Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-03

newspaper, in which different refer.
ences TO myself were made, the
Senator having ated that that
wa3 pait OF MS speech.
Now, what have arisen fOr-nOtwijb'
standing what the Senator has said to
NV friend flom Massachusetts-ist 20
ask the Senator from Indiana whether
or not these personal references to
myself were of his own accord, and
that (speakiDg imperat veiy) Is th6
question that l ask the Seua!or now.
The Senator mas said that he did not
want to be dictated to, and that In the
course of this debate the privilege VII be
exercised of having newspaper at c!es
read at the desk. / make no objection
tn that; none whatever; and 1t ia not
of that that [ complain. But when
the Senator says that that article is bis
speech, he stands in the attitude of the
man who wrote it. The Senator takes
the liberty of referring me to news
paper men for q settlement. [ shall
select my own course in this matter.' y
MIR. Voorhees, (defantly)-"5e!ect me
wherever you pieaee."
Mr.. Mahone (resolutely)-"I select
you now"
Mr.. Voorhees, (contemptaously)-
"Weil, select me now"
Mr. Malone (persistiDg in his poInD
IL have called upon you IN tnis
House to say whether or not
Before he had time to Fl nish the sem
tence, Mr.. Voorhees,, anticipating 1t,
and throwing off the seif-res traint
which he had observed up to this
point, said, passionately, "Then l in
dorse every single word which was
said in that article"
Mr.. Malone (breakipg in)-"Then
1 say that the references which you
make to me are such as no honorable
or brave man would make. and I de-
nOunce you such here" The re-
porter gives the sentence as 1t was
uttered
Mfr Voorhees," That is bare quec-
ton of here and hereafter"
Mr.. Mahone-"The thereafter will
come as soon as You want il to-"
Mr.. Voorhees-''I will know exsctly
how to meet it. Iindorse every word
said in that article. IindOrse the term
renegade Democrat I indorse
every hing else in it that may be c0n-
s'rued To reflect on the course of the
Senator from Virginia, and without
his taking time to put words upon NE,
he c~n seek his redress. There is no
Use in making any mistake about this
ma ter at all. I heard the Senator
from Virginia stand here and srout
out tnat the thing had to stop.
Suppose it don't? Suppose it d0n't?
/ know it wont with me, by your
dict4tion. That is cheap, very cheap!"
(ailuding to Mr.. Mahone's expressioD).
Mr.. Mahone-"It is very cheap, Mr..
r., 6nnl IH, = "a
the gentleman from Illinois (meaning
Endiana) does"
Mr.. voorhees,, who was walking
over to his own chair when Mr.. Ma
homes last remark was made, turned
around and said: "The gentleman al
ludts to me as the Senator from Hi.
nois. 1 suppose he will take no ex-
therefore. if 1 allude to him as
the Senator from Vermont"
Mr.. Malone Continuing and cCm-
pleting his sentence)-" But when Tho
gentleman says that he indorses the
sentiments of that newspaper article, |
undertake to characterize it here as
such that ne brave or honorable mat
would make in this chamber. Now
let him take that with him and
wear it,"
Some Democratic Senators here sug-
gested to Mr.. Voorhees, to say no more,
but, not heeSing the advice. Voor-
bees ret0rted, in somewhat grating
manner, The question about taking
and wearing things depends a good
deal upon here and hereafter
This ended the controversy in the
Senate chamber, and then, on motion
Of Mr.. Dawes. the Senate, at 7.15 adj
9urned till Monday.