Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-16
THE SENATE DEBATE.
The Passage In the senate Between
Malone and Hill.
Especial to the Picayune.l

by carefully prepared speech from
Mr.. Pendleton, which, like that Of Mr..
Beck, of yesterday, was much CON-
mended by the Democratic Senator.
Mr.. Dawes replied at considerable |
length. He is very dull speaker,
but to-day he contrived to make
himself quite interesting, by charg-
ing that the committee on the part Of
the Democrats to arrange the Senate
committees had approached Senator
Malone, and had offered him terms if
he would act with the Democrats.
This statement is wholly untrue.
1t has been made before, but with
out any offer Of proof or speculation
of the person referred to.
To-day Mr.. Dawes was at once
drought to book" and called on to
name the Senator in question.
Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, who was
member of this caucus committee,
repealed the charge Indignantly, and
tried to get Mr.. Dawes to say who he
meant but Mr.. Dawes was conve-
niently silent.
The interest of this scene had died
out, when, at a later period in the
day, Senator Malone rose to make a
speech. This attracted the general
attention of all. He began by deny
ing that he was responsible for the
introduction of the debt question in
the Senate, and tried to excuse him
self for referring to the debts Of other
Southern States. From this topic he
wandered to a defense of himself,
claiming that he owed nothing to
either political party, and had % right
to vote as he pleases.
This part Of this speech sounded as
if he felt that, while voting with the
Republicans. it was not quite safe to
hoist the Republican flag, just yet
The Virginia autumnal contest is to
be fought with all the aid to be de-
rived from duplicity and false pre-
lenses of independence. Malone de-
MED that he had been approached i'm.
properly by Senator's from either
side.
Having spoken for some time in al
earnest but orderly manner, the audi
ence had begun to dismiss the idea
that Malone had risen with the ides
of getting up another personal scene
but it now appeared that he had re
served for his climax row with Sen
ator Hill, of Georgia, for whom he ap
pears to cherish a special hostility
He began much in the same way a
he did in his contest with Mr.. Voor.
bees, demanding il, in certain Ian
guage used by him Oh Thursday last
he meant to impute that he, Malone
had been bought.
It was now evident that Mahon
Z intended a sensational scene for tn
3 edification of his new allies and tn
venal mob of office -seekers in the gal
, leries. There was profound silenc
and eagerness to catch every word.
Mr.. Hill was no wise excited at an
stage of the business. He answere
: Malone that the language employe
by him, namely. "That they woul
not have bought him." Malone, wa
- denial of Mr.. Rollins charge tia
II the Democrats were ready to buy nil
q if they could. Said Mr.. Hill, "w
d have not bought you; we never wal
d ted to buy you and'' contemptuousl,
, "we would not have given yon a fl
for your vote
u He wound up by saying that if /
ne were asked to give his real opinio
al of the matter it might not be satl
factory to Malone.
Malone then came back with h
v expected retort, claiming that he hs
of not been fully answered, saying
the Senator from Georgia had inte1
= ded to accuse him of being bougf
Ill he had spoken what was foul al
y, untruthful.
es This language was responded
e with round ofapplause by the Ra
ical mob in the galleries. AS soon
order was restored. Mr.. Hill 70
quietly and said that the count
p would not tolerate personal quall'
ry on the Senate floor, and that the Sc
n ator from Virginia was powerless
.er insult any man on the Democrat
-, side of the Chamber
IN This of course was intended on
he for Malone, but Senator Don Cam
ron, who seemed to labor under sol
peculiar inspiration, rose to his ft
Ii in wrath. Shaking his fist at \
no Hill, he shouted, "What do you me
Of by that r.
" Of this outburst Mr.. Hill took
lct notice.
las The funny part Of all this busin'
,e- is that Messrs. Morgan and Pugh,
Alabama, and Beck of kentncl
have been far more personal and
ve we're in their references to Maho