Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-22
THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Remarks by MeSSrSs MOrrill. Beck,
Sherman and Others.

sherman and Others
The Vice President having laid before the
Senate the unfinished business,-peing the
resolution for the election OF officers OF the
Senate,-the usual motion to go into executive
session was made by Mr.. Harris, and met With
Its usual fate, being lost-yeas H. nays 81.
Mr.. MORRILL, DENIES THE CORRUPT R.RGA,s
CHARGE
MT. Morr1u then took the floor, In denial OF
what he termed the baSelesS charge of q cor
rupt bargain, Which had been so fippantly
made, and which implied that the republican
senators were parties to that bargain. He
Senator should have such poor opinion OF
him, that a denial OF that charge should be
needed. So far as the vote OF the Senator
he (Morril) had :, understood In advance
that it would be cast with the repup-
leans without any &C conditions n611i9 s. whatever;
attack OF the democratic Senators upon single
Senator who had recently taken his seat In this
chamber, declaring that it was not chivalrous
on the part OF 81 honorable Senators to strike
altogether at one fellow Senator. Senators
were not to be bulldOzed. No one Senator hao
a right to call another to account for the votes
ton. He gave instances OF statesmen having
changed their political convictions, an6
asserted that the charges made against the
ling to wound but afraid to strike were as un-
founded and calumniOuS as those which had
been made against Henry Clay. The stones
"
Virginia would fail harmless and form monu-
mental pile upon which he would stand with
greater strength and pride to proclaim the
goSpel or a Tree ballot and q fa1r count
MR.. BECK's REToRT
Mr.. Beck said that he liked the statement
which the Senator had made that every Sena-
tor should be allowed to vote as he pleased
without being called to account for It. and that
the Senate could not be bulldozed. He liked
that doctrine, but In view of 1t, 1t Ill became
Oh f0 Cfny,G
charge the democratic Senators with treason
and rebellion because they cast their votes
under the rules of the Senate for what they
thought was for the good Of the country.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether any party was
justified In resorting to dilatory proceedings to
prevent the majority from passing an ordinary
Mr.. Beck.-r any party believes and am
not now going to express my cpinionl that
great wrong is to be perpetrated, then 1t is
right to resort to d1latory notions. WHAT the
motives for d1latOry motions now are. Is for us
and cur constituents to determine.
MIR. Sherman.-Then you admit that ordina-
rily 1t Is not right to resort to dilatory mo-
tions?
Mr.. Beck.-Whether 1t is right or wrong Is for
the Senator himself to determine; and If We are
actlng within the rules 1t is neither right nor
courteous for Senators TO say that we are seek
Ing to revolutionize the Senate, ano are guilty
Of treason.
Mr.: Sherman inquired whether it was not
passage OF any bill:
MIR. Beck replied that it was. The democrats
had avowed.for good or bad reasons-that
they intended to prevent a diSorganizat1on OF
the Senate at this time. If they were wrong,
they were responsible for that wrong. 1t was
because they knew that, that he was amazed
that gentlemen on the other side did not 90
into executive session. He had seen In his
time spoiled children refuse good bread and
butter because they could not get sugar aud
declare they never would eat the bread and
butter. Why, when the republicans could get
all the bread and butter, should they behave
like spoiled Children and refuse to take It
without sugar.