Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-05
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
prscea.l.urs of the Senate To-day.

Proceedings of the Senate To-day.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 5.-The Vice
President lid fore tho Senate oommunica-
toa from tie Secretary of State, transmitting
a ,ny OF tic response Of the Russian Governs
mcut TO tba CON- q uuicaiou made to it by the
Uo!tcd States Minister OF tho Senate resolution
ca tho death Of tbs late Emperor Of Russia.
Ordered 10 be printed.
The pending Business, btiog tho resolution
fer the election of the officers 0! The Senate,
Vas then taken up.
The usual m3to2, made by Mr.. Harris. TO
50 into executive session Was, es u:ua!. voted
d3w1-yeas 26. nays 50.
Mr.. Saunders stated that be had transferred
10 M,. Malone. who vas temporarily ats:nt
from the cham Der, the pair which had prevl-
ousy existed between himself aud MIR. Will
llans, auu that be iMr. SsuDdet) would there
lore vote no.
Dir. Blck desired to say that The transfer wss
not made with the coEs,us OF bis colleague,
Who hsd referred 10 him oil matters OF this
kind. aol he protested sgsins. the transfer in
that way. The appearance Of Mr.. Malone 10
tho oaaE ber at this monsn5 put an end to
further discussion and the roll call vas cen.
cludcd
Mr. MaPhcrsoa asked loa7c to present tho
peti;ioa of osrtsia cu,z,cs Of New jersey AID
New York.
Nj, Hear oli3ot:d.
Mr. McFhers,n thought i! G s,ragge pro.
| o'cdinS TO deny the right OF petition. llo had
& petition rceiiug tho foe. that Michael Boy.
ioa. a ciz,n CT tho United States, had been
arrested AID thrown into prison by the British
| Government 90 vague charges of melting urlmo
snd violence, and had been denied lhs right to
| trial before q jury of bis peers, and calling
UPON Congress 10 demand that the United
States Government should i1teifere fer his
protection. The petition was signed by the
members of certain land leagues in New Jersey
and New York. Did the Senator still otjec?
MIR. EoGr-iho Senate desires 10 cleo! 90
officer to record all tu;i5ess and IS soon as Tia.
is dono tto Doi'ioa can be received.
Mr.. Mcpocrson-I would Ike 10 ask tho
| Sebsisr wEather Re have not recording officer.
Is there any lack Ct officers in the Senate?
| Dir. Hcar-I thitk that is thing to ba
determined ty The Senate. The Senator thinks
that tho thiag ia 10 bo determined 10 violation
OF the constitution OF the Uoited States b. q
miI oriy CT the Senate.
Mr. McPbers0n-l do net be:vo it is douo
III violation ct tho constitution. l believe that
tho constitution protects the rights of the mi
noyity. | bsIisvs that The rules OF the Senate
| were agreed to for the protection Ct legislation,
| submit: pe;i.iju sienfd by cettsin tees 81
New Ic,k and New jersey, csilirg attention
to the fac: that r clZ;1 Of tho u. S. is held 10
!rsoa en- raiy 10 l2w aud justice. The Senator
! 'e;u3:s 70 have Tho petition considered and
rtferrtd 10 iha Committee CO Foreign Rela-
to0j. The Senator Uses in ts p aoe and do
Cares tina. cveo The CASE OF tits poor man sha
| Ia. Silcra5 NATL ~ r,l.cc-o he D.,
on IT.; SIDE, to 6rs diso;gaciz, the Senate and
!hco rl0r2anz! it. This is the stranpcst pro
| c:edi9g | hav" seen in !tia most singular OF al
proceedings
Tbs Vics PresidcGi ruled that there having
been oHj?eti9r, the petition Gull ret be reach
cd
Nr. Mcphc!aoa Ga7o G0tioe that 10 morrow
morning he would call up this petilioa in order
thst the S:usoE from Massachusetts might b:
able to s.hto to tbs country tho reason which
| ac;uaicd hiia IN preventing j1stica heipg dcue
10 an lgisil America CT iz,n held ia durano.
Vl'o 10 III English prison, Tho Senator said
that iDsu muSt remain ia piison Until such time
So Gotham aud Rlldiebergcr were elected. lie
hoped the Senator. would b. prepared to NOR.
rev to ste!e exactly his position on that ques
;ion ard IS ity it it ho could.
| jIir. Roar suggested that tho petition need
"oa ~ oFGt Until w luVil uT IL inc QeMOCfaLs
would vote upon tho pending resolution. This
pretsnce that tho delay was attributable 10 the
republican side wss tho unrest and shcsre;t
piece of humbug and demagosuery.
Mr.. Salisbury declared that no veto would
be taken on tho rcfolu.ion to-day.
Mir. McPhoreon roto,Led upon MIR. Hear that
his cl'in the! tho petition could not he received
because thcrn was 70 recording eli .er of tho
Gena!e was an absurd proposition.
| Mr. Hosr stated tina. tho subject matter Of the
petition was already under consideration BIZ tho
State Department.
Several dilstory mo.!ons HAVING been voted
down Mr.. Morgan took tho floor.