The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

| ate to appoint committee OF investiga-
| formed corrupt bargain. and l want the
world TO know whether am party to Il challenge
such investg CATION and say 1t is fair; say II
Is not kind-to use no harsh words-ior a Senator 10
rise this oor and ASSERT that he believes that there
has been corrupt bargain because Two of his fellow
Senators choose to differently what he docs
The Senator from Vermont voted against the admis-
sion Of Pinchback. why2 Because he thought Il was
right to vote that way Did |, who voted Tor Pinch
backs admission because thought It was right 10
ro up sys o aIa
Tor myself TO do such thng He had
right TO vote against Pinchbacks admission WhyY
| Because he thought he elected. l voted for
his admission, not because he was republican; not
| to maintain a repu bhcau supremacy IN this body but
because l believed he elected. Right here, now,
republican Senators, because am republican sena-
tor bring up any question OF party II you dare before
this body bring up any question that legitimaely
| party question: u you dare and VIII vote as square
as any OF you. Make motion 10 reconsider the vote
| on Pinchoack's ana VIII vote TO seat him.
| How many OF you VIII do thatY Where
are those gentlemen who voted to keep him outy
saw in a newspaper that some Senator who had voted
to keep Pnchback out said ne wished ne had voted 10
put him in. Now let tnut Senator get up ana mako a
motion to reconsider that vote. aud let have that
question over again, ana viii vote Tor him just as
ala before. Mr.. President have talked great deal
longer than intended 10 do. l have a good deal Of
feeling about TINS matter and am particle scared.
am acting upon my own responsibility, and propose
TO do II.
| ALLEGIANCE TO THE pARrv
| have been read out OF the republican party be-
cause am casting this vote. BY whom Who Is the
man who the right 10 out Of the republi-
can partyS There is not man on this floor, 40 not
|
| hour before was. nave boon considerate mem
Der OF the republican party since It's n'zaton
II God let's i've l never WIN i never
botod ticket IN my lie. have stood
the good dgnt; but If voting upon my oath and on
| my conscicnce, and on my full responsibility Us
Senator. Tor man who Is honestly aud legally
elected, as declared oy the authorities of
the country, by the supreme Court OF my state Is
treason To the party because that democrat,
! ! say the men who make that charge ure not the
| formers VI the republican party. The republican
enough and strong enough all times under all
circumstances 10 do what Is right Let every member
acter oil that great party, that l love as dearly
as love my lie. l say here TINT no Senator upon
| party in tho Southern States on that uncongcnIal
| soil, than have. Read out OF The republican
parly2 Men are reading me out of tho republican
party Pennsylvania who threw eggs me
Tor making republican speeches thcro IN 1885.
uney ws,s bitter ro democrats n then a.,
| mo say TO my republican friends on this SIDE or the
Chamber possess your souls In peace, the
power OF tho republican party IN the Senate
| and It's supremacy VIII not DO transferred 10 the
other side 'rns star OF emprs," to which my
friend from New York referred tho other day, Is not
| gong westward by my VOTE Oh no. there Is no dan
ger OF tnat The republicans on tins side OF thc cham
| Der should bear with me as they have bornO with my
| friend from Vermont ana other senators who have
differed with them. ask Tor my poor. humoie self
little of the treatment that you extend to that giant
What he can 40 IN the name OF God allow me 10 do.
