The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1881-04-14
Speech OF "a SIS. IL. q. q. Lamar,
OF kAAssfsBippi,
IN THE SENATE or THE UNITED STATES,
FRIDAY, ANRM l, 1881,

On the resolution submitted by =. DAV IS IN
relation TO he election OF III ,ers oil Ii Q Senate;
Mr.. LAMAR Mr.. Pleajdent, an en-
tire month, saving two or three days, ha
elapsed siDce the commencement of This
session The President OF The United
States called US together on the Alb day
of March. We are here as u part Of the
treaty.making department of the Govern
ment and also as a part of the executive
department.. We were called here for the
purpose Of adjusting our relations with
foreign nations and confirming appoint
ments nominated 10y the President. This
aud this alone, is the business for which
this body was convened II is here in no
legislative capacity, but simply, | repeat,
as branch of The Usaly-making executive
department of the Governments; AID YEA,
sir, though HAT long time has elapsed, this
body has scarcely eutered upon lie dis
charge of the business which 1t was called
specially to consider.
Tii5 attitude Of The Senate is an extra
ordinary one and has no precedent ia the
history Of the county /. is the result ot
determination of thiriy-eigat senators.
AIDED by the Vice President not TO allow
the body to enter upon the business hich
it was called tD consider until it snall first
disorganiza Iho selate as ii now stands,
"a to reOrganize it with reference TO Ger
ain party ends, W lich Will endeavor 10
disclose.
| repeat, sir, that the announcement has
been made that the business for Viii h hi.
boay has been coDvoked Shall moi be en-
tered upon uniil certain officers Of The
Senate are deppsed and certain other per.
Sons named in a resolution on the Clerks
desk snail be installed in their places; aud
so determined is this purpose that from
day 10 DAY these thirty eight Senators 20
through the form of attempting TO do
what ii is manifest they cannot do, and
then persistently refuse to do what il is
manifest they eau do, what they aIecall d
here to do. what 1t is their constitutional
dGy to do, and what they admit h. press
ing interests OF the country require them
TO do.
Not only that, sir but il report be true,
and it is no where denied, they intend 10
continue This state of things Indefinitely.
One Senator, the Senator from Pennsyl
vaHia, Mr.. Cameron declared that the
accomplishment Of this purpose hal be-
come mere question Of endurance aud b.
proposed 10 Sit it out. When another SEN
alar OF this side Of the Chamber. in re.
spouse to that suggestion, declared that it
was his purpose and that of his associa es
to meet the endurance with an equal en-
durance on this side even # it should TAXI
till June or DeceOlher-!he end of the
session -another Senator, so intense ami
seems to be this puipose, arose
and said that Ee regarded Thai declaration
Of purpose by The Senator from orgia
Mr. Brown] as a declaration which con
tanned TIE very essence Of revolution and
treason to The institutions Of this cauntry.
Dir. President, this Is q grave accusation |
i will not say dishonorng one, for HE
Senator uiterng it disc,aimed any slcA
Intention. 1t was certainly a grave re-
/ elton upon thiity.eight fellow ,uambers
i this body. j Il was true, il devoives |
lpon these thiry.oght Senators a terrible
g possibility. If il be not true, how
lands h. matter then with the Senator
making ia propose to annly ~ this prop
,siion aud TO determine whether it be lrur
II untrue. What is in That thiriy,igbt i
senator's, ore half OF the body, have ~ ~
niued tia before the business az ~eQ O.. :
Jis S nate was called s1-e4 ~ M., h1,
''h. certain oflesgs 50 s.q. Ia tbe llaptf
li,sgu ~ ~. % as 5 M az q
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