Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE REPUBLICANS LIKELY TO
BACK DOWN.
Freo douglass Thrown OVer-Ah-
Other Day of Wrangling- Senator
Jones Corrects MIR. Malone as TO
Flor1da's Debt-What Kellogg
Thinks of the Louisiana Lottery.

WASHINGTON, March 3I.-The daily ses-
sions OF the Senate, which have degenerated
into political discussion of the South and
matters supposed to have been long forgot
ten, will run on for the rest of the week.
Ihey accomplish no good to anybody. The
Republicans refuse to go into executive ses-
sion and act upon the important nomlns-
tions now before the Senate. The Democrats
are stronger than ever in their determination
not to allow a change at this time In the
Senate officers. Unless there is backing
down On one side or the other, the Senate
will be In session when the next Congress
convenes. From the talk of the leading
Republicans they would seem to be prepar-
ing for back down. They intend to hold
another caucus. Their course will be to go
into executive session next week and
first confirm all the nominations
over which there is no fight. Then the nomi-
nations which are opposed will be consid-
cred. Music will attend that part of the
programme. When this is over the Repub-
licans will very likely back down as grace.
fully as possible, and adjourn.
FRED. DOUGLASS THROWN OVER.
President Garfield has decided not to re-
Marshal of the District of Columbia, but to
put in Captain Henry: his personal Ohio
friend.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Dawes called up the
pending business, the resolution for the cleo
ton of officers Of the Senate.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said the
present issue was too plain TO be misunder-
stood. The Republicans said that the ma
lorfty had a right to decide who should
be the officers of the Senate. Their oppo-
nents said that the minority had that
right. He had said few days ago that it
seemed to be a question of endurance. The
general doctrine that the majority was en-
titled to rule was not called in question.
The minority simply said that it would resist
the election OF the officers by dilatorY mo
tions and prolonged speeches. His answer
was that the Republicans could not abandon
the right OF the majority to rule because the
minority made it a question of endurance
Tne msiority could endure as long as the
minority. The contest was not merely to
secure the officers. There was something
above all that, something the importance Of
which had not received attention. 1t was
the coming political contest In Virginia.
The Senator from Virginia (Mahone) had
terrified the old Democratic regime of his
State. The Democrats of the South had
sppesled to Southern Democrats to cover
the Senator from Virginia with opprobiam so
that his followers st home would not dare
to support him. He had made political
slavery impossible. he had championed the
cause of free elections, and he had the
sympathy of the Republican party In that
good work. All Virginia would see that the
North fraternized with all ex Confederates
who were known by their acts as well
as by their words to be in favor of
an honest ballot and fair count. The Re-
publican party gave its vote for Riddleber-
ger as an earnest that 1t was not sectional.
Whoever was right was its friend. This aud
this only was the bargain that 1t had 10 off,'r
its Southern friends who would come out
and grow with the rational growth. II Vir-
ginia took her stand on the platform of an
honest ballot, the Solid South" was a thing
of the past
Mr.. Maxey criticised the action Of the
Republican caucus In not bringing forward
for Sergeant at Arms the gentlemaL MR.
French) who had previously filed that office.
The Senator from Massachusetts Mr..
Dawes had expressed his submission
to the VIII of the majority, and vet
eight thousand Democratic majority In
Louisiana in 1876. He might answer that
that the majority had been procured by
fraud. He (Mr. Maxey) believed that the
people thought that the majority in the
Senate to day had been procured by crooked
means. Whether that majority had been
procured fairly or unfairly, he knew not,
but the American people did believe that it
had been obtained by methods "strange and
unusual" aud demanded that they
should be investigated. The Demo
cratic party stood here for the purpose of
securing to the American people the boon
of a free ballot, a priceless ballot ,and an
honest count, and to demand that, If there
was suspicion, 1t should be removed.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, denied in short
speech the statement made by Mr.. Malone
that Florida had repudiated its honest debt,
after which a discussion arose between
Messrs. Kellogg and Jonas concerning the
debt of Louisiana.
Mr.. Kellogg. in the course of his remarks,
referring to the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany, said that company was creature of
the Democratic party, and but for the
money furnished by the lottery company
the Packard Legislature would be standing
to day.
At the conclusion of Mr.. kellogg's re-
marks. Mr. Jonas corrected one or TWO mis-
takes which he said his colleague had
fallen into, but declined to answer his
"tirsd." Mr.. Brown then moved to go
into executive session, which motion was
lost.
Mr.. Beck offered motion that when the
Senate adjourn to-day it be to meet on the
first Monday in December. This motion
was also rejected, and fi0ally, at p. M, the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Dawes, adjourned
until to morrow.
SOUTHERN POST OFFICES ELEVATED.
The Gadsden, Ala, Hawkinsville, Ga,
Hazelhurst, Miss, and Anderson Court
House, 8. c., post offices have been raised
from the fourth TO the third class, or Presi-
dental offices, to take effect April 1st.
FLORIDA APPOINTMENT.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nominstion of John B. Suckney to be
United States Attorney for the Northern Dis
trtet of Florida.
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