The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-15
U. s, SENATE.
A LITTLE MORE GOOD HUMoR PREVAILS.
Morgan, Of Alabama, speaks, Malone
and HIS Followers BEING His
Iheme - drown, Of Georgia.
AlsO Speaks and Criticises
the Repubitcans for Their
Injustice Toward the
COlOred Race, Etc.

Washington, April l4.-The vice.presi-
dent laid before tue senste the unfinished {
business, being the resolution for the election
of officers Of the senate.
Owing to the fac. that there was evidently
no quorum present, Mr.. Pendle,on refrained
from making his usual motion 10 70 into
executive session.
After a few moments, however, Mr.. Davis,
of West VIrginis, said that with the consent
of the senator from Massachusetts (Dawes)
he would submit that motion.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he would
prefer to take vote on the resolution, to
which Mr.. Davis rejoined by stating that If
he waited for that he would wait until his
hair was gray er than it is now.
MIR. Dawes expressed his regret at hearing
| such an unpatriotic remark.
| The motion togo into executive session
was lost yeas 10, nays 20.
| MIR. Morgan then took the floor. He
gave bret resume Of the debate in which
the senate had been engaged for the last
twenty days. AT first the democratic side,
not suspecting any intention 10 |
prostitute tho high powers Of this senate,
to become part of the machinery Of great
political organization, had thought that Il
senators on the other side were greedy for
few offices, that, as mere scramble for
office would be bad enough; but the
next debate had developed the TACT that there
was coalition OF factions to degrade the
patronage of the senate for the purpose of
electing successor to n gentlemen on this
fl 'or-allading to NJ. (Iohnsop) That fact
had raised Spirit OF no TRY and resentment
throughout the country. The United
States senate using it, patronage for
the purpose of capturing in Virginia and
placing in this chamber a man who would
become moro the slave of tho republican
party than any man who had ever had privi-
lege Of disgracing his seat on this floor. He
referred to Gorham and Riddlebsrger as
hot house politicians, brought here for tho
purpose OF destroying what tney conceived
to be the policies in which the government
was deeply Interested. He then charged the
other side with the purpose, of which the
country was in no way ignorant, to abuse
and prostitute the offices of the senate
, for the purpose of making campaign
the object of which was to put in
Senator Johnston's seat msu whom the
republicans could handle at their will and
pleasure. He criticised the speech made
some days ago. and alluded to that senator
= as taking the bit in bis mouth and under the
guidance of Riddlebsrger and Gorham,
| marching up aud attempting to Justify the
t republican side. That justification, accord.
ing TO the senator, was a, desire
to break down the democratic party, that the
&. senate should be put into political harness
for the purpose of executing
he vlao IL fMo...uN ..n.I
but prostitution of the senate
1t was perfectly apparent that the object of
the Republicans was TO supplsnt in all The
governments Of the south, carpet bsggers
With the party, which the senator from
Virginia claimed to lead. He referred to the
senate as sitting here like great debating
committee while the states were acting
entirely in harmony with each other. He
did not know the state which had any
quarrel with another. These facts were q
and deadly reproach to those men who
make it their bushes to got up and undertake
to create excitement against the communities
in the south, which were willing to do their
duty.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morgau's speech
, Mr.. Brown took the floor. At the conclusion
Of the wnr, he said, he had taken position
for absolute acquesence in the reconsiruction
measures, and after the adoption of the 10th
amendment, he had favored q free ballot and
free count. To-day he democrats of
Georgia stood fairly and squarely on
that doctrine and practiced it. He proceeded
to crilicise the republican party for inius.
! tice toward the colored race. There were
seven cabinet ministers, and not ono of
them represented the colored race, which
composed one fourth of the republican
party. The republicans need not be aston
ished II, when the democrats meet in grand
council again, they should do right BY the
negro, as the republicans failed to do so.
That was his opinion. That
!, was his advance lino and he was a
democrat right on that line. He would not
do 1t for party purposes. He would advo.
cate 1t because 1t WAS right. Referring TO
the remarks made by several republican SEN
ators, that they desired - break up the solid
south, be asserted that II could ever be bro
ken by any attempt Of the republicans When
the north was no longer solid,
when no more was heard about republican.
izing the southern states, the south would
cease to be sold. In issues to be presented
such as tariff or currency the south would
divide as soon as the north would, and with.
out referring to the color line.
Mr.. Hoar, replying 10 Mr..
Brown, said Mr.. Brown before
his election to the senate had taken
an advanced position on tho subject of obey.
ing the constitution, which every public Of.
Acer In the southern states had taken. His
cath 10 support that was q commentary on
= the statement that there was free vote In the
eouth.
Mr.. Brown suggested that in Massachu.
setis the class OF people under whose control
they preferred to place Virginia, would
not be allowed to vote. While the senator
from Massachusetts lectured everybody else
on the subject Of suffrage and tho right TO
vote, they did not practice Il IN their
own state.
A running and good humorsd discussion
ensued between Messr. uoar ard Brown,
which was kept up I'LL Mr. Hoar, misun-
, derstanding.a statement made by Mr.. Brown,
as TO whether he implied that he (Hoar) had
sAid what was not true.
Mr.. Brown denied any intention of mis-.
stating tho senator's remarks asd the good
( humor was restored.
The senate coon afterwards adjourned ill
Monday.
Sufferers on the Missouri River.
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