New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
covERNMENT AND OTHER TOPICS.

GOVERNMENT AND OTHER lorIo0'
cpxrRAL MAHoNE IN HIS OWN DEfEN0E
QUORUM IN THE HoUsE-wHY MARSHAL NJ, ~I,,
WAS REMOvED-KEILoGG's SEAT Io DE- N0
TESTED. c.o ,oS-
Little was accomplished III the senate - g
terlay. Senator Malone took advah."so "
the debate upon the Civil Service Dill W ieply
to the charges of Senators Beck ana Day
aoainst him relative to political assessments
Notbing was done in the House, there oeius
no ouo,um. Additional reasons leading TO the
removal of Marshal Henry have been lealheu
nv THE TRIBUNE correspondent ana are SlN ci'
herewith Notice of contest for the seaC III
tho next House from the Hid Loulslana bis-
trict has been served upon Senator henoss ~
ex-Congressman Ac9Ien.
LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SENA Il" ~,
syx,ror MALONE MAKES \ VEHEMENT KEfLi ~
MS AccUsgRs RESPECTING POLITICAL N9'i''
MENTs.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ~,
w,su,NGT,N Dee 22-The Senate prac"c"H'
ACCOMPLISHED nothing to-day. senator r,-'''
succeeded in getting the Whiskey Bohdeu EN,'i-
SION bill before the Senate IN the tlue uo'
the consideration of morning bllis' auu '"o ="
dom amendment, which provided ior Il Ieu"',o'
- ,tA honded period TO one year upon all WINS
entered
n ed down. An. amendment similar III
nurport. but applying only 10 whiskey eh'eieu
o,tor January l. 1851. was also defeated.
40 o'clock. when the consideration oi morning
busiuqss ceases except by unaniWons consent, ne
"racular order was demanded and TIE CNH HtI-
vice hill came mp. Tine pending question was 'h9
Allison amendment, which reduces the Dumper ol
commissioners TO three 1t was defeated pS 'o
vo,e tweny-lhr.e Senators voting upon eicH
,ide. The division was upon party lines,
eveeut IN the case OF Senator Miuer oi
New-York, who as he announced II hlS
spceca, is opposed to any material change III inc
bin. and therefore vo.cd IN the negative. me
,rnoi,ler OF the dav's session consumed i'll the
discussion OF amendm nts which were not carried
Inc interesting feature of the debate was 1orcl-
~. speech in the nature of an explanation by Sens-
Tor NJ ,hone. Ho expressed his opposition to the
bin upon general principles and then took mp the
charges made against hin by Senators Beck and
Blvard When the Beck resoluuOn to Investigate
the Hnbbeu Committee was under consideration,
he said he would Join the senator from Kentucky
20 secnre the results of elections from reversal by
rha use of money aud that no mau would exceed
him in zeal for reforms of that kidd Referring TO
the charge that he levied political assessments
uron Federal ofice-holdars in and from Virginia,
ne said he desired TO maze a full statement OF the
facts. inusmuch as there was nothing 20 conceal
A. schairluan Of the Rcldjustcr Com nttee letters
stoned with MS pamc had Deeu addressed 10 20 oi
the $50 postmasters in rgima; n'nrty-twO OF
them responded. OF the 270 ojaer Federal oincal'
in Virginia exclusive of taose employed III the
Gght-houso and lfe-sayng services ana IN the Nor
Col, Novy-Yarl circulars were sent to foriy-sIx.
and thirtv-six responded. There were borne upon
the rolls of the executive departments the
names of 342 persons charged to the quota of
Virginia Circulars were sent to nlnety-two OF
fhelD and only forty mine responded. Senator Ma
hone s1id there had been only four removals upon
his repre- SentatiOn except of persons who were '-
instIv charged 10 the qlOta of Virginia not being III
any sense residents Of that state
Amding TO the charge repeated by SEN
otor Beck. and enlarged upon by senator
Bayard. that IT had been found necessary to
prepare blank forms upon which TO INFORM
Nirginians In the Government SelVice Oh ther
dismissal, senator Malone SAID the rules and pro-
preies OF the Senate did not permit him to charac-
ierize the statement IN the terms 1t molited. lie
nro,ounced if lacking in every element OF truth.
senator Beck su lgested that the Senator from
V,r,iuia 10 before the Judiciary Committee and
make theso statements.
Senator Malone replied with great vehemence
that he was re,dy 10 20 with his accusers before
any tribunal which should probe the affairs OF DCth
parties in Virginia to the bottom.
The time of the Senate after O'Clock
was chiefly taken mp by the Democrats IN
attempts 10 adjourn. Senator Edmunds took the
lead In opposition to adjournment and called down
,,u,p hius II lecture from Mr. VOORHEES,, who said
m su, stance tnat the Senator from Vermont mad
ben in tne habit OF remaining away from the Sen
ate unit or o'clock III the day, ana then coming
i'm 10 insist that SauatOrs who had renamed in
tlieir seats all day should remain III session
unlll a ate hour in the evening. Senator Edmunds
made only br.ef reply, saying that senators knew
that he had been present at every rOll-ca aud that
ms absence had never disturbed quorum of the
Senate. -
senator PendletoD gave notice that he would ask
that all debate the Civil Service bill sau cease
al Is O ciock tomorrow and that final acton he
reached before adjournment 1hereupOn the Senate
adjourned.