Sou:h was
solid to preserve her own cipi'z .ton end would
be willing to let any cf ell the republican sens-
tois but two write the history OF the csr.
pet bag goVlrnmeDts 10 the S3uh snd bs COZ
tent TO Leave the verde. to the pacplo Ct the
N'rth. The galleries Of The Senate were crowd
Cd and all lha seats Gu the e Dor we're filled, sad
Mr.. Lamat's speech vas listened to with ucdj.
Vlded attention. the republican Senator's apps
rcntiy reading newspapers. bet hearing every
W2rd that vas uttered. a! ticcs the SeLa c.
from Mississippi roso 10 tho heIsht Of true ill.,
tronlc ability. Ills elcquerc, vas CT ths
characteristic South.rn 13Troy style, but
his argument was solid and was supported by
patent aud eclf-evident evidence. His sp9coa
was brought 10 rather GU abrupt o,uc!u:;on By
tho loss CT some Of bis notes, but be took o:oa-
sion before he stopped 10 say thu the negroes
even We're more coplenIed aud prospHrou; 10 tho
South under the ra!e Of democratic State gov
eminent than under republican rule, add did
not sly this upon lis OVID, hui upon the author
lty ct Bishop Simpson. aud that Iac he had
ooco believed 10 two governments 10 this couu.
tiy, that belief had now vanished, and be now
favored one great government 0mnipoeut for
good, bu. powerle:s fer evil
Mr.. Hoar attempted 10 reply, but bis whco
speech consisted solaIy 10 illusions 10 the re-
Dudla!on Ct tho Mississippi dob, denial of
Lanar's assertion ef Northern haired fer The
Son.h;ro people, rcbash of bis ultra bloody
shlr.lsn, and 80 enurcin'ion of tho idas of cen
trail z,tion.
MIR. Dawes followed NJ. Hoar, rec.rS the
| lLodens atteDGlog Mr.. Lanars entrance into
Congress after -four years of u cicd rcbeiou;"
and repeating sttri,s Of Sou!hcrn ouraecs with
tho same aninu7, but by DC means 10 tho
graphic style Of Judge Tourgec. lie vas inter.
ru9tcd ty Mr. George, WHO pronounced cue Of
he stories al untruth and demanded the ramo
of tho Voim, which Mr.. Dawes, SIS usual iu 81.
such cssis, declined 10 give, end which dec'ina.
hon proved that tho story was untrue, sDd Ess
menufsc urcd a. tho outrage n.il.
The desks Of Ms2sTs. CoDger and Malone !. a
besuliful bouquets laid 1pou them to.dsy.
A gentleman just here from Illinois says that
MI Sam Eoge. the riches. man in Grundy
county, in that St,to, native Of FauqQier
county, Virginia. and reiatad 10 many people in
that county and Loudoun, died there last wssk
st an extremely old s2e.
Pension Agent Brown, Of Cincinnati, will to
appointed Commissioner OF Pensions.
| A FLORAL TRIBUTE. -Yasterdsy al;:rn,ou
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