Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-26
SPlCY SCENE IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. J0hnstOn's Pungent Remarks on Repu
diatiOn and Republican IncOnsis-
teEcy-DemOcrats Hold the
Fort and Force an

diation and Republican !nconsis-
teEcy-DemOcrats Hold the
Fort ana Forco an
Adjournment.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Dawes
called up the election of Senate officers !:
the pending motion being that to post
pone its consideration until tie first Mon
day in December.
Mr.. Johnston, aliuding to the remark
made yesterday by MI. Hoar to the effect
that the proposition of the Democrats to
filibuster against the resolution was trea-
sonable, suggested that some Eastern COL
lege should confer on that gentleman the
degree of which Doctor Pansloss vas so
prOud-LL. d. and A. S. S. Laughter. ]
The Republican party had kept the North
solid by declarations that the South was
in favor of repudiating the public debt,
and that the only way to strangle the doc
trine of reputation was to keep the
North solid against the South. It
was great revolution which saw the
Republican party in caucus nominate for
one of the highest Offices of the Senate a
Democrat and repudiatiOnist-a man
who would be petty lawyer but for the
prominence given him by his repudiating
opinions. He (Mr. Johnston) wanted to
see whether the senator from Ohio (Mr
Sherman), who had so builded up tic
credit of the United States, would vote
pfor Riddleberger. He proceeded to give
brief record of the public acts Of Malone
and Riddleberger, to show that they were
Democrats and regulators, and in reply
to a suggestion by Mr.. Dawes, that his
colleague (Mr. MahOne) was sick and alb
sent, said that he was willing to postpone
his speech if Mr.. Dawes would postpone
his resolution, an agreement which Mr.
Dawes declined to make.
Mr.. Logan inquired what effect the elec.
ton of a serSeant-at-arms could have upon
the public credit.
Mr.. Johnston replied that if the Repub-
licans elected n man they endorsed his
public life and career. He quoted from
editorials in prominent Republican jour
nails strongly condemnatOry Of the Rid
dlcberger bill. Amongst the extracts was
one from the Providence Journal, u paper
partly owned by Senator Anthony, stating
that the Republican party could not con.
sistently and honestly ally itself with the
repudiatins party of Virginia.
Mr.. Hawley-Mr. Anthony not being
present-callcd attention to the fact
that, though the paper belonged to Ssna
| tor Anthony, it did not follow that he had
written 4 word of that editorial.
Mr.. Johnston-Don't you believe they
are his sentiments?
Then speech making was abandoned ant
roll call followed roll call OH alternate
motions made on the Democratic side tr
adjourn and to go into executive stssion
These motions were all defeated generally
by tie vote, but 1T 6 o'clock so many
senators were paired that the Senate wa:
left without quorum and the roll was
called.
Mr.. Bayard suggested that rs it wa!
not desirable that the struggle should de
i generate into one Of physical endurance il
| is better to adjourn.
Mr.. Dawes remarked that he had never
known anything practical to result from
an attempt to enforce the attendance o
absent members. He therefore moved al
adjournment. Agreed to and the Senate
at 6:15 adjourned until to-day.