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


hone and Voorhees, in tie Senate Fri
day
4 long discussion ensued between
Messrs. Logan, Butler, Hill, Call enC
MaXey on the subject of Southern
Ou5ragea, and at times angry words
passed bttWeen the Senators.
Mr.. Voorhees, then took the flor
and sent t. the clerks desk and had
Eead an extract from the Evening
Telegraph, of Philadelphia. Repub.
lioan papsr, which alluded to Mr..
Malone az renegade Democrat, and
charging that MS acting with the Re
publicans was in consequence OF 6
diagraceful bargain.
Mr.. Hoar obj ecsed tt it's being read
and Mr.. Voorhees, stated that he
would indoTse it and make it hiG
speech.
Mr.. Hoar then raised a point o
order agains. the reading of th.
article, which was overruled by Presi-
dent pro tenn. Ingalls,
Subsequently Mr.. VOORHEES,, at Mr.
Hoars private suggestion, disclaln ed
any Endorsement of any expressions Ia
the article which might be construed
ia the way OF making personal
quarrel with either of the gentlemen
alluded to in il (Mr. Mehone and the
Vicc-PresideDt).
At this point Of the proceedings,
when the discussion had lost all its
life aud fire, when the audience In the
galleries had become less numerous,
and when all were looking for rward to
an immediate adjournment, the most
exciting scene OF the day took place.
Mr.. MahOue OF Virgins, rising un-
expectsdiy said II rise to ascertain
whether [ correctly understood the
Senator from Illinois (meaning Indi-
ana, aud Voorheee), as saying that the
article which he had read from a
Philadelphia paper was his speech.
Ia that article [ am referred to as 'ren.
egade Democrat further on as
repudisjiOnist; = and further on
IS having entered into bargain with
Republican Senators in regard to the
organic ton Of the Senate. fl have
recited correctly what is stated in that
article, ask the Senator whether that
is his speech? A pauss. And | pause
for a reply"
SIr. voorhees,, of Indiana, who had
in the mean tjm6 moved to the Re-
publican side Of The cham Der and taken
q chair al very short distance from
Mr.. M9aOne. replied in a courteous,
but resOiute tone " | sent to the clerks
desk an article from leading Repubo
iCau newspaper, edited by the
allies OF The Senator from Virginia.
Soon afterwards, the Senator from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hoar) came t. me,
i'll thCse kindly relations which we
have ever borne to each other,
and asked me to soften that ar
Elcie hy dieclaiming it as ny
Z !
suggestion IF the Senator from
than that frOm me he is mistaken; he
Is entirely mistaken. He will have to
deal with the Republican editor of that
paper, aud when he sett es with him
If he has anything further to settle
with mo he will find me here, and
viii not only fad me here,
but tind me willing TO respond.
[ do net mgan that in any offensive
sense whatever, bot in a eense OF ahsG>
Lutte Justice. II the Senator from Vir-
giDiu, so early in this contest as now,
Il com plaiuing of the t3rms in which
his Republican allies aud Re
publican newspapers speak of bin,
aud is complaining Of the Democrat C
Senators VINO simply ask that the
terms in which he is spoken of by his
r publican friends may be known. he
nas more difficult road to travel than
he nss dreamed of He need not
MINK, FOR moment, that he can
ce'c ce cr die ate tha course of debate
on ills II 1or. L made a large concesr
sloD. did IL from my heart,
ald with no possible disresp. ct
to the Senator from Virginia; not the ~
slightest L did it because | thouprl
GiCf
cultured Senator from Massachusetts
called my attention 10 it; but if tb,
S-nat II from Virginia thinks be car
stre'cn, by one h4ir's breadth, some
thing between the gentleman from
Massachusetts, and myself. and coerct
noe into s. single concession beyonC
that, he I9 entirely mistaken.
am just on this floor, AM / intend tC
be just; blt when [ send to the desk
t. have read All editorial from one OF
the leading Republican newspapers O
the United States am [ TO be called ir
question by this side of the chamber
The Senator from Massachusetts has
had my veneratiOn f.r twenty years
He knows tn not for my life would
do an act OF iDj ustice, nor would [ dc
an act dictated to me in the spirit in
which the gentleman from Virginia
rose.'
Mr. Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, said
that the paper in question, if it was a
hepuohcan paper was a Republican
paper with Democratic tendencies.
anu us tendencies were more fr.ounn,,'
~ DeHGcrauc than Republican
Mr.. H0sr, of Massac6usetts no,,
teered an exI lAnetjon that OF 'his -
motive and without suggestion fr",,
any ybOdy, he had taken the ibe,ta ~
go 10 the Senator from Indiana anG
say tt him that while it wa,
no stfair OF iis (Mr. Hosr's) the srticl,
seemed to contain personality in re.
gard to the Senator from Virginia, auG
he had asked him TO consider whether
he had designed to adopt that articl,
a8 p8!t If his speech. The Senator
from Indiana had. with great prompt
ness, as soon as he could gel
the floor, ri5en and said that the fact
had been cslled to his attention thai
the AIT Gle contaihed personality. and
that that personality he desired to
withdraw.
Mr.. V0orhees (indignautly)-"And nd
then the Senator from Virginia rises
here to require me to make concession
beyond that" -
Mr.. Hoar Gu conci!iatofy tone)-
DO not think that the gentleman
from Virginia heard the ststaInant
made" -N q L d
Mr.. Malone, declining to take adj
vantage of Mr.. H0ar's suggestion
said.: "MT. President, this is a very