Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-02

burg; was the senator responsible for ia, IA
Mr.. Logan replied that so tar a. vicilsnr,
committee in Illinois WAS concerned he Knew
nothing As to the killing OF men in Chicago
they had not beer shot in violation af law
Mr.. Butler-What were they shot for:
Mr.. Logan (excitedly III the gentleman
will take his seat will answer him
Mr.. Butler. sngrily--l will take my sea, il
the senator will ask me in a proper manner.
Mr.. Logsn-Then the senator eau stand all
night if he wsnts to.
An angry colquey ens1ed between Messrs.
Logan and Butler, each declaring that they
would not be deferred from duty by brsyado
from any source.
A long discussion eusued between Messrs.
Logan, Hill. Call and Maxey on the subject
of Southern outrages. and at times angry
words were passed. In conclusion Mr.. l.o-
gan said the North would endorse the repuh.
lican party in standing for an honest ballot.
| Ii the democrats come with shot guns the re-
publicans would come with shot guns.
| Mr.. Voorhees, sent to the clerks desk and
had read an extract from a republican paper
which alluded to Mr. Malone as a renegade
democrat" and charging that his acting with
the republicans was in consequence of dis
graceful bargain.
Mr. Hoar objected to its being read. and
Mr. Voorhees, stated he would endorse it and
make his speech. Subsequently Mr.. Voor-
hees, at Mr.. Hoar's private suggestion, dis
claimed any endorsement of any express
sions in the article which might be con-
strued in the way of making a personal
quarrel with either of the gentlemen al
luded to in it. Mr.. Malone and the Vice
| President.
| AT this point of the proceedings the most
exciting scene of the dav took place.
| Mr. Mahnpa rising nj .Nt,aefaaly S.t,s I
rise to a question whether | correctly un-
derstood the Senator from Illinois (meaning
Indiana and Voorhees, as saying that the
article which he had read from Philadcl-
phia paper Evening Telcgraph) was his
speech. In that article am referred 10 as
a ''renegrade democrat" and further on a
.'repudationist and further on as having
entered into a bargain with the republican
senators in regard to the organization of The
| Senate. If have recited correctly what is
stated in that article, l ask the senator
whether that is his speech, (applause), and
pause for a reply.
Mr.. Voorhees,, who had in the meantime
moved to the republican side of the chamber
| and taken chair at a very short distance
| from Malone, replied in a cautious but reso-
lutte tone. He said: sent to the clerks
desk an article from a leading republican
newspaper, edited by allies of the senator
from Virginia. Soon afterwards the senator
from Massachusetts lioar) came to me in
those kindly relations which we have ever
borne to each other and asked me to soften
tina. article by disclaiming it as my speech.
| did so in response to that suggestion. Ii
the senator from Virginia expects anything
further than that from me he is entirely mis-
taken. He will have 10 deal with the repub
lican editor of the paper. and when he SET
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with me he will find me here, and will not
only find me here but find me willing to re-
spond. | do not mean this in an offensive
sense whatever but in a sense of absolute JUS
tice. II the senator from Virginia, SO early
in this contest as now, is complaining of the
terms in which his republican allies, and
the republican newspapers speak of him. and
is complaining of democratic Senators, who
simply ask that the terms in which he is
spoken of by his republican friends may be
known, he has n more difficult road to travel
than he has conceived of. He need not think
for one moment that he can coerce, or dictate
the course of debate on this floor | made a
large concession, did it from my heart, and
with no possible disrepect to the Senator
from Virginia. not the slightest, | did it be-
| cause l thought it right when the distin-
guished and cultured Senator from Massa-
chusetts called my attention to it, but if the
Senator from Virginia, thinks he can coerce
bv one hairs bredth something between the
gentleman from Massachusetts and myself,
and coerce me into a single concession be-
yond that he is entirely mistaken. ] am
Just on this floor, and intend to be Just,
but when send to the clerks desk to have
read. an editorial from one of the leading
| republican newspapers of the United States,
am to be called in question on this side of
the chamber? The Senator from Massachu-
sets has had my veneration for the past 20
years He knows that not for my life would
| do an act of injustice, nor would do an
act dictated to me in the spirit in which the
gentleman from Virginia rose.
Mr.. Malone said Mr.. President-The scna-
tor read to this house an article from news
paper in which different references to myself
were made, the senator having stated that
that was part of his speech Now what
have arisen for is to ask the senator from
| Indiana whether or not these personal refer
ences to myself were of his own accord and
that, speaking imperativelv is the question
that ask the senator now. The senator has
said that he did not want to be dictated TO,
and that in the course of this debate the
privilege will be exercised of having news
paper articles read at the desk. | made
10 objection to that. none whatever,
| dHu IL Is Bbt vi ttUtridibs Dut
when a senator saws that tina. article is his
| speech. he stands in the attitude of he who
wrote it. The senator takes the liberty of
referring me 30 the newspaper man for settle
ment. ] shall select my own course in this
matter.
Mr.. VOORHEES, tdefantlyj - Select me
whenever you please.
Mr.. Malone (resolutelv)--I select YOU
| now.
! Mr.. Voorhees, (coptemp,nously) - Well,
| select me now.
Mr.. Mahone-I have called upon Won in
this house TO say whether or not
Before he had time to finish the sentence
Mr.. Voorhees,, anticipating and ing of
| the sesf-restraint which he had observed up
to this point. said passioDsteiy Then, / en-
dorse every single word which was said in
that article.
Mr.. Malone breaking in1-Then | say
that the references which you make TO me
are such a no honorable or brave man
would make and ! denounce you As such
| here.
Mr.. Voobees: That is a bare question oi
here and hereafter.
| Mr..Mahobe The thereafter" will come
as soon as~you want il to.
| Mr.. Voorhees, IL will know exactly how to
meet it. ! endorse every word said in that
article. / endorse the term renegade dem
ocrat." / endorse every thing Rise in it, tina