Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-27
FORTY CONGRESS-,
second Session.
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TN, WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
ne oath OF office was administered to Hon.
Jonathan Chace. the newly elected senator
from Rhode Island.
The chair laid before the Senate the ere
dentials of Hon. j D. Cameron. reelected bv
the legislature of Pennsylvania.
The chair also laid before, the Senate a
memorial from the legislature of Kansas,
demonstrating against the establishment of a
cattle trail across or through that State re-
lerred to the committee on commerce.
MI Church, from the committee on public
lands, reported substitute for the House
Dill forfelting part of the lands granted to the
state of Iowa, in aid of railroad construc-
ton.
Inc Dill was taken up. but its reading was
interrupted by an objection from Mr. Harris.
After further morning business. Mr. Bav-
ard called up his resolution of Saturday, ex-
pressing the sentiments of the Senate in re-
gard TO the London dynamite explosions, and
made short speech upon it,
Mr.. Bayard said he was better satisfied in
asking the Senate now to adopt the resolution
because that body had this morning an oppor-
tunity to affirm deliberately what naturally
and instinctivelv prompted expression on the
instant OF receiving information of the unciv-
llized crime and barbarous attempt to destroy
IN another country, human life, and with it
buildings dedicated TO the government by
law, IN the vain hope possibly 10 gain relief
from suffering by thus overthrowing the law
Itself IN its very citadel. 1t seems eminentlv
proper, Mr.. Bayard added, that the law max
ing body of the American people should ex-
press It's antagOnism to the spirit which, by
destroying the law, would necessarily DESTROY
a. hat anll
under the law. In order that the full express
sion of the opinion of the Senate on the reso-
luton might be had, he called for the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Riddle berger moved that it be referred
to the committee on foreign relations
The yeas and nays were ordered on ques-
ton of reference, and Mr.. Rddleberger ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the reso-
luton.
Upon yea and nay vote the motion to refer
the resolution to the foreign relations COM
mittee was defeated-2 to 80.
Only Messrs Riddleberger and Van Wyck
voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved that further con-
sideration of the resolution be postponed until
next Wednesday.
MIR. Lapham moved resolution so as to
cover the idea that the explosions imperiled
the lives of innocent and unsuspectng per-
sons.
Mr.. Bayard accepted Lapham's amend
ment and the resolution " as amended accord
ingly.
Mr.. Hoar said that the senator from Vir-
ginia seemed to treat the occurrence in Lon
don as if it were a warfare adopted bv the
Irish people against England. He (Hoar)
has among his constituents many persons of
Irish descent-intelligent, brave, manly peo-
pie. He thought he was justified in stating
that the doctrine expressed in the resolution
was their doctrine, as it was that of other
American people. The making of war upon
unoffending women and children was AS
repugnant to these citizens as to any other
people.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had Dot assumed
that the explosions were the results of meth
DDS of warfare adopted by the Irish people
He declared again that he had not sufficient
information.
Mr.. Gibson said he thought it emineDtly
proper that the American people, kindred in
institutions and kindred in blood with the
British, should give this expression of their
views.
MIR. Ingalls, noticed in the papers that feel
ings were prevalent in England on Saturday.
in favor of bringing some pressure to bear
upon America in this respect. He would vote
for the resolution. not as an apology, not as
an expression OF sympathy. but AS an express
sion Of adherence for such crimes.
Mr. Rildleberger read the published report
of an attack upon an American citizen by
mob in England. He said lrshmen were as
much slaves as ever were the colored people
in the South.
Mr.. Hawlev said the American people had
twice had experience in assassination, and on
both occasions there had come back from
every nation and from every tribe, solemn
and indignant denunciations These crimes
were worse-far worse: what good could the
resolution do? He did not know, bat it did
him good to curse the act. 1t did the world
good to denounce them. These acts were
not the acts of the Irish people. They were
merely an insensate dash against humanity.
Upon yea and nay vote Mr., Riddleberger's
motion to postpone action until next Wednes-
day was Defeated to 63.
The resolution was then passed-63 to L
Mr.. Riddleberger.
The resolution rs agreed to is as follows
Resolved That the Senate of the United
States has heard with indignation and pro-
found sorrow of the attempt to destroy the
houses of Parliament and other public build
ings in London and 10 imperl the lives of
innocent and unsuspecting persons, and
hereby expresses its horror and detestation
of such monstrous crimes against civilsza-
ton.
The Senate at 2.l5 went into executive
session.
At4 O'Clock the doors were re-opened and
speeches in memoram of the late Represen-
tative Duncan of Penn. was delivered by
Mr.. Cameron of Penn. and others.
At5P. NJ. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Under the call of States the following bills
and resolutions were introduced and appro-
priately referred