Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-24
FITTIETH
Senate

WAsHtNGToN, Feb. 23.-On motion of MIR.
Iioar the senate agreed, by a party vote, to
consider his resolution as to the alleged cleo
ton outrages.
MIR, Daniel spoke in opposition to the reso-
luton.
General flarrison's title of president, hc
said, which had been scaled aud delivered to
him was not given TO him by the nation
or by Il majority of its people, but
by the sovereign states, which had
commissioned him us their chief magistrate.
State rights, he said, had held the ladder for
Benjamin Harrison to ascend 10 the prcsi-
dental chair; had given the senators their
prerogatives, and had lifted the republican
party ont of the slough of dcspond and over
the hill of difficulty and brought it within
sight of the goal of its desires. He had been
amazed when ne heard Mr.. Hoar's rcsolu.
ton, gravcly requiring the senate TO enter
into an inquiry of the election of members
of the house representatives. If anything
more un-American or i'll conflict with the
spirit of the American constitution could
have been suggested, he was at a loss to con-
lecture what that thing was. 1t was a rcso-
luton to impeach the character of the SOW
erelgn statcs-a resolution which aimed to
undermine one of the pillars of the federal
government and obliterate from the ma
tlOnal flag one of its glimmeriug SstarS.
Referring to the letters, petitions and news
paper clippings, presentee by the senator
from New Hampshire, Mr.. Daniel said he
had some newspaper extracts, and sent them
TO the clerk.
The clerk proceeded to read newspaper cx.
tracts of u description OF Il negro riot in Nor
folk, Va, of the shooting OF Il policeman by a
negro in Charlottesville, etc.
The reading was interrupted by Mr.. Har-
ris, who moved that the senate proceed to
executive business.
Pending action on that motion various
house amendments to private pension bills
were concurrcd in. When these matters
were disposed of Mr.. Harris withdrew his
motion and Mr.. Daniel concluded his re
marks.
MIR. Hoar SAID there was abundant consti-
tutiOnal authority for the proposed investiga
ton AS to the spectre Of state rights sought
such question, Mr.. Hoar said,
involved in the resolution. 1t was the gov
eminent generally which the senator from
' lrglnll and his associates were trying to
break down in this country. That senator
had asked what facts were depended upon in
Dringinging forward this proposition. Did
not that senator know that within six weeks
house mad been shot down while he was max
ing his contest! Did he not know the history
of political offenses ali over certain
states in the soutni General Sheridan had
declared some years ago that more reDubli- |
cans had been murdered for their political
opinions in Louisiana almost than had fallen
IN battle on both sides in the Mexican war.
He denied that there was anything sectional
in his proposition, or that it meant an attack
on the state of Louisiana.
Mr.. Daniel criticised Mr.. Hoar's speech as
having contained no response TO the question
asked by him.
After having spoken nearly five hours, MIR.
Daniel yielded for a motion to go into cXecu-
tive session. That motion, however, was not |
pressed, and the senate adjourned. .