The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-14


Georgia as bis language in one aspect implies
that my vote had been or could be b,upht
idea '~A
MI. Hill Tin his sea.)-Go on, and will
answer.
swer now.
through.
Mr.. Malone with emphasis II have moth.
ing to say but to ask that simple question.
Mr.. Hill-Now shall make the answer 10
that question which he or any other senator
ought to make 10 me under like circum-
stances, and tell the truth l inferred from
the remark made by the senator from New
Hampshire, that he was charging that we had
sought TO make an arrangement (that was
his langusge) by which we could control the
vote OF the senator from Virgins, to get the
organization Of the senate, and in response
TO that l said that we would not have
bought 1t. l meant simply TO
negative what understood TO DO charged
by the senator from New Hampshre-thsti is
what intended to negative The senator
from virginia and he seemed TO b implying
that we had wanted to buy it, and could not
90 1t. l denied addressing himself 10 direct.
ly 10 Mr.. Mahone) that We did buy your
vote. denied that we wanted to buy your
vote. l deuied that we would
have bought your vote. We
would not have given youa 6g for your vote.
That is what l intended to deny. I did not
charge that the senator had sold his vote. I
would not charge, unless | knew II to be a
isct, that any senator had sold his vote. If
tho senator wants to 60 farthev and have me
say what believe, that Is different question
ana wish to say to the senator now that
II ne proposes to call to account every
BODY In this country who has belief on that
subject, he will have heavy task on his
hands. / will make no charge against any
senator, but let. not any senator invite my
opinion or compel my opinion by seeking to
make that charge which is not one, because
he may get that opinion, and get it very
fully.
Mr.. Mahone-I have nothing to do with
the senator's opinion, l have risen
to ask the senator from Georgia
aplsin question. He says / will have every.
body to call to account. That is not tho
question. The senator from Georgia bas
used language which has been red. DC
knows whether he intended to convey the
impression that | sold my vote, or my vote
had been bought. He knows that with
emphssis) and | respectfully ask whether he
50 intended it-that is all.
Mr.. Hill answered you fully. It will
be in the rec I'd.
MIR. Mahone-As the senator fails here tc
answer dinectly direct queation, will give
him problem 10 solve
We shall have conundrum. I say TO him
that If he did mean to imply that my vote
had been or could be bought, he states OF
undertakes to convey that which is u foul
uhtruth, and one that no less than coward
would make. Now, say to him that he car
solve in bis own mind, whether he &C
intended this or not addressing himself
directly 10 Mr.. RilD Continuing in 8
menacing tone, be said: You can solve thai
ifyou so chooae. That Ia all tha. have tc
say to you now.
Mr.. Hill rose 10 reply, but Mr.. Malone
continuing his remarks, said you can solv,
that ques!i, n yourself, whether yon intended
to convey that meaning or not-[ good dea
applause in the galleries wh.,h the pre-
siding officer (Kellogg) endeavored to 70
press.
NJ. Hill (itudioualy emphasizing ever,
point and expression) president, l hav,
too much respect for the senate
myself and the people to band,
with the senator f-'m Virginia or any othel
senator here. ] ...so Aev,. ,ught to receiv,
or 70 give or to resent an insult in this cham
Der. | would not insult senator in thi
chamber. The senator cannot insult me
He is pOwesless 10 insult anybody. Senate
Malone made question. l answered his
question, and answered 1t explicitly. Tbs
answer is on record. II vii
remain there It was
truthful answer. Ianswered explicitly, as
thought and felt at the time. u.ed certain
words. Any senator can read those words
II senator Malone thinks that b,
emphasizing the pronoun) can suppress
gentleman in discussion in this chamber b.
assuming to play the bully, he has made
mistake.
This ended the discussion of Friday
which was followed with interest by larg,
crowds in the galleries.
A motion made by Mr.. Farley TO 70 int
executive session was lost-2O TO 2S, IN,
then at 4:8O tho senate, on motion of MI
Dawes, adjourned.