The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-05
THE DEAD LOCK
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE STILL
UHBROKRN.
Another Day ThrOWn Away In UssIssl
Discussion UOd DIlaIOFy MOIiOns-A
Passage II which west VlFEIRiA's
Liability fora POFlIOn OEIhSvIE.
gInIA Debt 10 InQuIred After.

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Senators, In caucus this monring, decided
to continue their efforts to procure tht
passage Of the pending resolution FOL
immediate election Of Senate officers BY
adhering psristently to the policy Of tht
programme heretofore pursued,
The arguments set forth by the Repub
licAns were in substance a.. follows; That
the question involved In the Democratic
opposition to the pending resolution il
whether the majority or the minority ol
the Senate shall control its action; that for
the majority to succupb TO the minority
now in the matter Of the choice OF Off.
cera would simply pave the way, for sub.
mission to the minority in matters OF
greater importance hereafter, and as there
is no legislative business to be transacted
at this session, and no injury likely TO 70.
suit to the public interest from delay In
confirming the nominations 10 offices OIL.
ready filed, the present is the best time to
meet the issue about the indicated and
maintained principle that the will Of the
majority must prevail.
SeCond-ThAt the election oil the candl.
dates nominated by the majority (inClud.
ing Rlddleberger) must be insisted upon
a. the meRnR OF sustaining and promoting
the Alliance Of the Republicans and the
independent Democrats In Virginia and
other Southern States In opposition 10 the
Bourbon Democrats. II was argued 10
the caucus that the issue, whether or not
the Republican Senate will support the
alleged movement In Virginia "tor free
ballot and fair count" has been Joined by
the nomination oil Riddleberger, and
that TO abandon his proposed election
would be prsiudiclal 10 the success Of the
In the. fall campaign and greatly
the prospect Of It's future spread
through other portions, OF the "solid
South"
The New York nominations were not re.
ferred TO and It was notiCeably the policy to
delay the transaction Of Executive
business until alter the election Of the
Senate officers.
Consequently on Convening the Senate
resumed consideration OF the resolution,
q motion mSdeby Mr.. Pendleton to 20 into
executive session being lost-yeSs, 25;
nays, 20. ~,
Mi. Johnston quoted extracts from the
Virginia ReadjuSter, Q newspaper edited by
MIR. Riddelberger, to prove the Democracy
oil that gentleman and his colleague Ma.
hone and from Mr.. RiddelbergeF's bill to
show that Republicans were now found
a man for office who had an.
nounCed in that bill that the adoption OF
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments was equal In iLs terrible
effects to the war Itself.
After some running discussion with
Mr.. Dawes on the subject OF tissue ballots
Mr.. johnson continued his speech, con.
hning his remarks TO local questions and
commenting upon and vindicaing the
measures adopted In Virginia by the Fund.
or Democrats. lie went with some min.
uteness into the question OF the debt Of
the State Of Virginia, contendlng that any
failure to pay the interest on that debt
was not attributable to any desire to re.
pudiRte, but to the unfortunate condition
Of affairs which prevailed Immediately
after the war.
Mr.. Dawes inquired whether the sena.
tor agreed with his colleague in holding
that. ~
WEST VIRGINIA OUGHT TO PAY PART or THE
.,., 80 DEBT,
Mr.. Johnston replied: He agreed with
bis colleague and with The Supreme Court
OF the United States in holding that West
Virginia should be responsible for one.
third. Leaving the question Of debt, he
inquired Of Mr.. Davis where and when 10
Virginia anybody bad had 10 wade through
blood 10 the ballot box, as had been stated
by the Senator2
Mr.. Dawes replied that the Missisoippi
plan was a general term. Specific names
attached 10 the different phases II takes In
the different Southern States. In one State
ittook the phase OF blood in another, tissue
ballots; in another, forging returns; In
Virginia, II was called opposition to vsga.
bond suffrage. The Senator would have
to explain that phase.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the pending
resolution on the table. Rejected, yeas
%, nays q. -.
Roll cali followed then roll call In
quick succession upon dllatory motions,
Mr.. Dawes inquiries as 10 when the
Democrats would permit vote 10 be
taken on the resolution heing always met
with the response, ION the first Monday
In Decsmbef.n Finally Mr.. Dawes remark.
inp that II had bscome evident that the
majority Of the Senate was opposed 10
poCt joining the consideration of this reso'
iution, and expressing the hope that The
minority would come tomorrow prepared
to visit until the will Of the majority was
obeyed, moved 10 adjourn. Agreed 10,
and the Senate adjourned,