The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-28
WINDY WORD
THE SENATORIAL DEBATING so0IEG7'
morrill,, OF Vermont, Takes the Floor
In Denial Of what He Termed the
Baseiess Charges eta Corrupt
Bargain, Referring To Ma
h~One-Otber Tits with
the Tongue.

the tongue.
Washington, April 22.-The vice-president
having laid before the senate the unfinished
business, being the resolution for the election
of officers of the senate, the usual motion TO
20 into executive session was made by Mr..
Harris, ard met with its usual vote, being
lost-ye asl7, nays ~.
Mr.. Morrill, then took the floor in denial OF
what no termed the bsseless charge of a cor.
rupt bargain, which had been so ~fippantiy
made, and which implied that the
reputation senators we're parties to
hat bargain. He was sorry to know that
any democratic senator should have such a
charge should be needed. So faras the vote
of the senator from Virginia (Mahone) was
concerned, he (Morriln had understood in
advance that it would be cast
with the republicans without any conditions
whatever. He referred to what he called the
combined attack of the democratic senators
on a single senator who had recently taken his
seat in this chamber, declaring that it was
not chivalrous on the part of the 81 bonora'
BILE senators to strike all together at one
fellow senator. The senators were not to be
bulldozed. No one senator had the right
to call another to account for a vote that he
might choose to give here on a question.
He gave instances of statesmen having
changed their political convictions, and
asserted that the charges made agsinst the
senator from Virginia by those who were
willing to wound but afraid to strike,
we're as unfounded and calumnious as those
which had been made against Henry Clay.
Mr.. Beck said that he liked the statement
which the senator had made that every sena-
tor should be allowed to vote as he
pleeeed without being called to account for
it, and that a senator could not be bulldoZed.
He liked that doctrine, but it i'll became the
gentlemen On the other side 10 stand up and
charge the democratic senators with treason
and rebellion, because they cast their votes
under the rules of the senate for what they
thought was for the good of the country.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether it was RICH
or wrong to re7ort TO dilstory motions.
Mr.. Beck, replying said, whether it is right
or wrong is for the senator himself TO
determine, and if We are acting within the
rules it is neither right nor courteous for the
senat ors to say we are seeking D revolution
ize the senate end that we are guilty of
treason.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether it was not
within the power of the fifteen senators to
prevent the passage of any bill.
MIR. Beck replied that it was.
The democrats bad avowed that for
good, or had ressons they intended to
prevent the Reorganization of the senate at
this time. If they were wrong, they were re-
sponsible for the wrong always, because they
knew tina He was amazed that the gentle
man on the other side did not go into execu-
tive session. Why, when the republicans
could get all the bread and butter, should
they behave like spoiled children and refuse
to take it without SUGAR? He would be
very careful of what he said, in view of the
declarations of the senator from Rhode
Island (Burnside) that this thing was false,
false, false, and must stop ; because if he
should have to fight, he might have to
shoot his man and thus break up
the constitutional majority. The
county believed that there were
controversies among the republicans, which
they did not like to take the responsibility of
facing. The democrats would help them TO
do public work. Why do not they do what
the democrats told them?
MIR. Sherman That is because we repre-
sent the msjority for business.
Mr.. Harris said he knew of but three things
for which Riddleberger was distinguished:
He had been the leader of a confedera
company, he was a readiuster and Re
had been q Hancock elector. Which of these
things could have led the republican sena-
tors to nominate him?
Mr.. Sherman sad that the reason he would
for Riddleberger wa, that Riddleberger
had in open discourse proclaimed his purpose
10 stand by those in Virginia, who were
to see there should be q fair
and a fair count.
Senator Jonas took the floor. He wished,
be said, TO read some kilograms relative TO
The parspatetic individual. Ho tn. He re. |
q telegram from Judge j.. ID. Biilger, of
Caldwell parilb, La, denying explicitly every
i ltement contained in Heath's story. II
denies that Charles Heath ever owned prop.
,rty in that parish, the property being held
4, the name of Edward Heath. That the
property was appraised at 5 $500, instead of
$4,000, as stated by Heath, and asseI
that the cotton gin was burned 10 get the
money. This telegram was endorsed by
citizens of the parish. de
also read a telegram from Judge
that any mar there bad been
prosecuted on account Of political opinions.
Mr.. Jonas continued refding felegrfms from
he parish from wbich tau senator from
Massachusetts, DAVE Dad pleased to locate
he outrage. The great fAulf, he said, which
the senator had made w.s in locating the
outrage at all. The people of Louisiana
would welcome immigration, and he did not
believe that these malicious ard slanderous
were endorsed by the people of the
,orth. or that they would deter them from
yoing down 10 that state. BE quoted an
,xtract from a Boston Journal, poin.ng to
many apparent inconsistencies sin Hesth's
tory.
Mr.. Dawes said that If the senator believed
a the kilograms which he bad received be
do 80. When be had put Hesth's
snt on record be transferred The con-
roversy With the senator from Louisiana
JonssI 10 Mr.. Heath. Having given bis
Information be would leave the question fo-
be senate 10 settle. In conclusion he bsd
ply 20 say tnst he thanked God he did not
i've where be coald be iriei by q Judge who
Dad % forget himself AID his duty IS 10
,ut mnseif on record \ the M. Iner
be senstor bad mentioned
Ms. Jonas saids II the senator from
Massachusetts, hsd had the msnlines 10
Omit the stsie nsnis which be had made
gei u rhU1d or that be bad not evidence
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