The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
SENATE.
Another Day of Political Debate.
ANGRY PASSAGE BETWEEN MALONE
AND VOORHEES,.

A motion to go into executive session, by
Mr. Pendleton. was voted down-yeas %, nays
%.
Mr. Lamar took the floor. The Senate, he
said, had been called together month ago as
part of the treaty-making department OF the
Government and as part OF the executive de-
partment of the Government. The announce
ment had been made that the business which
the Senate had been called to transact should
not be transacted until the present officers
were deposed and others elected. If reports
were true, the thirty-eight Republican Sena-
tors intended to keep the body in the present
position until their object was accomplished.
The minority intended to protect itself from
oppression of the majority. If there was any
reason for this departure on the part of the Re-
publican side from the usage of this body,
those Senators stood justified, but they must
give their reason and address themselves to
public opinion. 1t could not be from any
great zeal of loyalty to the Union, inasmuch
as the Senator who had brought forward one
of the candidate had avowed he had been true
to the Confederate cause. What was the rea-
son? He asked them to tell it.
A message was received from the President
and Mr.. Lamar yielded to a motion for an exc
cutive session, which was rejected.
Mr.. Dawes hoped Mr.. Lamar would now i'm.
press upon his side the Importance of consid-
ering the pending resolution.
Mr.. Lamar retOrted by enquiring whether
the Senator from Massachusetts thought that
the removal of the Senate officers as impor-
Uant as ming Gn0 Vacancy III tuo supreme
Court, which had not been in session by reason
of that vacancy. Resuming, he described the
divisions in the Democratic party in Virginia,
and said reputation was no hindrance in the
way of Republican Senators stretching out
their hands across the bloody chasm to unre-
pentant rebels. He did not believe the North
ern people would stand this thing they would
not tolerate this alliance.
The debate was further continued and with
considerable animation, participated in by
Messrs Lamar, Davis. Hoar, George of Mis-
sssippi, and others.
Mr.. Hale, apologizing for addressing the
Senate, said he felt compelled to do so on ac-
count of some remarks of his upon car
pet bag governments which had been quoted
by Mr.. Lamar. He still agreed that there had
been evils, but the Democrats of the South
had taken the wrong method of relieving
themselves of those evils. They had endeav-
ored to do SO by fraud and assassination instead
of by patience. Many Democrats had in pri-
vate conversation stated that they were tired
of Democratic methods, but those utterances
had never gone any further. The Senator
from Virginia (Mahone) had alone dared to
put his convictions into action, and he (Hale)
had no apology to make for supporting him in
mis- position. That Senator had been the first
who had dared manfully to battle with Demo-
cratic methods, and had put his faith and for
tune and perhaps his life, at that struggle. 1t
was because of the alarm of the experiment of
that peaceful method that the Democratic side
Mr.. George, recurring to statement made
by Mr.. Dawes, as to a gentleman returning
from Mississippi to Massachusetts, on account
of the persecution he met in the former State,
his factory being burned and hands murdered,
undertook to say that though the Senator from
Massachusetts, might have met the individual
referred to, and might have received the infor-
nation, the whole thing was myth. He had
never heard of factory in Mississippi having
been burned, and as there were but two or
fhraa in tho Stata hQ wOT1ld prOhohlu haua
heard of it. There was not particle of truth
in the recital.
Mr.. Dawes said that he had been mistaken
in stating that factory had been burned. 1t
was a gin house.
Mr. George again inquired of Mr.. Dawes
whether he had received his information as to
the outrages upon a Massachusetts, man from
the man himself or at second hand.
Mr.. Dawes declined to answer, and upon
Mr.. George repeating his question, said some
what angrily that it was a question which the
Senator had no right to ask He asserted the
truth of what he had stated, and the Senator
did not know what became a United States
Senator when he attempted to catechise him.
Mr. George-I do not desire to violate any of
the courtesies of the Senate but mean to say
this in response to the Senator's last sugges-
ton, that while am a new member here. and
while / shall endeavor to learn what is due to
this body and its members, certainly shall
not either apply to or submit to being educated
by him on that subject. 1 suppose may make
this statement without violating the usages of
the Senate. He declared he had right to
know whose falsehood the Senator was back
ing up, and if he tDawes) would not disclose
the name he became responsible for it,
Mr.. Logan quoted from report made by
Gen. Sheridan that while he had been in COM
mand of the South over 1000 murders had been
committed in Louisiana and Texas.
Mr.. Butler-I do not believe a word of it,
Mr.. Logan declared that this report contained
evidence which could not be refuted by SIM
pie assertion.
Mr.. Voorhees, do not believe one word of
the statement.
Mr.. Logan continued to allude to the muir
ders which had occurred at Coushatta and Col
fax and New Orleans, and inquired if NJ. But
Ter denied them.
Mr. Butler said there had been vigilance
committees in Illinois. Was the Senator re-
had been killed in Chicago and Pittsburg. Was
the Senator responsible for them?
Mr.. Logan replied that so far as the vigilance
committee in Illinois was concerned he knew
nothing. AS to the killing of men in Chicago
they had not been shot in violation of law.
Mr.. Bntler-What were they shot for?
Mr.. Logan (excitedly)-If the gentleman
will take his seat will answer him.
Mr.. Butler (angrily)-I will take my seat If
the Senator asks me in proper manner.
night if he wants to.
An angry colloquy ensued between Messrs
Butler and Logan each declaring they would
not be deferred from duty by bravado from
any source.
A long discussion ensued between Messrs
Logan, Hill, Call and Maxey on the subject of
Southern outrages, and at times angry words
were passed.
In conclusion Mr.. Logan said the North
would endorse the Republican party for stand
ing for an honest ballot. If the Democrats
came with shot guns the Republicans would
come with shot guns.
Mr.. Voorhees, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an extract from Republican paper
which alluded to Mr.. Malone as 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 that he would endorse it and
make it his speech. Subsequently Mr. Voor-
bees, at Mr.. Hoar's private suggestion, dis
claimed any endorsement Of any expressions
in the article which might be considered in
the way. of making personal quarrel with
| either of the gentlemen alluded to in it (Mr.
Malone and the Vice President.
| At this point of the proceedings the most
exciting scene of the day took place.
| Mr.. Malone, rising unexpectedly, said-I
rise to the question whether correctly under
| stood the Senator from Illinois (meaning Indi-
ana and Voorhees) as saying that the article
which he had read from Philadelphia paper
Evening Telegraph was his speech. In that
article am referred to as renegade Demo-
| CTdb, anu luFIu6f Ou dTtpuuldblOuSb anu Iur-
| ther on as having entered into bargain with
| Republican Senators in regard to the organize
| ton of the Senate. If L have recited correct
| ly what is stated in that article ask the Sena-
| tor whether that is his speech IA pause) and I
| 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
| Mr.. Mahone) replied in courteous but resp
| lutte tone: He said: sent to the clerks desk
| an article from leading Republican news
| paper edited by allies of the senator from Vir-
| ginia. Soon afterwards the senator from
kindly relations which we have ever borne Ot to
each other and asked me to soften that article
| by disclaiming it as my speech. I did SO in
response to that suggestion. If the senator from
from me he is entirely mistaken. He will
have to deal with the Republican editor of the
paper and when he settles with him if he has
anything further to settle with me he will find
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