Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-19

Virginia listened to such propositions.
Mr.. Dawes interrupted Mr.. Butler and
the latter said; 'Will the Senator par.
don me-"
Mr.. Dawes (interrupting)-"I have
not the power to pardon YOU"
Mr.. Butler-"But you have-the power
and disposition to be very pert and dis.
courteous, and added that he would moi
go into that kind of debate.
Mr.. Pendleton said that if Mr.. Dawes
had been Informed that any prominent
| Democrat ever approached Mr.. Malone
that information was entirely false.
Mr.. Hill entered his emphatic denial
OF the charge made by Mr.. Dawes. lie
was one of the committee appointed ia
propose an organization of the commit
tees of the body, and he stated emphati-
cally that that committee made no prop
| osition to the Senator from Virginia as
to what should be done for him, or as to
| how he should vote. Any statement,
intimation, inuendo or insinuation to
the contrary was utterly false and un-
true. The Senator from Virginia had
been discussed in the committee pre-
cisely as the other new Democratic Sen
ators had been, and he would have
| thought ii an insult to that Senator to
Indicate to him that ii was necessary, In
order to gain his vote, to make PROPOSE
tions to him.
Mr.. Malone denied that and Senator,
on either side, had ever approached him
improperly IS to the organization Of the
Senate. lie repellcd the suggestion that
he could be approached by any person
with plan or scheme or combination to
reach ends that were not legitimate. He
had an extract from the discussion In the
Senate, last Thursday, read at point
wherein n response suggcscd by Mr..
Rollins that the Democrats had been
seeking to make an arrangement to Sc
cure Mr.. Mahone's vote.
Mr.. Hill replied; 'But we would not
have bought it,"
Now, Mr.. President, continued Mr.
Malone, that language admits Of one or
more interpretations and come to ask
the Senator from Georgia, as his Ian
guage in one aspect implies that my vote
had been or could be bought, whether he
intended to convey any such idea.
Mr.. Hill (in his scat)-"go on and |
will answer"
Mr. Mahonc--T am ready for you to
answer now"
Mr.. Hill-"I prefer to wait Till you
get through"
Mr.. Malone with emphasize have
nothing more to say but to ask that sim
pie question.
Mr.. IIill-Now shall make to thai
Senator the answer which feel he or
any other Senator ought TO make to me
under like circumstances and tell exact
" the truth. | inferred from remark
made by the Senator from Virginia that
he was charging. hat we had sought to
make an arrangement (that was his Ian
guagc,) by which we could control the
vote fof the Senator from Virginia TO
get the organization of the Senate and
In response to that said tlnt we would
not have bought It, meant simply to
negative what | understood to be the
charge of the Senator from New Hamp-
shire. That is what intended to mega
tive. The Senator from New iIamp-
shire seemed to be going on the A'Sump-
ton that the other side was charged
with having bought the vote Of the SEN
ator from Virginia, AMI he seemed to be
implying Tint we had wanted to buy II
and could not do it. | denied (addrcss-
ing himself directly 10 Mr.. Mahone)
that we did buy your vote. | denied
that we wanted to buy your vote. ! de-
MED that we would have bought your
vote. We would not have given you n
lg for your vote. That IL what In
tended 10 deny. did not charge that
the Senator had sold his vote. | do not
say now that the Senator has sold his
vote. would not charge, unless | knew
II to be fact, TINT any Senator had sold
vote. II the Senator wants me 10 80
further, aud TO say what ! believe, that
Is n different question, and | Wish to say
10 the Senator now, that II he proposes
10 call 10 account everybody IN this
country who has belief on that subject,
he has n heavy task on hlb hands. viii
make no charge against any SENATOR but
let not any Senator Invite my opinion or
compel my opinion by seeking to make
that charge which Is not one, because lac
may get that opinion, and get 1t very
fully.
Mr.. Muhonc-I have nothing TO do
with the Senator's opinion. | have rls-
on TO ask the Senator from Georgia n
plain, civil question. lie says | viii
have everybody 10 call to account but IL
IL not the question. The Senator from
has used the language which has been
rcad. He knows whether he intended
to convey the impression that sold my
vote, or that myyotc had been bought.
lie knows that, with cmphasls) aud !
respectfully ask whether he so intended,
that Is all.
Mr.. HILL answered you fully. II
will be IN the Record.
Mr.. MahOnc--As the Senator fails here
10 answer directly II direct question !
will give him q problem TO solve. lie
shall hayo n conundrum. ! sayto MIN,
that II he did mean TO imply that my
vote had been or could bc bought hc
states or undertakes 10 convey That
which IA foul, untruthful, false and That
no man, less thnn n coward, would make
IT, Now say to him, that he can solve
In his own mind whether lac 80 Intended
or not. addressing himself directly 10
Mr.. Ilill.) You can solve that, sir, "
you choose. 1'hat ~ Rll Tint huyc to
say now.
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