The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-31
WASHINGTON.
SEVERAL VERY SARCASTIC SPEECHES.
MIR. Eain, In Reply TO Mr. Mahone,
Makes n Vigorous Defense OF de-
mocracy in the south A Floral
fribute From Ladies' OF
Alexandria, Va

while magnificent floral ship, sailing upon
a sea Of viclets and roses, gift Of the ladies
of Alexandris, Virginia, to Senator Hill of
Georgia, ornamepted that gentleman's desk,
and WAS greatly admired.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin.
resolution WIS adopted authorizing the
secretary of the senate 20 pay from the con-
tingont fund the necessary funeral expenses
of tho late Senator Carpenter.
Thepending business, being the resolution
for the election of officers of the senate. WAS
then taken up. A motion to 20 into eIecu.
tive session was rejected-yess 25, NAYS 26.
Alr. Harris stated it was evident that the
republicans did not intend to transact the
business which the senate had been called
here to transact, He moved that when the
senate adjourned to-day, it be to meet on the
frat Monday in December. Lost. Yeas 28,
nays 2S.
Various other motions were made and
voted down.
MIR. Pendleton called attention to the
inaugural address of the president, in which
connection he stated he would ask in due
time for congress to fix tho tenure of
the minor offices of the government in order
that tho senate might no longer present tho
spectacle of wrangling over petty offices. He
would prefer TO go into executive session.
| The floral tribute which adorned Senator
Hills desk to-day was accompanied with
the following note;
| These Virginia sowers, from the ladies of
Alexandria, are presented 10 Senator Hill of
Georgia rs feeble testimony, on their part,
Of the admiration of the brilliant manner in
which he recently exposed the corrupt
bargain by the senator from Virginia
on the one part, and the republican
party on the other. This ship
has not cleared from The White house, nor
is its voyage in quest of federal spoils-it is
simply bound to Georgiss senator, becaus 0
no has anchored himsolfin tho hearts OF the
| Nirglnlans everywhere By the timely and
eloquent speech ho made in defense of the
honor in preservation Of the tradition and
maintenance of .the CORNER ilustrious
the history ofVirginia, when he sheathed the
sword OF one of her own Senators which had
been ireacherously pointed to pierce her fair
! fame
Mr.. Dawes agreed that the tenure Of Office
should be fixed by law, but ho did not see
how it could be passed this special session.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, read letter issued
from the readjuster's office headquarters of
October, 1880, by William Malone, in which
he alluded 10 the republican party as grin.
sack party. Did the senator know, nskcd
Mr. Hill, what was meant By gripsack'
| MIR. Dawes replied that he did not. but
thought the senator from Georgia ought TO
know not only that butevery phrase of every
| political party that has every come up,
for certainly il anybody had tried them
all, the senator from Georgia had lie then
proceeded to make quite lengthy speech,
in which he said unless uutrammeled, unin.
terrupted and undismaYed, the voice of every
voter In the land could be relied upon 20
support the policy and laws which ho was
called upon to obey, the government..of the
country otherwise, would be failure, and
1t was therefore a conflict of tho life and
death OF this nation, that the republican
party was now engaged in on this floor.
MIR. Hill in replying said there
was not word in the senator's
speech in which he did not fully concur.
He had been waiting for the appearance of
the speech of tho gentleman from Virginia,
(Mahone) in order TO make come reply to il.
He did not wish to misrepresent that gentle
man, but if he had understood his sneech.
he made one OF the grossest misrepresents.
tions on tho southern states that had
ever been uttered. He, however,
did not intend TO say anything
on that subject till the speech appeared in
the record. There was ono point to which
no wished to call tho attention of the senate,
and to DO so now in no e9uiyocsl language.
He had noticed that in nearly all the repub.
lican papers and in different speeches made
on this floor, an attempt had been made TO
Justify this coalition with the senator from
Virginia and his party by charge ths, they
only favored the rights of free ballot and o
fair count in the southern states
No man had tho face to say the southern
people we're opposed TO u free ballot and
fair count Dersive laughter on the repub.
liean side They sought to imply that.
whether eststed ..or implied no stood here
to say that IT was gra.uitously false, and the
charges untrue that the democratic
party Ia the south, by force, by fraud, by in-
tlmidalion, or by any other means would ob
struct amendments to the constitution. and
prevent the enforcement of the laws.
which guaranteed equal rights to all men
without regard TO race color or previous con.
dition. dc read extracts from speech do.
llvered by his colleague Brown at Atlanta.
just previous to his election TO the senate. in
which no advocated free bsllo, and nm
honest coun. for oil mon. In tho face of
that tact he was astonished that the gentle.
man should assume ths. souebody
must move in tho south in the favor Of n
Tree ballot Tho position Of the senator
from Virginia (lahone) was distinctly lhe
position of his colleague. distinctly that of
tho democratic party of Georgia, which ne.
lirmed tho approval of those sentiments bv
eleciing his colleague by a two.,hirds vote.
Ito maintsined that the mass of the people
IN all sections were honest and were equally
interested 10 good government. lie did no,
desire to do injustice TO any portion of tho
country, or any color or race In tho country.
This movement to get up a psrty by coaii-
tion between the republicans and resdius,ors
OF Virginia, II based on tho idea that tho
democrats OF the south were unwilling 10 do
justice to tho negro, was based on a false
idea; was bssed on q pretext which was
nothing. The people Of the south were iu,,
as honest as those of the north who owned
property, who were Interested In
peace and good society. They
were men who Composed ohieay
the democratic party. Why should the, be
10 favor OF fraud and violences II wss nm
incontrovertablo fact that tho statos whore
The democratic party had frat obtained NO,
session were now the most prosperous AMI
most peaceab,e Greater wrong could M,
be inflicted on the colored people than 10
organize movement based on tho idea Of
doing something for the colored
race, independent Of the white
| race Diatinction must l.. -