Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-05
IN THE SENATE.
MORE WIND INDUCED IN, BUT NO
PROGRESS MADE.
Johnston, Of Virginia, Talks on the Debt
Question salisbury Makes an Earn
est Appeal on Behalf Of the
President Of the
United States.
ADAy wITHoUTMUCH EXCITEMENT
Senate.

w WASHlNGION, aP'h H
resumed the consideration OF the pend
irg business, which was the resolution
for the election OF officers.
The motion OF Mr.. Pendleton's to go
into.executive session was lost-yeas25,
nays %.
Mr.. Johnston quoted extracts from a
Virginia newspaper, edited by Riddle
berger, to prove the Democracy OF that
gentleman and his colleague, Malone,
and from the Riddleberger bill to show
that the Republicans were now found
supporting a man for Office who had an
nounced in that bill that the adoption OF
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and FIJI
teeth amendments was equal in their
terrible effect to the war itself.
He went with some minuteness
into the question Of the debt OF the State
of Virginia, contending that any failure
to pay the interest OF that debt was not
attributable to any desire to repudiate,
but 10 unfortunate the condition OF af.
fairs which prevailed Immediately after
the war.
MIR. Dawes inquired whether the Sena-
tor agreed with his colleague in holding
that West Virginia ought to pay part OF
the debt. .,
MIR. Johnston replied he agreed with
his colleague, and with the Supreme
Conrt of the United States, in holding
West Virginia should be responsible for
one.third. Leaving the question OF the
debt, he enquired of Dawes where and
when in Virginia anybody had had to
wade through blood to the
ballot box, as had been stated
bv Senator Dawes. He replied
that the Mississippi plan was a general
term OF specific names attached to the
different phases; that 1t Is different IN
the Southern States; in one State 1t
took the phase of blood, in another
tissue-balocs, in another forging returns;
that in Virginia it was called opposi-
ton TO vagabOnd suffrage; that the Sen
ator would have to explain that phase
of the general plan; had the Senator for.
gotten that the army had been called
out at Petersburg TO put down violence;
did the Senator pretend to say nobody
cot hurt at Petersburg in vain at
tempt to assert his right as a voter; John
son said the charge that there was any
smo,hering OF the Republican vote
in Virginia was absolutely false.
Ifany tissue ballots had been used in
Virginia they had been used IN his col
leagues district. Where did you get
those tissue ballots?' he enquired OF
Dawes, who stated that he had some in
his possession.
Dawes-The district OF Norfolk was
one.
Johnston-Was not Petersburg one?
Dawes Petersburg resorted to other
methods of violence.
Johnston That is the place my col
league lives in.
Dawes-It is, and he has seen the err
ror OF it.
Johnston continued his speech, con.
fining his remarks to local questions,
and commenting upon and vindicating
the measures adopted in Nir-
ginia by the Funder Democrats
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Johnston's
speech Salisbury appealed TO the
Republicans to ground the weapons OF
the rebellion against its own admiristra-
ton. Ii any now needed pity and con-
sideration il was the President OF the
United States who had been treated
with such marked disrespect by his own
friends. Perhaps the President now in
the White House was saying there were
some in this chamber from whom he
had not expected any better treatment
because lie had antagonized them and
their third term man in the Chi.
cago Convention. But then there
was the Senator tfrom Ohio, whom he
had nominated for President, why did
he sit in silence and refuse to consider
the nominations. The President might
be saving: "There is the Senator from
Massachusetts (Hoar.) lie sat with me
on the electoral commission and is privy
to all secrets Of our party and | didn't
expect this from him. Then there is
the V;ce-President whose name has been
inscribed with mine, and whose image
is stuck up beside my own in almost
every Junk shop. lie ought not 10 have
turned his heel on me, and yet he will
not give any respect TO my messages. ]"
He (Saulsbury) appealed TO the Repub-
licans to march up to duty and help to
save the President OF their choice.
Mr.. Dawes called attention to the fact
that the last effort made to go into exc
cutive session had been rebuked by an
emphatic majority OF the Senate; that il
had not been defeated by a tie vote but
by number of votes, and 1t was the
Senate which the Senator from Della.
ware was quarrelling with, not the Re-
publican side.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, denied the
statement made Friday by Mr.. Logan,
that political outrages were perpetrated
in Florida.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Rejected-yeas, %;
nsys, 81. Rell-call followed roll-call in
quick succession upon the dilatory mo
tions.
Mr.. Dawes inquiries as TO when the
Democrats would permit a vote to be
taken on the resolution being always
met with the response, ION the first
Monday in December" finally Mr..
Dawes, remarking that il had become
evident that the majority OF the Senate
was opposed to postponing the consider
alton Of this resolution, and expressing
the hope that the minority would come
tomorrow prepared TO sit until the will
of the majority was obeyed, lie moved
TO adjourn.
Agreed TO, and the Senate adjourned.
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