Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-29
Hits by Senator Mahone.
MORE ABOUT YKsrRRDAYS SPEECH IN T

MORE ABOUT Yesterdays SPEECH IN THE
SENATE.
Towards the end OF his speech yesterday
Afternoon after our report closed Senator Nd
hone departed from his manuscript. and in Ii.
eXtemporaneous dtgre2sions lie made seyera
telling hits which enlivenej the proceedings
speech that is read is almost invariably de-
void OF spice and vial, and the listeners become
WeaIled. This was the case yesterday, Du.
when Mr.. Malone begun
TO PITCH INTO SOME OF THE DEMOCRATS
who had aSSailed him he again attracted the at
tention that had wandered from HIN. He de
fen0ed Mr RiddleD?rgeT against the attacks
mace upon his financial principles; N naintaine! !!
that be W as not repudation1sts; that he Ii id
: never uttered such views In regard to the ma
tlonai debt as Senator voorhees,. After declar-
Ing that RlGdleberSer Was made OF SCerner STUFF
than the democrats supposed Mr.. Malone pro-
ceeded to read the financial views Of one of the
most distinguished leaders OF the party, he
said, to Which his colleague Johnston be-
loEged. He proceeded TO quote from this dem.
ocratic leader ("hom he did not nalnel to the
eject that Cne national banks should be
abolished, greenbackS issued instead OF that
circulation; that the national debt was burden
tco heavy to bear" ETC., when he was Inter
Tupteo by Mr.. Conkling and other republicans
With request to name the man. Mr. Malone
expressed reluctance to name him unless his
colleague called for 1t.
MIR. JOhnStOn.-'Name him."
Mr.. Mahone.-''John w. Daniels"
AT this Shade OF disappointment passed over
the TepuDlIcan side. They had confidently ex-
pected tue name OF voorhees, Or some other
prominent democratic Senator MIR. Daniels
though well known In Virginia has no national
prominence and hence The disappointment.
Mr. Malone spoke OF the irreconcliole Views cn
finance Of Messrs. voorhees, and Bayard as IL
Illustrative OF the
1NCONGRUOUS OPINIONS OF THE DEMOCRACY,
1t was hard to tell which element best repre-
Sented democracy but perhaps Senator Brown
OF Georgia, was entitled to the honor. He spoke
OF Mr.. BroWIs various changes from unionism
to secession and from democrat to republican
and back again. when democracy went in
search OF the Senator from Georgia" said Mr.
Mahone, "it left me-" Referring to Mr. Browns
remark that there were rumors or a bargain
between the republicans and Malone. the latter
said that II he had been the beneficiary OF any
trade 1t must be due to the fact that the Sena-
tor from Georgia had no knowledge that q vote
would command price.
THIS "BRoUGHT DOWN THE HoUsKn
and the decorum OF the Senate was set at
Daugnt. The Vice President raped several
times with his gavel, rather lightly. as If he,
thought 1t best to let the fun 20 on. Mr. Malone
declared that some OF the southern states had
Dy arbitrary legislation reduced their debts and
he said Virginia asked abatement only on ac.
count or the evils she suffered during the war.
He declared that the present democratic oppo-
Slt1on to Ridd1eberger was but the opening Of
the contest In Virginia In behalf of the BOur-
bons. He proclaimed himself the friend OF the
colored people and that he would stand by them
until ali their rights are obtained. BE stood for
a. free ballot and fair count, and In conclu-
sion, he declared his honest purpose to be to
restore Virginia TO her former LOYALTY and In
fuence In the union.