The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-30
Washington.

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PERSONAL AND OTHER MATTfRS.
rvrm Car REGULAR Correspondent
LEXINGTON. March 29.-There was a
49,. c,opa IN the Senate gallery to-day,
ITO many at the ClpitOl as on ycstcr-
-, senator Johnston arose after the read
.iilc Journal and stated that il had
3D., III, purpose TO reply to the speech Of
c.,,-,l Malone to-day. but as it did not
,...,r in .rc Record this morning he
I'D /, bet to wait until he could see
Wv what his colleague said before sub
ming further remarks to the Senate.
GENERAL HANPTON'S SPEECH.
General Hampton now took the floor and
s.crtfJ''y.prepartd speech. in which
h...Inded south Carolina from the charge
a, r.oudia,iou. Her debr in 1860 was only
- aonO. Nhiie up to 1850 il had been in
,,.ed BY Republican cXtrayagauce to So
nr40. General Butler. MS colleague. in
,.-.r,iei BIN N order to emphasize the
t...,taf while the Republicans had repu-
A-.c fi.y cents in the dollar Of the Gebt
reO,mocra,, had promptly met the quCS-
t~ ana satisfied her creditors. General
y r:,on declared that something more than
.r,.. rumor bad asserted that there had
l..- IN unlawful coalition and a corrupt
t.--,n between the Republicans and the
.liG>,cr Salaiog from Virginia. aud be
o-dupon he Republican >tratorS TO ap-
mimi q committee Of their own choice TO
-,y.,.i.a,e IL. II II j. false. let the cllGmny
rf.. mon those Who make the charge; and
4 irye. re senate has the authority and
mower to Iunl,h The guilty parties.
H. referred 20 The past record OF Nir-
cig;. i'm ihi, body. where her voice was ever
po,enii.l. and regretted now that it was
doubtful aud divided. he paid a glowing
tribr,, otlt V.r.i1iln> OF the olden time.
He referred appropriately 10 the Washing.
Ton monum,n. on your Capitol Square, and
quoted from ;ls poem by InneS Randolph
in which De addresses the statue of John
Marshal. 10 connection with the charge
OF 4 bargain. Dr. alluded TO the famous ar
ni-umert & Henry Clay by John Randolph
=
Adams, and declared that although the
great Kentucky senator was innocent, and
W, patriot and a great statesman, the
shadow 4 this charge brchted his whole
subsequent career. Even the fact that he
Ii>hed b, life in duel with Mr.. Randolph.
snd Mr. Randolph subsequently re,racted the
charge, did no, satisfy many Of the Ameri-
can people that ii was false. He then de-
Cjred that DO senator can afford now to rest
under the impulation Of having entered
into bargain in regard TO the committees
and Offices OF the Senate. lie called atten-
ton to ne fact that Senator Don Cameron,
who inaugura;ed this fight with the stall
Walt declaration that the Republicans
meant at all hazard, to endure to the end and
organize the Senate, was now enduring it
with p'e',ure-partv at Old Point.
SENATOR'S JONAS AND KELLOGG.
While Senator Hampton was speaking be
alluded 70 The magnapimi;y Of the Demo
cra'' IN keeping Senator Kellogg in his seat.
senator Jonas said the people OF Louisiana
dtd not want the sympathy Of outsiders in
r. ri 10 this. for she had only sent one
representative 10 the Senate. Virginia,
however. had sent two. Senator Jonas is
oue q the most stalwart OF the StalWartS,
ari sa!, il ,he Democratic senators were to
nIea' now they would drive from the
pay 80 the young Democrats. North and
>1u'h. They VIII not, however, retreat,
FOL- o., General Fitz. Lee says. be has not
iould one who = not determined TO fight
uL'I victory j. assured.
~. GE0oNE. OF MARYLAND, MAKES A SPEECH.
senator Gr0ome spoke at length III de-
iel-a o. the course Of the Democracy, and
eoLiended TIA: it i contrary to precedent
anG Justice TO change the officers in the mode
Proposed at an executive session Of the
Stu9c Ele maintained that the country
VII sustain tie Democrats. He ridiculcd
lie selection Of regulator a. the Repub-
Ac1n candidate for ergeant-at.arms.
SENATOR BEOwS MAKES A TELLING AND An
AMUSING sPELCH-HIs ANECDOTES.
Governor Brown made the speech OF the !
oa'' and The gallery was not only interested
Oul enjoyed immensely his hit. He de-
leuoed his own record, which General Ma
Aone atlscked yesterday, and in turn re- |
viewed The record OF his assliant, refer
''oS 70 h!s an'ecedeDts As a politician and a !
IAN o'--Alan. He said that there was one /
P''U' o. similarity between them, - both |
VI '"em bad been presidents Of railroads.
mere was also dissimilariiy on this point.
i'' ne phe speaker had made his railroad |
o"'Ce>' ahd secured handsome dividends to /
HIS ftOckhoIdfTs, while General Malone had |
= =, w MS Iodd into bankruptcy, and forced |
" 'Ale and the sacrifice Of the stockholders. |
"' declared that General Malone had been |
consistent Democrat until defeated for |
''uhor. lie then managed 10 inaugurate |
:" "'ue with bis party Oh the debt ques-
'0a. Up 70 the time Of bis failure TO |
'''uIe TIE Democratic nomination for Gov
''hof be had never found any fault |
""n The action Of his party on the debt
question. In fact, as late as 1879, at
'iO%aTt Hall, be bad declared that he would |
A'or settlement with the creditors on the
D''l' Of s32, 900. 900 at per cent. Now he
lec'fes for the Riddleberger bill, which
lAes The debt at less than $20,0O0,000. He
nus wipes out sl2,OOO.OO0. II the State
u Georgia would do this it would
'e called by the Republicans repu-
''a'ion. He said while be did not
NOW Of the bargain personally, there is
70 Jury In the country that would not re-
urn upon the testimony before the Senate
verdict that there bad been a contract, TO
i'e mildterm, as charged. In fact, II they