The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington, March Sl.-Mr, D,wes cslled
up the pending business, being the resolution
for the election of officers of the senate.
MIR. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said the
present issue was too plain to be mi.un ier.
stood. The republican side aaid that The ma.
lority had toe right 10 decide who should be
the officers of the senate, and It's opponent,
said that the minority had the right.
lie said few day. ago that it seemed to
DO question of endurance The general
doctrine that the majority was entitled to
rule was not called in question, bu. tho mi.
nority simply said that it would resist the
election OF officers by dilstcry motions and
prolonged speeches. His answer
was, that the republicans could
not abandon the right of tho majority,
though made question of endurance.
The majority could endure rs long as the
minority. The contest was not merely 10
secure Ollie ,s-there was something above all
that, somethingihe Importance of which had
not received attention. 1t was the coming
political contest in Virginia. Tho eenatoI
from Virginia (Mahone) had terrified the
old democratic regime of his state, and thq
democrats OF tho south had appealed tc
southern democrats 70 cover the
senator from Virginia with opprohrium,
SO that his followers at home would not dare
to support him. He had made political
slavery impossible in Virginia no had cham,
pioned the cause of free elections; and h,
had the sympathy of the republican party in
hat good work. All Virginia would 80,
that the north iraternized with all ex.eonfed
crates who were known by their acts as wei
as by their words to be in favor of an honest
ballot and fair count. The republican
party gave its vote for Riddleb,rrer. rs al
earnest that It was rot sectional. Whoever
was right was its friend. This md th
only WAS the bargain that i
mad to offer TO its southern
friends who would come out and grow will
national growth. If Virginia took ner stanC
on the platform of an honest ballot, th,
solid south WAS thing OF the past.
Mr.. Msrey criticised tho action of the re
publican caucus for bringing forward fo
sergeant alarms the gentleman whom the,
had nominated.
The senator from Massachusetts dawes
had expressed his submission TO the will O
the majority, and yet he had takon part il
setting aside IN eight thousand democtati,
majority Ia Louisiana in 1876. He Nigh
answer that that msjority had beer
procured by fraud. He (Msxey) be-
lieved that the people thought that tht
majority in the senate had been procured b,
crooked means. Whether that majority hst
been procured fairly or unfairly, he lnev
not, but the American people did believe
that IT Fad been obtained by methods strange
and unusual, and demanded that they should
be investigated. The democratic party stood
here for tho purpose OF securing TO the
American people the boon of free bsllot, a
priceless ballot and an honest count. and tc
demand that if there arc any suspi.
cions alloat they should be removed
MIR. Jones, of Florida, denied in u shor
speech, the statement made by Mr.. Msbor,
that Florida had repudiated lis honest debts
slter whlsn a discussion stcse between
Messrs. Is .ogg and Jonas, concerning III,
debt of Louisiana.
MIR. Kellogg, in the course of his remarks
referring TO thoLouisiana lotterycompaay ssi,
thst company was tho creature Of the dem
ocraIic psrtY, and but for tho money lur
nished by the lottery company tho Psckar,
goversmNnt would be standing TO dav.
Az the conclusion of Mr.. Kellogg.
remarks, Mr.. Jones corrected one or twt
mistakes, which he said his colleague hat
fallen into, but declined to answer his TRADE
| MIR. Brown then moved TO 90 into execu
tive session. which motion wss lost.
Mr. Beck offered motion that when ,h,
senate adjourned to-day it bo TO meet the frs
Monday in December.
fhis motion was also rejected, and finally
~ nve p. M, the senate, on motion Of Mr.
Dawes, adj burned till 10 morrow.