New-York tribune., 1881-03-25
UNITED STATES SENATE.


CONTEXT OF ENDURANCE PRoMIsED-DEMo
| Gratis DETERMINED THAT THE SENATE oFFTcE
SHALL NOT BE FILLED by REPUBLICANS.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-In the Senate thl'
morning. on motion OF Mr.. CoCKRELL tDem' MOI
resolution was adopted calling the heads oil tne EA
ecutive Departments for complete lists OF any ana al
| books reports aud pamphlets published by their re
| speotye departments from March 4, 1889, to Marct
4, 1881
Mr. DAWES Rep Mass.) called up the resolution loi
the election of the officers Of the Senate
| Mr. DAVIS tInd., III said-0n o recent occasion
stated the reasons that determined my vote on the or
ganizaon OF the Senate, not expecting 20 sasS
OF politicians accustomed 20 plfty dlsopHno a 70,
gicsm ia aways entitled to respect and the public
man who shrinks from it. even when Dalsn' eSa ~
have it appear the legislature which eiectea e a. ~
the Senate contained Republican nAJoriy anu u I'll ohe
the State OF Illinois, on the popular 'ot' was '0
Both these assumptions are uufOuuded The LeSslaI
compilation of the Secretary Of state: Repubieans-
Senate, 21 House 20; Ds9orrstsmsen"te' s.o '' Ou'0
It thus that the Republicans and tne pemo- 6
sn5eTa rpeS ,Se scale For President Mr. Hayes
received 27S 232, 1Ir Tiden 2oS 0OI anu ST ooS
noii of over half million. These figures prove h9w no,
closely balanced the two parties were IN iS60, ~;
cast for me as senator we're from Democrats with
They knew my pc
anteoedens and theJ also knew that neither tae hs9I
neton that could be offered would alter any conviction
bad formed defect me from tho course OF duty as ~
appeared 10 my best best judgment Having accepted
this geuerou, under these circumstances. good
faith required me TO sustain the organlzatlon OF lne
Senate 10 had existed in the last Congress NO prn
cipe wasinvOlved. but merely the control OF commit
tees and OF officers. / have voted steadily against
change, and shall continue IN that way until the end Is
reached being answerabe only TO conscience anu 10
my constituents for this act.
RIGHTS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY.
what my frlend the distinguished Senator from New
ttfs.ffo
disclosed when the vieePresient member Of this
body, gave the casting vote for the committees How
eeting ana fractional that majority may be- we
are commanded 10 accept and obey It. The maj0riy
that chose the committees Is fairly entitled TO choose the
officers of the Senate One naturally goes win Inc
other In order 10 perfect the organizson This eonelu
will neither be delayed Obsruoted by any vote
OF mne and cannot be reached too soon for the puOc
interest.
which has 10 confront the country with ita policy should
have the control of both branches of C0naTess The
S%dSos W 70 m The
majority is not large enough T. indulge Ia rash expert
any tendency excess Between these two elements
heard With effect aud the country has every prospect of
Nj PENDIEToS Dem ohic) hoped that the Senator
from Massschusetts would not press bis resolution,
which would obsruct the Transaction OF the business
which the Senate has been called 70 transact
Dir. DAWES SAID that It was In order TO bring this
executive session 10 close a. quickly az possible Thai ne
felt his duty press this resolution, which looked TO
the proper organization OF the Senate.
