The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-03
SPEAKING SENATORS.
WHAT is BEING SAID AT WASHINGTON
Mr.. Farley, OF California, ON the
Deadlock. He Refers 10 the
Chinese Treaty ana Charges
the responsibility Of the
Deadlock on the Repub.
ltcans-Dawes Debates,
80 Does Beck and
Other senators.

ness, being the resolution for the election Of
officers of the senate.
Mr.. Farley called attention to the number
Of nominations that were awaiting the action
Of the senate, and moved 10 20 into executive
session. The people Of his
state of all parties were appeal.
ing to this senate to consider an important
matter in which they were directly interested.
Petitions were daily coming from the public
press Of California, asking for consideration
Of the Chinese treaty. In the tone of those
papers he had observed that he had been
charged with retarding consideration of the
Chinese treaty. The record of the senate
contrsdicted the statement. For many weeks
the democratic senators had invited
the republicans to 60 into executive session.
Eight hundred or one thousand Cinnamon
were arriving semi-monthly at San Fran
cisco. A ship full Of Cinnamon, and with
smallpox on board, was to-day lying at
quarantine, in the harbor Of San Francisco,
and the people Of California were protesting
against the neglect on the part of
the senate, for which neglect the republican
party was responsible.
Mr.. Dawes said that he was as anxious to
20 into executive session as any man could
be, but the record for the past two months
would disclose the fact that the senator (Far.
ley) and those who acted with him, had been
solely responsible for any delay in not going
into executive session.
Mr.. Farley replied that tho republican
party could not escape the responsibility for
the evils which had befallen the people OF
the Pacific oast.
Mr.. Dawes rejoined that the senator stood
here and told the people of California that
rather than have q democratic secretary Of
the senate displaced, he would let the
Chinese como and bring all the evils that
they might. The senaIor and his party had
been in the majority in the senate
and no one had touched his harp or piped
bis Lutte in favor Of considering the Chinese
treaty; but now the senator comes in at this
day and hour and last chance and utters his
mslediction on the senate.
Mr.. Farley repeated the statement that the
people of California we're protesting against
the inaction Of the senate, He declared the
republican party of that state we're protesting
against the election Of Gorham as secretary
Of the senate. He believed that the other
side of the chamber had at last came to its
senses. There was an opinion on the Pacific
coast that the senator from Massachusetts
Dawes) and his colleagues had opposed the
placing of any restriction of the
Immigration of Chinese Whether
that was true or not, time would
develop; but the present action of the
senate would strengthen that opinion.
Mr.. Dawes inquired to what party were
the people OF California indebted for the
merits which the Chinese treaties might con-
tain, and to whom were they indebted for the
fact that their treaties were not to day the
laws of the land?
Mr.. Beck taunted the republicans with
cowardice in not going into executive session.
They had not dared TO do 80, he said, be-
cause Of divisions in their party in regard to
important nominations. The senator from
Minnesota (McMillan) had declared himself
responsible for the nomination of johnson
as chief clerk. Tho senator from
Virginia (Mr. Mahone) had do.
clared himself responsible Tor the nomina-
ton of Gerham. II the senate went into
executive session and some important nomi-
nation came up, and either OF those gentle.
men voted sgainst the nomination, there
would be no patronage for term from the
administration. If they voted for
it, then the stslwart republicans
would see that moro of tho men that they
wanted would hold their places, therefore, a
committee OF seven, q committee Of safety,
an ecumenical council, had heen appointed
TO dictate to the condolences of the senators.
The republican organ in this city had an.
nounced that tho republicans were
going into executive session, so care
fully guarding their action that they
would allow no contravened nomination 10
be considered, as the democrats were not
allowed TO take any part in the executive
session, but were to sit with their arms folded
and let the republicans settle the matter TO
whatever extent they dared.
MIR. Dawes expressed his sur
prise at what he termed novel
announcement that there was a great gulf
yawning before the republicaR members of
the senate. 1t was all new to him.
Mr.. Salisbury took the floor in denial of
the charge made by Mr.. Dawes, that the
democratic senators were responsible for the
delay in transacting public bust.
ness, and asserted the contrary 10
be tho truth. He argued In opposition 10
the right Of tho vice president TO cast vote
on the question Of elections Of officers, and
declared that upon such n question the
democratic senators would not consent. The
republicans should be placed In position
In which the vote Of the vce>presid