Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-30
BILLY MAH0NE.
A0N0RS PAID TO HIN YESTERDAY IN
THE SENATE.
Several Hours Given Up Solely TO Drag
ging this Diminutivs Piece Of
Humanity Over the Goals
His Raseality Brought
Into Plain
View.
NO BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHED VET.
Senate.

~ Altcr rcaulnE Lu6 SOuEuhA o iO7oiueo1
was called up for the election of the
officers OF the Senate.
Mr.. johnson said he had intended to
reply to the speech OF his colleague de-
hvered yesterday, but as it did not
appear in the Record this morning, and
as he did not wish to misrepresent his
colleague, he would postpone his reply
till he could have opportunity to read
that speech.
Mr.. Hampton Denied the Statement
made yesterday BY Mr.. Malone that
the Democratic party had repudiated
the debt Of South Carolina, and assert
ing that if there had been a reputation
it had been when the Senate was under
the control OF the party with which the
gentleman was now acting.
The Democrats opposed the proposed
action because it would break the ss-
tablished precedent and establish bad
one, because the Senate had been called
here for executive business and above
all because grave suspicious had taken
hold OF the public mind that this action
was the result OF an
Unnatural Coalition and Corrupt Bar
gain.
The Senator from Virginia (Mahone)
disclaimed that he had been
moved by any impure consideration.
He congratulated the gentleman, and
would say TO him, In al frankness, he
would strengthen his position before the
country il he would show what consid-
Grafton had moved him. Suspicion may
be groundless, but it was Cue the repu.
tation Of this body that it should he
proved beyond all doubt to be inbound
ed. The senate has recently organized
the committee and given it extraordi-
nary powers to investigate questions
OF much less importance than
this. The Republicans organized the
committee with full power TO ascertain
Truth or Fallscy Of the Rumors
which were spreading unchallenged
throughout the country. Let /: tind
out whether any vote in this chamber
has been controlled bv a promise of
place or patronage. Ii the damning
charge were proven untrue, stamp out
the calumny for once and forever. III
true, the Constitution gave a prompt
and ample redress. IL wouldn't do to
let this foul suspicion, this base imputs-
ton, 90 to the world uncontradicted. Ii
was known what such a charge could
effect, for it was known what it had
effected. When John Randolph de
nounced what he supposed to be coall-
ton between Clay and Adams it de-
feated Adams for the Presidency and
blighted
Clay's Political Aspirations
Ii was true, the charge had been unjust.
Clay had risked his life and vindicated
his honor, and Randolph had subse-
Quently made amends. For the sake oil
this body be did not wish to see one
suspicion or imputatien rest on Its fair
fame. For that reason he did not wish
To see any immediate action taken on
the resolution of the Senator IRON Mas
sachusetts Dawes He'reierred to the
magnanimOus action of the Democratic
majority in the last Congress in permit
ting the Senator IRON Louisiana kel.
loegl to retain his seat in the body.
Ii now appeared that the Senator and
the Senator from Virginia Mahonel, ], not
only the leaders but
Masters of the Republican Party.
had clasped hands across the bloody
chasm and were clamoring for the old
flag and appropriations. He svmpathized
with the good old State OF Virginia for
speaking in the chamber with a doubt
full voice. but he couldn't, wouldn't, and
he dare not doubt that the true Vir-
ginis would soon be heard in unmistak-
able tones, declaring for the mainte-
nance OF public plighted faith and poll
teal integrity. The difference between
the position OF the Readjusters and
their opponents in Virginia on the
debt question, which is made
so prominent now by the contest in the
Senate is about as follows: The McCul.
louyh or debt payers bill fixed with the
consent OF the creditors the debt at s32,-
OOO, 600, made the coupons redeemable
for taxes and other dues to the State, and
bonds nou-taxable il fixed the rate OF
interest at an average OF 4 per cent. Rid
dleberger's bill, which the Readjusters
stand by, fixed the deot at less than
so o0O. 900 and made the coupons not
receivable for taxes, and made the bonds
taxable and the rate of interest 3 per
cent Ii was proposed to make this bill
a law without the consent OF the States
creditors on the ground that il was just
10 both creditors aud Sta:e. The Read
iusters bill excludes from the State debt
the interest accumulated during the
war, and a reconstruction of the period
OF the McCulloueh bill includes this.
A motion TO 20 into executive ses-
sion was lost; ayes -, nays -.
Browns speech.
Mr.. Brown, regretting that Mr.. Ma
homes speech had not been printed in
the Record, proc-t ded to reply to some
portions Of IT, One OF the points dwelt
on by the gentleman with great salts.
fsctiCn WAS that of dissecting his
Brow record. The gentleman had
seen proper to bring that record before
the country, and had grossly misrepre.
srnted IL. the gentleman had charged
him with Inconsistency. He admitted
that the position which he nov
occupied on certain questions was
not the position he had occupied at
tbe.OCkluuiuk W tuC Wi NuOSu oS tuc
War OF the Rebellion. He had gone
into that contest to maintain slavery
and State sovereignty. He sincerely
believed in both.
TIE War. However. Had Settled Both
Questions
Slavery had been abolished, and he
was content that it was abolished. To
this extent he might be said to be incon-
s;stent The gentlemen had advised him
to rea ijust his record. He would be un-
able TO resdiust himself so as to take
the position which that gentleman occu-
pied to-day before the Senate and the
C Iuntry.
He proceeded to answer the charges
made against him yesterday by Mr.. Ma.
hone. The Senator had said that he
Mr.. Brownl had had an ambition
Tor the Presidency OF the Confed-
crate States. There his statement
was very wide OF the fact. Hs had pos.
itively refused to permit his name to be
used for any Confederate position what
ever. The gentleman had charged him
with Withholding the militia of Georgia
from the Confederate cause. There
again the gentleman had been misin-