Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-16
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4 verbatim report Of the acrimo.
nlous debate between Senators Hill
and Malone On Wednesday furn-
11hes sensational reading. After
oooe skirmishing between Hill,
Daves and Beck, Malone rose to
reply to Hill and said he called on
the Senate to witness that he had
not in this discussion transgressed
the bounds Of propriety; that he
had been courteous and respectful.
He wac the custodian Of his own
Democracy. [Audible comments
on the Democratic side on the use
of the word "Democraey."] He
did not choose to debate that ques-
tion. The whole question was be-
tween himself and those who sent
him to the Senate. He could not
become Q partisan of either party.
What debt did he owe to either?
He csrtaiply owed nothing to the
National Democracy, as represent.
Cd by Barnum and his Committee.
He now came to the question of
prlvilege, on which he intended to |
seek the door te-day. He had not
been In the Senate Chamber last
Thursday when the discussion took
place between Senators Rollins and
Hill, and he had only noticed 1t in |
the Record. At the point wherein
response to the suggestion BY Rol-
lins that the Democrats had been
seeking to make arrangements to |
secure Mahone's vote, Hill replied,
ssbut We would not have bought it,"
Malone said: "N0w, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that language admits Of one
or more interpretations, and l come
70 ask the Senator from Georgia, as
his language in one aspect implies
that nv vote had been or could be
bought. whether he intended to
convey any such idea?
Hill Tin his seat)-Go on and !
Will answer.
Mahene-I am ready for you to
answer new.
HILL prefer to wait till you get
through.
Nahone-T have nothing more to
say than to ask the simple question.
Hill taking the floor in his own
Yight)-Now I shall make to that
0enator the answer which I feel he,
or any other Senator, ought to
make to mo under like circum.
stances, and tell exactly the truth.
I inferred from the remark made
By the Senator from New Hamp-
shire (Rollins), that he was charg-
Ing We had sought to make the ar
Yangement-that was his language
-by which we would control the
vote Of the Senator from Virginia,
to get the organization Of the Sem
ate, and in response 10 that I said,
I'VE would not have bought" l
meant simply to negative what 1
understood to he the charge of the
Senator from New Hampshire. I
denied Undressing himself directly
to NAhone1 that we wanted to buy
your vote. / denied that we
would have bought your vote.
We would not have given you
q 4g tor your vote. That is
what I intended to do. I did not
charge that the Senator had sold his
vote. do not cay now the Senator
hes sold bis vote. I would not
charge (unless I know it to be a
fact), that any Senator had sold his
vote. II the Senator wants me to
70 farther and say what believe,
that is . different question, and l
wish to say to the Senator now, il
he proposes to call to account every
body in this country who has a be-
lief On that subject, he has heavy
task on his hands.
MahoBe-I have nothing to do
with the Senator'S opinion. l
have risen to ask the Senator from
Georgia q plain, direct question.
He says will have every body to
call to account; that is not the
question. The Senator from GeOr-
gla has used the language which
has been read. He knows whether
he intended to convey the impress.
ION that sold my vote, or that my
vote had been bought. He knows
that, and I respectfully ask wheth.
Or he 90 Intended that?
Hill (not rising)-I answered you
fully, and 1t will be in the Record.
Mahone-As the Senator fails
here to answer directly q direct
question, l will give him a prob.
lem to solve. He shall have q
eonundrum. say to him if he
did mean to imply that my
v3te had been, or could be bought,
he states or undertakes to convey
that which IL foul, untruthful,
false, and that no man less than a
coward would make it. Now, 1
say to him he can solve in his own
mind whether he so intended or
not, addressing himself to Hill In
. menacing tone). You can solve
that, cir, IL you choose. That is all
that have to say to you now.
Rssuming his seat, Hill rose to re-
ply, but Malone continuing his re-
marks said: "You can solve that
question for yourself, whether you
intended to convey that meaning
or not"
There WAS . good deal of applause
In the galleries, which the presid.
Ing onicer, Kellogg, endeavored to
repress, and most Of which, accord.
lag to Pendleton, came from the
front seat, the private gallery OF
Senator.
Hin (studiously emphasizing
every pointed expression)-
President: I have too much re.
peot for myself, too much respec,
for the people, to handy epithets
with the Senator from Virginia, or
any other Senator here. / have
never sought to receive, or give, OF
resent On insult In this chamber.
would not insult . Senator in this
chamber. The Senator cannot in,
suit me. he 10 powerless to insult