The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-17
Forty Seventh CongreSs-Spcctni Ses-
sion OF the Senate.

sion OF Tie SeuNtes
WASHINGTON, March lG, 1891.
The organization resolution was called up !;
whereupon Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania
moved to adjourn, but yielded to Mr.. Vest
10 offer q resolution requesting the Pfesi-
dent TO communicate TO the Senate the cor
respondeDce and accompanying documents
between the Governments OF the united
States and Mexico during The year 1899 10
1861 inclusive, in reference TO the supposed
treaty between the said Governments, anu
also the correspondence during SAID years
between the State Department and the
United States Minister in Mexico IN reier-
ence to any proposed convention or treaty
between the TWO Governments. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis OF West Virginia offered re-
solution directing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds TO take into con-
sideration the condition Of the public build
ines in Washington city, looking to the
future needs of the Government, and report
at The next session OF Congress. LAID upon
the table for action when the committees
shall have been appointed.
A motion to adjourn was lOst-ayes, Is;
noes, 35-Mahone not voting. This was
followed up with motion to proceed to The
consideration OF executive business; which
was also lost--aye>, 30; noe, 34-Mahone
voting in the affirmative. Another diIatory
motion was again voted down.
Mr.. Cameron. OF Pennsylvania. called at
tention 10 the fact that there were appoint.
ments on the table which should he acted
upon immediately, and he therefore moved
to 20 into executive session.
Mr. Groome suggested that the nomina
lions could not be acted upon for want OF
committees.
Mr.. Farley said that there appeared to be
DISPOSITION on the other side 10 do no bust
ness Whatever.
MIR. Dawes asked the Senator from Cali
fornia to inform the country on whose mo
lion the Senate adjourned yesterday.
Mr.. Farley replied that the Record woulC
show that fact. DiIatory motions had beer
made. ard it had become evident that TOT
Republican side did not intend to DO any
| business.
Mr.. Salisbury thought that the remarl
made by Mr.. Dawes was unjust, ana ina
the Senator knew it TO be unjust upon IN
Democrats i'm this chamber. lie knew ina
the Democrats had ceased their attempts U
organize the Senate so as 10 proceed 10 pun
| lie business. He Salisbury referred to IN
action Of the Republicans IN the last Con
| gresS, VINO, he Salu, Ildu iutc' poSO" "''"'''
motions against the consideration OF hohi'
nations which bad been sent in by MAJ
who had been elevated without right 10 III
presidency.
Mr.. Cameron. OF Pennsylvania, ASSERTED
that the Republicans desired 10 proceed L
work as much as the Democrats, ana ina
therefore he had moved TO proceed to ex
ecutiye business. The motion was lost. =
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, said that as thcr
was a Republican President, backed by
Republican House, it might be better 10
the Democratic party that he also had tn
Senate at his back, and had the credit 10
all that was good and the responsibility 10
all that was bad. Therefore he Deck wa
not attempting to hold on to few PRIV
leges, and he thought that the Senate migt
as well adjourn, and made motion to tia
effect, which was. at l O'Clock, agreed to.