, 1881-03-26
Garfield Still Listening to the Talk
ers, but Opposed to an Ex-
ira Session.
E1plantion Of the Cuban Oonsul-The Vir-
ginia Break Up-Joke on
Eva1ta.


Spfeiat Dtspateh to The Chicago Tftl..nt,
WASHINGTON, u. t., March .s'.-The Sell
ntc spent nintller day III the contest over tho
minor utllces. Tue belief that there WIS Ill
dependence enough OIL thu part Of the few
Democratic Senators who clnm 10 be Sill
pcrior to party to resist the dictates of tho
CAUCUS and tD rebel against the cracking of
tue pnrty whip no 1Unger exists. The met,
WIN had 6ren expected to protest agtiust
such folly as to fllibuster ugatnst the con,-
pletlon OF tle organization of the Sell
nte When constitutional ,naJor-
ity lIas control the Committees
are themselves IN the front rank
of the filibustcrng column. Gov. brown, OF
Gcorgsa, It was c1aimct, When he was
elected, w6uM be found toflook very lightly
upon par.y ties md to act, perhaps, ns an
independent. Within tic Inst two days he
ltas proved himself tn bc
TIT: MOST O|lntlsATE OF H0URYuSs.
The most pronounced advocates OF tho
Southern System arc not more tArncst in
.tlIs 'ienunciation ut Republicans or texs dis
posed tn assist III lifting the South ont OF its
old ruts tlan Joseph E.. Brown. IIo
made 1sasto yesterday to correct the
impression which l,as prevailed ut the
Sur.h Tint, because lie spoke at
the Chicago Convention In support OF Gen.
Grant, lie WIS less Il lh,urbnn, for Instance,
tI,an salisbury anil Vest. liz rnmks with
the nnrtnWuSt of them. nld Inns takci early
opportunity To rid himself Of the disguise
which llis political tickleness hns given hEu,.
IT Is possible that when public attention Is
called to his record-as It Ii Unlimited by the
friends Of Malone t!lnt 1t sbHI, will he-tale
Surth will be tt,a n,nro disposed tn eilcour-
nge thu movement III FtrRlnEn, which will
result in giyln. tn every ,nul1 III tho South II
free hal!ot a'nt Il fatE count, which Is
THE MAl1uSE POLICY IN VIRGINIA.
rs WIS clearly demonstrated in tho Senate
to-tlny; A'rl that Is the powerful argument by
which thu Republicans. through A[r. nawes
tt-day. very u'ly explained aull defended
their support IT ltl.i.lieberger and Atal1une.
The parliamentary proceedings If the day
were tedious nnd pr.,saic. Owing IL tho
difference III the rules ntld technical machin-
cry ut the Senate md tbs l!ousc, there Is tcss
diversity uf tlibusterMg rn,ti0ns 1T tho
former body. There were motions to jA,s,-
pote, to adjourn, To Ko Into executive ses-
sion, throughout tllo lnlg 'lny, tho motions
being sometimes prefaersl viii, II set
speech, sometimes introduced by lreary wit
tfclsl'ls, and ollce ut last preceded by u
coarso jUlio E'cncnth the level IT variety
theatre.
WHEN THIS CONTEST WILL. ESn
canImt be foretulh. Tho Democrats srem
eycn Ilrncr than they were fn tlle beginning,
al their resoluttol, Is Intensified by tlls bud
tllatnI which tho sharp ASSAULTS lnalte ny tho
Republicans upun lsourbonlsln I,as cngeI,-
tercl1. The smallest tnen secln to l,nye tue
warmest bino1. Tho liuurbnlls ll,slst that
they shall fight to the enl,-the end
neanlng, they say, tho constitutions!
limit Vt tho session, hi DECEMBER.
Hut no oho believes theln. There
Ii always n llnIt to illibisterInE contests, alh
wIel tile eMl ofa c0igressi IL mt ncar, the ylc-
tory IL almost certain to bo with the maturity,
The Republicans have been strengthened In
their purpose today by tho return of so,ne
run9res3ll,un frulI, the Nurth wliH have beGn
aiming tho people for week, a,lll who say
TINT not 0nlY Republicans but many len,o-
crats sustain tho llepubllcansln lllo1r present
contest. nlsl lnslst that tho lnafarlty IN the
se!,ase must mt erase their ernrts until the
naoro placed under Republican cuntro'.
TlIE lSCinESTs uF THE n..r
wera few. AIal,nne was ahsrnt. reported 10
le sick. Thus tho tarRst far which nll the
Democratic s'lnfts aru fnrgcd WIS wanting,
Ills empty sent. or tntn tho yncalIt uIr. II
WIS q subject Of comment .that. Mnlono's
scat beItg ya:ant, hls colleague, Scnator
Jnllnstu,.,. who I,as had abundant opDur-
tul,itlcs, hitherto, Alnhono betn6 prt@-
ent. to n1"ke hlA assault l!p!n
Ut Virginia should have undertaken to-tuy
to deliver tl1 speuclI wticl. tte l'o1r9uns
cvluthtly ruly upon as the llusis Ut their
campaign ln the tortteolnlug Stute election.
Elysry day 1ef9te M thls sc!,ator Johl!ston nas
lehtnl which !lu barrtca'e.I h!n'self tttlay.
Uncu or twtco l,e t,as seemed about to smcEgo
from behind that h1rticade. 10 lld MT
nf his rival, the little gEant fron
V!rKim!a. WIS yacaut. 31r. Juhnsson
apuluKizt.l for ntnktng thu speccl hu
did IN the SENATOR'S absence by Saying
that llo should cM.tlno hI!l'se!f IN i dis:
enssfan OF his pMbllc record. liz reviewed
with great rrt.lIxity mud III u, exsrunleiy
hrreit u!l! antnterestiIx Style tlv. recent
political l'story Of VirEinla, Ills discourse
tur thu must part belnx composed Ut
yuluhIlnon3 extracts from the proceedings
Ut conventions and citations from the nuw:s-
papers.
TllEnE WE'RE TWO PASSAGES IN HIS SPEECH