The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-13
"PlantaeIOe Manners
Malone vainly Attempts TO Bulldoze the IN
tanned Vorhees.

Senator VOORHEES,, Democrat, Indiana
took the floor and sent to the clerks
desk and had read an extract frou
the Evening Telegraph, a Philadel
phia Republican paper, which alluded
to Malone as "a renegade Democrat, "
and charging that his acting with the
Republicans was IN consequence OF d
disgraeeful bargain.
Ioar objected to its being read:
and voorhees, stated that be would
endorse it and make it his speech.
Subsequently VOORHEES,, at Hoar'$
private suggestion, disclaimed an!
endorsement of any expressions in the
article which might be construed it
the way of making personal quarre!
with either of the gentlemen alluded
to in it (Mahone aud the Vice-Presl
dent.)
At this point in the proceedings.
when the discussion had lost all its
life.snd fire, when the audience in the
galleries had become less numerous
and when all were looking forward t"
an Immediate adjournment, the most
exciting scene of the day took place.
Mahoue, of Virginia, rising unex-
pectedly, said: Il rise to ascertain
whether I correctly understood the
Senator as saying that the article
which he had read from the Phila-
delphia paper was his speech. In
that article I am referred to as a
Renegade Democrat Further on as
'Repudiatiouist,' and further on as
having entered into bargain with
Republican Senators in regard to the
organization of the Senate. If have
read correctly what is stated in that
article, ask the Senator whether that
is his speech, "a pause) and l pause
for reply
voorhees,, who had in the mean
time moved to the Republican side OF
the chamber and taken a chair at a
very short distance from Malone, re-
Piled in a courteous but resolute tone
Il sent to the clerks desk an article
from leading Republican newspaper
edited by the allies of the Senator
from Virginia. Soon afterwards the
Senator from Massachusetts, (Hoar)
came to me in those kindly relations
which We have ever borne toward each
other, and asked me to soften that
article BY disclaiuing it as my speech
I did 50 in response to that sugges
tion. IF the Senator from Virginia
expects any thing farther than that
from me, he is mistaken. He is en-
tirely mistaken. He will have to
deal with the Republican editor OF
that paper aud when he settles with
him, if he has anything further to
settle with me, he will find me here
and not only 6nd me here but find me
willing to respond He need not
think for one moment that he can
coerce or dictate the course of the
debate on this floor. I am just on
this floor and I intend to be just.
But when I send to the desk to have
read an editorial from one of the lead
ing Republican newspapers of the
United States, am I to be called in
question on this side of the cham
berW
Hoar of Massachusetts,, volunteered
the explanation that of his own mo,
.tion and without suggestion from
anybody. he had taken the liberty to
90 to the Senator from Indiana and
say to him that while it was no affair
of his (Hoar's) the article seemed to
contain personality in regard to the
Senator from Virginia, and he had
asked him to consider whether he lad
designed to adopt that article as part
of his speech. The Senator from In.
uiana had, with great promptness, as
soon as he could get the floor, arisen,
and said that the fact had been called
to his attention that the article con-
tanned q personality and that person
atty he desired to withdraw.
Voorhees, Indignantly: And
then the Senator from Virginia rises
here to require me to make a conces-
sion beyond that"
Hoar in conciliatory tone: Il do
not think that the gentleman from
Virginia heard the statement which
the gentleman from Indiana made"
Malone, declining to take advan'
tage of Hoar's suggestion, said : "Mr.
President, this very simple question.
I stated the case to this Senate, and
stated, I think, clearly that the Sen
ator had read to this house an article
from newspaper in which different
references 70 myself were made, the
Senator having stated that that was a
part of his speech. Now, what |
have arisen for, notwithstanding what
the Senator has said to my friend
from Massachusetts,, is to ask the Sen
ator from Indiana whether or not
these personal references to myself
we're of his own accord, and that,
(speaking imperatiVely,) is the ques-
ton that I ask the Senator now. The
Senator takes the liberty of referring
me to newspaper man for settlement.
I shall select my own course IN this
matter"
VOORHEES,, de6autly: 'Select me
when ever you please"
Malone, resolutely: II select you
now.' VOORHEES,, coutemptuousIy :
well, select me now"
Malone, presisting in his point: II
have called upon you in this House to
say whether or not.