Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-01
TO.DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Proceedings of the Senate To-day.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. April 1.-The resolu.
lion fer the election of Seraso officers was laid
before the Senate IS unfinished business by tho
Vice President
A motion 10 70 ioto executive session. made
By Mr. Pondlst0n, bavi0g been voted down
vas, %; nays 90
MIR. Lamar took tie floor. Tho Sooate, he
ssid, mad baen casd together month ago as
part OF tbs treaty making department Of tho
goVernment, and as part of the executive de-
pertinent The present attitude of the Senate
was sn Extraordinary oIe, and one without pre-
cedent 10 tie history of the country. The an.
nouGcament had been made that tho business
which the Senate bad been called to transact,
should cot DO transacted until the present of.
cars Tero Geposed and others elected. If report
were true, tho thirty eight republican Senators
intended to keep tbs body 10 the present posi-.
ton Until their OH cot vas coomDlishcd. Allud
| iug to remark Of MIR. Hosr's, that the &C.
noucomcn that the democratic side would meet
endurauoa With endurance, contained the very
| esserc. OF treaso1 and revou!ior; he said that
| il that were tfu.. it would deVoIve terrible
respot slbiIl'y 90 tie democratic side. Bat was
IL t;ul? He could sec that if the Senate was
| dlsorgan|zsd or uoorganiz,d, If there were Va.
oanclc1, that lac lous opposition to The filling
i
| session. would be unpatr5tic and rap!ehensible.
Bat such was not the case. Tho Minority in
! tnded 10 protec; Itself from tie oppression Of
| the u DIRTY. Ii there vas apy reason for this
| departure on the part OF tho republican side
from the u5ages OF tits BODY thcss thirty eight
Senator'S stood Justified bu! they must give
| their rcasan, AID address themselves to public
! opi1i0D. |! c:U,d 60. be as q reward for poiit-
iosl se;Elo.s that this extraordinary position
aud delay had been supctinduced. What was
the aDlmatiOg, overwhelming, dominant reason
of public polio? 1t could not be from eDy
great z!al OF loyalty to the Union, irasmuch as
| the Senator Tho had brought forward one of
the Candidates had avGWed that he had been
true to the Confederate cause, aud that he had
~ apology to ofer for il hore or elsewhere.
What was tho roasot? lie asked them to tell
il; ne de6sd them to announce j.; be tauntcd
| them TO an avoEtl OF it.
! Al this pGiat message Wss received from tho
| President and Mr.. Lunar yielded TO motion
! to 60 Into executive session, which motion was
ri !cttd,
Mr.. Dawes hoped that Mr.. Lunar would DOW
impress upon his side tho Importance OF cousid,
etiog the pending resolution.
! Dir. Lamar REPLACED BY icqu;rns whether
the Saoator from Mss, thought that the res
! VI WV SSuo.C was ES Important
as u!ilaS tho sicincy 10 tho Surrome Court
which %ss not nov ir sessoo. By r;ason Of that
vac,toy.
R:suniog lie thread of his eDecch, be de-
soribed the divisions in tho democratic party 10
PlrglsiG. The republican side OF the chamber
had proclaimed lis readiness 10 clmbns with
what tho cluntry c,ls the repudiaiog wing of
the democratic party il Virginia. 1t had pro-
| calm d that when auy sfc'ion of q Dartv sh amid
bolt from the democratic party under the
banner Of reputation, the republican party,
not % account Of the reputation. but 10 spite
OF IL was willing to embrace that repudiat-
ing section. Reputation vas NJ hindrauco
IN tn, way CT republican Senators stretching
out their hands across tho bloody ohasm to uo-
repontant rebels, clothing them with honor and
gteetitg th:m with applause. H. did not be.
lleVs that the Norlheru people would stand this
thing. They would GO. tolerate this allisroa
with tho Reputation.