Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-14
THE VIRGINIA BULLY.
HeINSIGElFiCANT THING ATTEMPTS
OSCARE BEN HILL.
In Return He is FearfulIy Ratified by the
Georgia Senator-Dawes Attempts to
Stir up Another Rumpus, But
He Attracts no Attention
Now a-Oays.
AN EXCEEDINGLY WINDY FRACAS
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April l3.-The Vice
President laid before the Senate the un-
finished business, being the resolution
for the election of officers OF the Senate.
Mr.. Pendleton said the course the Re-
publicans had pursued was withoutpre'
cedent. The Senator from Massachu-
setts Hoarl had charged the action oi
the Democrats as being revolutionary,
but subsequently had, when pressed by
the Senator from Georgia Brown re-
tracted that charge.
Mr.. Hoar said he had not made that
charge, but the action OF the Democratic
side warranted him now in imputing 1t,
and he did so impute it.
Mr.. Pendleton replied that the gentle
man now made a charge without any
qualification, and he would leave 1t to
the gentleman from Georgia Brown to
again
Make Him Retract 1t.
His colleague, Sherman, had stated that
the struggle now going on here was a
struggle for political power in Virginia.
That it involved the destruction OF the
Democratic party In that State and the
installation OF the Republican party
there. The instrument to be used to
bring about this result, was the giving
TO Riddleberger of brigade OF em.
plovees; this Senate paid at the
public expense TO perambulate
that State and to watch and
win the LEGAL elections. This was the
struggle to which the Democratic Sena.
tors were invited. The Gage battle had
been thrown down and he ventured, in
the presence OF his Democratic breth-
ren, to take it up. The Democrats would
invite the Republican side ever and con.
tinually to 90 into the discharge of pub
lie business. They would submit to its
guidance in the transaction OF that busi-
ness. They would
Industriously and Faithfully Consider the
Nominations,
and when the public business was all
discharged, they would unite in adjourn
ing, but they would not unite in desc
Grating that altar lpoiating to the Clerks
desk 4, consRcrated to discharge the
great public duties dedicated to
the service of all parties, but for the parti-
san use OF none, and permit it 70 he
made the instrument Of political warfare
and spoils OF petty partisan triumphs.
They would prevent this wrong. The
Republicans might call it improper, they
might call it irregular, they might call 1t
revolutionary, they might call 1t treas
enable, but the Democrats would pre-
vent what they thought 10 be great
wrong, and they would
Appeal to the American People TO Decide
the right. He would ask the Senator
TAllisonl whether, il Malone had not
voted with the Republicans, the eau
cas- would have nominated Riddleber-
ger. No answer. Then he would ad-
dress his remarks to the Senator from
Massachusetts, Dawes; after q pause
silent one-silent all. Laughter
Mr.. Dawes-It is not fair for the SEN
ator to impute silence to this side be.
cause We 30 not break into his speech.
II he prepared that expression at home
it is proper that he should insert 1t in his
speech, but he has no right to assume
that there is no answer to his speech
because he cannot be interrupted just
at this moment to spoil the figure which
he prepared at home and committed to
memory [laughterl at any time.
AHot Time.
Mr.. Dawes took the floor and reviewed
the grounds on which he said the Dem
ocrats had attempted to justify their po-
sition, and in the course OF his speech
charged the Democrats with having at
tempted To make the Senator from Nir-
ginia Mahenel cooperate with them.
Did not the Senator from Ohio Pendle'
toni know OF the failure OF the attempts
10 get the votes of that Senator in order
to elect for Sergeant at-Arms a man
who still atiiliates with him? Had the
Senator from Ohio Just heard OF the
offices rendered the Senator from Nir-
yinia? Ii he would but take his stand
with those who had tried 10 annihilate
him and his power
Mr.. Pendeton-Be little more ex-
plicit. The Senator is talking about
something do not comprehend. | un.
derstood him to say something about
another candidate that he or We or some
body would have put up some time ago,
and that offices were rendered some one
If he would give the vote on our side.
| do not know to what the Senator
refers.
Mr.. Dawes Perhaps il was wise that
the Senator who is spokesman on that
side should not be furnished with de-
tails.
Mr.. Pendleton-I would be glad ii the
Senator would inform me, as l have not
been informed before.
Mr.. Dawes--The inquiry made was,
had it Just come to the Senator's ears
that there were efforts being made be-
fore the Senate convened and after
wards, and that Senators. even repre-
senting themselves to be of the commit
tee for the arrangement OF the commit
tees OF the Senate,
Approached the Senator from Virginia
With Propositions.
Mr.. Pendleton-I hear il now for the
first time and would like the Senator
20 non,, the committee To which he al