Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-24
Proceedings Of The Senate To. day,

| ID Monday rapor.
Proceedings OF The Senate To. day.
| WASHINGTON, D. g.. Mar. 2l.-Oa motion
| o. Dir. G0ckgu & resolution Was adopted call
| lag On the beads IT the executive Department.
10; c0;a :l2to ISIS OF GGy AID all books reports
AID Pamphlets published by their r,spec. i've
depac.u:us9 from Issoh 4 1859 to Msich 4
| lSS!
MT. Dawes c,licl up tho resolution for the
| Il. c!3n ot the oGioaTs Of the Senate.
My. DAYS, Of ILL.,, said: On q recent OCCASION
| stated The Tccs2ns that determined ny vote
| CD the orgsa:Z;lion Of tho Senate, not expect.
'n- to H2!-!y q casS CT politicians accustomed 10
sar;y di5el. no snd uusblo to appreciate FREQ
! thought aud lpjepcadent action. Fair criticism
| ia sISiya rEti'!ld 10 respect aud the public NJ %
@ao s"Tirk' from 4, even when harsh, does
co, d"ct"c ic!SeaIaGc'. Al attempt has been
mad, TO Lave /! appear that tho Legislature
"hich elected ne 10 Tho Senate contained 70.
iu1;ic2n ElEi 1ily ard Inst tho State of Illinois
nH 'no l'opaisr Toe vas el:o largely republican,
Bj'h Ct t&cso assumptions Rro uofouuded. The
L}.is!atu-a 1t that time stood az foo1s accord.
iug "a ;ac Official compilation OF tho Secretary
| o! Sist; Rslu5icals, Senate 81, House 10;
dcGi.c:a'. Senate 25, House CT; Independence
Sc1atc ). House G. it is thus seen that the
republicans AID tho d,noc:a!s wero about
'ql.!y divided, and that few independents
turCcd ii2 so,le5. For President, HAYES re-.
civ 2TS 22322 Gi!dan 2jS COL, ard Cooper
,233 7ct"a. Hiy's' Gear ma )rity Was . 39S
IL rclt If ever lei! q mlIliOu. These figures
prove hW ISL ba!,nacd the Two parties ware
in 1876 II. Marc than 90 per cent. Of tho
v3t:s voluntarily cast for nc as Senator we're
!r3ai tem5ctas ,snicut pledges, Conditions, or
c3rrcFrJtdCUc9 ui by kiGl Whsevar They
! A0oy ny poi lo.! ap;cccdsnts aud thy also
kueW :i.t n:l;t..r i6o hotor which was freely
| cao'>r!cI up1r E!@ FOR bn; other distinction
tbs! could be III rcd would al;tr any clnvio;ion
| had tarGCl, or ! Il c: u,o fem tho course CT
Guy 81 l. hrp:atta 20 Tay b;s. julsucn:.
il@'lGG cc:egisd Ibis gcaercu5 trust under
| thc>e cTcuG.st4rc's, coed III required me 10
sustain h. nrga5z ,taa Of tho S:rste as il had
| xistsd ii the Is: C,ngress. No principle
Ha' l.vo'v2t, bnt merely The c3otrol of cor.
!2ijtteH and 6! cElIoIs. | have voted steadily
afs'o-' Change aud | shall continue 10 that
@'y u'''i The eod IS reached, beiog snsweratl,
; GD.y 10 'ty 'D;aI &C. sad 10 my cousti!u mtg
; f.! /. f, 9 What ny freud. tho distinguish
CT o.c.!cg i:0in New Ycrk, properly ellis "a
c'D>tilua2s! "a rit3" was disc osld when Tho
| &C. P!c-dcG', uGt 6 member Ut this body,
! .E,
| lioHdycr t9etlug or fractional that majority
@.Ri % va afo commanded to accept it and to
| co J Ii. Tho maioriy thu. chose the commit
t"rs IS ieiry entilIGd 10 choose The officers of
| ;ho Setatc. Oac naturally gees With the other
/ u trctf TO pl!! Ct The organization. This coz.
cI1,!on viii ot:Sc1 DO delayed nor cbstIuotcd
~ az vote c! nine, sid it c,nnot bo
IcacN9G 10, a>cl i9T ih0 tublic interest,
! dOLo; rtesft q ri ;ii21 tho uc9 administration
| GGl2h t-as 10 c33!GGct lie country With its policy
Should kS7e !ho coLtrsl of both branches Ci
C0Ds!e 6 The responsibility for measures Ia
BE- proposed oaonot be avoided with the power
10 lol'la'O Ill lcci,i1Il.n. The mai,rity is not
Ealga cncu.:i to ioG"iea ia rash experiments
ana TIC mHcri,y is sudici3nf!y strosg TO chcc!,
Hiy tcLd2ucY 10 excess. Between these two
.l:nHcis sha Great Yoico C! Independent opinion
ca a!515G &c h:1.t Hi,h effect aud Tie ccuoiry
has every prospect CT pcsc, aod prosperity.
Ny. DIHcs having refused to lc. his reso,u
ITao 50 ever !or the Urcscut. though requested
10 do So hg Mr.. Pc1Iiatou. tho democrats pro-
astd"d 10 ;i!-r diatcrY motions AID call the
Yes a&d ntys ihctcoD, nov and then taking
cc,s-'an 10 Tit the republicans upon takire
iato tie patty I'D dem c7etc confederate
brand:r.
Nj. GsrlGnl opposed The present election 81
the ot:ic3fs on The ground TIA. it would work q
fross EjH:NcG 10 the present incumbeDts, mas
| much IS until Monday week it had no: beer
knowa whist would 10 Ike political com plexin1
Q! the Senate. The cssc, 30 said, was snlirely
different t~o Yeas sgr, for then i. had beer
knoWn rs fsr b.ck SIS tae prtc=dirg autumn thu
Tie GeE!ccta's would have q majority in ths
SenatJ andthe otii2 GERS wsre, therefore, prepared
FIR e change.
@r Cameron, Of Pa, assorted the deter
mns!!on Of tho republican side to si. the ques
tOa cut. Whiio Mr.. Brown accepted thu
issue AID sisiai his intuition to sit unit
december bcfors he will coGseat TO change 0
the iieers.