Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29
SEVENTEEN REASONS.
GIVEN BY BUTLER, TO PROVE MA
HOMES SALE.
An interesting Address by the South Caro-
Ina Senator-He Hits Many Severe
Blows-hale and Burnside Each
Join in the Chorus.
THE SENATE AOjoURNS I'LL MON
DAY.
SENATE.
Butler Occupies Most of the Day in Prov
ing Mahone's Sale.

Butler Occupies Most Of the Day in Prov
ing Mahone's Sale.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The unfin-
ished business came up, and a motion
TO 20 into executive session was lost by
a vote Of 20 to 81.
Mr.. Butler took the floor, promising
hisrpeech by reading from the Record
the report of the eolloquy which occur
red between him and Burnside on the
10th, during the course OF which he had
said il he did not by irrefragable evil
dence establish the fact that there had
been bargain, he would resign his seat
in the Senate. In endeavoring to do 80
he desired il to be understood that
with the purposes and intentions
OF the Senators as individuals he had
nothing to do. He was not here 10 i'm
peach the motives or call into question
the individual integrity and honesty Of
Senators. The Senator from Virginia
[Mahone] had said that no man could
search the human heart. That was
true, but men were held responsible for
their acts to society, and it was his duty
as a Senator to criticise legitlmately the
public acts with the public votes and
public utterances OF all men who be-
long to the public. He made no charge
against the Senator from Nirgiuia-he
had nothing but kind feelings for that
Senator-but when that gentleman and
his friends rose and charged the Demo.
Gratis with revolution and treason
it was his Butler'sl duty in vindica-
ton of himself to account for the
course which he was taking. What
First, The Senator from Virginia Ma
hone) was elected 10 the Senate as a
Democrat. Second. HIS purpose 10
vote with the Republicans had never
been announced till his vote had dis
closed that fact. Third, Following that
vote he had been assigned to the chair
manship OF an important committee by
the Republican caucus. Fourth, This
had been followed by the nom-
ination OF Riddleberger for Sergeant
alarms. Fifth, George g. Gorham,
an earnest friend OF the Senator had
been nominated secretary. Sixth, He
(Mahone) had appointed Gorham's
brother.in-law as clerk OF his committee.
Sevecth, The nominations by the
President Of Mahone's political friends
to federal offices, Eighth, The Senator
had voted on every motion with Re
publicans. Ninth, By such vote he was
carving out the will Of the Republican
caucus. Tenth, He had moved his seat
To the Republican side of the chamber.
Eleventh, The Republican caucus re-
fused to transact public business till
GorhAm and Riddleberger were elected.
Twelfth, The Senator still claimed to be
a Democrat and voted with the Repub-
cans. Thirteenth, Riddleberger was
an ayowed Democrat and Reputation
ist and therefore offensive to the Repub-
licans. Fourteenth, The Senator from
Ohio (Shermau) avowed anything
that would beat down the Democratic
party was justi6able. Fifteenth, The
Democratic Senators had been assailed
because they voted as their consclences
dictated, in order to direct attention OF
the country from an unlawful alliance.
Sixteenth, Instead Of inviting an inves'
tigation OF the charges the Senator
from Virginia and his friends sought
To prevent free speech and
legitimate discussion by threats and de-
nuuciatioD. Seventeenth, The reason
assigned for the coalition was that tho
Senator from Virginia was in favor oil
free ballot and fair count. A Tree pal
lat and fair count, continued Mr.. But
Ter. when at the last election the State
of Indiana was colonizsd with negroes
from the South in order to multiply and
neutralize the Democratic vote oil that
State. He then proceeded to reply 10
portions OF Frye's speech, regrettlng
that gentleman's absence, but at the
same time quoting the couplet,, "he
who fights and runs away, may i've 10
tight another day." He repelled the as
saults made by that Senator on the
State OF South Carolina, asserting that
the people of that State were living 10
peAe.
Mr.. Butler, continuing his speech,
read from Eastern newspapers and from
the affidayits of citizens OF Maine, TO
show that in the election held there
fraud. bribery and intimidation had
been prscticed by the Republicans. The
Chandler murder in Maine he eharac-
terized by saying that in Nervousness,
i'm hrutality and in beastliness il had
never been eouahed since the days
when Boryias had shocked humanity.
S,hool books and bibles the ioun-
dstion of such civilization? He only C
81 these outrages to remind the Sena-
tor from Maine that before he began an
o,ber crusade in South Carolina he
ought to ply the teachings oi the school
hooks anu bibles at his own home. The
speech ended. Burnside and Hale en-
gaged Butler. 49,,
Mr.. Burnside reasserSed that all the
charges that there was any corruption
on his side OF the chamber were false.
Mr.. Hale said the difference between
the people OF South Carolina and the
people OF Maine was that where the Of
tense occurred the people OF Maine and
its institutions punished those who had
committed q vile deed. The Republi-
can party was dedicated to this single
proposition that teverywherea all over the
Tepcblic the man who had q righ. to
vote should be permitted. III he wilied
to execute that right there would never
be an abiding place until this question
was settled and settled right.
On motion OF Mr.. Malone a resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Attor..
ney.General for copy OF the report OF
Special Agent G. @. Lancaster to the
United States Marshal for the Western
District of Virginia.
Adjourned until Monday.