| Wi you noty
There Is personal matter that propose refer
| to since am he floor, and make this reference
to the matter moro 10 do justice to the gentleman
who asking seat THIS floor from my State than
myself. have been accustomed all my hfc TO oe
presented by The ncwsp Apcrs thar do not
very much wha; friends up there in the reporters
| gallery say. II wss published IN newspaper the
| other DAY that General Butler met me in
| a private corridor oi the Chamber ana ordered
| here and upon motion. wrote
/ u tho newspaper and hoped would DO salts
factory, but any person will now spaper
will lind II was not The editor OF The newspaper pro-
tends to say that has reliable information that the
i h n
true. have TINS to say in rngard TO That statement
moved ' To- strike GU. tho panu of su.Ier "i
| South Carolina, and ilsert tho name vi William Put
Kellogg, OF Louisiana, went INTO the corridor, and
there met General Butler, and he sad:-
"Senator, that IL party question; cannot ask you
TO vote against .hat MOTION. IL may place you IN a
false position with your own party. have SO told
| Senator Conover. Senator Conoyer has gone u his
committee room and he Is MOI gong to vote, and tho
motion will prevail ny the casting vote OF tho Vice
| Prcsidcnt.1
Mr. CoSovER-li the Senator will allow me mo-
10 state that General Butler told regarded that
party question requested mo MOI TO upon
that question: and therefore did not
MIR. PArTrRsoS-I said to General Butior IN answer,
that, the Kellogg matter had been brought first,
1 had always told him that l would the
Kellogg case until II was disposed oil, but the
friends OF Governor Kellogg had delayed the motion
TO him Mt least to bring his before tlc Senate
and that would 20 In and vote AGAINST tho
did not want me 10 vote, but ! camo IN aud
voted. did IL thcc, and 1 VIII II now
becomes
that II nay just as we'll bo Understood hrst M last
As 10 tho language that tho newspaper says used
BY General Butter 1t ~ simply untrue. nave never
IN my intercourse with General Builder during eight
years known hun 10 be any thing else out gentleman
ANA there Is not man who lives Lnre or IN south
| CtroiiEa who will gansay what assert l make THIS
statement IN his defence because In, Is this
loor to defend himself wncn no ssts here--ii no
ever docs-he can defend himself 1 irtve DOUBT
Mr. President III conclusion have just one or Two
words 40 say know am misscprescnted all over
tho country am neld up as q traor ~ my party.
|
used 10 be one myself, and have KIND feeling for
them, and know easy for them 10 write
articles send of what they hear, and d good deal
that they do not hear all that OF ming, but
they do not any harm by II; uut want say
here in the Senate, and ! hope they Will let
| II 20 along with waat they say (thry may shy what
ever they please about me ana abuse ne as much as
they plcascJ that la voting for General Butler am
trying TO carry out tho Will Of my people, be-
cause they want him as their senator and when use
the word 'peopic" do not moan alone tho demo
cratic party, mean the republican party OF South
Carolina say, to-day, that believe am represent
ing tho best interests and wishes OF the rcpuoii-
can party ia South Caro4ina when vote to seat
General 81. Z. Butler. Under other circumstances, II
| they mad not been Ovcrthrown and abandoned, IT
would have been very diucrent; but rnuer their
peculiar circumstances Know that am acting IN
| out the Law.
Mr.. Presiacnt-This Is all that have to say until
tomorrow, when l propose TO nave u little moro TO
say.
| SPEECH or sr ooSoyKR
| Mr.. CoNovER-Mr. President, IL Ii we'll known to
every Senator tnat am no< "A lawyer have not Tho
vanity To suppose can cops In ucbato upon this
question with tho able and distinguished lawyers OF
the senate IL mignt be better amend
tho constitution 50 as 10 provide that qucs.
| lions involving grave matters Of consLitu-
| t0ual or statutory Law shosld be decided by our
Judiciary COMMITTEE or by the yers OF the senate,
appeals decided by the lords Ia the Psrni.
meDt oil Engl md; but such is not the by tho
rules OF the Senate, when the yoas ana nays have
been ordcrcd and the roll called, Senator DO
hc lawyer, doctor, merchant or granger must answer
yea or nay, and that, too, without debate. Ii
has been my habit all previous Ike
OCCASIONS TO give silent vote dictated by
| i
course out Tor The kabc uage employed
Ny some Senators In the debate upon THIS question
| last week aud again to-day fhc senior Senalor from
New YORK. speaking OF tue motion TO lay THIS on the
table, was Loasci To cay, with the IRONY and sarcasm
| OF which he ~ mustor:-
Mr. President, TIL proceeding yesterday was not ncc
dental careless positive III Affirming that tus
needless accidental Ihe motion lay the table
motion fhe senator from Massachusf It's
had think, other Senators hal considered
IL also IL not by accident that lost not moment
when the ding the
II. 90 put the motion u ay ON the
OF withdrawal