The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE

charging his acting With he Republicans
wasin consequence of a disgra~ eiuI DarSaln.
Mr.. Hoar objected TO its bel. " rehu' ana
Mr.. VOORHEES, said he would indo sc IL ana
make il his speech.
Mr.. Hoar then raised point OF oroer
against the reading of the ar
ticle which was Oyerruled ~
the President pro tenn, Mr.: Ingalls,
Subsequently, Mr.. Voorhees,, at Hoar's pri-
yate suggestion disclaimed any lndorse-
ment of any expressions in the article which
might be construed in the way OF making
personal quarrel with either OF the gentle
men alluded To in il MIR. Malone and the
Vice President.
At this point of the proceedings, when
the discussion had lost all its life and nre'
when the audience in the galleries had pc
come less numerous, and when al were
looking forward to an immediate adjourn
ment. the most exciting scene OF the day
took place.
Mr.. Malone (of Virginia, rising unex-
pectedly) said: Il rise to ascertain whether
correctly understood the Senator from llll-
nois (meaning Indiana) and Dir. voorhees,
as saving the article which he had read
from the Philadelphia paper (Evening
Telegraph was his speech. In that article
| am referred to as Renegade Demo,
craft further on as 'Repudlatlonist, ana
further on as having entered into bargain
with the Republican Senators in regard to
the organization of the Senate. If have
recited correctly what is stated in the article,
/ ask the Senator whether that Is his speech.
A pause1 and pause for reply.
Mr. Voorhees, (whO had in the meantime
moved to the Republican side of the Cham
her and taken a chair at a very short dis
lance from Mahone) replied in courteous
but resolute voice. He said: sent to the
Clerks desk an article from leading he
publican newspaper edited by allies OF the
Senator from Virginia. Soon aiterward the
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar)
came 70 me in those kindly relations which
We have ever borne to each other, and
asked me to soften that article by dis
claiming il as my speech. L did SC,
in response to that suggestion. II the Sena-
tor from Virginia expects anything further
than that from me he is mistaken-he is en-
tirely mistaken. He will have to deal with
the Republican editor of that paper, and
when he settles with him, if he has any
thing further TO settle with me he will find
me here and will not only find me here,
but find me willing to respond. L do not
mean that in any offensive sense whatever,
but in the sense of absolute Justice.
II the Senator from Virginia, so
early in this contest as now. is complaining
of the terms in which his Republican allies,
and Republican newspapers, speak OF him,
and is complaining of the Democratic Sena-
tors who simply ask terms in which he is
spoken of by his Republican friends may be
known he has a. more difficult road to
travel than he has conceived Of He need
not think for one moment he can coerce
or dictate the course of debate on this
floor ] made large concession. L did 1t
from my heart, and with no possible dlsre-
spect to the Senator from Nirginla--not the
slightest l did it because thought it right,
when the distinguished and cultured Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, called my attention
to it. But if the Senator from Virginia
thinks he can stretch by one hairs breadth
something between the gentleman from
Massachusetts, and myself and coerce me
into a single concession beyond that
he is entirely mistaken. L am Just
on this floor, and / intend to be just.
But send to the desk to have read an edl-
toriaI from one of the leading Republican
newspapers of the United States. Am / 10
be called in question on this side of the
Chamber? The Senator from Mississippi has
had my veneration for twenty years. He
knows that not for my life would do an
act of injustice, nor would do an act dictat-
ed to me in the spirit in which the gentle
man from Virginia rose.
Mr.. Malone rose to respond, but gave way
to Mr.. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, who said
the paper in question 1.-THE Evening Tele-
graph, if it were a Republican paper, was
a Republican paper with Democratic ten
denotes and its tendencies were more fire.
quently Democratic than Republican. lie
understood its editors were Republican, but
the statement of the Senator from Indiana
that that paper was recognized as RePub-
lican paper of Pennsylvania was not cor
rect
Mr. Hoar volunteered an explanation of
his motion, that without a suggestion from
ANYBODY he had taken the liberty to 60 TO
the Senator from Indiana and say to him
that while it was not an affair OF his, Hoar' 81
the article seemed to contain personality in
regard TO the Senator from Virginia and he
had asked him TO consider whether he had
designed to adopt the article as part OF his
speech The Senator from Indiana had.
with great promptness, soon as he could
Get the floor, risen and said the fact had been
called to his attention that the article con-
tanned personality and that personality he
detired to withdraw.
Mr.. Voorhees, Independently and then
the Senator from Virginia rises here to re-
Quire me to make concession beyond that.
Mr.. Hoar Gin combating tOne) do not
think the gentleman from Virginia heard
the statement which the gentleman from
Indiana made.
Mr.. Malone declining to take advantage
OF Mr. HOars suggestionj said: Mr.. Presi-
dent, this very simple question. / stated
the case TO this Senate, and stated
it, | think, clearly. | stated the Sena-
tor from Illinois (meaning Indiana)
had read to this House an article from a
newspaper in which different references to
myself we've made. The Senator having
stated that was part of his speech. Now,
what l have arisen for Notwithstanding
what the Senator has said to my friend from
Massachusetts,, is to ask the Senator from
Indiana whether or not sheSe personal refer
ences to myself were of his own accord, and
that speaking impertinently), is the ques-
ton l ask the Senator now.
The Senator has said he did not not want
to be dictated. and that in the course of his
debate the privilege would be exercised of
having newspaper articles read at the desk.
make no ObjectlOns-nOne whatever, and
II is not of that ! complain, but when the
Senator says the article is his speech, he
stands in the attitude of the man who wrote
it The Senator takes the liberty Of referring
me TO the newspaper man for settlement. /
shall select my own course in this matter.
Mr.. VOORHEES, (defiantly)-Seiect one
whenever you please.
Mr.. Malone (resolutely)-' select you
now
Mr.. Voorhees, (contemptuously}-Well,
select me. now.
Mr.. Malone (persisting in iIis point)-I
have called upon you in this House TO say
whether or not
Before ne had time to finish the sentence
Voorhees,, anticipating it, and throwing Of
the Self-restraint which he had observed to
this time and point, said (passian ately):
Then Endorse every single word which was