Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-21
RATIFIED.
THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG With
BURNSIDE.
Ne Caused Much Merriment in The Senate
BY his Excited Actions-Dawes Could
Not Resist the temptation, So
He Spoke-No Change
in the Deadlock.
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SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April ZU.-lne NVo-
President laid before the Senate the un-
finished business, the resolution for the
election of officers, and debate immedi-
ately began, Messrs. Dawes, Jones, Frye
and Brown participating therein.
Mr.. Butler said Mr.. Frye made use Oi
the old dodge of politicians and lawyers
of calling stop thief in order to divert
public attention from the real issue. The
real question here was, "Had there been
disgraceful bargain in this Senate by
which the offices of the Senate were to
be turned over to those to whom they
do not belong"
Mr.. Burnside-Or whether majority
shall rule or not
Mr.. Butler-That has nothing to do
with it.
Mr.. Burnside (excitr,!ly)-I say there
has been no bargain, and any man who
SAYS there has been says what is false.
Mr.. Butler paused before making any
reply, which pause was taken advan-
tage OF by Mr.. Burnside to repeat that
the statement that there was bargain
was false.
Mr.. Butler (quickly)-The Senator
may characterize i; as false as much as
he pleases, but say, inasmuch as the
Senator has seen fit to say the charge is
false, latter a pause) | will not.
Mr. Burnside say any man who
SAYS there is bargain says what is false,
and now the Senator may say what he
likes. say il is false, false, false, EN-
phasizing each repetition of the word
with blow OF his clenched hand on his
desk I, in every word, in letter and in
spirit. Laughter and applause
have heard this thing long enough. |
do not, as an honorable man, propose to
sit here and listen to it, and any man
who saws there is a corrupt bargain on
this side OF the chamber, say, tells a
falsehood.
Mr.. Butler (calmly)-The Senator has
right to say what he pleases. l am
not betrayed into any excitement.
Mr.. Burnside am not the least bit
excited, loud laughter IN which Butler
Joined heartily and which was occa-
stoned by Burnside's manner and dis
claimerl / am just giving emphasis to
what propose TO say. =
Mr. Butler--I say the Senator is un-
commonly equable.
Mr.. Burnside-I am in perfect good
humor and perfectly calm, Mr.. Presi-
dent. Renewed laughter.
Mr.. Butler-I congratulate the Sena-
tor on keeping cool. am delighted to
see him 50 cool. Laughter
Mr.. Burnside-l do not speak as loud
as the Senator, but reiterate my state
mrnt that any man who says it was a
bargain on this side of the chamber says
what is false.
Mr.. Butler-Another case OF coolnPss.
lalluding to the emphasis Burnside
placed on the word "false") | want to
say 10 the Senator and all the others
Senators on that side that when they
adopt the tactics he has adopted, il he
supposes by the use OF such language as
that he can deter me fIom a full, com.
plete and unqualified discussion OF
public act, the Senator is simply mis-
taken.
MIR. Burnsidc-I do not think there is
q member on this floor who will say for
moment that desire to deter any man
from anything like free discussion. j
mean to meet this charge which has
been so often made and which has
stirred me to dhe soul. merely mean
to say that any man that makes that
statement says what is false. do not
want to che The discussion, Lu; on the
little suspicion which is floatlng through
the air for the Senators 10 get up and
talk about a corrupt bargain With an
air of disgust. burnside left the SEN
fence unfinished. Does he sup.
pose that any man on this
side would indulge in a corrupt
bargain? II We would not indulge
in corrupt bargain, how can there he
a bargain? say this thing ought to
stop. | will not say it must stop, be.
cause cannot stop it. Laughter But
| say it ought to stop; in all decenCy, in
all propriety, in all honesty, in all fair
dealing, that thing ought to stop. II
YOU can bring evidence OF bargain,
bring it, and | will vote to eXpel any
member Of the Senate who has been
guilty OF this thing. Ii the Senator will
bring in a resolution raising commit
tee to investigate it, and will put every
Senator on oath, l will vote for the res
olution.
Mr.. Butler regretted that the gallant
and kind.hearted Senator from Rhode
Island had not risen in his
indignation when the Senator from
Maine was hurliDg anathemas and
charges. lie (Butler) had made no
charges, but If he did not demonstrate
it by irreiutable testimony he would re.
sign his seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Burnside-And il the Senator
does will give up my committee and
acknowledge you have majority.
Mr.. Butler then turned his attention
to Mr.. Frye's speech, and said the solid
South would not be dissolved
by federal patronage. 1t would
not be dissolved by abuse,
vituperation or misrepresentation. 1t
would not be bullied into dissolution.
That was the way above all others to
bring the people into solid mass for
self.deiense and self protection.
Mr.. Burnside rose to remind the SEN
ator that no one was justified in saying
that there was a corrupt bargain: To
him the charge was very grating. II 1t
could be proved it was disgraceiul, and
no man who had been guilty OF fraud
was entitled TO seat on this tioor
II was not a thing to smile at.
Mr.. Dawes. trusting Mr.. Butler wonld
be ready tomorrow with his irrefutable
testimony, moved to adjourn, but with
drew the motion to admit the usual dis.
cussion between Messrs. Hoar and
Brown as TO the suffrage in Massachu'
setts.
Renewing the motion, he was about
to refer, in jocular manner, 10 Butler 8
testimony, when Cameron, OF Pennsyl-
vania, whispered in his ear and he re-
trained. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON.