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ces, and introduced a resolution in the
Senate for their immediate election. As
an indisputablc evidence of the bargain
with Malone, the latter's intimate friend
and fellow repudiator, Riddleberger, from
Virginia, who makes no more pretension
to Rspublicanism than Malone has done,
is named by the Republican caucus for
the very lucrative and desirable position
of Sergsant-atArms of the Senate. 1t is
said that there is no precedent in the his
tory of the country for making change
in the elective officers of the Senate at an
executive session like the present, and
the Democrats have, in caucus, determin-
ed to oppose it by all parliamentary means
They have, accordingly, adopted, since
the Introduction of the resolution, all
kinds of dilatory tactics, and ressrted to
determined course of fiibustering. This
has been interspersed at intervals with
sharp Political debate, in which the Dem
ocrats have almost invariab'e gotten the
best of it. Several Of the more prominent
Democrats have pointed out with great
force and pungency the ridiculous attitude
in which the Republicans have placed
themselves by the bargain with Malone,
and the Republicans, appearing to realize
their uncomfortable situation, have shown
q disposition to shrink from the discus
sion. The Republicans have repeatedly
threatened, by refusing to adjourn, to put
the Democrats to test Of physical endur-
ance on the motion. Mr.. Cameron of
Pennsylvania made such threat on Thurs
day last, and received from Mr. Brown Of
Georgia, the following spirited reply.
which shows the Democratic position:
Well, we will try and see whether We can en-
dure a. long as you Can in thi, issue. We feel
] that we are right about il; we feel that YOU
have now nearly all the Offices Of the Union
and minority of the votes of the Union, and
We feel that ii is our duty to stand by the few
that we have left, and let me tell you now We
intend to do it and we accept the issue that is
rendered, If it is q question of endurance. II
the Democrats ied and permit you wrongfuly
to turn out our Office holders, We shallcease to
command the respect OF the country and soon
increase your majority, We sat here for nearly
ITO weeks trying 10 90 forward with the bust
ness for which the President had called us to-
gether; you declined TO go on with the business
or to permit the organization OF commi tee
without which we would not proceed and YOU
hlibustered to prevent it. We, As Democrats
in this hall, were ready every moment to 60
forward and do the business the Republican
President had called us here 10 do: YOU declined
until you could fill your acan<ies and with
the aid of the Senator from Virginia could get
matters in shape TO control the committees.
The reorganization of the Offices ofihe Senate
Is IN no way necessary TO the business Of the
Senate or the session, and you propose now
that il shall bea question of endurance whe-
Their you reorganize them. Well, We say, We
will endure with you. Weare ready at every
moment to 60 into Executive session and do
the proper business of tbs session, the business
which you said on that side yesterday was the
only proper business to be done. If you are
not .eady TO do that, We will invite ,ol TO
adjourn, and if you will not adjourn, wei will
invite you TO go back TO business for which We
were called together by your President, and
We Will continue that operation until we see
Ijustic done TO the few remaining Democrats
We may be here till June; We have till De-
cember.
Ar. Malone obtained the floor on Mon
day to make a personal statement, where
by he sought to justify himself in the pos
ition he has taken. There wss quite .
crowd presen in the galleries in antici,
patton Of his speech, but al are said to
have been disappointed. He did great
deal Of "hurling back" but did not sue.
iceed in convincing any one either tina,
his present position in the Senate is con.
sistent with his previous political prsies-
T.. a-r nnes
tlon OF Virginia deor Is sucn - one .,
honorable men may approve.
1t seems probable that the Democrats wilI
perssvere to the bitter end in the course
they have adopted. While some conser.
vative citizens who d. not recognize s,ric,
party discipline might be, at first view,
inclined to condemn the action Of the
Democrats in thus obstructing public bu-
siness for the sake Of official patronage,
yet, when it is remembered how frequest-
ly the Republicans have re.orted to such
measures for similar purposes, and reso-
lutely pressed them through and how. even
at the present session, they have practiced
these tactics; and when it is remembered
too that this course will postpone the CON
summation Of the infamous bargain with
Malone, it is believed the action of the
Demscra:s will be generally endorsed, a.
| it already appears to be by the press
The Republicans had not at our last adj.
vices commenced the test OF physical en-
dusanee, and it is probable that they will
be ultimately compelled to yield to the
determined opposition of the Democrats
and abandon making a change ia those
Offices until December next, when it will
not be resisted.
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