The daily gazette., 1881-05-23
THE EXTRA SESSION IN HISTORY

A Democratic Review that Contsfns
More UnpHeasant Truth Than
Fiction.
The New York Worlds Washington
despatch says:-
The fruits of this special session Of the
Senate are not pleasant for Republican
contemplation. Having bought Malone,
they started out with q future Of bright
promises. The organization Of the com.
mittees was secured with his help. Then
Dawes introduced his resolution for the
election OF efiicers, and Don Cameron
declared with flourish that the Kepub-
licans meant to elect the officers, and
threw out to the Democrats q challenge
for endurance. For two months the floor
of the Senate was made the scene for q
series Of events rarely equalled In parlia-
mentary proceedings. Democrats were
not only tainted by Republicans on the
floor, but Gorham, the candidate for
Secretary Of the Senate, entered upon q
course Of personal abuse In bis paper, as
though to bulldoze Demoeratsinto allow
ing his election. The Republicans then
began to tire of the election resolution.
They had insisted that there had been
no bargain with Malone, but Malone
himself exposed the faIsity of that claim
by declaring that for Riddleberger's
nomination be alone was responsible.
The Republican press then began to ex-
press its disgust with the course of that
side aud there were defections In their
own ranks. They ran to the caucus for
relief Robertson bad then been nomin-
ated, and the Stalwarts, led by Mr..
Conkling, bulldozed their associates in
to keeping up the deadlock under the
plea Of the right of the majority to rule,
but really that time might be gained for
fighting Robertson. Discussion of the
constitutional right of the majority grew
tedious aud Dawes undertook to relieve
1t by yarn that debarred him from
descending into history as Truthful
James. In time he was confronted with
such proofs that he was compelled to ad-
init before the Senate that his outrage
story YVES utterly devoid of truth, and
that, instead Of icing an outrage, the
evidence showed clumsy attempt on
the part Of the alleged victim at swind-
ling. The Star Route exposures fol-
lowed and Gorham levelled his batteries
at the President. The Republicans then
saw the impropriety Of personal assaults
by person In Gorhsm's position, and
the President himself declared against
In letter to Dawes. The Louisiana
story had sharpened Dawes appetite for
forbidden fruit, and he gave sturdy
denial to the existence of the letter. To
this denial he held until the President
met him with q counter denial. The
detection In the Republican ranks had
all this time been on the increase. The 4
Presidents friends declared that they
would never vote for Gorham, the Dem
ocrats had so exposed the Malone bar
gain that Rlddlebergsr was out of the
question, the Stalwarts had declared war
on the administration, aud the deadlock
was broken by the Republican surren-
der. Malone ceased To be power, but
The Stalwart war continued aud just as
the decisive contest was at hand the Stall
wart leader Withdrew from the Senate in
disgast, leaving New York without rep
in that body for the first
time in the history Of the Government.
The bright promises with which the ses-
sion started out ended In the meagre per-
formance of the simple business for
which the session was convened, and for
which alone the Democrats from the
declared themselves to be In