The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-14


Washington. April 13.-An exciting
scene occurred in the senate this after
noon, when Dawes charged that some
democratic senator had, before this
senate met, approached Malone, offer
ing to give him the sergeant-at-arms'
place for his vote.
Pendleton, Harris and others sang
out, "Name the mani'' and said they
would not believe a word of it until he
gave the name.
Dawes said that Harris was trying to
intimidate him.
Butler, interrupting-Pardon me.
Dawes-It is quite beyond my power
to pardon you.
Butler retorted that Dawes was i'm
pertinent and discourteous.
After some further remarks by Har-
ris and Dawes, Saunders explained,
pairing Malone with Williams.
Beck said that when Malone avowed
himself a republican the democrats
would be ready to pair with him sind
not until then.
Hill, of Georgia, referred to theS re-
marks made by Dawes, relating to 3he
attempt made by the democrats 10
nature Mahone's vote, and entered an
emphatic denial charge.
Malone rose to reply. He called the
senate to witness that he had nSt in
this discussion transgressed the bounds
of propriety, but that he bad been
courteous and respectful; he was the
custodian Of his own dem11 1cy, (aud-
ible comments on the democratic side
on the use of the word 'democracy'');
he did not choose to debate that ques-
tion, 1t was NOT Gebatable when the
question was e5hly between himself and
those who Eht him to the senate. He
could not Become the partisan of either
pSft5 What debt did he owe to either?
He certainly owed nothing to the ma
tional democracy, as represented by
Barnum and his committee He now
came to the question of privilege on
which he had intended to seek the floor
to-day. He had not been in the senate
chamber since last Thursday, when the
discussion took place between Senators
Rollins and Hill, and he had only no.
ticed 1t In the Record. He had an ex-
tract from the discussion read at the
clerks desk at the point where, in re-
sponse to the suggestion by Rollins,
the democrats had been seeking to
make the arrangements to secure Ma
homes vote.
Hill replied: But we would not have
thought it now.
Mr.. President, cried Malone, waving
his arms to give greater force to what
he was saying: That language admits
Of several interpretations, and came
to ask the senator from Georgia. as his
language in one respect implies that
my vote had been or could be bought,
whether he intended to convey any
such idea.
Hill lin his seat)-Go on, and will
answer.
Mahone-I am ready for you to an
swer now.
HILL prefer to wait till you get
through.
Malone with emphasis)-I have
nothing more to say but to ask the
simple question.
Hill taking the floor in his own right
Now shall make to that senator the
answer which feel he or any other
senator ought to make me under like
circumstances, and tell exactly the
truth. inferred from remark made
by the senator from New Hampshire
(Rollins). that he was charging that we
had sought to make an arrangement
that was his language-by which We
would control the vote of the senate,
from Virginia to get the organization Of
the senate, and in response to that ]
said we would not have 1t bought. ]
meant simply to negative what 1 under
stood to be the charge of the senator
from New Hampshire. He seemed tt
be going on the assumption that thu
other side was charged with having
bought the vote of the senator from
Virginia, and he seemed to be implying
that we had wanted to buy it and coult
not do it..
Addressing himself directly to Ma
hone: 1 denied that we did buy YOU
vote; I denied that we wanted to bu,
your vote; denied that we would hayl