Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-14
Proceedings of the Senate To-day.

WASHINGTON, D. G., March IA MIR. ALI.
SOD, presented tho credentials OF Dir. j. w.
McD,ll, as Senator from the State OF Iowa, and
Mr.. Sawyer, those Of Mr.. Angus Cameron, as
Senator from the State of Wisconsin,. The cre'
dentials having been read, the gentlemen ap.
pesred and took tho oath of office. MIR. Pen
dleton cscd up the resolution previously offer.
cd by him relative to the reorganization of the
Scnate's committees 1t bad been stated, he
said, en- Friday last, With great show Of COM
fdcrcs and with a very evident satisfaction,
that when the vacant chairs on the other side
of the Chamber should have been filled, the
republican party would have majority in this
hall, and there had been more than an lntima~
ton that the democratic party was proceeding
in unscenly haste to taxa advantage Of the
accidental and temporary absence of gentlemen
on The other side, to selz, the political powers
and pl;cs OF the organization Of tho Senate; to
do that under those circumstances which de-
lay of three or four days would prevent their
doing at ALL lie did rot know. and thcrea
fore, he did not contr overt tho assertion
of TACT, tu. ho did know, and therefore repsllA
cd tho imputation. The remarks made by the
distinguished Senator from Limos, Davis, on
Friday last, showed that it was utterly impossi
bic 10 the PRESENT condition Of parties. that the
republican party should have majority of the
duly elected members of the Senate. 1t showed
further that it would be in the power of this
party if it choose to enter upon ways of Austen
ton from voting, and of obstruction to which it
bad been invited by the occurrences of tho last
few days. He did not know whether or rot tho
tft:o;ivo working majority, under tho conStitu-
ton and laws, would be given to tho other side
of the Chamber when the vacancies were filled.
Ho had 20 means Of knowing. lie did not
know what arrangements or profars or sugges"
tiops had bocn made or accepted, but the ON
niprescnt and omniscient gentleman OF tho press
had whispered about tho Capitol. and had put
it toto their newspapers that there had been
unusual and extraordinary visits to tho other
crd Ct tho avenue, and they had connected tho
namo ct distinguished Senator With tho dis
reDsation of federal patronage and tho organi-
z,tion of the Senate. 1t had been whispered
that there had been conferences 10 the Capitol
in which champagne and satisfaction hgd been
| equally present, and those, too, had been coz
neoted With statements as to tho organ zltion
Of tho Senate. be did tot know what proof
there could be FIR these suggestions. bu! they
bad filled the air for the last lew days. The
imputation which had been on tho democratic
members of the Senate, wos without foundation
Ia fact. IL Vas without Justification; i. was
without paaicn in any siugle ac.. OF any sin
glc member of that party during this session of
Congress, 1t was wroDg TO the party at
which il vas ltvelled, ard it was wrong on the
part OF tho gentlemen who h6d uuwarrantably
made it, 1t it were true that within tho next
3 or 4 days gentlemen who sat on the other side.
| would hGVo maority, and be charged With
| tho responsibility of duo transaction of the
! business CT the country, then it was still
greater wrong, for if they stood. and knew thoy
| stood in that responsible position, it was their
biSsincss TO sock conference and consultation
aud co operation aud unity of action instead of
rcpclling IS they had dono, tho ovcrturcs Of
the democrats.
| A motion. made ty Mr.. Allison. that tho
! Senate 20 into executive session. vas supported
| by the republicans and opposed by tho demo-
Gratis. Quito sensation was occasioncd by tho
fact, that Malone voted with tho republicans
Thoro was slight applause in tho galleries. but
! it was promptly checked. The motion was ro-
jected-ycss IS; noes. 81.
| Mir. Hill, of Ga, took tho floor speaking on
tho organization resolutions, and stated his
belief that whom oil tho vacant Goats shall have
| boon filled, tho democrats will still have ma.
joiity, indicating that Malone will vote with
them. which intimelion hiss been stoutly denied
! by Mr.. Conkling. Tho proceedings wero i1-
torlupted 10 allow tho Offering by Mir. Morgan,
Of rcsolualion extending condolcpco TO the
government anil people of Russia at the assns
sination Of tho Emperor. Laid on tho table for
cops:iaratinD hcrnRfter