The Portland daily press., 1881-04-23
XLVIIth CONGRESS.
senate-Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, April 81,

and Senator Call, of Florida, spoke in reply to
Senator Frye in vindication of their respective
States-Texas and Florida.
Mr.. Dawes produced a commoton on the
Democratic side by reading damaging admis
sion of frauds from the Charleston News and
Courier, and an extract from Richmond Or
gan OF tho Bourbon Democracy, showing that
they were willing to support Readjusters for
the highest State officers, provided they would
stand by the Democracy and the supremacy
of the Caucasian race
Wade Hampton replied.
There was sharp passage between Messrs.
cameron and Dawes on motion of the former
to adjourn to Monday, and Mr.. Dawes made
curt reply to Mr.. Salisbury, which he sfter-
wards apologized for.
WASHINGTON, April %.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the resolution for the election of Senate
officers.
The usual motion for an executive session
was made by Mr.. Harris and lost-yeas II,
nays %.
Mr.. Morrill, then took tho floor in denial of
what he termed ''the baseless charge of a cor
rupt bargain which was SO fippantly made,
and which implied that the Republican Sena-
tors were parties to that bargain He would
he sorry to know that any Democratic Senator
should have such poor opinion of him that
denial of that charge should be needed. So
far as the vote Of the Senator from Virginia
(Mahone) was concerned he (MorrilD had un-
derstood in advance that it would be cast with
the Republicans without any conditions what
ever. He referred to what he called the combin-
ed attack OF Democratic Senators upon single
Senator who had trecently taken his seat in
this chamber, declaring that it was not chival-
rous on the part of thirty-seven honorable Sem
ators to strike all together at one fellow Sena-
tor. Senators were not to be bulldozed. No
one Senator had right to call another to ac-
count for action that he might choose to take
here on any question. He gave instances of
statesmen having changed their political con-
victions, and asserted that the charges made
against the Senator from Virginin by those
who were willing to wound but afraid to strike
were as unfounded and calumnious as those
made against Henry Clay
Mr.. Beck liked the doctrine of anti-bulldoZ-
ing, but it i'll became Republicans to charge
Democratic Senators with treason because they
cast their votes for what they thought the good
of the country
Messrs. Sherman and Beck engaged in a dis
cussion regarding the Justice of engaging in
dilatory proceedings. to prevent business.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether it was not
within the power of fifteen Senators to pre-
vent the passage of any bill.
Mr.. Beck replied that it was. The Demo-
Gratis have avowed, for good or bad reasons,
that they intended to prevent a disorganiza-
nonot the Senate at this time. If they were
wrong they were responsible for that wrong.
In the discussion Mr.. Sherman said he
should vote for Riddleberger because he be-
heved him an honorable man. The Demo-
Gratis in this controversy had taken the wrong
issue. He did not desire to 90 into collateral
matters, but he would at some future time pos
sibly submit a statement as to the debts of sew
eral States
After disclaimer by Mr.. Burnside of any
intention in his speech of Wednesday to re-
fleet upon any Senator, Mr.. Jonas took the
floor and contradicted the recent statements of
Charles Heath.
The Heath statement furnished brief
discussion between Messrs Dawes and Jonas,
in which Mr.. Dawes said he would transfer
the controversy with Jonas to Heath, first
however, commenting upon the assertion Of
Judge Bridger that he had not yet got enough
testimony to indict Heath, but would have
soon. He thanked God he Dawes did not
live where he could be tried by such man.
Mr.. Brown said few days ago he had stated
that many Republican papers had asserted that
there is a corrupt bargain between the Republi-
cans and Mr.. Malone The statement had
been contradicted by the Senator from Rhode
Island (Burnsde) He now desired to have
read from the Clerks desk various articles
from Republican papers. If he made any mis-
take as to the politics of the papers he trusted
the Senators from the respective States would
correct him. He would first read an article
from the Boston Herald
Mr.. Burnside-That is not Republican pa-
per.
Mr.. Brown appealed to Mr.. Hoar for infor-
nation.
Mr.. Hoar said the idea of eking out debate
few Senators was SO repugnant to his sense of
decency that he should not aid in it,
Mr.. Brown-I did not ask the Senator's opin-
ion on that question He then had read ex-
tracts from the Boston Herald, Hartford Cour-
ant. Philadelphia American, Denver Tribune,
Portland Oregonian, Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph, San Francisco Argonaut, Pittsburg
Despatch, and Sacramento Record Union, in
some of which the deadlock was attributed to
a "disgraceful bargain"
Mr. Miller denied that the San Francisco
Argonaut and Sacramento Record Union could
properly be described as Republican papers
He said they were independent" journals,
but Mr.. Farley contended that the latter is
Republican journal.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania denied the
Republication of the Pittsburg Despatch, as
sorting that paper never supported anything
good, Republican or Democratic, while Mr..
Mitchell stated the Philadelphia Evening Tel
egraph might be Republican but it had strong
Democratic tendencies.
Mr. Burnside had read an extract faom the
Louisville Courier-Journal to the effect that
the country did not sympathize with the Dem
ocratic Senators in the contest.
Mr.. Hawley read extracts from speech
made in the Chicago convention in 1868 by Mr.
Brown, of Georgia, in which he had said eff
you will give us Georgia Republicans the
fruits OF the victory we have lately won we
will carry Georgia for Gen. Grant. his COM
ment upon it being Condition precedent
bargain"
Then, after few remarks from Mr.. Brown,
saying that negotiations between Senators was
different matter from speaker in a conyen-
ton, saying, you must give us certain pat
ronage or we cannot proceed" the Senate, in
order to be present at the unve;ling of the
Farragut statue Monday, adjourned until
Tuesdao.