Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-28
TO.DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Proceedings Of the Senate To-day.


Proceedings Of the Senate To-day.
WASHINGTON, D. d., Msrch 2S.-Iie
i;u:ral of Saturday having b.cn read, the
Vic, Pfcsidsn! laid before the Senate. the
Resolution fer the appointment of the Senate
ofh,aEs, stating ihst the Senator from Virginia,
had The h?or.
Mr. MahoDo promised bis speech By express
Jog bis gros tina. BIO should BIO compelled again
TO interrupt tho liberation OF tho Senate. |
trust, be said. that Senators and the country
will corc,do that to this seeming forwardness
SIN provoked. II may fsil to chslIsrse ttc
generous consideration Of those. who would ap.
| pear to have found pleasure, Wthou! iusti6c,-
ion in their varied and uogenercu, assaults |
do nc. doubt that shal command the respec.
of tho bravo aad Independent spirits here, IS |
know | shall among cay oEu people, shall
not complain OF that Induction which has
characterized tho manor and method of Sanas
tors in their illusions to me. l must accept
that they comport entirely with their own sense
of manly department and Senatorial dignity
however little they do with my own Virginia is
accustomed to meet occasions where the inde-
pendent spirit of the anglo Saxon is required
to assert ITSELF Virginia has ever me. with
fortiuie and becoming dignity every duty
which destiny has mposed-a!Wsys. however,
With much contempt for small party lines
Rh:n d principle vas Involved, 10 which, her
faith and honor wero committed. With abso-
Int conGdercs IN my loyalty to her, SID my
devotion to every interest of her people,
will not relsx my purpcs, here to repel
every impeachment OF the CONSTITUENTS who
sent me 10 this chamber with clearly dshned
duties, which they aad | comprehend. |
vas elected to thu U. 8. Senate to do their
Will-not to CAUCUS to d. lis bidding. Vir.
gina eErled her title of "Oid Dominion" by
the broad and Independent action of her own
people, by the loyalty Of her sons, by the Instinct
of independence without help ct tho hands of
thes, Who would DOW interfere With her affairs.
/ However ieobly l may express that spirit
against the grAtultous care ard concern for her
at the hands of srangers-s!raogers 10 htr
trials. to her sacrifices and to her will feel
that the spirit of her people inspiris me whom |
soOrntuy repel for them aud for myself III, IN
generous attempts to irs:ru,t Virginia Sena-
tor as to his duty to them and himself. Sena
tors should be willing to deal with their ON
stituents; l aDsW!r for mine. 10 him that
would nslnuate that my ACTON in regaid 10 the
organization of the committees ct tits body aod
the proposed election Of officers. he's bocn con
rOlled by Impure co.'s derato2-aod an 10 h
to belcge that any Seoaior has 50 intendsd-in
the language OF another say: If thou saytst
| om not poor 10 any lord OF Scotland here,
Highland or L)yaad, t.r or near, Lord
Argus. thou hes; lcd" N,7 permit me TO
say tAst Sa0ato-s cin 40 moro realz,
my regret than they caa measure mg
amtZ2mcrt that ny colleague, Mr.. Johnston,
should have f,l: il iiclmb:ns on himself 10
jpio tho assaultins column 10 this chamber He
first 4. iGsr:Gac the question of uy poi!icl!
cons;s ercJ-ov il he rreftrs-inc jnssteucy
and Dtx: 10 would i1ttodrc, me to this honor-
aba body, not as his colleague, but 80 ropu
d;a:or OF public obligations. The senao of irs
lice Of my fellow Senators reudcr5 i! Ucoassary
f,r mo to tp?logizs for noticing my colleague 8
criticisms Oh tic ono hand, Gnd his psrversions
on the o!hcr. However much he aud his
cohorts may cndcavoT bY the chap logio OF tie
attorney TO demonstrate what cu5ht to be,
am By mY convictions ADD my sars, of hcror
what l EN-. In Tbs particular | Lave largely
tho advantage OF my colleague, for if tsks
hin ~ his record. dinirutva as it, is'he neither
knows what be is nor what da!y he c.m, here
to perform. laughter
Mr.. Malone then pric eieI 10 pivo an *
haus'lve history OF tho political and iaapci Il,
history OF Virginia for the last decade. lie d..
o!sred inst tue readius!eIs hsd nev,r repealed
aby VI tho luaGloE contracts Uodo by Virginia,
but asserted that tho bill passed 10 1871 by the
Virginia L:glsl,u'o. and known as the "Brck.
er5 bill, which had been advocated by his col-
league reDudiato1, and lo,citIy repudatod oro
third CT the debt of Virgiuia The readirste,s
held that that two thirds of the money which
Virginia had borrowed should be paid-tho
other Third bs'org ug to Wesi Vrsinla ac,,rd
log to every principle Of l.w snd equity Sire,
ISL the rcadjusting party had denied to tie
debtor ths Var interest std had proposed to
pay the res! 10 full, its adVnrsa!ias had funded
that war Interest AID proposed to repudisso ono
hall OF that which Virginia was 10 law and
hon7r bouod to pay. lie would like tho Sen.
ator5 from West Virginia to tell tho o,unIry
what tina. State had done With reforerc to the
payment of o1e third Of tho deb! contracted By
the Commcrwealth of Virgius; whether it had
been propcsed to pay one silver to maintain the
honor and dignity of toe old commonwealth.
TIC criticised the action Of his colleague in not
defcndlog the people CT Virginia from
tho accusation that they were dishoaora.
re; dlshonorable too 10 tho opinion
OF men who represented states
which by arbitrary legislation had reduced
their debts ffom $243. 600, 600 to $S4 900 OOO
To sent to the clerks desk and had read table,
showing the extent 10 which the debts of tho
Southern States had been scaled down.