The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-26
LATEST KILOGRAMS,
FoRrY-sEVENrH CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 24-Ingalls offered
resolution asking the secretary of
war for list of all appointments
made in his department from De
cember, 70, to March 4th, 81, except
army appointments, with the rea-
sons for the changes, promotion, etc.
Laid on the table for future action.
Dawes called up the resolution for
the election of Senate officers, the
pending motion being to postpone it
to December.
Johnson said, referring to HOar's
statement, that democratic filibuS-
Uering was reasonable, that some
eastern college should give him the
degree of ASS. The republican
party had kept the north solid by
declaring the south was solid for
reputation. IT was a great reVOlu
ton which saw republican caucus
nominate for one of the highest
offices in the Senate a democrat and
a repudiatiOnist who would be a
petty lawyer but for the
prominence given him by
his reputation opinions. Would
Sherman, who had builded UP the
credit of the United States vote for
Riddleberger? He reviewed the
act of Malone and ,Riddleberger,
showing they were democrats and
regulators.
Dawes suggested that Malone
was sick and Johnston proposed
to postpone his speech if Dawes
would postpone his resolution.
Dawes refused.
Logan asked what effect the
election of Sergent-at-arms would
have on the public credit.
Johnston said byelecting him they
endorsed his record, and quoted
from republican papers condemning
Riddleberger.
Logan asked if Johnston held that
because the republicans selected
Riddleberger they endorsed his SEN
timents?
Johnston said yes.
Logan asked if Johnston pre-
tended that republicans endOred
Riddleberger's rebellion by selecting
him? Did they endorse LOngstreet's
treason. when they appointed him to
the Turkish mission 7?
Johnston said the war was over:
LOngstreet had very humbly re-
pented of his sins, and the repub-
licans had taken him to their bo-
SONS; but this was a living issue of
public faith and credit, and by
electing Riddleberger the repu6-
licans endorsed his views on those
points.
Logan denied that he ever en-
dorsed Reputation. If JOhnston's
constituency had been as honest as
his in paying debts, the question
would not be before Virginia's peo-
pie.
Johnston described the increased
improvement of Virginia's finances
under Bourbon rule, and moved an
executive session. Lost, 20 to 90, |
and debate continued.
At $50 there was another tie vote |
on the executive session, and then a
wOrdy sparring match betweenBeck
and Dawes as to the latter's debt
paying principle, Beck holding that
Dawes was inconsistent therein,
and limiting that Riddleberger was
accepted as payment of the debt
from the republican party to Ma
hone. Beck then moved an execu-
tive session, in order to confirm
in accordance with the
will of the Senate of
New York State. LoSt-25 to %.
Harris quiZzed Dawes as to his
motives in supporting Riddleberger.
Dawes said it was because he was
an able, influential and prominent
man in the cause in which free bal
lot in this country is involved Zap
plause); because he was determined
every voter in Virginia should be
allowed to cast his vote and have it
Harris-I wish to ask the Senator
when and through what channel he !
earned Riddleberger was so pro- /
foundly in favor of a free vote and
fair count? Was it not through in
formation derived from a lately
elected senator from Virginia?
Dawes-I have two answers to
make: First, suppose it was, I could
axe the word of the Senator from
Virginia quite as soon as l would
hat of any man in Virginia, whom
found with his heel on the neck of s