The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
i. s. SENATE.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY
A Quorum Not Present-But the war
of Words Goes On-Mr. Beck Eek
presses HIS views Fully and
MIR. Pugh, of Alabama,
Speaks Very Plainly OF
Bargains and Trade
and Manliness and
Virtue of the
south.

Vance the RESOLUTION WAS duopteu caiiibS IL
the secretary of the navy for information as
10 what alterations have been made in the
relative rank of graduates of the Naval
academy, as originally established.
On motion of Mr.. Burnside, the resolution
was adopted requesting the president to COM
mnnicste to the senate any information in the
possession of the government touching the
alleged arrest and imprisonment of Michael
Boynton, who claims to be a citizen of the
United States, by the government of Great
Britain.
The vice president laid before the senate,
the unfinished business being the resolution
for the election of senate officers, and the
usual motion to go iGto executi.e session was
withdrawn at the request of Mr.. Dawes, who
stated that it had not been expected.
The motion was withdrawn, because ii
persisted in it would have necessitated call
of the senate. there being at the time no
quorum present.
Mr.. Beck then took the floor, stating thai
he wou not detain the senate as long
as he original intended, but would confne
his remarks to the subject directly under con.
sideration. The republicans he said had
continued the executive session because they
mad held caucus and had determined to
turn out the officers now holding places and
install others, and that the
democrats we're guilty of tresson and revolu-
ton unless they acquissed in every thing. The
democrats had replied: You have organized
the senate. You have the power over all
committees. We have surrendered every
thing that tends to the convenience and
comfort of the senators, but when YOU present
to us list of names for officer, nd among
them that of man from Virginia
who was the heap and foot Of liquidation in
that state, we do not propose to do so any
further. He was not going to say the re-
publicans we're doug this because Of cor
rupt bargain, because he did not intend to
make the senate chamber beer
garden; but the country at large
had strong suspicious that the alliance was a
foul one. The leading republican press CT
the country had charged it in terms 30
offensive that when a senator (Voorhees) had
had an extract from republican paper read,
danger of personal responsibility had been
threatened. He referred to facts
which tended to show that there had been q
bargain, emphasizing the fact that Mr.. Ma
hone had been placed on committees which
would give him the greatest influence with
the people of Virginia. While he avoided
expressing an opinion here, he would do SO
when the. Virginia election came
on. The senator from Massachusetts, Dawes)
was going to keep the senate till December.
He would invite that senator to pair with him
and 20 there with him in December and
October. He (Beck) would tell the people
what he could not decorously do
here; what he thought was TIE meaning
purpose and intent of all this action. The
Senators might as well epend their time can
wasting in Virginia az quarreling in this
chamber. Whether the action of the demo
Gratis was revolutionary or rot, depended on
this fact: Ifthey believed that the Repub-
licans had entered into corrupt bargain and
were seeking to carry it out, ought the
democrats not 10 resist the consummalion Of
that bargain by every means in their power
Gould anything be mora dangerous than
legislation organized by corruption? Were
democrats right 10 assuming that bargain
was corruption If so, they could 20 before
any community in America and say that
they had presented the copsummation ofthat
bargain and answer would be we'll doLe
then good and faithful servant. If
they had not done right they would
be held responsible, then, would tske
the risk on facts, and would discuss them
with the republicans anywhere in virginia or
elsewhere.
He proceeded to argue that there could be
no constitutional majority whom there was no
constitutional quorum, and called attention
to the fact that If the democrats should go
nome there would ba but thirty -eght
republicans left-less than a quorum, so tnat
the democrats were relied upon 10 help them
consummate o bargain. Tho democrats did
not intend to do so, and 10 allow the
honor Of the old commonwealth of Virginia
TO pass into the bands of the worst kind.
The elements OF Virginia who were resist
ing the readjusiers we're men who bad been
standing up tor free vote, ? fair count and
an honest payment of the debt.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Beck's remarks,
Mr. Pugh took the floor and stated his OBJ
clions 10 the pending resolution was
because Il was bis belief that il had iis origin
In q coalition Of questionable origin. IL
democratic senators were TO submit 10 the
adoption of the resolution in the face Of the
announcement that the patronage of the
senate was 10 be used 10 dissolve the solid
south, they would dishonor them
selves and forfeit the respect
and confidence of their constituents.
This attempt TO destroy the solid south
would only crystalline it the more solidly,
but purging il Of traitors 10 their race and
their party, make them esgsr ~ frustrate
O. ch plans and disappoint such ezpecta-
tiOns.
The solid south could never be disintegra-
ted bv any movement or policy founded on
distrusi and hatred Of the whites, and on the
intent 10 make the negro the dominant rare
10 that section.
Mr.. saunders agreed briefly in the support
Of the doc'rine that the msjority should
have the right 10 elect officers Of the senAte.
and pointed out the dangers which might
result from q contrary doctrine thsi The
majority should bow 70 the win Of tho
minority. 0n the conclusion Of Mr.. Ssu1-
ders' speech, . motion was made BY Mr..
Pen6lsiOn 10 20 into exscutivs session, which
vas lost; ysss 20. nsys 20.
Several roll calls followed, and Mr.. Pen
dlston then took the hsor, bat stsfing that
be would prefer 10 proved with bis spesch
% morrON, yielded 10 Mr.. Dawes, on whose
motion the - ais adjourned.
Tsrktown CeIsbrstIon-