The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
Congressional.
FORTY SEVENTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE DEBATE,
BOQust for Ben.-ThO Debate In General.

upon sea of violets and roses, the gift
of ladies' of Alexandria, Va, to Senator
Hill of Georgia, ornamented that gentle'
mans desk, The tribute was accom-
panied by the following note:
These Virginia fl DIVERS, from ladies Of
Al xandria, are presented to Senator
Hill, of Georgia, as feeble testimonial
on their part of their admiration of the
brilliant manner in which he recently
exposed the corrupt bargain made by
the Senator from Virginia on one part
and the Republican party on the other.
This ship, Senator, has not cleared from
the White House, nor is it's voyage in
quest of Federal spoils; it is simply
bound to the Georgia Senator, because
he has anchored himself in the hearts OF
true Vlrpinians everywhere by the time
" and Ell quent speech he has made in
defence of the honor, in the preservation
of the former illustrious history OF Vlr.
pinia. when he sheathed the sword OF
one of her own Senators, which had
been treacherously pointed to pierce her
fair fame.
On motion of Mr. Cameron, Wiscon-
sin, a'resoution was adopted authorizing
the Secretary of the Senate to pay the
funeral expenses of the late Senator
Carpenter.
The pending business, being the reso-
luton for the election of officers of the
Senate WAS taken up.
A motion to go into executive session
was rejected-yeas %, nays 20.
Mr.. Harris, stating it was evident that
tbe Republicans did not intend to trans
act the business which the Senate had
been called here to transact, moved that
when the Senate adjourned to-day, it be
to meet on the first Monday in Deem
Der. Lost-yeas 23, nayes %.
Various other motions were made and
voted down.
Mr.. Pendleton called attention to the
inaugural address of the President in
which he stated that he would ask in
due time, Congress to fix the tenure of
the minor officers of TIE Government,
and in order that the Senate might no
longer present the spectacle of wrang'
ling over petty offices, he would move
to 90 into executive session.
Mr.. Dawes agreed that the tenure of
Office should be fixed by law, but he did
not sec how an act could be passed this
special session.
Mr.. Hill (Ga,) read letter issued from
the Readjuster headquarters in October,
1880, by William Malone, in which he
alluded to the Republican party as the
'gripsack' party. Did the Senator know
what was meant by the 'gripsaCk' party2
Mr.. Dawes-Is it any objection to Mr..
Riddleberger in the mind of the Senator,
that he voted for Hancock.
Mr.. Hill-None in the world.
Mr.. Dawes-Then why is the Senator
troubled?
Mr., Hill am not troubled. 1 only
ask What is a gripsack party?
Mr.. D4wes-I don't know. They have
down South all sorts of parties do
not know what they represent. The
Senator from Georgia ought to know,
He ought to know every phase of every
political party that had ever come up,
for certainly if any body had tried them
all, it must be the Senator from Georgia.
Laughter l do not know any party
that the Senator has not given his adhe-
sion to. l remember letter written by
him after Garfeld's election, advising
everybody to join Garfeld's party, and
invoking the public to come up and join
the party which had succeeded. Laugh.
ter. That see ms to be the first motion
in the mind of the Senator in all lis po-
litiCal sailing about the country in his
Ship of State Laughter to find out
what party had succeeded and then to
announce his desire to go with that par
ty. l think, he said, nobody could tell
how much he loved Garield-the pass.
ing love of a woman Laughter
Mr.. Hill explained, meaning his letter
to Representative Chittenden of New
York, shortly after election, advocating
the opinions there advanced, and declar-
ed the people Of the South in favor of a
free vote and honest count, and called
upon Clay and Webster to look down
Tpon the contemplate coalition between
~ Republican and Readjuster parties
N et the Office of the Senate. Every
,orr. ment that came from the South in
foUCr % = { burying the issues OF the war,
IN, fays- of forgetting the passions of the
NOV in =. 'vor of hiding from view the
wrongs.CF Nj m he war, was met by the Re.
Mr.. Hswley Does the gentleman
really believe tb ayr ,,,,.
Mr.. HilI-Certal My. l have no doubt
- Mr., Js Hswlev-Thst is astounding.
Mr HilINf don't h. ,lieve the people
Of the N Jrth believe it. out - say every y
movement that comes froA I I9e SCUM IN
favor of burying the issues Vi Ine wsr ,u ls
Nmat by demand from the NepSOllCan S I4
party that the people of the s. 'uIn must ~
evidence their faith by joining 'ne ne
publican party, and you allow no uan u
be patriotic at the South unless az,
companies his professions of patTi. ''lc
sentiments with hegira over to the r.
publican party. He warned the Repub'
iican party this coalition over which tits
nov rejoicing was going to do more TO
set back the real liberal movement than
anything else could do. Fhe party could
not be organized to control the South,
which insisted in misrepresenting every.
thing in the South, while the South had
abandoned Bourbonism (if by Bourbon.
ism was meant the right Of secession
and the belief in slaveryl She would
not embrace political blackism; she was
not to be bought by coalition; she could
not be purchased by patronage; she
could not be won by ISLANDERS; she could
not be won by calumnies. He contin'
ued at some length to assert that the
South had at heart an honest count and
fair vote as much as the North; that its
people had acquiesced in and accepted