Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-02

This ended the controversy in tina Senate
Chamber, and then, on motion Of Mr.. Dawes,
the Senate (.t quarter psst s,Vet) sdjcurncd
Till Mondsy.
Another Scene In the Senate.
The debate in the Senate yesterday went
along Eithou: interest until Mr. Dawes, 10 the
cours, CT rambling speech, said that the day
before yesterday there had passed through tho
city on lis w,g 10 tho North, where no coold
e;J)y bis ON o.nVlciOGs. 2 venerable g.oy-
haiFoa ms1, who fourteen years ago had brought
| lis eaIi:Al and his energy TO build up home
aud business in Mississippi. he had been per.
secuted. lis factory burned aud his Torkmca
| Murdered. At last he had bacn obliged to give
il and return to Massachusetts.
! Sir. George, OF Miss.-l ask the Ssoator re
| specially to answer question. ask Tor that
| mans name, and [ undertake to sly that the
i occE!reEcas which he has reCited are untrue.
Nj, Dawes ri li1cd that the polple of the
| Nor;d would beIlove every woTd that tho gel-
! tlamaa ssii. Ii was en- old way Of meeting this
| tbiag to cal! Tor names. Ha did TO- intend 70
! t1rcish any opportunity iof further persecution
! CT this Inan.
! NJ. George, racu!siug 10 The statement made
| ~ Mr. Dawes, undertook 10 say that, Though
| tbs S:GGtcr fIom MaEslchus!tis might bsyc
mat the iutiSiiusl retorrcd to, aud might have
received the io!1rm ition, tho whole thing Tss
mylh. lie had never heard Ct factory 10
! hi. siSsi?D! having bEeD buraed, and as thtrs
! we're bu: ;90 c7 thrGa 10 TIC State, be Won i
| probably have heard OF it. rGcrc WAS nos o
psr;!olo @! ruth IN tic geeits
! Mr. D2Sci s.i4 that he hsd b1cn mistaken
N S.a!lag that tbs iao.or3 had been turued; il
had bGca En house.
Mr.. G-erGc stated tia: he had had . gin
ECusc burcct, sid had this mordiog rec.!ycd
letter s:a!i0g that s.yclal of Els hands had been
| dro~uad, sac yet &c had never been psrs:c1!-
! ID. NJ. George B2ail !tqurod Of Mr.. Dawes
| whether he i'ad received his infermation as to
ttG turaScs u30o the Ma:s: chus,t:s mao irom
blms>t OK 81 second had.
Mr. Disc: d;c'!uGd TO sn:w.r, Gal up5a Mr..
2:2IS2 repeating his qu:sion, said s.mcwhat
G1Rrljy that it Eas qI:s,ion the Senator had
| - hight to Gsa. lie asserted tho truth Ct what
| he had stated, and the Senator did not koog
| What bca2ne Uui;sd Sta:;s Sena!or shcn he
attempted te c.tcch;s: hlai,
Mr. Gcorge.-l do not desire 10 violate aDy
Q! Tic cluttsEl:s OF the SGaatc, bu: | uosn 10
say tbs II t:s0crs1 10 The Senator's LAST tus-
Gea:!05, that vale | SUI re7 member her:,
; ccd wb!'a shall cLd?sTGr 10 learn what is du)
10 tE!5 H2dy arG lts members, | certainly Sd al
not either apply to OF submit 10 5gi1g cdu.ated
y BIN 90 that sub;c,. lis cgimeG that he
had hight TO question tho Seuator DO ucd,r
s0ok tG rarca} base c2lunDy on the re1plo Of
MISSISSIPPI! n2d 10 ask him who the author vas.
10 bad right to kuoR Ehtso f:lphcod III,
Sona.cr vas backing by hi5 tu:hot!7, and be
c0u! tel The realleusn that hs o3u'd not
Gsc;2o itom the responsibility which be low
toek u2eo himself. lie di DOT beeve this
false HitnesF, lie Eas Dat 10 the hsbis oil!
b:Eevcg 2llu Eho d n0i di:closc their names.
liz did no: believe the Massachusetts nan had
c7eC 6!cE there. tie dji u9s bsliaye h, had
: aio.
Dir. L,ssn c,iitd astcali1u 10 ihs fact that
| THIS discussion lad been starred ty Mr Hill, Of
Georsl., BY SO assault upon tic Senator from
| Vrglcli lhr. Mahone) lilo quoted from che
repOr; mads By Cen. Sheridan, that while ho
had bsea 10 command in tho South cysr . 600
mu;dsrs had beer ommitted ia Louisiana ana
Texas.
hiE. bu.er--l d. not believe 7ord of il.
Dir. Logan declared that this report c,1tejped
c'ldeIc, Which could 90! be refu.ed By siDrls
assertion.
Mr.. FoorbcEs--l do net b.ieyo oac vcrd of
she S Gement
Ear Logan coDtiEusi 10 allude 10 the murders
which hal occurred 1T CONSTANTS and Colfsx and
New Creansi and inquired if Mr. Butler denied
thsn,
Nr. Butter said that there had been q vio;.
laLc, committee in Illinois, Was his senator
reiponsib!e for thst? Some yesrs ago some an
b1d beoa killed in Chicago and Pittsburub
| Wha the Eonator responsible for that?
Mr. Logan replied that go far az the viOils,co
committee n Illinois was concerned hn knnw
lo!hing. Aa tc the killing of mon in Cb;c,ao
they had not beo1 shot In violation of law,
MI. butcr-What were they shot for
AI Logan (exctedly) 1T the gentleman will
tsEe his seat will answer him.
Mr.. Butler (anRrily)-I will taxa nv scat if
| Inc 0analor asks ma in proper msnnor
Mr.. LoSan-Ghen tho senator can stand ALI
night II he wants t..
BIZ. Bu!ler-I will nc. 81. dcwa a. the diets
dQn o. tae northumberland that,
| Mr. LoSsl-Oh, l understand ! say &, Tho
| sorasof thht did not demand him to sit dow
! or stsLd up, and l Understand thiP that mono of
| thla brsTsto will deter nc from saving what
| desire. "N"' l
Mr. Bu.ler-Wiil the senator nermit mn =,
| soy ,h.t none of this braVsdo will nrevent n,s
| from saying what desire 10 say? Tho rolling
OF tho brav*do has no more effect upon mo lhsn
| upon him. 'A"D
! MT. Lossl-Nob2d7 would pretend that The
| roll CT braVado would il hence lin: Wby of
| course Eo! Nobody pretended that it Womb
! E1cltenen. is no evidence OF genius, nor dora it
| suoEly. tho place of brains, ncr at anv lima
VII th'5 pretended su:lefe manner prove the
Tls1ca: OF mankind On this l)o, or anywhere