New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-01

fEEBLE ATTEMPT or DEMOCRATS TO PROVE THAT
RRPUuIATIoN Is not HEPUDIArIoN-NR. JONAS,
or LOUISIANA, AGAIN CAsnGATED BY HIS COL
LEAGUE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHIS IS5roN. March 31-The Senate did not
elect new officers to-day probably nobody expected
that II would. Neither did 1t transact any other
business, because the Democrats stubb1rnly refused
10 allow vote upon the pending resolutions. SEN
ators had come to talk and talk they did. Senator
Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, who was made the sub
iect of criticism by Wade Hampton the other day
because of his absence, read a carefully prepared
speech explaining the reason Of his absence. Mr.
Cameron. after dwelling with some stress upon the
fact that the majority cf the Senate has an un-
doubted constitutional right TO name the officers Of
that BODY, said
THERE'S something higher than and above all this.
something he great Importance OF which has not e.
taped the ateauou OF opponents here. II Is the
Coming political contest IN VrNna. Ihc Senator from
Virginia las terrified the old Demo-
crate regime OF his 10y lis courageous bearing
ths q :. Thev seem to have entertained hope that,
WIN tceir maleGicton a ringing IN his ears he would
forgot his purposes and Lis Dcm1crcy by con-
s0hng with the enemies o. his people Disappointed
thc expectation hey appeal ~ Southern senators here
% s0eOyef HIN with Oppr0brnm that his followers az
hoBel rot dare TO share ls fortunes. he Republicans
i thb and eisewtere clearly that the assaults
made upon him here punish him his refusal 10
osy the orders Issued TO lm. lie has committed the
anpirdon'be sin OF doing that which his enemies only
to do He has Iose political slavery impossible
49, sfrRnia. lie has chawpOued the cause Of honest
q lons lie Is about TO Load In hna struggle iu tue
90 Donlinion for obedience TO law In elections. He has
err EInpathcs in this good WORK. We know his good
y N his state Is giving TO all citizens black and
- te, equal riS u Before the law.
After Mr. Cameron had concluded, and a woray
s9kirptSh bad taken place between Sir. Dawes and
MI fiaxey, Mr. JoDes,. of Florida, undertook the
talesn task Of proving IN a short speech that III
e bot Florida hns never been guilty OF repudia-
1A Mr.. Jones dl&Het succeed. He wasted all his
4 As<gy in showing that 100000 OF rail-
tpea bonds issued during the reconstruction
1efiSd we're uscehSttutonal aud void Hs
ssfsot or omittedto explain why Florida never paid
fshe principal or the interest Of o debt Of nearly
$4,000 600 with which she came into ;he Unio H.
aud which had been issued for various purposes
aiessed to be beneficial TO the State. Mr. Jones
also admitted to explain why Florida has neglected
ec lAe last twenty years to pay cent Of interest
aboa Sl32 O0O of her bonds which are held by the
United states in trast for the Cherokees, Della
ysfes and some other Indian tribes. He forgot TO
NJ that the United States has paid out
zee National Treasury already the sum of
{ Fatae2O 10 indemnify the Indians against loss on
: = Tantof this pract;cal population by the State
xionda. Perhaps Mr.. Jones forgot that
sfH ume no hes voted for an Indian ApprOpria-
xE* pil, during She six years that he has been o
of tho Gaitsd States Sepate, he has voted
e. ei the ynitea a,atss Treasury the sum OF
7x*tT s&Haph tae State o. Florila ought 10 have
S ""aid bsye paid II shs had not been guilty
g s. ,vpdasssiea. -hf Jonsa was obiivicps
s5# Aese things; and vixen he had finished his
3 20 sat down, evidently feeling that he had