The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
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ordsR being 4 resolution for the
I election OF Senate officers.
PendletoD moved 10 20 into execu.
tive session, which was rejected by
, q vote Of 20 nSys TO 29 yeas. M3hone
being present voted with the Re.
publicans. A motion to lay the mo-
ZION on the table was loot bv vote
of % yeas to 20 nays.
Logan said during a special ses-
sion held by tlic senate in 1855 the
officers of the Senate had been elect
ed. He cited this to show that this
was precedent for ;he'pozition now
taken by the Republicans.
Harrison SAID that was the only
precedent that could be found. and
called attention to the fact that 1T
that time the old officers had been
reelected, except one, who had
been removed for cause.
Farley inquired of Logan if ho
could find any precedent when the
Democratic party had refused TO 60
into executive session to confirm or
act upon nominations made by the
President.
Logan replied by inquiring
whether The gentleman could find q
precedent where the minority had
over undertaken TO rule the ma
jority. .
Farley replied that at this very
session the minority of the Senate
had for two weeks has been filibus-
tering against the organization OF
a Senate committee by majority.
Morrill, read from a speech made
two yeas ago by Nestor, of the
Democratic side. Salisbury at the
time when the change of officers
was proposed, advising the Repub-
licans to reconcile themselyes.Lo their
position as a minority and like Chris
tan gents to bear it manfully.
Butler retorted by quoting from
q speech at the same time by Nestor,
of the Republican side.
Anihony-In which he stated he
did not think he would ever be
found advocating the removal of
the officers who had performed
their duties faithfully and efficiently
Call opposed the resolution There
was no doubt whether the majority
of the Senate had not been per-
suaded by the means in violation of
the Constitution and laws and con-
demned by the just sentiments of
the country, and those who did not
oppose the resolution might become
parties to the commencement of the
practical effect of which it might be
TO the substitute, mercenary and
venal considerations for the just and
unbiased judgement of the Senate.
He held it to be his duty to resist
this resolution, which proposed to
bestow patronage on coalition par
ties who were diverse in their po-
litical principles and in their pledges
to the country.
AT 2:20 a motion to go into execu-
tive session was defeated by vote
of % yeas to 81 nays.
Beck referred to a statement made
yesterday by Dawes, that he
supported Riddlebarger because lie,
belonging to a body of men who OPP
posed that party which put its heel
on the neck of black man in Vir-
ginia, and desired to call that Sena-
tors attention to the scene which
had taken place in the Virginia leg
islature. Morse, colored man. who
probably could neither read or
write, and who therefore would be
entitled to vote in Massachusetts,
had arisen and made a rash ramb-
ling speech in which he advocated
the payment of the state debt, and
had then yielded to Riddlebarger.
That gentleman thereupOn had Of
fered a resolution to expel Morse,
which was rejected. The man he had
sought to eXpel was an ignorant,
but honest colOred man, was aJman
who was now the champion of the
Senator from Massachusetts.
Dawes-GroOme, does it appear
whether Riddlebarger proposed to
expel him because he was cOlored
man, or because he was in favor of
paying the debt.
Beck-POOr man, suppose he took
double chance on him, Qaughter)
A motion to go into executive
session having been defeated.
Malone took the floor to address
the Senate; this aroused that nody.
which had been very dull all day,
into something like attention. He
was unfortunate he said, in having
been absent from the Senate yester-
day, when some illusions had been
made to Riddlebarger and himself.
He had been indisposed and was to
unwell to review the speeches.
Dawes interrupted him and said,
if the gentleman would prefer to go
on, on Monday, he would move to
adjourn, which was, at ESQ agreed to.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The
Chief Signal Officer furnishes the
following special bulletin: A storm
of some severity, exists on the North
Carolina coast, having moved east
ward from Kentucky. Since Friday
morning, snow has been falling in
New Jersey and Maryland. Except
cloudy weather la New England,
North Carolina and over Lake On
tario, weather is now generally clear.
Temperature has fallen rapidly since
Friday morning in Kentucky. ILL.,
nois, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas
and Indian Territory. 81 degrees
at Memphis, II at st. Louis, % at
Fort Gibson,24 at Nashville, and rs at
Caro-. During Sunday and Monday,
fair weather is indicated for the
country east of the Mississippi river.
with considerably lower tempera-
ture from New Jersey to Alabama,
during Sunday.
New ORLEANS, March 26.-The
sailor boarding house, on Tehopi-
toulas street. burned last night. All
the inmates of the building escaped
except Chas. O'Brien, second mate
of the ship Orino, who persisted in
the flames.
WASHINGTON, March &c. Among
the nominations sent to the Senate
to-day were the following: VIM.
Understood, Collector Internal
Revenue for the fourth district of
Texas; Jonathan II. Gray, Collector
of Customs at Alexandria, Virginia;
E. j. Castillo ut Natchez, Missis-
sippi.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The Re-
publican senators held caucus this
morning, at which twas determined
to stand firm in the pending contest
for the possession of the Senate Off
GERS, and to continue it as long as
may be necessary to retain success.
1t was agreed, however, that the adj
journment of the Senate should be
allowed at some comparatively ear
ly hour this morning, and that it
subsequently shall reassemble to
perfect arrangements for the resum-
ing the struggle on Monday, with a
view of continuing thereafter with
out intermission. lf.il i