, 1881-04-12
PROCEEDINGS.

IN TIE EENAfEs
WASHINGTON, u. c., April 1.-THE Vice
President laid before tho Senate, the uutin-
lslled business, being tho resolution for tho
election Of Senate officers.
4 motion BY Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia.
TO 70 Into executive session WIS lost,-yeas,
10; nays, 20.
After 4 few remarks, exchanged by Alr.
Davis, OF West Virginia, and Alr. Dawes,
tending to show that each slide of the Cllam-
Der was determined in It's course OF action,
Mr.. tall; of Florida, took the floor In contia-
uance Of Ills speech Of Thursday last. His
specch was n defense Of the South uRainst
ull tho recent attacks upon 1t. md III, arrNgtl-
ment OF Massachusetts for disfrancllslng
voters. ...
After a brief speech by slr. Dawes. IN .le-
feuse of 'Ntassachus Mr.. Camden ex-
plaTncd tho d0bt question In West Virginia.
It Ind been charged by the Senator from
Virginia {Mahonc) that West Virginia had
shown no disposition to make my provision
fur the settlement Of the debt question be-
tween the two Btates TO contradict the
charge Alr. Camden quoted FROM various acts
Of tue Legislature OF West Virginia for tlle
appointment of Commissioners to adjust the
dent. The lust Of these nets l!ad been passed
III 1871. but, before waiting for action, the
Commlssionersof Of the LeRislatur0of Virginia
had passed q fanllag bill BY which two
| ticntes for tho remaining third issued.
Tle hitter hud been
Issued WITHOUT THE KSowLEDuE OF WEST
| Virginia,
but Ind improperly cot'ie to bo known as
West Virginia certicates. The Commission.
| ers made Il report WHICH sluWtu That West
Virginia would mt be llablu for 0n0.thtrl Ut
tho debt on the basls Of territory, pupuinil9n,
nr revenue. TjN jNCommtss!onera ll!tl decided
s WIS sbiS, S,ooo. This report Isti hren forward
I'd to thu authorities Of Virginia, and tl!oro
tho nlatter had rested to Tug present tule. :.
Mr., calasron SPal sal ;iMt teW f,aoSs days
tauntad him With lhe faet tllat tic LsgIsla.
tnru Ut rcMnsy lyantn lind retuscllto aAstain
the course which IT. Senntors l'a.l followed
" wv Sa'nner lhe SsnHtos Ma sa!% at T.
:, Tiere WIS no mail Lying who, hui
the bower t9 make. the Legts!atqIa r.!
1o VIII s wou u o1 Si!s rroxte sEss to IL
tho power to nuke 1t DO anything which Il
did n0t believe to ho right aud proper; TUG
man w!lo undertook to do that M,ild III ili,tl
emu buck ,sl,orl,. lie was personally NC
3 Qunintutl with llparly all tho ,nelnoars Of thu
t Legislature, and . better, nuh!er, Or si!or.
patrl0tio bouty yt men dts mot exlst.. Thu
| ing tie action Ut tts Republican Senators d!
tl,fs floor, md lp had l,9 .lnlt TINT all pntrl
otio Legislatures wou!d follow Its example.
l. 2tIt. MECK
agreed that the Pennsylvania LegIslAtnr
would only In what 1t Thought r!Klitt nu
suggested! lhaI It always hnppunctl to tll!nl
riKht that which tho SellNtNr Cameron
. thought right. That Senator llatl shown tia
. .lu hau tbs power to dp BY II telegram villa
liz tiiuck) llAd tli0ugt 1t would take put
: aoIaal visit to accomplish,
=. MIR. yEsT
thought tlla object Ut tho present poBitlon o
tho IupubltcAtls Oh tiis loor WAY tll!s: Thu
: the Republican purity. w!!!l It's vast patron
hetlate. should throw ttsolf 1t tl,o comm
contest III NtrKltt n..d Grusl, out tllG raal an
tried Democracy ut t!lat glorious ult COlnnlpl
i wealth; mud tue Democrats WUrQ GMllel l!t,Ol
o lii the nn,ue OF tlla Constitution, 10 sit u
i plnsly here al,l see thls ontfagN perletratc!
I II the OenlurrAts Should sit burg aap!ngl
!! ind sno1nlt 70 nnyth!ng Ike thts, they woui
t side, In .i,p spirit OF GruyadU. that. ratht
y | thai submit % this lntertcrence OF the n
il ttuiIal Republican paEty IN tl!at contest VI
q ratler thin see The Democratic party Of "
o Kinlt stricken down attur that fQshtUl
lae Democratic senaturs would stand llgr
God willing, unttl tbs SHOWS Of Decylnb'
- A coalition existed here, A coalition
u parties based upon Mutualfty uf opinion vi
~ !. legitimate, but v coalition without that III
+ tua'lty wus
+ CONTRARY TO PUBLIC MORALITY,
j. and should be denounced. Where con
II tOh was made simply for power anl Ot1lc
/. without community of opinion. II yergt