Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-14
XVII CONGRESS- EXTRA SESSION
WASHINGTON, april ID.

a resolution for the election of officers of the
Senate.
Mr. Beck said that yesterday some differ
encts of opinion existed as to the position of
the Senator from Illinois. (Davis.) The
Senator from Louisiana fKellogg- had
written statement from that gentleman show
ing that he was paired on motions to go into
executive session, on which questions If pres
ent he would vote YEA" He was also paired
on the main resolution, on which, If present,
he would vote may"
Mr.. Dawes-Was it that to which the sem
ator alluded yesterday when he said the wind
had shifted?
Mr. Beck-No the wind has been blowing
steadily against Massachusetts, the past few
days.
Mr.. Pendleton then took the floor.
The proposition that the business of the
Senate and of the country, should be delayed
and postponed until the Senate should be dis
organized and reorganized. had been defend
ed on various grounds b. its various apologlst
on this floor. The senator from Massachu-
sets (Hoar) had charged the action of the
democrats was revolutionary. but had subse-
quently. when pressed by the senator from
Georgia Brown. retracted that charge.
Mr. Hoar said that he had not made that
charge, but the action of the democratic side
warranted him now IN imputing il, and he
did SO inpute il.
Mr.. Pendleton replied that the gentleman
made the charge without qualification.
and he would leave it to the gentleman
from Georgia, Brown to again make
him retract it. His colleague (Sher-
MANI had stated that the struggle here was
a struggle for political power in Virginia
that it involved the destruction of the demo-
cratic party in that state and installation of
tt,,t ont, N
be used to bring about this result was the
giving to Riddleberger. brigade of employ
ees of this Senate, paid at public expense,
TO perambulate that State and watch it at the
| local election. This was the struggle TO
which democratic senators were invited The
gage of battle had been thrown down and he
| ventured in the presence of his democratic
brethren to take it up in the Senate.
He continued at some length, referring to
the course of Malone, Riddlebarger, and the
republicans. lie would ask the senator
from Iowa (Allison), whether, if Malone had
| not voted with the republicans, ifthe republi-
can caucus would have nominated Riddle
| berger. No answer. Then he would ad-
| dress his question to the Senator from Mass
| achussetts Dawes, after Il pause. (Sileni
one, silent all Laughter.
Mr.. Dawes-It is not fair for the Senator
| TO minute to this side because we do not
| break into his speech. If he prepared that
expression at home. it is proper he should
insert it in his speech, but he has no right to
assume there is no answer to his speech be-
cause he cannot be interrupted at this mo-
ment 10 spoil the figure which he prepared
at home and committed TO memory. Laugh
ter.
Mr. Pcndleton concluding, said the repubii
can party now ask the democrats to nell
them in using the offices of the Senate TO de-
bauch the people of Virginia We will not
10 it you forget what the Senate Is, you for
/ get what we are; one half of this Senate
the peer of you all / tell you now and here
you will not have that cooperation for that
purpose at any time.
Mr.. Dawes followed and charged the dem
ocrats with having attempted to make Ma
hone cooperate with them. Did not the SEN
ator from Ohio (Pendelton), know of the
failure of attempts to get the vote of that sena
| tor in order to secure the election of sergeant
| alarms Il man who still affiliates with him
Had the senator from Ohio just heard that
that officer had been rendered the senator
from Virginia if he would stand with those
who had tried to annihilate him and his
power.
Mr.. Bcck-That is not true.
Mr.. Pendleton-Be little more explicit
The SENATOR'S talking about something dom
comprehend at all. | understand him to say
that offices were rendered to somebody if he
| would give vote to our side do not
know to what the Senator refers.
Idr. Dawes-Perhaps it was wise that the
senator, the spokesman of that side, shoulc
not be furnished with details.
| Mr. Pendeton-I would be glad if til,
senator would inform me; as | have not beer
| informed before.
II \ l., L..
| it JUS. come to the senators now convened ans
afterwards that the senators, even represent
ing themselves to be of committee fo- ar
rangement of committees of the Senate. ap
preached the senator from Virginia will
| propositions.
Mr.. Pendleton-I hear it now for the frs,
| time, and | would like the senator to nam,
| the committee to which he alludes or the
gentlemen representing themselves as such
Mr.. Harris-I desire to say to the senator
from Massachusetts that | CHANGED 10 have
| been of the committee for arrangement of the
committees, and if any candidate for sergeant
at arms. any official position of any grade
any character was ever offered to the sen.
ator from Virginia, on condition that he
| would vote with this side, | have never
heard it, and do not believe there is one
| word OF truth in the insinuation made bv the
! senator.
Mr.. Beck--And nobody else.
Mr.. Dawes-I had no doubt of that re-
Spouse when made the statement. The sen.
ator from Tennessee Mr.. Harris) speaks
with exciting precision. | have not made
any statement that any such committee made
propositions. did say
Mr.. Harris tinterruptingly) u beg the SEN
ator not to deal in innuendoes. If there be a
senator on this side fthe chamber. OF a mum.
Der of senators on this side. who have made
any such proposition suggestion as the
one he iutimates, ask him to do himself and
this side justice, and to save time and deal
| no longer in innuendoes, or hide himself be-
hind veil of secrecy in regard to fact
| such as that Name your man. aad if you
do not. repeat, do not believe that there
is a word of truth in the intimation'or insinua-
! tion thrown out bv the senators.
Mr.. Dawes--The senator plays the old
| worn out rule in this chamber. The senator
will not hold the throat of me or my liberty
| of debate.
! Mr.. Ilarris-I only invite the senator to
| tell the truth.
Mr.. Dawes-The senator from Virginia
| and senators on the other side know whether
what have said is true or not and | state
| further that before this Senate met nego;ia-
tions were in progress on the other side of
| this chamber.
| Mr.. Butler interruptipc. Do I nm.