The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-11
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80 ScrSE ~ THE SENATE YESTERDAN--lN-
~ -yrrSylNG DEBATE - GENERAL MALONE
,a.sS VOTING WITH TisE REPUBLICANS AND
,cUSsT BAYARD--IIcHN0ND COMMITTEE
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
f,,rs.o onr Regular Correspondence
w,suINGsoN, October io.-I have seen
-. ..,ller;cs Of the Senate equally as
WHO'D when Mr.. Conkling was an
,nneea 20 make one OF "the greatest
ssor.s Of his life " as they were to-day, but u
.srer saw them filed with larger crowd
II more thoughtful people. They eyinced
Soen interest In the proceedings, but did
-. mar them by mseemly demonstrations.
Tsere were the usual number OF ladies in
',,sdsnce. but some OF them could not
..snd the .eyere style OF Senator Edmunds,
and lef, before o'clock. There was
,.yoe number Of persons on the floor OF
,he senate chamber, but Proctor Knott,
Colonel Ben. Wilson Of West Vir-
gipia and General Clarke Of Missouri,
we're the only members Of the House
noticed. BY unanimous consent Sem
s,or Harris, Of Tennessee, was called
!, the chair temporarily, and there
was no surprise when Senator PendletOn,
chairman of the Democratic caucus, offered
resolution declaring Senator Bayard
presiden, OF the body. Mr.. Edmunds
srose slowly. and all eyes turned towards
him. With little preliminary remarks he
offered TIE credentials OF Senators Lapham,
Miller. ana Aldrich, and moved that these
senators be sworn i'm ri once. The creden-
,iql. were read by The chief clerk and were
IN form. but rs those OF Mr.. Aldrich re-
ierred 70 ,he Governor Of Rhode Island, rs
also Csplain-Gencral OF Rhode Island and
the Providence Plantations, this exhibition
Of Bourbonism excited a general smile. On
the motion 20 lay these credentials on the
fable fnerc was buzz, rs everybody wanted
10 know how Senators Davis Of Illinois and
Malone would vote. When Davis voted
0No" outsiders were evidently greatly
srrprised. but Democratic senators had
leen for days prepared for this, rs had been
newspaper correspondents. When the
clerk called Senator Malone all eyes turned
towards his seat. lie paused for second,
hut 10 answer came. Subsequently, while
Mr.. Edmunds was making his first legal
argument on the right Of the Senate to swear
in the New York and Rhode Island sena-
tors. he entered tho chamber from the Re
publiean side and took his seat. After the
credentials had been laid on the table, MIR.
Edmunds offered an amendment TO the De
mocratic caucus resolution to accomplish
what he had failed 20 do in the first in
slancc-to Wit, that Mr.. Bayard be declared
president for day, and OIL this he made
his argument. There was an array
Of law looks before him that gave
assurance that he intended to give
the country an elaborate presentation
Of the Republican side Of the question. He
seemed % labor, however, as hard as Judge
Crump does in a criminal case when all the
testimony Is against him, but no one on his
side could have done Us we'll under the
circumstances. lie is great lawyer, and
is without superior in Congress. lie
quoted. Of course, the familiar precedent
when the Senate agreed that Lewis Cass
might swear in seventeen senator's, includ-
ing r. NJ. T. Hunter, before the election OF
a pro TEN. president; but Democratic sena-
tors smiled. because in the Senate ct that
time the Democrats were III Overwhelming
maioriiv. and the act was done by unani-
nous consent. The Wings did not object,
because they had nothing to gain by so doing
Mr.. Edmunds referred to the Senate in
question as patriotic and devoted TO the
Constitution as any that had preceded it.
Turning 10 the Democratic side he added
4. Parliamentary courtesy, however, pre-
vents me from also saying as any that fol
lowed r., Senator Garland, who spoke
next. deserves the reputation OF being ont
OF tie first lawyers not only OF the Senate
but OF the country, and he rcsorted in hi
speeches to-day to nothing that ssvored o
partisanship. He contcnded that the sta
tnte Of go. which declares that new sena
tors slall be sworn in by the acting Vice
President. is the law Of the land, an'
The precedent quoted by Mr.. Ed
mud. was as / have already stated
General Morgan, OF Alabama, who
$50 strong lawyer and superb dc
later. participated in the discussion, ant
declared that President Arthur and not IN
Democratic party is responsible for TN
called session. for il he, in accordance VIII
precedent, had left the chair before the clos
OF the extra session, when the Democrat
were IN majority, President pro ten
would have then been chosen. lie ais
alluded 70 the fact that a Republican sena
tor not only kept ont senators iron
Alabama and other southern states, b'l
confirmed In the mean While mel
70 Gli important offices in those states. II
though, tlie Democrats would fail to per
form duty imposed by law If they did no
elect President pro TEN. Senator vest
one Of the orators OF the body, closed III
debate, and declared that seven out OF tn
nine prcccdents are in favor Of the cours
pursued by the Democrats. Ills referene
% the deep sympathy Of sll Democrats 10
the late President, and their dctcstaiion Q
his assassin, upon whose lips, he SAID
there was no wish for Democratic success
was In bis best vein.
THE CRISIS REACHED.
At the close OF the speech Of the Missouri
Scnaior toe vote was taken on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Edmunds that Mr.. Bayard D
declared President FOR day, and Genera
Malone and Judge Davis both voted VII
the Republicans. T'he result of is loss bcln