Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-15
MALONE SELLS uUT VIRGINIA.
GOING OYER Ti; THE KEPUBIICaNs.

GOING OVER TO THE kEFUBLICANS.
Senator Hill Neatly Fiayips the Keadjuster
In the Senafe-A Remarkable
Scene.
Mr.. voorhees, took occasion just before
adjournment of the Senate yesterday in a
speech disclaiming any intention on the
part of the Democrats to capture by un-
fair means the control of the committees,
to say that in twenty years of legislative
experience he had never been witness to a
scene like that enacted in the Senate this
afternoon. The floor had beer: crowded all
day. Sofas and chairs had been brought
from the cloak rooms and other retiring
rooms, filling completely the area behind
the desks on each side of the chamber, but
they were insufficient accommodation.
and lining the walls, blocking
and cloak rooms and packed even
in the inches made by the furniture were
gentlemen to whom right or courtesy had
given the privileges Of the floor. The
| rush to the galleries was similar to that of
Inauguration week. There ceased to be
vacant benches before the Senate was
called to order, and lines began to form in
the corridors. As the day wore on the
| gallery doors were thrown wide open, and
| by o'clock, when interest was at its
height, the benches being still occupied,
| fully two thirds OF the upStair visitors
were standing, and through the doors
around the entire upper floor the crowd ex-
tended as far as could be seen into the
corridors A vague expectation that Mr..
MahOne's position would be defined had
drawn the crowds. The battle was open
ed when Mr.. Pendleton (Den., o. called
up his resolution relative to the reOrgani-
zation of the committees, in speech Of
some length denying the imputatiOn that
had been put upon tho Democratic sena.
tors to organize the body by unfair
means.
Mr.. Bayard spoke briefly to tho same
effect. and Mr.. Allison CRep., Iowa) inter-
posed motion to go into executive session
which was supported by the Republicans
and opposed by the Democrats and finally
rejected by a vote of-ycas, 85 /; nays, 81.
When the name Of Malone, of Virginia,
was called there was confused murmur
on the floor aud applause in the galleries
as he voted in the affirmative with the Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Conkling replied to Mr.. Pendleton,
and Mr.. Hill (Ga.) took the floor to con
tinue the debate. -
Mr.. Hill spoke long, and it almost
seemed rs if it might be taken rs literally
true when he said he was speaking for
fifty million people, SO powerful were his
tones. Mr.. Hill did not mention Mr.. Ma
homes name nor his state
"Who is THAT one? Laughter on the
Republican side. Who is that One?' re.
| in, tod tcnc
of voice. "WhO is ambitious to do what
ever donc-to stand up in this high pres
ence, and proclaim from this pround emf
nence, that he disgraces the commission he
holds? Applause in the galleries. Who
is it? Who can it be? Laughter, while
every eye was turned upon Mr.. Malone,
who is seated among the Republicans.
Do you addressing the Republicans) re
ceiye him with affection? Do yOr receive
him with respect? Is such 4 man worthy
of your association Such mai
is not worthy to be Democrat
is he worthy to be Republi
can? II my friends from Illinois,
Kansas, and New York (Messrs. Logan,
Plumb and Conkling) were to come to ne
holding Republican commissions in their
pockets, sent here by Republican Legisl.,
lures, and were to whisper to me that
they would vote for Democratic organi
zation, l would scorn to accept theil
votes and would tell them that if they
came they would be expelled with ignom
my from the ranks of the party. And why
do you bid us to wait? Ii all who were
elected as Democrats are to remain Demo
Gratis, what good will waiting do you? Y,u
will still be in a minority Of two-ths
same minority in which you are to-day
y \ Gentlemen OF the Republican
party, you cannot organize the Senate un.
less you get vote that was elected as :
Democratic vote. Have you gottel
it? If you have nobody knows
it but yourselves. How have you got it
There is no effect without 4 cause,
no bargain without its consideration.
How does it happen that you know of the
chance and we do not What induced
the change deny that there has been 4
change. l maintain that all those who
make up the thirty eight Democrats or
this floor stand by the constituencies thai
elected them. They were elected as Dem
Ocrats, and on question of Organization
(Which is a political and party question:
they will act with the Democracy. YOU
gentlemen Undressing the Republica,
side), will be deceived ii you think other
wise and, therefore, there is no ne
cessity for you to enter Oh all this iilibus-
tcring."
| At first Mr.. Malone seemed to pay
little heed to it. He even walked over t
a sofa and sat chatting for while with q
gentleman. But the impersonal attack OF
Mr.. Hill was so pointed and SO severe tha.
Mr.. Malone evidently determined to an,
swer it. Before Nfr. Hill finished Mr.
Malone spoke. seemingly in some excite
ment, to Don Cameron and others. He
then went down to Don CamerOn's seat
in the first row. There was 4 hustle of
excitement in the galleries and Oh the
floor as he arose. The throng that had
been admitted to the floor of the Senate
pressed forward SO heavily as to incom-
mode the senators who sat in the rear
rows on the Republican side. In what Mr..
Hill afterwards characterized a most re-
markable theatrical exhibition, Mr.. Ma
hone challenged Mr.. Hills right to speak
either for the Democratic party of the
country or of Virginia, and he warned Mr..
Hill that he should never allow any man
to set up as sponsor to him, or attempt to
lecture him on his course but what es
pecially delighted the Republicans, both
of the Senate and of the galleries, was
his fierce attack on Mr.. Hills Democracy.
That Democracy, Mr.. Malone said, was
one that kept up sectionalism, that did
the South harm; that prevented peace,
and stopped progress and prosperity. AS
for himself. Mr.. Malone said that he was
not the representative of such De-
mocracy as that; but of a Democracy