The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-14

| formed his on this OCCASION. meant Aln'
ply this, that your bosstsd consitu.
tional majority Is NO majority.
After come further debate oil no paEsic'
ular interest,
THE MOST EIcITHG Episode OF THE PRESENT
SESSION
occurred. Malone rose, and asked the
clerk to read SONS remarks made by Hill
last week in Mshoue's sbseuce,
Now, Mr.. President CONTINUED Malone,
waving his arms to give greater force to
what he was sayiuRl that Language ad,
mits Of one or more interpretations, and |
come 10 ask the Senator from Georgia, as
his language in one aspect implies that my
vote had been, or could be bought,
whether he intended TO convey any such
idea.
Hill lin his seatl Go on, will answer,
Malone: am ready for you to answer
now.
Hill; I prefer to wal. till you Ge
through.
Mr.. Malone with emphasize Il have
nothing more to say, but ask that simple
question.
Mr.. Hill taking the floor In his own
rightl-NoW shall make to that Senator
an answer which l feel he or any other
Senator ought to make me under like
circumstances, and tell the exact truth, |
inferred from the remarks made BY The
Senator from New Hampshire Rolllnsl
that he has charged We had sought to
make an arrangement (that was his Ian.
gusge) by which we would control the
vote OF the Senator from Virginia to get
the organization Of the GenRte, and 10 70.
sponse 10 that | said that we would not
have bought 1t. l meant simply to mega.
tive what understood to be the Chargsot
the Senator from New Hampshire.
But II the gentleman wants my opinion
Mr.. MAhone-I have nothing to do with
the Senator's opinion. / have risen to ask
the Senator from Georgia q plain, direct
question, He says will have every body
10 call to account. That Is not the qusS.
ton. The Senator from Georgia has used
the Language that has been read and he
knows whether he intended TO convey The
impression that sold my vote or that my
vote had been bought. He knows that,
aud / respectfully ask whether he 30 In.
tended It, that Is all.
Mr.. Hill, mot rising1-T answered you
fully and 1t will be In the record.
Mr.. Mahone-As the Senator fails here
10 answer directly direct question, l will
give him q problem to solve. He shall
have conundrum. l say TO him, II he
did mean 10 imply that my vote had been
or could be bought, he states or under.
takes TO convey that which Is foul, un.
truthful, false, and that no man less than
. coward would make It. Now, ! say to
him, he can solve In his own mind Wheth.
er he so intended or not. addressing
himself directly to Mr.. Hill, In menaClug
tone:] You can solve that, sir, II YOU
choose. That is all I have to soy 10 you
now resuming bis seatl
Mr.. Hill Toas to reply, but Mr.. Malone
continuing bis remarks paid "You can
solve that question for yourself, whether
you intend to convey that meaning or not.
[ A good deal Of applause In the galleries,
which the presiding officer, Mr.. kellogg,
endeayorsd to repress, and which, accord.
ing to Mr.. Pendleton, came from the front
seat Of the private gallery otsenatorS.
Mr.. Hill studiously emphasizing every
pointed expression MIR. President: l
have too much respect for the
Senate, too much respect for my.
self, too much respect Tor the people
to handy epithsLs with the Senator from
Virginia or any other Senator here. have
never sought to receive or give or resent
an insult In this chamber. l would not
insult q Senator in this chamber. The
Senator cannot insult me. He is poYer.
less to insult anybody. THE two last
sentences were uttered with dellberateness
and point.
Nj. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, Tin a
nervous, excited manner What? Do
you mean that7
Mr.. Hill am not dealing with he
Senator from Pennsylvania now. The
Senator [ [Mahonel aaked me q question, l
answered his question explicitly. That
answer 10 on record. It will remain there,
!. was a,truthful answer. l answered G ]
thought and felt at the time. l
used the words and any Senator can
read those words. II the Senator
[ [Mahonel thinks he [emphasiziug the
pronoun can suppress gentleman In
a discussion In this Senate by assuming
to play bully, he has made q mis.ake.
This ended the discussion for the day,
and was followed by motion by Mr..
Farley to 20 into executive session, which
WAS lost by vote ol 20 10 20.
AdiouFned