Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-14

.,u,d he bought, whether he in'enoeo ~
cow. = any such idea an
Mr. Hill lin his seas)-Go on and ~h'
answer. II Gov Won TO
answer now -. I'll, vou oet
Mr.. Hill prefer to wait TIL 70" ke'
MI Malone with emphsis)-I have moth
chino more to saw, but to ask that simple
question. a.. s.nator an
.nSwer which feel he or any other senator
ouvht 10 make to me under like circusHl.anees'
and tell exactly the truth. l lnferreu run
the remark made by the senator from New
Hampshire (Rollins), that he was cnalkms
that we had sought to make an arransenens
H.. w.s his lsnpuage-5y which we would
.on,rol the vote of the senator from Virginia.
m oct the organization of the Senate, and 10
resnonse 10 that said we would not nave
bourbt it. mean simply to negative what
I understood 10 be charged by the senator
from New Hampshire. That is what l m
tended to ngative. The senator from n. H.,
seemed TO be going on the assumption tna'
the other side was charged with having
bought the vote of the senator from virginia
and he seemed to be implying one had want,
oil IN buv il and could not do it. l denied
addressing himself directly to MIR. Mahone)
that we did buy your vote. L denied we
wanted to buy vour vote. denied that we
would have bought your vote. we wOuiu
not have given you fig for your vOteB Ihst
is what intended to deny. do not charge
that the senator has sold his vote. do not
saw now that the senator has sold his vote.
| would not charge him of it unless knew
it. In fact. would not charge that any SEN
l.,l. 1ll Ia vnfn senator
me to go farther, and to say what l believe
ia another ouestion,-and l wish to say to
the senator now that if he proposes to call to
recount everybody in this country who has
a belief on the subject, he has heavy task
on his hands. ! will make no charge against
any senator, but let not any senator write my
opinion or compel my opinion by seeking to
make that a charge which is not one, because
he NAV get an opinion, and get it very
fully.
Mr.. Mahone-I have nothing to do with
the senator's opinion. have risen to ask
the senator from Georgia plain direct ques-
ton. He says will have everybody to cali
TO account. That is not the question. The
senator from Georgia has used the language
which has Just been read. He knows wheth-
err he intended to convey the impression that
| sold my vote or that my vote had been
respectfully ask whether he SO intended, that
is all.
Mr.. Hill mot rising)-I answered you
fully 1t will be in the record.
Mr.. Mahone-As the senator fails here to
answer directly a direct question, l will give
him problem to solve. He shall have q
conundrum. I say to him, if he did mean to
imply that my vote had been, or could be
bought, he states or undertakes to convey
that which is foul, untruthful, false, and that
no man less than coward would make it.
Now l say to him he can solve in his own
mind whether he so intended it or not.
addressing Hill directly in a menacing
tone) you can solve that if you choose, tina,
is all have to say to you now, resuming his
seat.
Mr.. Hill rose to reply but Mr.. Malone
continuing his remarks, said you can solve
that question for yourself whether you in
tended to convey the meaning or not. (Con-
siderable applause in the galleries which the
presiding officer. Kellogg, endeavOred to re.
press and the most of which according
to Mr.. Pendeton came from the front seat Of
the private gallery Of senators.)
Mr.. Hill (studiOusly emphasizing every
pointed eXpression) -Mr. President, have
too much respect for the Senate, too much
respect for myself. too much respect for the
people to handy epithets with the Senator
from Virginia, or any other senator.
have never sought to receive or to give
or to resent" an insult in this chamber.
would not insult a senator in this chamber
! The senator cannot insult me. He is pow
erless to insult anybody. The two last sen
fences were uttered with deliberation ant
point.
Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania-(In a ner-
vous and excited manner What do vol
mean by that:
Mr. Hill am not dealing with the sen
ator from Pennsylvania, now. Senator Ma
hone asked me question. l answered hi
| question. ! answered it explicitly: tina
answer is on record; it will remain there; i
was a truthful answer. | answered it pre-
cisely as | thought and felt at the time
used words. If the senator thinks that h,
can suppress the gentlemen in discussion II
this Senate by assuming to play the bully, h,
has made mistake.
This ended the discussion and the Senat,
adjourned till Tomorrow