Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-08
XLvIuh CONGREsS--SpcciaI Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MARCH 29.-The contest over the cleo
ton of Republican officials was contin-
ned in the Senate, the session lasting
till 6 o'clock p NJ. Wade Hampton
opened the debate with an attack on
Senator Malone and the Republican
party generally, and urging that an in
vestigating committee should be appoln-
ted to inquire into the arrangement by
which Malone acted with the Republi-
cans, and if no bargain existed, as eur
rently reported, to forever set at rest the
calamny. The speeches were entirely
confined to Democrats, with the eXeep-
ton of Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana,
who rose to defend the manner in which
he had been elected--Mr Jones having
announced that it was by mob, that
had no legal right to elect him-and to
denounce the fraud and acts of violence
of the Democratic party in his state Mr.
4 Groome made a brief address, opposing
/ the election of Republican officials at
this time on account of the hardsh1ps 1t
would entail on the present Democratic
incumbents.
MER. 3O.-The session of the United
States Senate was occupied with politi-
| cal debate, growing out of the resolu-
| tion to proceed to the election of Senate
officers. Mr. Hill, of Ga, made the
principal speech, in which he he IN
dulged in a spirited defense of the South,
declaring that whilst she had abandoned
4 the right of secession and belief in
slavery, she would never embrace "po-
i6cal blacklegism." During the debate
there were some sharp words between
Messrs Hill and Logan
MARCH, 1.-The United States Senate
spent the day, as usual, on the resolu.
ton to proceed to the election OF
Senate officers but without making any
progress. Senator Cameron, of Pa,
made speech commencing the course
of Senator Malone and Mr.. Jones, OF
Florida, defended his State from the
charge of reputation made by Senator
Malone. Messrs. Jonas and kellogg
discussed Louisiana affairs from diff
ferent standpoints, after which the
Senate adjourned,
APRIL Another day was wasted in
political debate in the Senate, the prin-
cipal speakers being Messrs Lamar
Dawes, Hoar, Logan, Hill, Hale, Yoor
hees and Malone. During the debate
Mr.. Voorhees, sent up to the clerks desb
and had read an article from a Philadel
phia paper characterizing the conduct Of
Senator Malone in acting with the Re
publicans as disgraceful. Mr.. Malone
excitedlv demanded to know whether
Mr.. Voorhees, endorsed the article, and
at first the latter replied in the negative
Mr.. Hoar attempted to pour oil upon
the troubled waters, but Mr.. Malone
demanded a more specific reply from
/ Mr.. Voorhees,, and the latter, losing his
temper, said he endorsed every word of
the article 4 hot passage between the
gentlemen ensued, and there was talk
about settling the matter here or here
after" At the conclusion of the con
troversy the Senate adjourned until
Monday next.
April 4.-The Senate was again de
voted to a political debate, the principa
speakers being Johnston, of Virginia
on the Democratic, and Dawes, Of Mas
sachusetts, on the Republican side. Th'
debate was devoted mainly to Yirginii
politics, Mr.. Dawes charging that il
some sections violence had been used t.
prevent colored men from voting, anC
, Mr.. Johnston denying the charge At
/ little before five o'clock the Senate al
: jouned, Mr.. Dawes expressing the hop
! that when the Democrats came to tn
chamber to-day they would be prepare,
Z. to stay until the matter OF electing Ser
= ate officers was disposed Of