The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-20
U. s SENATE.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY
bi"iT. Of New Hampshire, Wants an
Extra Session OF Congress Called
to Break the Dead lock I'm the
senate = Logan Denies that
He Sympathised with Re-
bclltOn = Gamer ON
Makes q Talk.

laid before the senate tie unfinished business.
being resolution for the election of officers.
The usual motion to 90 into executive
session was lost-yeas 1s, nays q.
MIR. Mcpherson presented petition of the
Patterson -Parnell land league, relative to the
case of Michael Boytop. Referred to com.
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Harrison presented similar petition
which was referred to the same committee.
Mr.. Blair offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That in the Judgment of the
senate public interest requires
that congress be convened in
public session immed lately.
Mr.. Hslris-Let that 20 over.
MIR. Bsir-l offer it merely to be read for
information at this time. he sent to the
Gle ks desk and had read a circular of the
treasury department relative to the late de-
cision of the supreme court in one of the
cases brought against y. A. Ar.
thur, collector of the port of New York,
as to the tariff upon knit goods, aud said that
he had received letter this morning from
the largest firm engaged in the manufacture
of hosiery in Laconia, N. Il.
Mr.. McPherson-Does the senator wish to
read that letter to show why there should be
an extra session?
Mr.. B!air--Yes.
Mr.; McPherson-Then my New England
friend bas become aware of the fact that
revision of tariff is needed.
Mr.. Blair-Yes.
Mr.. McPherson-To the monopoly features
oft.
Mr.. Blair-Wbere they exist; yes.
Mr.. Blair. then proceeded 10 read the
letter to which he had alluded, which as.
serted that the decision of the supreme
court meant ruin in tho hosiery end
knit goods industry Of New England sug.
gesting an extra session of congress. He
(Blair) had originally thought that a session
of congress was needed by the interests OF
the country. He had not believed and did
not believe that any legitimate public indus.
Try Was likely to be disturbed by the fact
that congress was In session. He was sure
that the commercial and industrial interests
Of the country would not feel alarmed If
there was session of congress to consider
pull measures, especially when legislation
would be controlled by the republ can ma.
jority, so that on general principles and
irrespective of tho peculiar circumstances In
which tho senate finds itself, and of this
decision of the supreme court with regard 10
this special industry. He thought that thers
ought to be aspetiAl session.
The business affairs Of the country, Mr..
Blair said, were growing larger every year,
and he thought that continued sessions Of
congress would be no more than
adequate TO the consideration
Of public questions. He called the attention
Of the chairman of committee on foreign
relations to the fact DeLesseps was designing
his canal to-day and ii was becoming vested
right. There would be no remedy for this
II immediate action were not taken, unltss
u DO by war. There were other considera
tons which made II imperative that there
should be an extra session, and that as soon
IS the house could be called together. The
senate was now deadlocked till December.
The senators on the other side had taken
their position, and It would be cowardly In
them to retreat from II. The republican
senators had taken their position, and Il
would be cowardly for them to retreat. Ho
offered this resolution without any consulta-
ton with bis colleagues. Let the dead lock
be broken in any way In which the demo.
Gratis would consent 10 have II broken. They
would not dare 10 stand here impeding
public business when tho other branch Of
congress was 10 session.
MIR. Logan took the floor, making a speech
in refutation Of tho charges which have been
made, and which he characterizes as ISLANDERS,
that he at any time symp sthized with seces,
sion. He read, In support Of his denial of
the charges, letter which he had received
from Senators Lamar and Pugh. who served
with him in congress nj the outbreak of the
war, having testimony to his (Logan's) 10y.
atty TO the union at that time He
also quoted from speech mado BY
him to show his opposition to secession,
and challenged anybody 10 show any speech
in which he had upheld rebellion. He denied
explicitly various charges that ho had raised
a Accompany to Join the rebels, and read letters
to prove that tho charges were absolutely
false.
| Mr. Call then took the floor, combining his
remarks principally 70 tho subject. oil
intimidation Of tho ballot In tho state
Of Massachusetts,, and asserting that there
was free bsllot, fair count and more indo'
penden' voting In the south, than existed In |
that great commonwealth.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsy ylvanis, said tha,
the minority Of the senate had arrogated TO
itself the right 10 control the action Of
the lawful majority. They were
also responsible for what.
ever course Il might deem advisable. II
10 presumed tho republicans were compo
tent TO tske care Of their own affairs withou.
the guard anship Of the democratic party.
II requires no h,elamorphosis Of figures 10
enable tho people 10 understand tho action
Of tho democrats. II was mat.
ter Of different form, Of shot.
gun policy, so called - tho
Mississippi plan, which had proven 90 cue.
cessful In many statos south of Mason and
Dixon's line. Thoy wanted 10 oinaugura,e tho
same policy in the senate Of tho United
States. Ho did not believe the people would
consent to Il 1.-THE gentlemen on tho other
side wanted tho south 70 be prosperous,
they must cease their warfare. The south
would never rise 10 higher plano rs long as
intimidation and social ostracism was allowed
10 prevail.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cameron's
speech various roll calls wero had on dilstory
motions.
At4p. m, on motion Of Mr.. Dawes, tho
appAto adjourned.