Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-15

was q. dangerous precedent. Re-
publicans proposed to pair two
elected members here present with
men yet to be and who may never
be elected. It was no undue haste
they were exercising In trying to
organise.
"Conkling said: "Hs who ex.
cuses accuses" Pendleton was fee
Ing when no man pursued. He
had either thought it necessary ia
defend his party or to create some
Impression on the country.
He referred to the Democretic
caucus as an "ecumenical council'
which at last had wearied of the
question, how the Independent
party OF the Senate WAS to be cap
tivated. 1t had become weary Of
arranging the machinery which
was to force the gentleman from
Illinois (Davis) to walk by the
wheel OF the Democratic chariot.
After 1t had exhausted the resources
OF Craftsmanship 1t came in with
report which was defective 10
some regards. For instance, it had
put both Senators from Ohio on
the judiciary Committee In order
that that great State might not only
be the land Of law, but the law OF
the land. It seemed to him that
nothing could be more unwarraht.
able, more lacking In utility or
more ecant Of propriety than for
Tho PAnurhliOana ~ n a ,,
organisation OF the Senate
against the constitutional major
ity Of the Senate, to the end
that that organization might be
overturned Wednesday or Thurs.
day next. It seemed to him that
such q proceeding would bo not
only beside the purpose, but be.
meath the dignity Of the Senate.
He might say In reply to the gen.
tieman from Ohio that the sugges.
tion ~ to Withholding votes hei
not originated on the Republical
eide, but had come from the Dem.
ocratic Senator, who was able to
vindicate himself.
rne Aups ems Cuura-nepabNcan
Caucus kciessiOus.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-The
Supreme Court Of the United
states, after rendering three or four
decisions to-day, took recess till
next Monday on account Of the In.
disposition Of Justice Bradley,
whose preseuce Is necessary to
make . quorum.
The Republican Senators In eau.
Gus this morning substantially
agreed upon the following distribu-
tion OF Senate Committee Chair
manships: Finance, Morrill,; Ap.
propriations, Allison; Com mercs,
Conkli0g; judiciary, Edmuuds;
Privileges aud Elections. Hoar;
Foreign Relations, Burnside; Mil.
itary AftAirs, Cameron, Of Peunsyl-
vsnia; Agriculture, Malone; Post.
Offices aud Post Roads. Ferry; Pub.
iio Lands, Plumb; Indian Affairs,
Dawes; Pensions, Kellogg; Claims,
Cameron Of Wisconsin,; Manufac.
tures, Conger; District of COIum.
bla, ingalls,; Patents, Platt Of Con.
necticutr Public Bulldogs aud
Grounds, Rollins; Territories,
saunders; Railroads, Teller; Mines
and Mining, Hill, Of Colorado; Re-
vision Of Laws, Mcmillan; Educa-
tion and Labor, Blair; Civil Ser.
vice and Rstrenchmsnt, Hswley;
Printing and Library, Sherman;
Rules, Fryt; CONTINGENT Expenses,
Jones, Of Nevada; Enrolle. Bills,
sawyer; Impie vsment Of the Mis-
sissippi River aud Tributaries,
Mitchell; Transportation Routes to
the 6saboard, Harrison.
The ChairmAnships OF the Com.
mlttees on Revolutionary Claims
aud Engrossed Bills, which. under
Democratic control Of the Senate,
had been offered to the Republic.
cans, will now in turn be offered to
the Democrats.
Maheae's Trenson Cossun u, . sed.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-Ma-
hone is in accord with the Repub.
iicans and will vote With them on
organization. 1t appears that he
wants to favor q few Democratic
friends In the distribution of Sen.
ate Offices, and the Republican eau.
Gus does not desire any mixed Or
ganization. Tue speech of Hill, of
Georgia, this afternoon, In she
Senate, declaring that thirty-nine
Democrats had been elected to the
Senate, and pointing out Malone
~ one, induced the latter to appear
more public than heretofore In his
political affiliations. He consulted
with several Republican Senators,
stating to them that he was elected
- q Democrat, and was advised TO
defend himself on the floor. He
will probably state his position on
the door this evening or tomorrow
at any rate, before the vote on
organization, giving his reasons
for voting with the Republlca ns.
Passssgers Tssasssrssa by wasons
-rrsins Abandoned.
OMAHA, March 14th.-All the
delayed Union Pacific passenger
trains east aud west bound, have
now been transferred with wagons
around the flood Of water three
miles west Of Fremont. The trans
fers will be continued until the
water subsidies. It is said that It
is but the beginning Of high water
trouble on this and other Nebraska
roads. Three or four inches Of
snow fell here and west to-day. The
snow came from the east. The
Burlington and Missouri trains
between Omaha and Lincoln were
abandoned on account Of the
storm.