Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-13
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Proceedings of the Senate s.day.

RFuCccHihHS SR taS ScESio lS-VGys
WASHINGTON. D. G.. April 13.-The Vice
President sid bsl1ro the Senate tho unfinished
busiress-being the resolution for the election
Of officers Of toe Senate.
MIR. Beck said that yesterday some difference
Of opinion had existed IS to the position of tho
Senator from Illinois. (Mr. Davis.) The Sena.
tor from Louisiara, lMr. KelIogg,) had writ
ten statement from that gentleman, showing
that be vas paired on motions to 90 into exec
utiVe session, on which questions. if present, he
would vote YEA lie was also paired on the
usin resolutcr, on which. if present, he would
vote "nsy"
MIR. Dawes: Was it that 10 which The Sera.
tor alluded yesterday, Hhen he said that the
wind he'd shifted?
Mr., Beck No. The Hcd has b:eu bowirg
| steadily aesi1st Massachusetts for tie past few
deyl.
Nl: PtudaIoa then took tho flor. lie
said tie COURSE which tho republicans had fol-
LEVIED without precedent 10 all history 10 insist.
iug that the business of tho Seoate and of the
| cou0try should DO delayed and postponed 10
til the Senate should be disorg anzed and raor.
.uizad had been detord:d Oh various grounds
| py its various apoogists on this floor. The
Senator rom Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar) bad
! charged the action OF the demcc ats with being
revolutionary, but had subsequently,. when
pressed by the Senator fron Gsergia, (Mr.
BrOwp) rctraced that charge.
Mr. Hosr said that be had cot mado that
charge, bu. tho acton Of Ihe democratic side
warranted him uSw 10 inputiog it, aud ho did
SO imputo il.
MIR. penalascn replied tina! tho gentleman
Gov mado tho charg, without aoy qualification,
| and no w&uli leave 1t to the gentleman from
| Georgia (Ir. B.oSo) to ag,in mako him re-.
| tric: it. His colleague lMr. Shermaa) he'd
stated that the struggle DOW goiag on hero was
8 stfug:ll Tor political power IN VHg;lis; that
| 1t lovol0ed tho destruction Of the democratic
party 10 tina! S:nte, aud the installation Of the
| republoln parry there. Tho Instrument to bs
| used to 5'lrg sb2u: this result WIS tho giving
to Riidle5tlg!r brigade OF the employees of
this Senate, paid at tho rutlo eyp,nso to pc
| rambnlate that State and 10 watch aud win To-
oil cleo ions. This Riddlcbsrgar. when. being
g member of tho Legislature Of Virginia. had
appealed 10 tho clur!ss7 Of fellow mem-
be. to give him the floor, aad had then
returned tho compliment By moving to
ezpel lin. This mar. whom Rid
dobeig r bad moved to eypel vas q CO an nud a
brother aud The motion had b,on made bccauac
he IVES uesro and d,5t-paytr aud ropnb
lcaa bnd Huis,noo generally. Ga F.iiay the
Senator fcom VTgipi. IMsh,ue had trans
ferred 10 the republicans tho oonrol OF
the committees Of tho Senate. and inst on tho
following Tuesday the republican caucus had
nominated Tor Sergeant st Arms man for the
| Introduction OF whom thu Senator from Virginia
had announced that he wss alone responsible.
! He would ask the Senator from Iowa CIR. A.
| lison) whether if Malone hsd not voted with
the republicans tho republican caucus would
have nominated Hiddleborger2 No answer,
Then he would address his question 10 the Sens-
tor from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) After q
pausel Silent one-silent all. [Lsughter.l
MIR. Dawes: 1t is not fair for the Senator TO
lmpute silence to this side because we do not
break into his speech. If he prepared that OK.
preston at home, it is proper he should insert it
in his speech. but he has no right to assume at
there i! no answer to his speech because he can
not DO interrupted just st this moment TO spoil
tho Bguro which he prepared at homo and com.
mltted to memory. Laughter
| Mr.. Dawes charged thS!the democrats had a..
tempted both before and after tho assembling Of
the Senate 10 OPEN negotiation with Malone, D
charge which wss emphstic.lly denied on the
democratic side Mr.. Dawes in continuing his
speech said tha! this was fight in which there
could be 60 compromise without destruction.