Morris tribune., 1881-04-14
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Extra Session Of the Senate.
MONDAY. April, L.

The proceedings Of the senate to-day were
very monotonous Senator Jshnson delivered
q two hours harrangue on the Virginia ques-
tion, which emptied the seats and filed up the
record, and the tedium was then relieved by
calling the roll on motions to go into executive
11:3O, 12:45 o'clock, and to take recess for
two weeks.
A motion to table the pending resolution
was lost by vote of % to 81, when MIR.
Dawes made strong appeal to take o vote
squarely on the resolution, and thus end the
farce by quiet submission to the will OF the
majority; but the farce went on, all the same,
until the hour of adjournment leaving the Re-
publicans determined, united and enthusiastic,
and the Democrats united but disgusted, and
longing for somo way out short of an ignoble
surrender.
Everybodys prediction made last night as to
what the Republicans senate caucus would do
this morning have been smashed The caucus
not only did not agree to go into executive ses-
sion, did not throw Riddleberger overheard, OF
propose compromise. It pursued an exactly
opposite policy.
TuEs.hv, APRIL g.
There was little nervousness on the repub-
ican side at the opening of the senate to-day,
caused by the absence Of several senators, and
1t was feared for a few moments that the demo-
cratic proposition to 60 into executive session
might prevail, but the timely arrival of Malone
and several others, while the roll was being
called, queted all apprehension. SO close is
the senate, add so closely do the roll calls fol-
low each other sometimes that senators do not
dare to leave the room without temporarily
pairing.
A little excitement was occasioned by the
presentation OF petition through Sen,
Boyton, citizen of the United States,
had been arrested and thrown into prison by
the British government on vague charges OF in
citing crime and violence, and had been denied
the right to a trial before jury of his peers,
and calling upon congress to demand that the
his protection. The republicans objected to
the reception of the petition. Speeches were
made by republicans in favor Of holding out,
and an adjournment took place without trans
acting any business.
The speeches made were of high tone and
the debate was conducted with dignity.
After Mcpherson had secured the reception of
of petition of the land league of New Jersey and
of New York respecting Michael Boynton and
its reference to the committee on foreign rela-
tions, which Mr.. Hoar allowed to pass despite
the fact that the Republican caucus resolutions
had not been adopted. Bayard took the floor.
He heldit during two hours while he delivered
q careful, thoughtful vindication of the present
attitude of the Democrats There was nothing
very QOY6l III II, DuG II was Ill elOQu6QG, SGaCeS-
manlike speech.
Sherman replied to him at considerable
length in the same reasonable manner. He took
pains to reiterate that there had been no bar
gain between Malone and the Republicans, and
to affirm again his unalterable determination
to stand by the new ally and to welcome with
open arms all who like him should break away
from bourbonism in the South. Mcpherson
followed Sherman with some more or less par
tisan queries about the status of Malone as
representative of political party in Virginia,
which had supported Hancock Sherman an
swered him in brief and Hoar in full.
There was quite an animated colloquy be-
tween Bayard and Hoar, and then the senate
adjourned, as usual, without having transacted
The president, however, broke the dead
lock between himself and the senate
by sending in the following nominations:
Price of Iowa commissioner Of Indian affairs,
vice Thomas NJ Nichol, whose nomination was
Withdrawn on request; Absolem Blythe, Unit
ed States marshal, South Carolina; United
States attorneys, W. Mellon, South Carolina;
G. NJ. Duskin. southern district of Alabama;
receiver of public moneys, John Lind, Tracy,
Minn register of land offices, John P. Owens,
Taylor's Falls, Mimi; Chas. 8. Tyler, Tracy,
MINI.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
The pending business, the resolution for the
election Of senate officers, was taken up, and q
motion to go into executive session, made by
Mr.. Pendleton, voted down-as usual, yeas 20,
nays 80
Mr.. Vance addressed the senate on the sub
ject of the State debt of North Carolina, deny
ing that the debt had ever been repudiated,
and asserting that one of the first acts passed
by the legislature of that state after the war had
been one providing for the payment of it's in
debtness.
Mr.. Kellogg of La. took up North Carolina and
went through the subject, showing how they
had repudiated and scaled down the debt until
all that was left of about $40, 900, 900 was
$4,000, 900, or about 81 for S12
Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina, showed that
the bonds of North Carolina were sold yester-
day at eighty-f five cents on the dollar, which, in
answer to question, Sherman said was a fair
price Of 4 per cent
Call of Florida made set speech in reply to
certain reflections, as he claimed, upon the po-
litical methods of this state. He was badgered
by Sherman, Hoar and Dawes, until he got very
mad, and at length yielded to a motion to ad-
journ over to Monday before he had finished.