The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-15
XLVIIth CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON March H.
Mr.. Allison presented the credentials of J.
w. McDill, Senator elect from Iowa, and Mr..
Sawyer those of Angus Cameron from Wis
consin. Both gentlemen took the oath.
Mr.. Pendleton called up his resolution relat.
ing to reorganization of the Senate committees
and replied to some of the arguments made
by the Republicans Saturday.
A motion made by Mr.. Allison, that the
Senate go into executive session, was support
eddy the Republicans and opposed BY the
Democrats. Quite sensation was occasoned
by the fact that Mr.. Malone voted with the
Republicans. There was slight applause in
the galleries, but it was suppressed. The vote
stood yeas 81 nays ST.
Mr.. Conkling insisted that there should be
no organization at present, his remarks indi-
eating that in short time that would be con-
trolled by the Republicans.
Mr.. Hill followed in rather an excited
speech, in which he insisted that the Demo
Gratis would continue to control of the Senate
as no Senator who had been elected by Demo-
cratic Votes would be recreant to the trust
placed in him, as he would be should he sup
port the Republicans in the Senate,
The debate was interrupted by the presenta-
ton of resolutions denouncing the assassina-
ton of the Gar, and requesting information
of the Senate's sympathy with Russia to be
officially sent that Government The resolu-
tions were tabled.
Mr.. Hill repeatedly asked who the Republi-
cans expected to vote with them, and intimat-
ed that the expected Democratic support must
be for some consideration, and by his manner
plainly alluded to Mr.. Malone as their ex-
pected ally.
This information brought Mr.. Malone to his
feet, and addressing himself directly to Mr..
Hill, he declared his position as proud one as
that, OF Georgia's Senator. He (Mahone)
amid marks of encouragement from the Re-
publican side, said:-I say am not here as a
partisan nor am 1 here to represent that De-
mocracy which has done so much injury to my
section of the country. I do not intend lad
dressing Mr.. Hill Directly that you shall IN
1 wish the Senator from Georgia to under
stand just here that the way to deal with me is
to deal directly. We want no emotions of
discovery" to find out how am going to vote.
Applause on the floor and in the galleries,
which was reprimanded by the Vice President)
regret that so early after my appearance here
Ishould have found it necessary to obtrude any
remarks on this body. 1 would prefer to be a
little modest. I would prefer to listen and to
learn, but could not feel content after what
has passed to-day to sit silent.
Mr.. Malone continued in very violent terms
to denounce Hills intimation that he was
bound to act with the Democracy and boldly
defed any dictation from Democratic eau
GUS
From this point the debate became very
fierce, Hill pushing his enquiry as to what
course Malone would pursue with great vehe-
mence, and at the end of an impassioned tri-
butte to the statesmen of Virginia, living and
dead, said he appealed to the Senator to be
true to the trust which the people of that
State gave him.
Mr.. Hoar of Mass, expressed his emphatic
indignation at the degrading exhibition which
the Sen ator from Georgia had made. 1t was
the first time in the politics of the country
that senator had undertaken to deliver a lee
ture to his peer and to inform him that if he
did certain thing it would be degrading and
traitorous 1t was none of the business of the
Senator from Georgia how any other Senator
should cast his vote. No slave master OF plan
tation overseer should crack his whip over
| American Senators. (Applause.) The utter
ances of the Senator from Georgia were an in
suit to the representatives of the American
people. That gentleman had been chosen as
| Union man to State convention and had cast
vote which had carried Georgia into rebel
lion, and from that day to this he had learned
| nothing either eff consistency or constitutional
| duty or of propriety of personal behaviour.
| After further debate, in which leading Dem
ocratic Senators declared their party would
take no mean advantage in the matter of the
organization, the Senate adjourned; previou S
% which, however, the resolutions condoling
| with Russia were adopted.