Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-05
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Mr.. Voorhees, indignantly And
then the senator from Virginia rises
here to require me to make . conces-
sion beyond that.
Mr.. Hoar Tin a conciliatory tone
do not think that the gentleman
from Virginia heard the statemontt
which tle gentleman from Indiana
made.
Mr.. Malone, declining to take ad-
vantage of Mr.. Hoar's suggestion,
said:
Mr.. President, this is a very simple
question. l stated a case to this
Senate, and stated it | think clearly.
| stated thatthe senator from Illinois
(meaning Indiana) had read to this |
house an article from newspaper in
which different references to myself
were made, the senator having stated
that it was a part Of his speech. Now
what I have arisen for, notwithstand-
ing what the senator has said to my
friend from Massachusetts, is to ask
the senator from Indiana whether
or not these personal references to
myself were of his own accord and
that speaking imperatively) is the
question that | ask the Senate now.
The senator has said that he did not
want to be dictated to, and that in
the course of this debate the privi-
lege will be exercised Of having news
paper articles read at the desk. |
make no objection to that; none
whatever, and it is not of that that
| complain: but when the senator
says that the article is his speech he
stands in the attitude of the man who
wrote it. The senator takes the
liberty of referring me to the news
paper man for settlement. | shall
select my own course in this matter.
Mr.. Voorhees, (defantly)-select me
whenever you please.
Mr.. Malone (resolutely)-I select
you now.
Mr.. Voorhe es (contemptuously)-
Well, select me now.
Mr.. Malone (persistingin his point
/ have called upon you in this house
to say whether or not
Before he had time to finish the
sentence, Mr.. Voorhees, anticipating
it, and throwing off the self-restrain'
which he had observed up to this
point, said passionately-Then | in
dorse every single word which wa!
said in that article.
Mr.. Malone breaking in)-Then
say that the references which YOU
make to me are such as no honorable
or brave man would make. and de
nounce you as such here. The re
porter gives the sentence as it wa
uttered.
Mr.. VOOrhees-That is a bare ques
ton of here and hereafter.
Mr. MahOne-The hereafter will com
as soon as you want it to.
Mr.. Voorhees, will know exactl,
how to meet it. | indOrse ever
+ word said in the article. indoors
, the term renegade Democrat"
indorse everything else in it tina
may be construed to reflect upon tn
!, course of the senator from Virsinis
, and without his taking time to pu
, words on me he can seek his redress
! There is no use in making any mis-
; take about the matter at all. hear
1 the senator from Virginia stand her
E and shout out, "That thing had t
5 stop" Suppose it don't? Suppose
q don'te | know it won't with me b
:. your dictation. This is cheap; vel
. cheap (alludiug to Mr.. Mahoue's eA
4 pression). :,
e Mr.. Mallone-lt is very cheap, M
! President, to deal in such bravado
= the gentleman from Illinois (meanil
% Indiana) does.
. Mr.. Voorhees,, who was waikiki
- over to his own chair when MIR. M
~ homes last remark was made, turn'
;S round and said: The gentleman
40 ludes to me as the senator from Ii
as nois. | suppose he will make
of exception, therefore, if | allude
~ him as the senator from Vermont.
Of Malone continuing and compl
NV ing his sentence) -Butwhen the &c
~ gentleman says he indorses the sen
,ai ment of that newspaper article, u
od dertake to characterize it are 81
on that no brave or honorable m
'tn would make in this chamber. n
, ,0 let him take that with him and w
nd it. :,
.ha Some Democratic senator's h
ht o suggested to Mr.. Voorhees, to say
+ # more, but not needing the advice
nd retorted in a somewhat 0ract
it's manner: "The question about TAX
an and wearinga thing depends a :. 8
ean deal upon ''here and hereafter"