Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-28
THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Nrs Buffers Task-rrying to Prove
IA Bafgain.''

The Vice President having laid before the
Senate the unfinished business, being the reso-
luton for the election OF Senate officers, the
usual motion was submitted by Mr.. Pendleton
TO go into executive session, and was met With
Its unvaryiDg fate, being lost by vote of yeas
20, nays 81.
Mr. Butler then took the floor, promising his
speech by reading from the Record the report
Of the collcquy, which occurred between him.
self and Mr.. Burnside on the goth inst, during
did not oy irrefragable evidence establish the
fact there had been bargain he would resign
his seat In the Senate In endeavor1ng to do so
he desired It to be understood that with the
motives and purposes and intentions OF Sena.
tors as individuals he had nothing to do. He
was not here to impeach motives or
,otees,v to ca INT into question the @ Individual
tor from Virginia lMahone) had said that no
man could search the human heart. That was
true; put men were held responsible for their
tor, to criticize, legltimately, the public acts,
the public votes and public utterances OF ali
men who belonged to the public. He made no
charge ,agant the Senator from Virginia.
friends rose ana charged the democrats with
revolution and treason It was his tMr:
to account for the course which he was taking.
what were the evidences OF q bargain? 1st
me a;aets senator from Virginia lMr. Mahone) was
ClSSUCU " CuC StudIc as d UcIuUtEdL 20. Ills
purpose to vote with the republicans had never
been announced until his vote had disclosed
tnat 1act. Sd. Following that vote he had been
assigned to the Craftsmanship of an important
committee Dy the republican caucus. 4th.
This had been followed by the nomination of
Mr. Riddleberger for sergeant alarms. 5th.
geo. z. Gorham, an earnest friend Of the SEN
naa 6eem na9 as Sh
Drother-ln-law as clerk OF his committee. 7th.
The nominations by the President Of Mr.. Ma
hone,s political friends to federal Offices Sth.
The Senator had voted on every motion with
the republicans. 9th. By such votes he Was
carrying out the will Of the republican caucus.
loth. he had moved his seat to the republican
sde Of the CHAMBER 1tn The republican
until Gorham and Riddleberger were elected.
18th. The Senator still claimed to be demo-
crat and voted with the democrats. 18th. Rid
dleDerger was an avOwed democrat and repud.-
ationist and therefore offensive to the repubI-
cans 14th. The Senator from Ohio (Sherman)
avoWed that any thing that would beat down
democratic Senators had been assailed because
they voted as their consciences dictated In order
TO divert the attention OF the country from an
unlawful alliance: 16th Instead Of inviting an
lnvest1gat1on OF the charges, the Senator froni
Virginia and his friends sought to prevent free
speech and legitimate discussion by threats and
oenunc1at1ons. 18th. The reason assigned for
the coalition was that the Senator from Viz
g1nia was in favor OF free ballot and fair
count.
free ballot and fair count, continued Mr.
Butler, When, at the last election, the state or
Indiana was colOn1Zed with negro voters from
the south in order to nuilify and neutralize the
democratic vote OF that state! He then pro
ceeded to reply to portions OF Mr.. Frye's speech,
regrettlng that gentleman's ABSENCE but at the
same time quoting the couplet:
"He who fights and runs away, may live to
fight another day."
He repelled the assaults made by that Sena-
tor upon the state Of South Carolina, asserting
that the people OF that state were living in
peace and harmony. Was this insatiate cru
had been mistake and a crime, how egrege-
Ously had the south suffered for 1t. II the main.
tenance OF slavery had been crime, how the
revenges OF time had settled with her for 1t.