Nj. PENDLEToN said that he desired to expedite
public business. and for that reason wished that the
RESOLUTION should laid asde ~ called up when the
Senate should have done that which IL had been con-
Vened do. When the resolution was offered yeser.
day, had supposed that it intended as KIND OF
reminder tie Democratic side OF the Chamber that the
iWer had passed from them and that what called
improperly, he thought-the unconstitutional majority
was with ne Repu6heahS ne had con eOn,dered IL rs
gentle reminder that the Democrats rad no monopoly OF
the which had eeD frequently commented
upon that Confederate brgaders sat only their sde
that they hear the statement that the
majority rultd the Senate the caucus the majority, and
tue Confederate Drgaders the caucus. II had rather
seemed to him that the Introduction OF tne
resolution lad meant TO give notice 0i
control OF the exercised ~ other than Demo.
cratic caucuses. thar the Republicans were wen
nsde that they Intended 70 little tartuer bv giving
the Senate another Confederate 1rgadleT to preserve
gress 10 any degree the deoOrum and modtraion when
should cnaraetefSe The intercourse oi he would
that this resolution would not speedily pass the SEN
Tbereupon Mr. HARRIS tDem., Tennl. declaring that
his that the main. II not the only OBJ
let special session gas the consideration 0f execu
i've bnsness moved that the executive
yGI aud Davis (tnd NH voting with the Republicans
Mr BECK Dem. KY said that he had found among
the candidates the name OF Harrison H. Riddle
berger for 5ergeantaArm, and he had heard t whis-
peIed mat some man OF that Dame-Of course Iron
ically could not be TINS man-had Introduced Ia me
Virl1iia Legislature what was generally considered
II pudiafng bill, aud frOm the tnhcOn OF which tue
Governor. lie Nlr. Bechl would Ike n little while TO
why the RepuIi party had become so much at
n u
as we'll ana he therefore moved 70 adjourn.
ReJccted-ieas, 81 nays 80
MR.. MAxEY TROUBLED IN SPIRIT.
Several other dilaory motions having been voted
down Mr.. AAXEY (Dem., TeXl arose and said that ne
WAS troubled In spint II had everywhere been beaten
into the ears OF the people Of the North man.
and chlld-thAt tie country was In danger OF being
placed under the domination OF Confederate brig
adiers. Now he saw the whole republican
marty tako into full fellowship and
brotherhood a Confederate brgadier who an
nounced himself a Democrat, and who had ex.
claimed that he had apology to make excuse 20
offer for the whicn he had pursued Democrat
And yet this Confederate. Democratic brgader, ln the
rounded ovation gwen him. ana The rlght hand OF
Fellowship extended by he Republican & colleagues, M ne
why Confederate brigdier should be blessed ON one
aide and cured the other Another thing troubled
him The seuate called upon 10 recognize It's on
ccrs One of the NOMINATIONS made was the nomination
of man who only was Democrat, but bad been AN
eector on the Hancock and English ticket treerrng 10
Kidd rberger). Had the day Of millennium come
Aroundi what DID al this mean He remem;
brred that the Republican party had proclaimed
that II the author aud nnisher Of that
clause OF the Constitutional amendment winch provides
that the validity Of the public debt should never ee
qu Did tnat party mean to say that that clause
pudiae ns much az IL pieas5a' he sepa.Cr rom VI
gnia thlr Manonel mad said: ~ sm ke; gus,sr M 10
You know what Readluster lSf' He lNr Ma1ey)
knew what reddiustment meant Il meant that the sen
nte was To be readJusied II all is onces-lhat the Re
publican party readIusled itsef under tbe banner OF
Confederate brgadirr who claimed that he never had
Potlcs made strange bedfelOws, but he trusted that
he woud never called lie down on such bed as
that lie referred 10 George c. GOrham, the candidate
Tor secretary, what In Texas would be called u
uchng mustang" because he pitched out OF the Re
nubncan party whenever he pleased. why had ne Deen
ciected papers had stated that the Senator from
virginia would for him. That Was another portion
of lie readustment Pitching mustangs" were TO be
taken intO the readusment together with Democrats
Vino did not repent. Laughter.I II that gOes before
ire country aud the Republican party could stand IT, he
,raa surs the Democrats could In order that be might
have time TO comprehend this readustment he moved
10 90 into execut We session.
Reiected-Yeas, 81 nays, 80. ,
Mr. HARRIS moved 10 postpone the resolution until
the 1rst Monday In December.