The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-31

Lead and Hecla Mining and Smelling Co of Blue
hill IS o.ganized tor the purpose of mining copper
and other ores in Bluehil capital stock 81 100000
Liberal things have been devised for the militia
an annual appropriation of 5000 having been
fixed by law, for encampment and other matters
TO keep up the military establishment OF the State
His Name IS Mahone.
A MAINE MANS IMPRESSION OF A STIRRING De
BATE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE HILLS
ATTEMPT TO BULLDOZE MALONE
Correspondence Of the Journal
The great sensation since the Inauguration was
the debate in the Senate the other day upon a
motion to appoint the committees while several
Republican seats were untitled, the Democrats
having temporary majority. First after the
ton was read by the Secretary of the Senate, Mr.
Pendleton of Ohio made quite fair speech in its
support He was followed by Bayard of Delaware
in gentlemanly, high toned speech upon the
same side. Every one personally likes Bayard
because he never throws poisoned arrows at his
opponents Then came Roscoe Conkling in re-
ply-studiously courteous, polished, strong, ele-
giant in bis diction; cutting through the argu-
ments of his opponents with the keenest blade of
sarcasm, or crushing them with the weight of his
ioSS' LIS opieuuu pHS slque LIS large, wen lOrlI"
ed head his fine face his absolute self control aud
his great force and eoquence as well as his pierre
ing SATIRE make him, now that Mr. Blaine has
gone into the Cabinet, the great commanding fig
ure in the Senate. 1t Is needless to say that he
left the two gentlemen who preceded him in no
envable position. Then came Ben. Hill of Geor-
gia and then surely the circus began in earnest
/ e ~, 49,
OF Virginia. | never before fully appreciated
what bulldozing meant Hill did not call Malone
by name, but in stentoran tones and manner
the most insulting, he demanded to know who it
was that the Republicans had secured from the
Democratic ranks to vote with them on the orga-
nlzaton of the Senate. What means have been
used said he. Then he denounced in the most
outrageous terms the man who would come there
as Democrat and vote with the Republicans He
coaxed denounced and threatened and cracked
the whip over Mahones head for nearly two hours
1t was certainly the ulost outrageous speech both
in manner and matter that ever listened to. |
sat watching Malone, wondering what stuff he
made of, and whether he would be crushed
into silence rise to reply 1t is unusual for new
4
ing to indicate what his action would be. He
seemed TO be utterly deaf indifferent to all that
Hill saying. He is in entire contrast with
Hill IN personal appearance, The latter is tail,
strongly made and exceedingly aggressive III his
manner Mahone on the contrary, is hardly of
medium height very Slight, with large head
square face deeply set eyes his head covered with
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long iron gray beard. 1t seemed like the fight of
David and Goliath and terminated IN the same
way. That is to say the little fellow won the
fight SO soon as Hill sat down Malone stepped
forward In front Of Hills seat and went for him
in the way he deserved He claimed to have been
elected as an independent, that he chose to repre-
sent his State without dictation from the Georgia
Senator and in reply to Hills insults said with
great earnestness to Hill, You were elected as a
Cnionist by your constituents and went to the
convention where you voted with the secession
lists to take your State out of the Union" Hill
again took the floor and began his domineerne
and insolent tone when Malone, walking forward
to him. pointing his long, thin finger at Hill said
81 ~W listen 10 tits Asoience no ioaqer. It lat,H
SUp ne manner OF MdnOne as well as Wlat ne
sad created sensation III the Senate But Hill
took water" they say here, and there will
probably be no gentleman called out 10 settle the
matter with pistols and coffee for two" The
debate was closed by very able and courageous
speech by Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,
Malone claims that he is Democrat bat that
he opposes bulldozng voters in the South and is
trvin t,, hnlS ,on
free ballot and fair count in Virginia Certain
ly, If he does that, he will have begun patriotic
work in the South S. l.. MIILIKEN.