The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-08
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moved an adjournment, which was |
agreed to and the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 5.-SENATE. |
The pending business is the resolution |
being for the election Of officers of the |
senate, which was taken up.
A motion by Senator Harris to go in
to executive session was lost:.yeas, &c;
nays, so.
Senator Mcpherson asked leave to
present a petition of certain citizens of
New Jersey and New York.
Senator Hoar objected.
Senator Mcpherson thought it a
strange proceeding TO deny the right of
petition. He had a petition reciting
the fact that Michael Boyton, citizen
of the United States, had been arrested
and thrown into prison by the British
government on vague charge of incit-
ing crime and violence. aud has been
denied the right to a trial before a jury
of his peers, and calling upon congress
to demand that the United States govern
ment should interfere for his projection.
The petition was signed by members of
| certain land leagues of New Jersey and
| New York. Did the senator still object
Senator Hoar-The senate desires TO
| elect an officer 10 record ali business.
As soon as that is done the petition can
| be received.
Senator McPherson-I would like to
ask the Senator whether We have not
recording officer? Is there any lack of
officers in the Senate?
Senator Hoar-I think that is thing
to be determined by the senate The
Senator thinks that this thing is to be
| determined in violation of the Constitu-
ton of the United States by a minority
of the Senate
Senator McPherson-I do not believe
il is done in violation of the Constitu-
| ton. l believe the Constitution protects
| the right of the minority. l submit
| petition signed by certain citizens of
| New York and New Jersey, calling
attention to the fact that citizen of the
United States is held in prison contrary
to law and justice. The Senator refuses
to have the petition considered and re-
| ferred to the Committee on Foreign Re
lation. The Senator rises in his place
| and declares that even the case of this
poor man shall not be considered until it
pleases the majority on that side to first
| dlsorganiZe the Senate and then organize
| it. This is the strangest proceeding l
have seen In this most singular of all
| proceedings.
| The Vice President ruled that there
| having been an objection to the petition
| il could not be received.
Senator Mcpherson gave notice that
tomorrow morning he would call up
| this petition IN order that the senator
| from Massachusetts might be able to
state TO the country the reason which ac-
tuated him in preventing justice being
done an Irish-American citizen held in
| durance vile in an English prison. The
senator said that he must remain in
prison until such time as Gorham and
| Riddleberger were elected. He hoped
the senator would be prepared to NOR
row to state exactly his position on that
| question, and justify it if he could.
Senator Hoar suggested that the petit
ton need not go over even until to-mor-
the pending resolution. This pretence
that the delay was attributable to the
Republican side was the merest and
sheerest piece of humbug and dema-
goguery.
Senator Salisbury declared that no
vote would be taken on the resolution
to-day.
Senator Mcpherson retorted upon Sen
ator Hoar, that his claim that the petit
ton could not be received because there
was no recording officer of the senate,
was an absurd proposition.
Senator Hoar stated that the subject
der consideration by the state depart
ment.
Several dilatory motions having been
voted down, Senator Morgan took the
floor, and in concluding his speech, he
said that when the Republicans present
ed resolution not founded apparently
on a bargain, the Democrats would vote
upon II, But when you command US to
yield to you, when We believe your con-
tract derogatory to the honor of this
body, You may cry, and demand, and
charge treason upon us until doom's day
and still you will find us on this f1oor.''
applause in the galleries)
Several roll calls were then ordered up.
on various motions, all of which were
voted down.
Senator Burnside said that precedent
had been made two years ago which
must be followed. He insisted upon the
right of the majority to rule. When the
committees had been turned over to the
Republicans they had been turned ovea
by the consent of the Democrats, and il
there had been any fraud the Democrats
, were parties to it. There was no getting
, behind that
, Senator Hill (Ga.l-The senator will
| remember that we Submitted to the APP
} pOintment of committees because they
were indispensable to the transaction o
business, but the appointment of officer:
is not necessary, and if we yield to tina
7 appointment we shall become party t.
? whatever bargain exists.
Senator Burnside would sit hert
for the remainder of my term before
would consent to any fraud. I will stay
} here to the end of my term before / con-
! sent that the'majority shall be governed
/ by the minority.
l Senator Beck called attention to The
: fact that the resolution offered in the
Pennsylvania legislature endorsing the
action of the Republicans in this cham
; Der had been LAID on the table.
Cameron-Before long it will endorse
: every action of the Republicans.
: Beck-It did not do it to-day.
Cameron-It will in the future.
; Beck-After you get there you will
| make them do it. Oaughter)
z After colloquy between Senators
Burnside and Hill, Senator Bayard said
; he thought it was in his power to show
; to an impartial tribunal that the Demo
/ Gratis were justified in every way in
; standing where they had stood. He
) would not detain the senate now. When
: he did speak, he would try to place this
case as though he were standing where
the Republicans now stand. He would
: submit nothing but reason; he would
not seek to raise passion because this
was public business, and private ambi
ton, personal enjoyment and party ad
, vantage ought to fade away before the
, demands of the American people; that
their representatives should deal with
public questions in spirit worthy OF
, such questions.
Senator Sherman said that the Ameri.
can people would look upon the contest
which involved nothing but few OFF,
GERS with good deal of Indifference, but
back of this was the principle which
was rec ogniZed in every deliberative
body in the world; that was, that q ma
Jointly of any body must decide every
question that was before it. The rights
of the minority were defined but pro-
scribed here. The majority was in IA
vOr of a change of officers It was SO
shown by many votes, and it was more
than a constitutional majority; it was a
majority of the senators without respect
TO the vote of the vice president.
Holding The Fort.-The Republican Caucus
Determined to Make no Concessions.
Washington, April 4-The Republi.
can Senators In caucus this morning de
cided to continue their efforts to procure
the passage of the pending resolution
for the immediate election of Senate off,
GERS, by adhering persistently to the
policy and programme heretofore pur-
| sued.
1t is developed that the Republican
caucus to-day decided not to abandon
the position taken with respect to the
election of officers, but TO proceed as
usual with the pending resolution. The
caucus, it is said, was quite decided that
TO abandon the position taken now,
would only be for the majority to sur.