Daily Republican., 1881-10-08
THE EXTRA ~E%SlON.
indications Of . Determined Com
prised- d-KepuDiicsns Determined
to Ma.ntain their Rights-David
Davis an Unk nOwn Factor.

| WASHISGTON, oct. 6.-There is 10
much reason to expect that any goo'
will result from the talk OF compro
mise bet tween the two parties in reapeC
TO the offices to be ii led at the comm,
special session of the Senate. Will,
Senators pr ,fess 10 be inspired by :
strong desire for harmony, ii is notice;
that individual opinions among thoat
| who haze already reached WaShingtOt
accord exactly with the supposed in
| lrrests of the party to which IA" iudi
vidutl belongs. No one i'nirS Il Demo
craI conceiirg the light of the Senators
elect to be sworn in advance OF thu
choosing of ~ presiding ultia.r On the
ptl.er h,ud, III" tspubitH,ns to a inan,
mold that 10 other course wouli br
I1si. Ii the argument the l:apuhIlCanH
nave by far the best OF il. To eject =
Democrat, they say, Is 10 offer a p ice
Tor General Arihllr'n life. 1t is to say 10
any Democratic huiteau, "klli Arthur
and your uau gp,.s IN Ga the other
hand, 10 elect "A Republican would offer
no such temptation. Morcover,to elect
Democrat /, tfe office Of President
pro te.upore of the Senate is to do all
that the Senate can do to reverse the
expressed will Of the people. These
einbVuy much better reasons for Oppo,-
ing tha rrrtlcn Ot Democrat by dila-
tory proceedings than Republican Seua-
tors hAu Tor their course when they Iast
locked hoinS With the Democrats in a
struggle OF endurance. Under these cir
rnlnstanceS II is probable that SOME
thing OF a contest will take place.
II the Democrats insist, ao certain of
them now h. re- assert thry will, upon
elecung a President pro trnipure, i, is
probable that the Republicans will he.
lay tina! ar>ion until The public can be-
com" tamIllariled with the Objects of
the Democrats thus seeking by lllrgill.
mate methods to SEIZE the power.
WhnIe II is impossible TO know in al
vance OF III" Caucus what cOursn k"puh-
mean Senators Will adopt it can Ee said
lha1 some OF them are oppp'ed 10 all
Coupromise and dicker. They say that
being in the majority, they have the
lIhta Of u majority - ue1vru.the duties
ut II majority TO perform. This, they
explain, does not mean that they viii III
SlsG unon having all the petty offices OF
the Senate II led with Republicans, but
that IN 80 far rs the machinery tor ,.Jap.
ing l"giSIa'!Un Ii cen, trnrd, tnIt il, The
Craftsmanship Ol the committees and
the selection Of "A presiding officer, it is
Their right and duty to contro!. Moth
ing can safely be pred3'rd until after
the caucus vt next Saturday, bat t.e
opinion is gaining ground that there
will be "A contest OF Sore days duration
over the election Of n presiding officer
David Davis is, as usual IA disturbing
factor in all calculations. lie is report
ed to have said at the last special ses.
sion that tn, Republicans had an un
aoubttd majority, and therefore a right
to the organization. If he continues OF
the same mind it viii somewhat sim
plfy matters, since with his vote tho
tie which would otherwise exist with n
full Senate Will utcol4e Il Republican
uajOrity.
The President is reported to have eX-
pressed the opinion with some conh-
dcncr, to-day, that there would BE- IA
organization OF the Senate,
and that the session would be a short
oue. One gentleman VINO called upon
t he Presi tent reports that - thinks II
officer will be named for tire
sole purpose Of swearing in Senators
elect, which duty beng performed his
cease. Inclruprn The PreS;-
dent pro ienlpore will De formally cleo
ted. Some OF General ArIhur's friends
express the belief that hs skill as a
i,Olltlcl ii ta ;ticlan ana uarmouizer will
serve to smooth the way fur harmon
ions Orgdn!ZatiJn