Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-02

Senator from Mississippi did not
know what became of a United S ates
Senator when he attempted to critir
cize him.
Mr.. George denied any intention
of violating the courtesies Of the
Senate, but said the Senator from
Massachusetts could not escape
from the responsibilities which he
now took upon himself. The Sena-
tor had retalled an Infamous slander
on the people of Mississippi, and Il
he refused to disclose the aame OF
his informant, he became responsible
for the falsehood He did not bea
heve a single workman had been
killed. He did not believe false wit
resses. He was not in the habit O.
believing men who did not disclose
Their names. He did not believe
that Massachusetts had ever beel
there. He did not believe he ha
gin. It was an easy matter for me-
to represent themselves as victims G.
outrage, but when people were to be
held responsible for these outrages,
they ought to know their accuser.
Mr.. Hill expressed his regret that
the gentleman had seen fit to renew
these SANDERS against the people Of
the South. Democrats never would
have. He was willing to let the past
be buried here o-day. The country
was not informed that every purpose
Of this remarkable coalition which
had been formed was to put Virginia
under the domination of that coali-
ton. The Democrats would meet it
unfinchingly.
n long discussion ensued between
Messrs. Log Al, Butler, Hill, Gail and
Maxey ca the sutject Of Southern
Outrages, and at times angry words
passed bit the Senators.
Mr.. Voorhees, then tock the fl or,
and sent t. the clerks desk and had
read an extract from the Evening
Telegraph, of Philadelphia. q Repub.
lican paper, which alluded to Mr..
Malone as renegade Democrat, and
charging that his acting with the Re
puDlicans was in consequence OF a
disgraceful bargain.
Mr.. H)ar objected tD its being read
and Mr.. Voorhees, stated that he
wonld indorse it and make il hie
speech.
Mr.. Hoar then raised q point OF
order against the reading of Id
article, which was Overrul8d by Pres
dent pro tenn. Ingalls,.
Subsequently Mr.. Voorhees,, a. : eFa
Hoar's private suggestion, diaclain -
any endorsement Of any EXPIRE sions ii
the srticle which might be construed
in the way OF making a personal
quarrel with either of tie gentlemen
alluded to in il (Mr. Malone and the
Vi e-Prs sidenD,
At this point Of the proceedings,
when the discussion had lost &ll its
life and fire, when the audience in the
galleries had become less numerous,
aud waen all were locking forward to
all Immediate adjournment, the most
exciting s. ene of the day took : ace.
Mr.. Mahone OF Virglnie, rising un~
eXpect4dIy said: " [ rise to 8sCel tain
whether [ correctly understood the
Senator from Illinois (meaoi0g Indi-
ana, and VoOrhees), as saying tlat the
article which he had read frcm
Philadelphia paper was bis speecE
Ia that ticIe | am referred t) as 'ren
egade Democrat further on t
'repudia ionist;' and further e
IS having entered into bargain wi
Republican Senators in regard to IL
orgsnIz ton of the Senate. If hav
recited correctly what is stated in thag
article, | ask the Senator wht theT that
| is his 81 eech, pause, and II pause 70
a reply"
! Mr. voorhees,, Of Indiana, who had
n no to
| publican side of the chamber aud too
a chair at very short distance from
! Mr.. MahOne, replied in q court, u !,
| but re3olute tone 4" L sent to the Gle l's
deak an article from leading Repr
licau newspaper, edited by
allies Of the Senator from Virc, l@a
! Soon afterwards, t1e Senator isG.L-
Massachuset (Mr. Hoar) came t. me
i'll thCse kindly relatious which We
have ever borne to each other,
and asked me to soften that ar
ticIe by disclaiming it ss my
speC ,b. [ did so in re3popse 10 tha
suggt 7tlon. If the Senator from
Virginia expects anything farther
than that FROM me he is mistaken, he
is entirely mistaken. He will have ,
deal with the Republican editor Of tina.
paper, and when he sett'es with him
if he has anything farther to settle
with noe he will find me here, and
wt'l not only find ME here,
but find me willing ID r53pond
/ DO nt mean that in any offensive
sense wha ever, but in sense OF a!2rC>
iuie justit 2. II the Senator from Vr-
ginia. so early in this Cont3Jt ss now,
| is com planning of the t.rns in which
his Republican allies aud Re-
publican newspapers speak of him
and is Complaining of the Democrat C
| Senator'S who eimpiy esk that the
terms on which he is spoken Of by his
Republican friends mag be known, he
has g more diff cult road to travel than
he has dreamed of. He need not
think, for a moment, that he can
cceTce or die ate the course of debate
on this fl Dor. made O large concesr
sion. I did it from my heart,
aud with no possible disTesps ct
to the Senator from Virginia not the
slightest I did it because / thought
it right, when the distinguished and
cultured Senator from Massachusetts
called my attention 10 it; but If the
Senat ,r from Virginia thinks ne can
stre!cn, by one hairs bredth, som -
thing betwC IN the gentleman from
Massachusetts, and myself and coerc4
me into single concession beyond
that, he is entirely mistaken. /
am ju5t on this floor, AMI [ intend to
be just, bat when [ send 10 the desk
t, have read an editorial from one Of
the l-ading Republican newspapers OF
the Uuited States am 10 be called in