The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-29
MAULING MALONE.
BUTLER, OF s. O., ON THE BARGAIN.
seventeen Reasons Given why ma
hone"Dickcred" with the Repub.
ltcans, 10 Carry Ont the Asser-
ton Made by Mr.. Butler
That He Would Establish
the Fact or Resign
His Seat in the
u. n. senate.

den; having laid before the senate the un,
finished business, being the resolution for the
election of senate officers, the usual motion
was submitted by MIR. Pendleton
to go into executive session,
and met with its unvarying fate,
lost by yeas 20, nsys2l
Mr.. Butler then took the floor, promising
his speech by reading from the record the
report of the coiioquy which occurred be-
tween himself and Mr.. Burnside on the Goth |
instant, during the course Of which he had |
stated If he did not by irrefutsble evidence
establish the fact that there had been q bar, |
gain, he would resign his seat in the senate. |
la endesvorpg to do go he desired it to |
be understood that with the motives and pur-
poses and intentions Of the senators as indi. |
viduals, he had nothing to dc. lie was net
here to impeach the motives or to call into |
question the individual integrity and honesty
of senators. The senator from Virginia
Mshone) said that no man could search the
human heart. That was true, but men we're
punishable for their acts to society, and il
was his duty as d senator to criticize legiti-
ms,ely the public votes and public utter
ances of all men who belonged to the public.
He made no charge against the senator from
Virginis. lie had nothing but the kindest
feeling for that senator; but when that gem
,leman and friends rose aud charged the
democrats with revolution and treason, it was
his (Buter's) duty, in vindicaton of himself
10 account for the course which he was
taking What were evidences Of bargain
First, the senator from Virginia (Mahone)
WAS elected TO the senate as democrat
Second, his purpose to vote with the repub-
| lcsn party had never been announced until
his vote had disclosed the fact. Third,
following that vote he had been as
signed to the craftsmanship of an important
committee by a republican caucus. Fourth,
he had been followed by the nomination of
Riddlebarger for sergeant-at.srms. Fifth,
| George G. Gorhsm, an earnest friend of the
sers' r, Lad been named as secretary. Sixth,
he (Mahone) has appointed Gorhsm's
brother-in-law as clerk of his committee.
Seventh, the nomination by the president of
Mahone's political friends to federal office.
Eighth, the senator had voted on every mo-
ton with the republicans. Ninth, by such
vote he was carrying out the will of tho re-
publican caucus. Tenth, he had moved his
seat to the republican side of the chambe
Eleventh, republican caucus refused TO
transact public business until Gorham and
Riddlebarger were elected. Twelfth, the
senator still claimed to be democrat and
voted with the democrats. Thirteenth, Rid
dlebsrger was an avowed democrat and re.
pudislionist, therefore offensive to the repub-
lcans. Fourteenth, the senator from Ohio
(Sherman) avowed that anything that would
beat down the democratic party was jusiiha-
BILE. Fifteenth, the. democratic senators bad
been sssailed because they voted as their
conscience dictated in order to direct the
attention Of tho country from unlawful ALI
ances. Sixteenth, instead Of inviting an in.
vesligstion of charges, the senator from Viz
gnia and his friends sought TO prevent free
speech and legitimate discussion by ,threa
and denunciations. Seventeenth, the
reason assigned for coslition
was that tho senator from
Virginia was in favor of a free ballot and
fair count. Continuing, Mr.. Butler said
that at the last election the state Of Indiana
was colonized with negro voters from the
south in order to nullify and neutralize
the democratic vote of that
state. He then proceeded
to reply TO q portion of Mr. Frye's speech,
regretting that gentlemsn's absence. He
repelled the assaults made by the senator on
the state Of South Carolina, asserting that
the people of that state were living in
peace and harmony. Was this insstis,e
crusade on tho south never to stop? If
secession bsd been mistake and crime,
how severely had the south suffered for il.
II tho maintenance Of slavery had been u
crime, how tho avengers of time had settled
with her for it. Was there never 10 be stop
TO the tsntalzing, misrepresenting and
calumnisting of the people who had had
problem to deal with such rs no
people ever had before since civilization
had dawned on earth? Instead of helping