The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-29
FOrty-seventh COngress-Specia1 Ses.
sion of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April

ASBlNGION, ApTll 70. 1881.
The Vice. President having laid before
the senate the unfinished business being
the resolution for the election OF Senate
ofiicers-the usual motion was submitted
by MIR. Pepdleton to go into executive ses-
sion, and met with It's unyarying fate, being
lost by vote-yeas, 20; nays, 81.
Mr.. Butler then took the floor, promising
his speech by reading from the Record re-
port Of the cOllOquy which occurred be-
tween himself and Mr.. Burnside on the
Goth instant, during The course OF which
he had stated il he did not by iIrefragible
evidence establish the fact that there had
been a bargain he would resign his seat in
the Senate. In endeayOring TO do so he
desired it 10 be understood that with mo-
tives and purposes and intentions of sem
ators as individuals he had nothing to
do. He was not here to mpeach motives
or to call into question individual integrity
and honesty Of senators. The Senator
from Virginia (Mahone) bad said that no
man could search the human heart. That
was true. But men were held responsible
fol their acts to society, and il was his duty
as a senator TO criticise legitimliely the
public acts and public utterances OF all men
who belonged TO the public. He made no
charge against the Senator from Virginia.
lie had nothing but the kindcst feeling for
that Senator; but when that gentleman and
his friends rose and charged the Democrats
with revolution and treason, it was his
HButler's) duty, in yindicatiOn OF himself,
to account for the course be was taking.
What were the evidences of this bargoinI
lst. The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Ma.
hone) was elected TO the Senate as Demo
crat.
I'd. His purpose TO vote with Republicans
had never been announced until his vote
had disclosed that fact.
Cd. Following that vote, he had been
assigned to the chaIrmanshp OF an i'm
portant committee by the Republican eau
Gus.
All. This had been followed by the nomi'
nation OF Riddleberger FOR Sergeant-at-
Arms.
5.h. George C. Gorham, an earnest friend
of the Senator, had been nominated Tor
Secretary.
9th. lie (Mahone) had appointed Cor
hams brother-in.aw clerk OF his commits
tee.
7ih. Nominations by the President Of
Mahonc's political friends to Federal Offices.
S;h. The Senator had voted on every mo-
ton with the Republicans.
9th. BY such votes he was carrying ous
the VIII OF the Republican caucus.
10Th. He had moved his seat 10 the Re-
publican side Of the chamber.
1lth. The Republican caucus refused TO
transact the public business until Gorhan
and Rddcbereer were elected.
18th. That the Senator still claimed to be
4 Democrat and voted with the Democrats.
13lb. That Riddleberger was therefore
offensive to the Republicans.
t4tb. That the Senator from ONO (Mr.
-berman) ayowed that anything that would
heat down the Democratic party was iusti-
fable.
18th. That the Democratic senators had
been assailed because they voted as thelr
,onsciences dictated in order TO divert the
attention OF the country from the AWKWARD
Alliance. .,
I6,h. That instead OF inviting an invesli'
CATION OF the charges, the Senator from .H'
ginia and his friends sought to prevent ifee
Speech ard legitimate discussion by 'nrea's
and denunciations.
17tb. That the reason assigned for Inc CO.
alltion was that the Senator from virginia
was In favor Of free ballot ana laif
count.
"A free ballot and a fair count" contin-
rcd Mr. Butler, "when at the last eleciion
The State OF Indiana was col0nized WIN
negro voters from the South 10 nullify ana
peutraIise the Democratic vote OF IDal
state.n He then proceeded 10 reply 10
portions Of Mr.. .Frye's speech, regreiting
hat genlleman's absence. He repel'ed lie
assault made BY that senator on the stale