The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-29
xLNIII Congress

which tho river and harbor committee
will report 10 tho house.
XVIII Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The oath WAS
administered to Mr.. Chase, tho newly
elected senator from Rhode Island.
The CHAIR laid before the senate the
credentials OF j. ID. Cameron, re-electou
senator from Pennsylvania. Filed.
The CHAIR also laid before tho SON
ate memorial from the legislature OF
Kansas, demonstrating against the 's-
Establishment OF cattle trail across or
through that state. Referred.
Mr.. PLUM Ii, from the committee on
public lands, reported substitute for
house bill iorfeiiing part OF tho lands
granted In Iowa in aid Of railroad con-
struction. The bill. was taken up, but
the reading was Interrupted by an ODD
lection from Mr.. Harris.
After further morning business,
Mr.. BAYARD called up his resolution
OF Saturday, and made Il short speech
to-day.
Mr.. BAYARD said he was better sat
isfied ut the lapse of day, in asking
the senate now to adopt the resolution,
because this body has this morning had
an opportunity 10 affirm deliberately
prompted the expression on the in
slant of receiving the information of the
uncivilized, cruel and q barbarous at
tempt to destroy human life, and with
il buildings dedicated to the govern
ment and of laws, in vain hope. posi-
bly,, to gain relief from suffering, by thus
overthrowing law in itsvery citadel. 1t
seemed eminently proper, Mr.. Bayard
added, that the law-making body OF the
American people should express its
opinion that such deeds would necessa-
rily destroy all hope of liberty that could
only exist under law.
. Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved that it
be referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
The yeas and nays were ordered on
the question OF reference, and Mr.. Rid
dleberger addressed the senate in oppo-
sition t. the resolution. He wished tor
moro information on the subject. He
had no sympathy with the dynamitors,
hut would not vote Tor resolution
which might be interpreted into an ex-
preston of sympathy with lreland's
enemies. 1t was known here that there
was war absolute between England and
Ireland, so far the Irishmen without g
country could mako war
Upon the yeas and nays vote the mo-
ton to refer the Bayard resolution to
the foreign relations committee was de-
feated-yeas, 2; NAYS, 55-only Senators
Riddleberser and Van Wyck voting in
the Affirmative.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved that
further consideration of the resolution
be postponed until next Wednesday.
He declared that the senate had not
sufficient information upon which to
base action of this kind. The body was
asked to vote in a way which would be
interpreted as in sympathy with Eng
land and against Ireland.
Mr.. HOAR said the senator from Vir-
GINA seemed to treat the occurrence in
london as If IL were warfare adopted
He (Hoar) had among his constituents
many PERSONS of Irish decent-an intel
Iigent, brave, manly people. He Thought
he was justified in stating that the doc
trine expressed in the resolution was
their doctrine, as it was that OF other
American people. Making war upon
unoffending women and children was as
repugnant TO these citizens as to any
other people. He SAW that her majesty's
American representative had said that
America had been remiss in her duties
in some respects. America could not
undertake to deal with mere violent eX-
pressions, and if it did, those things
would be more dan gerous in their re-
pressions than in their expressions. He
believed that the United States in the
future, as in the past, would perform all
her duties to other powers.
Mr.. GIBSON said he thought it emil
nently proper that the American people
kindred in institutions and kindred in
blood with the British, should give ex-
preston to their views. The people
who used dynamite put themselves on a
leyel with those who used poison. They
were assassins and murderers.
a II L.. l.
pers that feelings were prevalent in
ing some pre- ssure to bear upon America
In this respect. He would vote for
the resolution, not as an
opology, not as an expression OF
sym patty, but as an expression Of alb
horrence for such crimes. The ex-
plosions of Saturday shook the founda-
lions of every capitol in Christendom.
dynamite: Those who denied the
rights Of mankind were taught by these
occurrences that behind them stood the
menacing spectre of vengence.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER read the pub.
lished report of the attack upon Ameri-
can citizens by IN . in England. He
said the lrishmen were as much slaves
as ever were the colored people in the
south.
Mr.. HAWLEY said the American
people had twice had experience in as
sination and one expression had come
from every nation and every tribe, OF
solemn denunciation. These crimes
were worse, far worse; what good could
the resolution do? He did not know
hut it did him good to curse the acts.
It did the world good to denounce them.
These works were not the acts OF the
Irish. They were merely an insensate
dash against humanity.
Upon the yea and nay vote Mr.. Rid
barger's motion to postpone action un-
til next Wednesday was defeated by l
to 81.
The resolution was then passed by a
vote of 60 to l, namely, Riddlebarger.
The resolution as agreed to is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the senate of the
United States has heard, with indigna
ton and profound sorrow, of the attempt
to destroy the houses of parliament
and other public buildings in London,
and to imperil the lives of innocent and
persons, and hereby ex-
presses its horror and detestation OF