Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-31
SENATE DEADLOCK.
Political Discussion T0-dau.
Senators Bon Cameron. HkGXeY.
Dawes and Jones. OF Florida.
Participate.

senators kf0n cameron. HsGXpY.
Dawes and Jones. OF Florida.
Participate.
Senator Dom Cameron took the f3oor .y11une-
diately after the Senate came to or Ter to-day,
and read short speech In defence of Senator
Mshone and 10 opposition to the democratic OBJ
stfuction movement. His voice was weak and
tremuious aud but little Of his speech could
be heard. It ls well known taat the Senator is
very modest IN his estimate Of his aotl-
ties as an orator and that he dIsltkes
public i, speakng Besides he Is at present
undoubtedly contributed to his nervousness to.
Gay.
Mir. Cameron tPa,> said that the present issue
was too plain TO be misunderstood. The repuo-
licaD eide said that tie majority had the right
to decide who should be the officers OF the Sen
ale; Its opponents said that the minority had
that righG. BE said a few days ago that 1t
seemed 10 be question OF endurance. The gen.
eral doctrine that the majority was entitled to
rule was not called in question. The minority
simply said that it would resist the election OF
otdcers by dilatory motions and prolonged
speeches. His answer was that the republicans
could not abandon the right OF the majority to
rule. because the minority made 1t question
OF endurance. The majority could endure as
long as the minority. The contest WAS lot
above all that, something the importance OF
which had not received attention. II was the
coming political contest In Virginia. The Sen
ator from Virginia tMr. Mahone) had terrified
democrats Of the south had appealed to south.
ern StnatoTs to cover the Senator frosl VIZ
giDia with opproorium SO that his followers at
home would not dare to support him. BE had
made political slavery impossible In Virginia;
he lad championed the cause Of 1rec elections,
and he s nad M the sympathy Of the republican
see that the north fraterntzed with all ex-con-
federates who were known by their acts as
wen as by their words to be In favor OF an hon-
est ballot and fair count. The republican
Ri3i}pnErrpr g q
nest that 1t was not sectional. Whoever was
right was it's fTiend. Thts and this only was
the bargain that 1T had to offer It's southern
ftiends who would come out and grow with the
national growth. II Virginia took her stand On
platform OF an honest ballot the solid south
was thing OF the past.
Mr.. uABPToN5 PROPOSITION TO PAIR.
Mr.. Hampton when Mr.. Cameron concluded.
remarked that the latter had referred to him.
but that be UIampton) could not hear what was
said. He would say, however, that in his allu-
stcDs to Mr.. Cameron the other day were al
good-Iatured. ana he had no doubt Mr. Came
ron so regarded them. lie knew the Senator
from Pennsylvania wes compelled to leave his
seat because Of tll-healtn. and he OIampton)
Would state that he would pair with Mr.. Cam
eron at any time.
Mr.. NANCY IN RELY TO Mr.. DAWES.
Mr.. Maxey said that Mr.. Dawes had ex-
planned the movement he was heading by say
ing that Its object was to restore to positions
Gratis two years ago; he had aske1 Nr. Dawes
why, then, Mr. French. the former Ser
geant.at.Arns was lot replaced. Now he
Nru Mr. an an esenf 70 M sa st W
Dawes say so. The present Sergee ut Arms
is universally admitted to be eff Gent and II
Nj Dawes was sincere tn saying the purpose
OF the republicans Is to have enicent oIticers
Why seek to turn out the present incumbent.
mr. Maxey qnoted Mf. Dawes remark OF yes
teIoay that he {Dawes) ha6 constitutional
nf Cnh tty|s
the majority. BE rferred to the Presi-
| Why Nr. Dawes old lot then submit to the
| will OF the majority who elected President.
Mr MaXay declared his belief that the great
BASS OF the American people believe that the
narrow majority Of the republicans in the Sen
ate was obtained by questionable means. not
to use haTsher term. He said lu was neces-
sary that the business OF this session should go
on. The supreme Court has no quorum, tue
fifth circuit Is without Judge, and besides i'm
portant nominations pending, there are lTea-
ties 10 be considered.
Mr.. DAWES on THE CASE OF sERGEANr-AT- -ARHs
FRENCH.
MI Dawes said he would answer the ques-
tion and tell plainly why he did not in his res
oiution propose to restore the OLD sergeant a.
arns. He would have been glad to have done
It, and 20 have thus TESTIFIED his aDprecia1AI
OF the excellent sergeant -at-aYlns, but that
officer Lad been called into another Sphera OF
duty. from which he could not be taken With
cut injury to the public service
Mr. Maxey.-Did not Mr. French desire his
old place?
Mr.. Dawes replied that the public good aad
not the wish of indiViduals was consulted; that
he did not consult with any OF The nominees.
FREE BALLOT ANE FAIR COUNT.
Further discussion occurred between MeSsrs.
| Ma&ey and Dawes In regard TO q free ballot ana
tair count, etc, involving the presidential eiec-
tion OF ls7G, and the controversy which grew
| out OF 1t. In reference 70 he Claim made by
| MI. Maxey that the democrats had carried
| Louisiana ip 1876 by eight thousand majority,
Mr.. Dawes said that there was a difference be-
| tween what he called vote aud what the gen.
| tleman called vote. The gentleman called a
! piece Of paper vote. He Mr.. Dawes) counted
nothing vote that had not free ballot be.
| hipd 1t. Thousands CT ballots such as be held
| in his hard [about two Inches stIuare1 had been
| found in ballot boxes with nothing behind
| them but the villanous hands that put them
| IN. 1t was because there had been attempts to
| substitute pieces Of paper for free mems votes
| In the ballot boxes in some states and 70 put
| blunderbusses In place OF freemens 1iags in
| other states, that he had done what he could to
| stand by what he supposed every freeman in
| the land understood TO be the meaning OF q
! ballot.
| SENATOR JONES on FLORIDA POLITICS.
| Senator Jones. OF Florida, next took the
! floor, and reviewed the political history OF his
! state since the war to prove that Florida had
| never repudated any of her debt. He said that
| II there was anything the people OF Florid /
| priced themselves In, more than any other it
| was IN thelr having assumed ana STOOD Oy their
public debt and public faith. He referred to the
case OF LiJtlefield and others, who obtained tour
! millions of dollars in bonds under the pretence
| OF bulididg raiiToa6 that these bonds we're
! taken to Holland and sold, and no move towards
! building railroad ever made; that these bonds
| were declared invalid by the state courts, aud
| subsequently by the I. S supreme court. The
| people CT Florida sympat athiztng With the Dutch
| holders OF the bonds, transferred to them cer-
tain bonds and other securities that were held
from the Littlefield crowd and all the fran
chises and privileges granted to the crowd.
A discussion arose between MessrS Kellogg
and Jonas as to the question OF the debt OF
Louisiana, and was In progress when our report
closed.
SENATOR'S TO REPLY TO GEN. MAHoNg.-Sena-
tor Johnston intends to reply to Senator
Mahones speech. Senators Butler and Voor-
hees also intend to make some rem arkS On the
subject OF the pending contest
| SECRETARY KIRKwo0D will make a number of
clerical appointments In the Census once
saturday.
THE NATIONA Al, RAEES.-The statement of the