Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-25

o. iuDo;s CT Bargains aud contracts, 0Id ell |
that. He did know whether they existed or
no.; bat the very !aos tho republicans were SO
impatient to pu! in their officers, and the other
feet o. to their connection With the Senator who
now controlled the Senate, should csuse gentle
men to pause. The country would ask Why
this haste vas made. A grest many people
thought that there was gu understanding
between republicans AID the Senator from Viz
glnla, BY which be vas to have the paro1nge
Of Virginia. He did rot kuoT Anything about
that. Ii would sppear better upder the cir.
cumsIances Ihst this matter be postponed for
tho present.
Mr.. Cameron. of Pennsylvania, wanted tho
Senate and the country to understand that his
| party had nominated proper men to fill tho
Senate Offices, and that the question would be
question of endurance.
MIR. Brow1-Well. We accept that ISSUE.
We fee that We ere right aboutit. We feel that
you havo nearly all the ofic;s of the Union
With q minority Of the voters. and it is our duty
to stand ty the few We have left. and ne intend
to do it. We may BIO here until June We have
until December. Continuing, he said that the
recent action ct the Republican party and the
Senator from Virginia had shown that the pc
Rod hsd been reached when 20 more would be
said about confederate b1isadiers. That period
had been reached that was spoken Of by very
| old bock, when it said "The wolf also shall
dwell With the lamb. and tho leopard shall lie
down with th, kid, and tho calf and the
young lion, and the failing together. ard little
child shall lead them" Thai period had been
reached wte the lion of debt.psying Repub-
llcanism aud tie lamb of esGjustment ADD par
tial Reputation had lain down 10 loving EN-.
braco together in green pastures of IuXutiaut
rohness Ito would not say thst little child
or a little general should lead them, to. tina! q
gallant confederate general would lead them.
Laughter. He hoped that tho day had como
when that bloody shirt, tf which 80 m1,h had
baen heard. would be folded up and buried
beneath the hope Of resulrec iou
| Mr., Hoar said tia! the gentleman from Goor
gia Dir. Brown had given notice that it vas his
purpose 10 otclpy the time of the Senate from
noW until the lst of December 10 preventing the
EXPRESSION of the will of tho constitutional ma
l1lty OF this body 10 regard TO the election OF its
cthoeTs. lilo Mr. Hoar) regarded that dcelara
tlon as containing the VIZ cscnoe OF rGvou
ton aud treason to tho Institutions of this o5un
Try. There mad been Instances OF filbuiering
fer tho purpose OF gaining reasonable aud
proper delay on pending measures but this
was the first time in the history Of this COUNTRY
when eDy gentleman sustaining the character of
Senator had declared that the will which should
hoal!y, and to the ead. govern tho SeoEtc Of
the Uoited States should be tie will Of the
minority ard not that of the msj5rity of its
members. lie did not think that the Senator
would adhere to that declaration. Did he
mean to tell the American people that there
vas aDy consltuHona! function 10 Wbich orc
; fifth OF the members of Tho Scnsto had right
TO say to the other four ffths what sacald 10.
| be performed?
Mr.. BroWn-Tho Senator says that the doc,
iriDe | announce is revolution and treason.
, Dir. Hoar-lt is q doctrine Gs reple!o with
revolution snd treason as any doctrine ever Ut
, tered.
Mr. Brown WGs sorry that he wouli hsva to
lr0Vo tho Senator traitor. lie ha1 stated
that h!ibusteriCg 10 prevention Of the regular
/. business Tss treasonable.
Mr. Hcsr-Not at all. distinctly Stale,
. erd now repeat, that the obtaining Of r.aso1s
ablo delay for short time had bec3ne oao Of
cur Common parliamentary rosourcas. Whether
juslilisblo or not l do not undertake to say; tu!
J the Senator says not "gou shall delay until 10
morrow or next week" but ".bis thing sda
DO. be doae unit! the Senate itself dis b. lapse
Of time"
, Mr.. Brogn-I must sill: carry cut ny pro,
| =
full treason for us to stay hero aad acc,pt @
{ challenge given By the other side, which make:
) this issue one of endurance, and Sly hero no.
, til December, how much treason IS there ia
, tilibusteriDg for ono week or two weeks? TIE
? trouble is, the Senator does rot draw tic line
, OF dem aIoation whero fltbuserioG b:ging to b:
. treason aId ceases 10 BE- jlstli .tlo. Has il
esclped tao memory OF thu Senator that bis
party sat hero aud Fl clustered to prevent The
transaction Of business until the end Of the scs
Sion2 Dues the Senator Geoy that BIS SIT here
: aod refused 10 vote io the Ferty-,isth cor.
gfcss?
hlr. Hoar-I do.
, Mr.. B.own-Ycu dti y has you sat il your
scat ] lst b'l5rc he termination ct The Forts
sixth Congress and refused to VOC?
Mr.. Hoar-Ol The ccca:iln 10 which the
Senator refers | rafrs d to vote oLc, or tTica
and then proceeded 10 do co.
. MIR. BroTr-That, | suppose, We ought tc
term petty treason, because the Senator oaly
: did it 'ouce little" but his party did it Z
t good many times Laughter.
. Mr.. Hoar-Tho lilo of demarca!ion is b.,
and to delsy it,
Mr.. Brown declared that if The Senator's pro
; position Was ciirtc: DO and bis VII ole party
wero traitors tor thoy in the Forty.siXh Cor es:
O bad filituscrcd to defeat busutss 10 tote. The
Democrat, eide, Lo said, was ready to 60 OF
with executive business, and, if the RopubIi
cans did not watt that. to adjourn; or. if they
D did not want that, to 30 on with executive bust
8 ness, H1d so 90.
A motion to 60 toto executive session wa:
lost-yess, %; nays, %.
0 When MIR. Pendleton moved 10 aij)urp.
which motion was unexp;c:edy agreed tc-
yeas. %; nays. 81.
Mr.. Mitchell Was temporarily absent from
Q the chamber and did not vote, nor did MIR.
, Davis, Of Illinois, Mr.. Hale voted 40 in O
} tone too low to Re heard by the clerk, and was
3 not rceorded-s fast wish be did not discover
t uatil after the Vic,-P President had declared the
, Ssnato adjourned. Had his vote been recorded
it would have prevented an Adjournment.
FOREIGN NEWS.
a dispatch from Rlmo reports that Cunt