Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

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70" 'Noou.No appointments no business was
transacted.
MARCH 22,-Senator Voorbees offorod a
resoIutior doo,ori,,,. ,,1,,., 0e
-, N.."iinS AhuO the hostne attl-
tuue assumed by the national banks toward
iretunding the national debt at low rate of
contrary to the best Interests Of sIhSeSs the
and wen calculated to excite their alarm foT,
the future" senator Voorhees, announced
his intention of submitting some re-.
marks in support of the resolution. senators
Morrill, and Ferry objected to the Introduction
OF the resolution as being out of order, and it
was laid over. A large number of nomina.
tions were confirmed in executive session
Among new nominations sent in by the Presi.
dent were Albert Woodcock, Collector of In.
ternal Revenue for the Third District of Iii.
Nor, Nols' ana A NJ. Jones ne United States Marshal
M kpcu % .,o''".ol W, ,,s., OI.,'l
in reference TO the national banks was again
called up by him in the Senate on the 93d, and
after lengthy discussion regarding prece-
dents, in which Senator Sherman took the
ground that it was admissible, objection was
withdrawn. The resolution then went over
one day under the rules.
MARCH o4-Mr Dawes called IN tho res
,..s r,.s s
oiutlon ior the electon OF olhcers OF the sen.
ate. Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, further explained
his position. lie said that while he had voted
with the Democrats to sustain the organiza.
tion of the Senate it anpeared from the re.
sult of the contest over the Committees that
the Republicans had a majority. However
fleetin1 or traditional that majority NAV be
we are commanded TO accent Ii and TO obev
it. The majority that chooses the commit.
tees is fairly entitled to choose the OH.
GERS of the Senate. One naturally goes
with the other in order to nerfect
the organization. This conclusion will
neither be DELAYED nor obstructed by any vote
of mine and IL can not be reached too soon
for the public interest. do not regret Mt all
that the new Administration. which has TO
confront the country with its nolicv should
have control of botn branches of Congress-
The responsibility for measures proposed
can n9I M pe asniuou' ~. mt.m eno bOWcr W inIti @
enop1h to induIge In rash exneIiments and
the minority is sufiiciently strong to check
onv tendency 10 tScess Re
tween these two elements the preot
| voice of indenendent oninion can alwaSs he
heard with effect and the countTv has every
nrosnect of peace and nrosperity. The Dem
| ocrots onnosed the resolution on the ground
| that this was n session for executive bnsiness
| onII, and tbot n reoroonizntion of ofIiciaIs
had nothing to do with IT, The RepubHcan
| idea was that. IL being n Republicon Senate
| avnrv office balonged IN them bv right and
thot every niace from SECRETARY 10 naoe was
nart and narcel of the Renublican SEN
ate ORGANIZATION. A motion of the Democrats
| to 90 into executive session was lost by n
| vote M 89 tr a Davis and Malone voting with
the Renubiicans The suhsement nroceed.
! inos varied bnt little from this. Mr. Cameron.
| of PennsvIvnnia gave omen notice on tho
1oor that the Repn6licans intend To figbt II
ont to the hitter end. THE Democrats n accent.
| cd the issue and there is evident deter.
! ,nirotion on both sides The Detnocrots
saw that when night comes they will leave fif.
| tessp Of their number sufiicientto call theveas
ond navs and the Others will eo home 10 rest
|
The Republicans, after as.certaining that the
6',ht Xviii also detail RELAYS The contest
nTomises TO he one of the most determined
trhot IN hos ever occurred between the narties in