Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-19
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The Vice PreSi
dent laid before the Senate the unfinished busi
ness, the resolution for election of Senate off
GERS.
Senator Harris referred to the article recent
ly quoted by Malone from the Interndtionc
Rcuis,c, to the effect that the State of Tennes
see had repudiated S11 100000 of her debt, and
asserted there was no truth in the statement
Tennessee had at no time rspudiated single
penny of her debt. It had been stated that
Porter, of the census bureau, had been the
author of the article, thus giving it semi
official character Porter had indeed been the
author, but had in communication to him
(Harrlsl denied that it was the official state
ment of the debt OF Tennessee, and corrected
various misstatements III the article.
4 motion to go into executive session was
reiected-yeas 20, noes 2l.
Senator johnson was permitted to offer a
resolution which was adopted, calling on the
attorney general for certain papers in relation
TO the report of the special agent of the
treasury department touching the western
judicial district of Virginia. After some time
consumed in roll calls and various dilatory
motions, Senator DAVIS said he did not care q
COPPER whether one officer or another was IN
office, but he desired to have 1t settled before
the country whether this was government Of
the majority or not.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Dawes
Salisbury, Burnside and Beck. The latter
argued against the right OF tie majority 10
elect officers at an extra session, and declared
that IN December next they would be willing
to consider ithe resolution, but in his Judge
ment Riddleberger woAld not in December be
made sargeant-at-arms. The Virginia election
would then be over and if the republican did
not tender somebody else would tender sar-
geant-at-arms one who was conservative re-
publican, who had fought through the war in
the federal army, who would be here with
his wounds upon him, and then the repub-
licans could choose between the confederate
repudiating ERiddleberger and that man who
would be rendered to them. After the discus
sion, during whichno new points was developed,
the Senate adjourned.
IN. Unpleasant alternative for Republicans.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1S.-In the Senate
debate to-day, Mr.. Beck declared it the pur-
pose of the Democrats to continue the oppo-
sition to Rddleberger even after next Decem-
Der. He said Riddleberger was obnoxious to
the Democratic Senators, and the latter could
never hold proper official relations with him;
that next December there would be nominated
for sergeant-atarmS q gallant Union soldier
who bears the wounds received in leading
troops on the field Of battle, and every
Democratic Senator will vote for him, and
he believed the nomination would be by
a Republican Senator. Mr.. Buck declared
that Riddelberger would never be elected SER
geant- alarms. The gallant union soldier re-
ierred to by Mr.. Beck is said to be a citizen of
Kansas and a Republican, but Mr.. Beck and
his friends declined to give his name yet, say
ing only that he is popular Republican and
popular man. Senator Vest intends, as soon
as the election of officers shall be reached, to
nominate General John D. Stevenson, of st.
with Stevenson as a candidate, Logan replied
that he could say nothing but good of Steven
son, as he was one of the most gallant gener-
ais of the union army and true Republican.