Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-02

with ceaseless throb still como and 60
The Extra Session and it's Re-
'rafoa (. suits.
The Extra Session of the Senate which
began on March the 4th, under the pro.
oamation Of President Hayes, ended on last
Friday to the satisfaction alike of the Presi-
dent and Senate. The officers of tho SEN.
ate, who wore the os,ensible cause of the
fight with which the session opcnc5. arc
secure in their places until the winter. and
have the benefit of tho doubts in the future.
Even Malone muat have beeu glad for
tho end to come, when he realized that
there was ], no possibility of winning, in
tho Senate, the gumo on which so much
depended. la
At the beginning of the Extra Session
the political position of Senator Malone
was underlined. The Democrats set to work
to make him show his colors Senator Hill
volunteered to take tho job, and badgcred
Malone into the admission that he would
vote with the Republicans in clccting the
committees and tho Scuato officers It
would have been better to wait quietly until
the vote was cast. There was no need of
haste. When the roll was called on test
question, the position of Senator NIahonu
would have been made manifest and the
coarse and disgusting personal squabblcs
in the Senate would have been avoided
The Senatorial attacks on Malone proceeded
ou false hypothesis. No Senator has u
shadow of right to Gull another Senator to
| account for his vote. Onco in the Senate,
Gen. Malone was as free, 20 far as the
Senate is concerned, to vote with tho Re-.
publicans as with tho Democrats The
wrong that he did was to the State Of Viro
ginia, which expected him to 60 with the
Democrats. 10 tho condemnation of tho
State and the public he should have been
left, for to the State alone is he directly aud
effectively accountable. The badgering was
shrcwdly done, however, and the Democrats
had tho satisfaction Of knowing carly thot
they could be out voted, as long as Malone
voted with tho Republicans and the Vice
President had the opportunity to give the
casting vote.
When the attitude of Malone had been
made clear, the Democrats did not attempt
prevent the Re publicaps from rcorganiz-
ing the committees This was intended to
show, and did show, that the Democrats
would not resort to parliamentary tricks to
prevent tho Republicans from putting the
Senate in working order. The Democratic
position was widely different when the time
came to try to elect Gorham and Riddcbcr-
ger IN place of the present Clerk and Ser
geant at Arms of the Senate. Believing
that Riddlebergcr was to be elect ed in pur-
snance Of some understanding with Malone
and as the prioe of his dosertion, the Domo
Gratis determined to stay in Washington
until December, if necessary, to prevent the
fullilment Of the bargain. There were hot de-
bates, signaized by attacks upon the South
end attacks upou the North. The speech
which attracted most attention on the Res
publican side was that of Mr. FRYE, which
was fanatical and savage to the laughing
point. On the Democratic side, tho acut-
est nnd strongest speeches in reply wero
made by Senators Brown and Butler An
other feature Of the debate was Senator
Hampton's frank talk about elections in
South Caroloa The debate was not edi-
| flying rs a whole. The exhibitions of tenn
por and vulgarity have diminished the res
pect in which the Senate should be held
Tho people have right to expect that Sen-
ators Of tho United States shall observe tho
proprieties of lifo Surely they osn put on
the appearance of wisdom, if they have it
not. The Senate had always been res
pootabIe body in manner aud appearance,
whatever else was wanting, and there is
danger to our institutions in any limo of
conduct that lessons tho esteem in which
Legislative bodies are held. Thcro is no
divinity to hedge in the Senators. Thoy
are shown to tho public as they appear on
the Senate floor. 1t is important, in tho
highest sense, that they do not forget what
and whom they represent.
Tho opposition Of the Democrats forced
tho Repubioans to suspend tho effort to
elect Gorham and Riddleberger, and tho
work for which tho session was called then
began. Then tho differences between
Conkling and the Administration developed
themselves. Unable to browboat tho Prcsi.