Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-08
VOORHEES, ON MALONE.

We give below from the Congressional
Record the full account of the scene in
the Senate between Voorhees,, of Indiana,
and Malone which has peen so comm en-
ted on throughout the country. 1t is from
the official record except the parentheses
describing the manner of the two Senators:
MIR. Voorhees, am very humble mem
Der of the opposition here, and having con-
tributed little and perhaps rOthlng To the
literal ure that IS now being so spread upon
our "Record, /" would be glad, if l 'uld
find myself in order, to ask that an srtl-
Gle be read from one of the leading Kepub
lican papsrs of Philadelphia. 1t seem
like response to the powerful eloquenct
Of Senator from Massachusetts, to say
nothing of the elequepce OF the Senator
from Pennsylvania himself. Ii l have the
floor. if am in order in any way. should
like to ask the Chief Clerk, Colonel ShO-
Der, to read this article.
| Mr.. Morrill.-Can it not 60 Ovr until
to NOR ow2
Mr.. Voorhees-No; 1 think we might az
we'll wind it up tonight. We shall sleep
better on it. These are republican sug
yessiops not democratic dictati0n.
The Presiding Officer.-The paper will
be read
The Chief Clerk read as follows:
| IAN IMPOSING SPECTACLE.
"For several days past the Senate of tn
United States has presented the Specta-
/, '.cLe of the foremost legislative b. dy of the
country prosecuting contest for the
control Of three or four comparatively in
''signiiica' offices. During the time tina
this absorbing question has been before IL
1.-THE Senate has set aside all public buss-
ssness, neglected the work which it was
convened to do, and given itself up to d
'swrangle as unseemlY as tits Improbable.
',On Saturday, after an adjournment had
"Leen Effected, the Republican members
assembled in caucus and resolved to con-
''tinue the contest indefinitely, or until
''their opponents should surrender from
ssheer exhaustion.
s'The Senate itself, as is known, is equally
divided politically, but the Republicans
having with them the presiding officer ,
1.-THE Vice-President Of the United States,
'sand renegade Democrat and debt-repu-
''diator from Virginia, Malone, have a
share mai ,rity. Without either of them
| 1.-THE Senate would be a tie; without both
s.of them The Democrats would have ma
sjority.
Mr. Hoar.-Mr. President, rise to a
question of order. object to the reading.
Mr. Voorhees, thought you would.
Mr.. HoAr.-The Senator from Indiana
will not, on reflection, think he can have
read newspaper article which applies all
ppitbet to member Of this body which lie
would not himself apply.
Mr.. Voorhees, will indOrSe these as
my emarks now; make them.
Mr.. HOar.-I call the Senator to order,
then.
Mr.. Voorhees.-If have the floor, those
are nv remarks.
Mr.. Hoar-My point of order is that the
application of the word renegade to
another member Of this body is out of Or
der.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. We'll, will apologies
! for that, and then go on. Read on.
Mr.. Hoar.-I raise the point of order,
! Mr.. President.
| The Presiding Officer.-The Senator will
state the point Of order.
Mr. Voorhees, want the article read.
1t is from Republican paper. one of the
leading Republican papers OF Pennsylva-
mia. | am not to be initiated into the
| courtesies that prevail in Republican jour
| nalism. but want this read, and l will
| apologize for very much that is in it
'Mr. Hoar.-I ask the ruling of the
| Chair.
The Presiding Oficer.-The Senator
from Massachusetts will state his point
Of order.
Mr.. Hoar-My point of order is that the
| phrase renegade Democrat" applied to a
member of this body is breach OF it's Or
| der
Mr.. Voorheas-Then skip that.
Mr.. Hoar-The Senator adopting that
| himself cannot proceed without leave. l
| demand the ruling Of the Chair.
Mr.. Voorhees, asked leave of the Sem
ate to have it read. | will skip tn t part
TO which the Senator objects.
| Mr.. Cockrell-l think the point of order
| is not well taken. There have been worse.
things read here time and again from the
| testimony of witnesses, and do not think
the rules apply to a case of that kind.
| Mr.. Hoar-I raise the question of order
The Presiding Oficer-The Chair rules
that the point of order is not well taken.
| Senators themselves, within the limits of
! propriety, must be the judge of the
| epitnets they will employ and the articles
they will read or have read.
Mr.. VOorhees-I am obliged to the
Chair. Let the Clerk go on.
The Presiding Oficer-The Senator is
| under no obligation to the Chair.
| The Chief Clerk resumed the reading, as
| follows:
1.-THE offices which are the matter of con-
| 'stention are senatorial. such as Secretary,
"a Sergeant-tt-Arms, clerks. &c. Most of
these Offices are now held by Democrats.
''elecl ed when the Democrats had an effec
tive prepOnderance of votes. 1t IS not
''contended that they do not discharge in
"a perfectly efficient and satisfactory man
''ner their respective duties; but the r. :
''publicans, having the majority, comp,,s-
led as before stated, demand that they
''shall have the officers also. This claim
rs in precise accordance with political
usage, and if it we're made by New
york board of aldermen, chosen general
''ly from the scams, or by Philadelphia
common council, would pass without
comment; but it is made and contended
''fnr, to the disregard Of all matters of ma
''tion,l interest, by the mos elevated leg
'sislative body in the land, to the very great
.discredit of that body and the general
.shumili alton of the country.
Under ordinary circumstances, 1t is
s'probable that the Democrats would be as
''llkelv to recognize and submit to a ma
':jority of one as of one. hundred; but the
'present circumstances are most eXtraor
culinary. Admitting that it is right and
s'becomlng for the Vice President Of the
United otates to JOIN in a miserable
s'squabble of this kind for the control of
''less than half dozen petty Offices, which
I'VE believe all right-thinking people will
''declaro IL IS not, GDo UemOcTaIS nave a
certain equitable right to insist upon the
retention of the present efficient officers
elected by them because of the appearance
''of Senator Malone upon the side of the
Opposition. A Senator is chosen to rep
resent in the Senate the wishes and opin-
lions Of his constituents, and not his own
"wishes or opinions, or, particularly, not
This own private and material interests.
Mr.. Malone was chosen Senator from
Virginia by Democrats, as Democrat;
'saso as a repudiator of the public debt
"honestly owed by Virginia to her credi-
"tors, who loaned her every dollar repre-
scented by the amount of the debt which
"Mr. Malone organized party to repudl-
safe. Ii the Democrats like that sort of
"a Democrat, they should be welcome TO
"hip; but the Republicans, the party of
'srrlOraI IDEAS the party pledged to an