Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-19
"Wednesday in the Sen
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MAHONE AND HILL AGAIN.
The Little Readjuster Climbs
NJ ~ the Hill.

WAsuISGToS, April l3.--1he Vice
President laid before the Senate the I'M
finished business, being the resolution
for the election Of officers of the Senate.
Mr.. Beck said, yesterday some differ
ence OF opinion had existed as TO the po-
Hition Of the Senator from Illinois (Mo.
Davis). The Senator from louisiana
gAr. Kellogg had written statement
fro II that gentleman showing that he
WAS paired OH motions TO go into oXecu-
live session, on which questions, If pres
ent, he would vote yen. He was also
haired Oh the main resolution on which
II present, he would vote nay.
AIR. Dawes-Was it that 10 which the
Huuator alluded yesterday when he said
flut tho wind has shiflcdp
Mr.. Bcck--No; the wind has been
blowing steadily against Massachusetts
Tor tho past few days.
Mr.. Pendlcton then took the floor.
The course which the Republicans had
followed, without precedent In all histo-
rs, In insisting that the business Of the
keuato and of the country should be de-
laycd and postponed until tho Senate
shoIld be dlsorganised and rcorgani1cd,
had been defended on various grounds
by Its various apologists on this floor.
Ihc Senator from Massachusetts ,Mr.
Boar) had charged the action Of the
Democrats With being revolutionary,
but had subsequently, when pressed by
the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Brown
retracted that charge. ar.
W Mr.. Hoar said that he had not made
that charge, but the action Of the Demo-
oratic aide warranted him now In impul-
Ing IL, and ho did so now imputc II.
Mr.. Pcndleton replied that tho gentle
.man now made the charge without any
qualification, aud he would leave II to
the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Brown
TO amin make him retract IL. His coll
league (Mr. Sherman) had stated that
tilc struggle now going on here was u
struggle for political power IN Virginia
that IL involved the destruction of the
'YDemocratic pnrty In that State ana the
4 INSTALLATION OF the Republican party
tbere. The instrument 10 he used 10
bring about this rcsul was giving to
Riddlebergor brigade OF employees OF
lhIs Senate, paid at public expense, to
Aspcrunbulate that State aud TO watch ANA
win local elections. This was the strug-
tkle to which the Democratic Senators
lpNlere Invited. The gage OF the battle
4 ma been thrown down, aud hc ventllr-
ed IN tho presence Of his Democratic
Cbfethrcn, 10 take II up. The Democrats
would invite the Republican side ever
and continually 10 10 into the discharge
of thA phbllc business, aud they would
eubmit 20 lts guidance In the transaction
Of that business. They would industrl-
ously aud faithfully consider the noml-
inatione, aud when the public business
has all discharged they would unite IN
aljourning the Scnatc, but they would
uot promotc the deeecratlon Of that altar
lpointlng to tho clerks desk), ooneccrat-
"a 10 the discharge OF tho great public
dntica, dedicated 10 the service of all par
tlea but for the partisan ueo Of none, and
i,srmit Il 20 be made the instrument or
political warfare aud tho spolls OF petty
partisan triumpha.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Pcndlcton's
rcmarka, Mr.. Dawes took the floor, aud
III the course Of his remarks, charged
hat tho committee for the arrangement
~ the Senate caucus, appointed by the
Democratic ca,leus, approached Mr. Ma
hone, or that snine Of them did, IN somo
uny, oGcr TO Mr. Malone 70 give to him
~ any man whom he would nums, the
strgeant-at-arme, II he (Mahonc) would
vote with the Democrats.
Mr.. Pendlcion demanded TINT Mr.,
Duwcs should name the Democratic SEN
ator who had been guilty OF anything Of
the kind,
Mr.. Harris said that he was member
af the Drmocratlc caucus committee and
demanded that Mr.. Dawes should name
tho Senators on that committee who had
n any manner approached Mr.. Malone.
Mr.. Harris begged the Republicans not
W ueai IN inucudoa, but to name the Sem
ntor declaring that unleee he dla 20, he
lMr. nprrla) would not believe q word
oft.
When Mr., Dawes agaln took the floor
there wns a general call from the Dem
ocrntIc sde to '.hhmc the man, namc the
man. Mr. iDaWcp said he had not
,hargcd my Senator with anything Of
the Kind. lie wo,ild say tint leading
Democrats hnd before this Senate met
approached Mr.. Malone with the propo-
sNIon to give him the sergeant-at-arms
fbr lila vote.
Mr. Butler asked II the Senator uom