The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-08

that the Senator from Tennessee was on
of order in disclosing the business of tn
execution session.
President pro tenn Rollins ruled tina
though the FIRST portion of Senator Har
ris' remarks were out of order, that pro
ton to which objection was made was il
order
Senator Harris completed his remarks
and moved TO go into executive session
Rejected.
The Senate then, on motion of Senator
Dawes, adjourned until tomorrow.
WAsHINGToN, April 1.-SENATE. The
resolution for the election of senate offic.
ers was laid before the senate as unfin.
ished business.
The motion to go into executive ses-
sion, made by Senator Pendleton, was
deteated-yeas %, nays 20.
Senator Lamar said the present atti-
tude of the senate was an extraordinary
one, and one without precedent in the
history of the country. Announcement
has been made that the business which
the senate has been called to transact
should not be transacted until the pres
ent officers were disposed of and others
elected. If the report were true, the
Republican senators intend
ed to keep this body in the present posi-
tion until their object was accomplished.
Abiding 10 the remark of Sena-
tor Hoar, that the announcement
that the Democratic side would
meet endurance with endurance, he
stated tina. it contained the very essence
of treason. He said if that were true it
would 'devolye terrible responsibility
on the Democratic side. But was it
true! He could say that if the senate
was disorganized or unorgaaiZed, ifthere
were vacancies, that a merely factious
to filling these vacancies, pro-
tracted to the end of the session, would
be unpatriotic and reprehensible. But
such was not the case. The minority
intended to protect itself from the OPP
preston of the majority. If there was
any reason for this departure ON the part
of the Republican side from the usage
Of that body, these thirty eight senator's
stood justified, but they must give
their reason, and address themselves
to public opinion. 1t could not be as
q reward for political services that this
extraordinary position and delay
has been superinduced. Whatever
was the animating, overwhelming,
dominant reason of public policy, It
could not be from any great zeal of loyal
ty to the Union, inasmuch as the Senator
who had brought one candidate, had
avowed that he had been true to the Con-
cause, and that he had no apo,-
ogy to offer for it here or elsewhere
What was the reason? He asked them
TO tell it. He defied them TO announce
it. He tainted them TO the avowal of it,
at their peril.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent and Senator Lamar yielding TO the
motion TO go into executive session,
which motion was rejected.
Senator Dawes hoped that Senator La
mar would now impress upon his side
the importance of considering the pend
ing resolution.
Senator Lamar rejoined by the injury,
the Senator from Massachusetts
the removal of the Senate Off
GERS was as important as filling the va
cancy in the Supreme Court, which was
not now in session by reason of that va
cancy.
Notes from the National Capital.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April Pension
Agent Brown, of Cincinnati, who lost a
leg during the war, is to be appointed
Commissioner of Pensions in place of
Bentley.
DEBT STATEMENT.
The debt statement shows a decrease
of the public debt during March of &c.
1872, $40; cash in the treasury, $3.50, Sl4,
500; gold certificates, Sc, III 800; silver
certificates, $50, 178, 900; certificates of
deposit outstanding, $685., 600; refund
ing certificates, SITS, $50; legal tenders
outstanding, $346, 681 OILS: fractional cur.
rency outstanding, 81 ,131 ,978; cash bal
ance available, $15S, $50, 1866; reduction
of debt since June 30, 1880. $6S, 4OS,
701.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA U. S. MARSHAL
The president has decided to appoint
Captain Henry, of Ohio, United State:
Marshal of the District of Columbia, il
place of Fred Douglass. The latter viii
be appointed to some other and equally
as good place.
Garfield's Plurality.
NEW YORK, March 31.-The Spirit o
the Times says: 1--WE announced severa
weeks since that owing TO the discrepan
cy in the popular vote for president il
the various political almanacs. we wer'
unable, even at this late day, to detidt
whether Garfield or Hancock had plu
rality. Relying upon the first almanac
received by US, and we are obliged to de
pend upon those text books for the polit
ical statistics we desire, we answered
few questions to the effect that Garfield
had a small plurality; but few days at
ter the appearance of that issue we wer'
staggered by table from the Cincinnati
Inquirer, showing Il plurality for Han
cock of 8,106. And further doubt wa
cast upon our first authorities by the ap
pearance of later almanacs giving thu
Democratic candidate small plurality
In the meantime we were flooded will
questions on the point. No two com
pilations of votes could be found t.
agree, and hence we determined to ad
dress the several secretaries of STATE
ourselves, and publish the correct tabl'
when full returns were received. These
we have now, as the only just method o
ascertaining the vote or plurality in the
state in the presidential election. We
have in all cases used the highest vote cas-
in that state for either the Republican
or Democratic electors. In Virginia thu
funder and readjuster vote IS added to
gether, and in Maine the Fusion vote is
credited to Hancock. The total vote ii
shown to be-Garfield 4,446,62S, Han
cock, 4,443, 106, Garfield's plurality, B,
522. We have in our possession state
ments in every case from the secretary o
state. These have been carefully check
ed with the total footings, and are accu
rate, and it may be now deemed as es
tablished for the first time that the actu
al plurality of Garfield over Hancock
based upon a comparison of the highes
vote given for the electors of each party
in each state, is 3, 522, neither more no
less. This may be accepted as the an
swer to the very numerous questions W
have received upon the subject, as j
will be accepted by the country general
ly as finally settling this much vexet
question. There are political lessons t
be drawn from the fact of so small plU
rality in such an immense vote whlcl
we leave to others to point out"
Arkansas Legislation.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 1.-GOvel
nor Churchill to-day approved two in
portant bills-one, compelling tn
Pulaski county officers to vacate tn
east wing of the state house, whic
they have occupied forty-five years witt
| out question; and one the pistol bill
! which prohibits the carrying of an
| weapons except among the army an
| navy, and these not otherwise than opel
ly in the hands. The latter bill ais
| prohibits the sale. bartering, givin
away. or otherwise disposing of pistol
revolvers, bowie knives and pistol ca
| tridges, in this state, under penaltit
ranging from $50 to $500.
Retribution for Roberts
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-Advices from d.
range, New Mexico, state that Jack Rol
erts, one of the band of noted desperados
/ who have for a long time been terrC
IN southern Colorado, was captured a fe
days ago by Thomas Nance and job
Benning. While they were taking hil
to Pennington they were overtaken by
band of vigilants, who paid them Il
reward that had been offered for 70
erts, and then took that worthy an
strung him up TO tree. The particuli
act tor which he was hanged was Il
killing Of John Greaterex at DuranE
two weeks ago.
Another Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-Col. J. A. Par
more, Of this city, president Of the Tex;
s. St Louis narrow gauge Railroad, hi
4 ~oturrad from Naxu York Szghara he n