The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-22
THEHAPPY FAMILY
A NEW ROLE HOR THE REPUBLICAN
SENATOR'S,
Another Days SsAsIOn.wIIh the Usual
Amount Of Bad Temper on Both
sides, hut with No Serious
Outcome From the
Lowering Clouds,

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Upon tn,
opening Of tho Senate the Vice Presidsn
laid before the Senate the unfinished busi
ness, the resolution for the election Of Off
cers. BY unanimous consent the paperi
ON the files OF the Senate relating to thu
subjeCt:Oi bankruptcy, were referred to thI
committee on the Judiciary. Senator
Coke replied to portions Of Senator Frye'I
speech. He said the people Of the South
were OF the same race as the people OF the
North-a race that had never been domi
mated by an inferior race, and never
would be, That race meant to govern In
the South, aud forty or forty thousand
entering wedges such as was supposed to
have been inserted in Virginia, would not
dsviAte 1t from ia course or change the re-
suit, II was going to do II lawfully, under
the Constitution, in the interests OF peace,
humanity, good government and bigh
civilization.
A motion to 20 into executive session
was lost, yeas 20, nays2i. Senator Harris
moved that when the Senate adjourn to.
day 1t be to meet tomorrow at 0 o'clock.
Senator Coukling suggested that II the
hour were changed to II o'clock there
would be no opposition, and Tor once
there would he unanimity in the South.
Mr.. Harris replied aaruastiGatlY- that 1t
would nOCessltate u waste OF three hours,
and three hours stsuCh work no the Senate
was now doing were very important.
The motion was lost, a. also the motion
to 60 into executive session, by vote Of
81 to 20,
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, moved
that when the Senate adjourn to-day 1t be
to meet Monday next. 20,
Mr.. Dawes opposed the motion Tor one
he was willing 10 stand at his post with
out adjournment.
Mr.. Cameron addressing Mr.. DAwesl-
Were you willing 10 stand here week ago
OF your post2 Was not an adjournment
made at your request?
Mr.. Dawes Il Snswer mos. respectfully
l did not know that fact before.
Mr.. Cameron-1t came to me from your.
self.
Mr. Dawes-Two weeks ago II became
necessary Tor mo TO 60 10 New York.
Mr.. Cameron, Interuptingl-Ah. De.
risivs laughter on the Democratic side,
Mr.. Dawes--I hope the Senator will
wait-I procured man To- 90 to New
York for me, end after that the Senate nd.
journed- not upon my motion,
MIR. CAmeron-lt waa upon my motion
at your request. Laughter.
Mr., DlNes-The Senator ~ mistaken
II was not the Republican Senators at all.
enter my protest against the abandon.
ment by this Senate Of the pending buai.
ness.
Mr.. Cameron-And now enter my de.
sire and my request that the Senate ad'
journ until Monday.
The roll was called and the motion was
carried by one majority, when the salts.
faction with which the Democrats listened
10 the Colloquy be wsen Messrs. Cameron
and Dawes lound vent In the expression
by Mr.. Groome, before the vote was an.
nounCed, that the Democratic Senators
understood Mr.. Dawes 10 say that he
would cast an affirmative vote on this
motion as an indication that the policy oi
the Republican side would be 62ndoned.
He LMr. Groome would vote aye.
Mr.. Cameron [impetuousIy1-Nothing
OF the sort. change my vote 10 nay.
Mesars. Blair and Hawley also changed
their votes to the negattve,an Mr.. Harris,
remarklng that the Senator who made the
motion having voted against 1t he would
also change his vote.
The vote was then announced and the
motion lost-yeas lS, nays 20. 49,.
Mr.. Farley suggested that this might be
q good time 10 go into executive session, as
there seemed TO be little disturbance In
the happy family.
Mr.. Cameron. said there was no disturb.
anCe. There was nohappier family In the
world.
Mr.. Call then made speech, and In
concluding made some reference 10 the
suffrage in Massachusetts, and an unin.
teresting Colloquy ensued between Messrs.
Gall and Dawes.
An article from a Charleston newspaper
having been read by Mr.. Dawes, Mr..
Hampton admitted that there had been
irregnlarily and frauds but pleaded as q
Justification the cruel wrongs committed
on the people Of South Carolina. He
would announce here, As he had done
elsewhere, his unalterabIe determination
to try, ut the earliest possible moment. to
reCtify this wrong.
Mr. Jonas aEnnounced that he had q
telegram from Lieutenant. Governor Nc.
Emery as to the truth Of the charge that q
Massachusetts, man, Charles Heath, had
suffered persecution IN Louisiana. The
telegram tays that HeRlh's statement 10
absolutely false. His property WAS burned
10 obtain the Insurance. 1t was Insured
for 81 900, and iLs valuation by appraisers
10 adjust the lots was 81 400 The matter
was investigated BY the grand jury Of the
last term, and q letter from Judge Bridges
says that at the July term sufficient
evidence will have been obtained to lind
bill, Mr.. Jonas baid he ais had = letter
from q Massachusetts man stating that
Heath's reputation for truth Is net
such az ought 10 DO defended by tho sena.
| lor from Massachusetts Dawes, lie
lfJonss1 would not give the name OF bis
informant for ieur that he would imperll
bis life In Massachusetts. Laughtef.1
In the course Of the dlscussion Mr..
Salisbury endeavefed TO ask Mr..
Dawes q question, but was somewhat
cuttly refused the floor When the debate
closed, Mr, Salisbury said that the Sena'
tor from Massachusetts had rebuked him
In language unbecomlng q. gentleman and
Senator, as he understood that Senator
he aid not appfehend the courtesy due oil
one gentleman 10 another
| M, Dawes acknowledged that In the
heated debate he had made remarks which
he now regretted. lie asked the Senators
pardon and the pardon Of the Senate.
Adjourned Until tomorrow.