The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-05
SENATE PROCEEDINGS CONDENSED.
What Has Been Done During the Past
 Week by this Body in Extra Session.

Week by this Body in Extra Session.
 APRIL 2i--The yice-president laid before
 the senate unfinished business, the resolu-
 ton for election of officers. By uneGjmngss
 consent the papers on file in iAo senate re-
 lating to the subject of bankruptcy were
 referred to the committee on judiciary .....
 Senator Cooke replied to portion of Senator
 Frye's speech. Some time was spent in
 deciding to what time the Senate would
 adjourn. Mir. Hoar opposing adjournment
 to Tuesday, which date was favored by Mir.
 Cameron. ......An article from Charleston
 newspaper having been read by MT. Dawes,
 MT. Hampton admitted that there had been
 irregularity and frauds, but pleaded as
 justification the cruel wrongs committed
 upon the people of South Carolina. He
 would announce here, as he had done else
 where, his unalterable determination to try
 at the earliest possible moment to reetify this
 wrong g.... Mir. Jonas announced he had
 telegram from Lieut.. Gov. McEnery as to the truth of the charges that Massachu- sets man, Charles Heath, had suffered per secution in Louisiana. The telegram says
 Heaths statement is absolutely false. His property was burned to obtain the insurance The insurance was $4 900 and the valuation by appraisers to adjust the loss was $1 400. The matter was investigated by the grand. jury at the last term, and letter from Judge Bridges says that at the July term sufficient evidence will have been obtained to find a bill. MT. Jonas said he had also letter from a Massachusetts man stating that Heath's reputation for truth is not such as ought to be defended by the senator from Massachusetts (Dawes.) He (Jonas) woald not give the name of this informant for fear be would imperil his life in Massachu- sets. lI.aughter.1 In course of the dis cussion MT. Salisbury endeavored to ask Mir. Dawes question, but was somewhat curtly refused the floor. When the debate closed Mir. Salisbury said the senator from Massachusetts had rebuked him in language unbecoming gentleman and senator. As le understood that senator he did not ap- prehend the courtesy of one gentleman to another Mir. Dawes acknowledged that in the heat of debate he had make a remark which he now regretted. He asked the senator's pardon and pardon of the senate. Adjourned until tomorrow
 APRIL 22-Unfinished business came up. The motion for executive session was lost and Mir. Morrill, addressed the Senate A colloquy took place between Messrs. Sher- man and Beck concerning dilatory proceed ings. The day was spent in debate, the Re pubicans refusing to go into executive ses- sion and the Democrats refusing to consider the resolution for the election of officers The deadlock was complete Adjourned till Tuesday.
 APRIL 26.-Mr. Edmunds asked leave for the committee on judiciary to sit during the recess of the Senate, if that should ever oc- cur, to pursue some investigations upon the subject of bankruptcy. Without objection leave was granted. The president laid be- fore the Senate the unfinished business-a resolution for the election of Senate officers. ......A motion to go into executive session was lost; yeas, 2i; nays, A.....Mr. Jones, of Florida, replied to a portion of Mir. Fry's speech......A motion for a recess and kin dred motions were voted down. At the conclusion of roll call on these votes it was discovered the motion had prevailed. there upon Mir. RolliEs started on a hunt for de- linquent Republican Senators, only to dis cover allies in the nick of time to defeat the motion by tie vote. He himself was a Senator who had not voted. The vote upon the next motion to go into executive session, to the surprise of both sides was announced, yeas, 2l; nays, 20. This was explained by Lamar, who, paired with Sherman, had unwittingly voted. He ob- tained leave to withdraw his vote and the motion was lost. Adjourned.
 APRIL 27.-Mr. Morgan asked leave to offer concurrent resolution declaring that the interests of the people of the United States of America and the welfare and secu- rity of the government are so involved in the subject of construction of ship canals or other ways for transportation of seago- ing vessels across the isthmus connecting North and South America, that the govern ment of tke United States, with the frank ness which is due all other people and gov ernments, hereby asserts that it will insist that it's consent is a necessary condition pre- cedent to the execution of such project, and also as to the rules and regulations under which other nations shall participate in the use of such canals or other ways, either in peace or in war. MT. Dawes objected to the resolution, not so much on account of the sentiments contained in it as on account of the fact that it needed the concurrence of the House of Representatives. After debate Mir. Morgan modified his resolution so as to make it Senate resolution, and it was re- ferred to the committee on foreign rela- The Vice-President then laid before the Senate as unfinished business the reso- lution for the election of officers of the Sen ate. After two or three intellectual roll calls Mir Harris moved the Senate go into executive session, stating there were 300 on the table awaiting action. Lost by a vote Of 23 to 23. Several dilatory motions were voted down and the Senate adjourned.