Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-02
SPIRITED SENATE DISCUSSION.
Who Is to Blame for the Deadlock,
MESSRS. FARLEY AND DAWES DISCUSS THH oUEs-
TION OF AN KXECUTIyE SESSION.

The Vice President laid before the Senate to-
day the unfinished business, being the resoiu-
ton for the election Of officers of the Senate.
Mr.. Farley called attention to the large num-
Der OF nominal which were awaiting action
by the Senate, and moved to go into executive
session. The people OF his state of all parties,
we've appealing to this Senate to consider i'm
portanJ matters In which they were dir city
Interested. Petitions were daily coming from
the public press OF California asking for the
consideration OF the Chinese treaty. In one Of
these papers he had observed that he had been
charged with retardlng the consideration OF the
Chinese treaty. The record of the Senate con-
tradicted trad that statement: For many weeks the
cans to go into executive session. Eight hun
dred or one thousand Cinnamon were arriving
semtmonthly at San Francisco 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 this neglect on the part OF
the Senate, for which neglect the republican
party was responsible.
Mr.. Dawes said that he was as anxious to go
Into executive session as any man could be-;
but the record Of the past two months would
disclose the fact that the Senator (Mr. Farley
and those who acted with him had been solely
responsible for any delay In not going into ex-
ecutive session.
Mr. Farley replied that the republican party
could not escape the responsibility for the
evils which had befallen the people OF the Pa
cf1c coast.
MI. DdW0S TeJOIuSU luaU IQe S6DdIOr $1,000
here and told the people OF California that
rather than have democratic secretary OF the
Senate displaced he would let the Chinese come
and bring all the evils that they might. The
Senator and his party had been in majority
In the Senate, and no one had touched his harp
or p1ped his lutte In favor OF considering these
Chinese treaties; but now the Senator came 1l
at this dying hour, as last chance, and Ut
tered maledtct1On upon the Senate itself.
Mr.. Farley repeated the statement that the
people OF California were protesting against
The inaction of the Senate, and declared that
the republican party OF that state were protest
1ng against the election OF GoIham as Secretary
OF the Senate He believed that the other side
OF the chamber had at last come to its senses
There was an opinion on the Pacific coast that
tie Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes
and his colleagues were opposed to placing any
restriction upon the immigration OF Chinese.
Whether that were true or not, time would de-
velope; but the present action OF the Sen ate
would strengthen that opinion.
MI. Dawes inquired to what party were the
people OF California indebted for any merits
which the Chinese treaties might contain, and
to whom were they indebted for the fact tina:
these treaties were not today the law Of the
land?
Mr.: Beck taunted the republicans with cow
aTdice In not going into executive session. They
had not dared to do so, because OF divisions In
TIE party on important nominations. The Sen.
ator from Minnesota {Mr McMillan) had de-
Of johnson as chief clerk, and the Senator from
Virginia (Mr. Mahone) had declared himself re-
sponsible for nomination Of RiddIeberger. II the
Senate went into executive session. and some
important nomination came up, and either OF
those gentleman voted against the nomination,
no more patronage for them from the
administration. II they voted for it, then
none OF the men that they wanted would hold
places. Therefore committee of seven-a
conmi tee OF eafety, an ecumenical council
had + zen appointed to dictate to the con.
sciences Of Senators. The republican organ In
this city had announced that the republicans
were going into executive session, so carefully
guarding their action that they would allow
no controverted nomination to be considered
at all. The democrats were not to be allowed
to take any part in the executive session. but
were to sit with their arms folded and let the
republicans settle matters to whatever extent
they dared.
MIR. Dawes expressed his surprise at what he
termed the novel announcement that there was
great gulf yaWnlDg before The repu olican
members OF the Senate. 1t was all new to
him.