Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-04-05
SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER
Exciting Scenes In the q. $. Senate.


Exciting Scenes In the q. 3. Senate.
HEATED ALTERATION BETWEEN vOOR-
HE'S OF INDIANA AND MALONE OF
VIRGINIA.
The following exciting scene occurred
in the Senate Chamber last Friday =
Mr.. Hill said here to day the country
was notified that the very purpose OF
the remarkable coalition which had
been formed were to put Virginia under
the domination of that coalition. He
could say in kindness, in fearlessness,
in perfect firmness, to the gentleman on
the other side that the democrats were
prepared to meet that issue. They did
not intend to submit to return of car
pet-bag methods, and they were willing
to go to the people of the North on this
question.
Mr.. Logan quoted from report made
by Gen. Sheridan that two thousand
murders had been committed in Lou
isiana and Texas. Messrs. voorhees,
and Butler said they did not believe q
word of the statement. This was fol-
lowed by an angry scene between
Messrs. Logan and Butler, the former
ordering the latter to take his seat,
which the latter said he would not UNI
less requested in proper manner. A
long discussion followed between
Messrs. Logan, Hill, Call and Maxey
on the subject of Southern Outrages.
and at times angry words passed be-
tween the Senators. In concluding his
speech Mr.. Logan defended the action
of the republicans in cooperating with
Malone.
Mr.. Voorhees, had read an extract
from the Philadelphia Evening 1ele-
graph, a Republican paper, which al
1udes to Malone as a renegade Demo
GRAFT" repudiationist, and charging
that his acting with the Republicans
was in consequence of "disgraceful
bargain" Subsequently, at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. Voorhees, dis
claimed any Endorsement of any express
sion in the article which might be con-
strued as making q personal quarrel
either with Senator Malone or the Pres
ident.
Mr.. Malone (rising unexpectedly
said: II rise to ascertain whether l
correctly understand the Senator from
Illinois (meaning Indiana and Voor.
hees) saying that the article which
he had read from Philadelphia paper
(the Evenin0 Telegraph was bis
speech? pause for reply"
i Mr.. Voorhees, (who had In the mean.
time moved to the Republican side Of
the chamber, and taken chair very
short distance from Mr.. Mahone) repli-
ed in courteous but resolute tone. He
said: II sent to the Clerk desk an ar.
!. ticle from leading Republican news
.paper edited by allies of the Senator
from Virginia. Soon afterwards the
; Senator from Massachusetts Mr.. Hoar)
! came to me and asked me to soften that
, article by disclaiming it as my speech
did so, in response to that suggestion
If the Senator from Virginia expects
} anything further than that from me he
is mistaken, entirely mistaken. He
, will have to deal with the Republican
editor of that paper. And when he set
ties with him if he has anything fur.
ther to settle with me he will find mt
here, and will not only find me here
but find me willing to respond. 1 de
not mean that in any offensive sense
+, whatever, but in q sense of absolute jus
, tice. If the Senator from Virginia. sc
. early in this contest as now, is COM
planning Of the terms in which his Re
publican allies and the Republican
I newspapers speak of him, and is COM
3 planning of Democratic senators who
simply ask that the terms in which hi
is spoken of by his Republican friends
may be known, he has more difficult
road to travel than he has conceived of
He need not think for one moment thai
r he can coerce or dictate the course O
debte on this floor. made alarge con
cession. 1 did it from my heart, ant
with no possible disrespect to the Sena
7 tor from Virginia; not the slightest.
did 1t because ! thought it was right
when the distinguished and cultured
Senator from Massachusetts called my
= attention TO it. But If the Senator from
Virginia thinks he can stretch by one
hairs breadth something between thu
gentleman from Massachusetts and my
self, and coerce me into single cOnces
I sion beyond that, he Is entirely mista-
taken. I am Just on this floor. and
intend to be just. But when send to
the desk to have read an editorial from
one of the leading Republican news
papers of the United State, am l to be
( called in question on this side of tn
chamber? The Senator from Massachu
3 sets has had my veneration for twenty
r years. He knows that not for my lif'
would do an act of Injustice, nor wOult
I do an act dictated to me in the spiri
t in which the gentleman from Virgins
rose"
Mr.. Malone said: "Mr. President
. this is very simple question. stated
: the case to this Senate, and stated it,
2 think, clearly. I stated that the Sena
. tor from Illinois meaning IDdiana) hat
read to this House an article from I
Z newspaper in which different referen
Q ces to myself were made, the Senator
r having stated that that was part o
q his speech. Now. what have ariser
for. Notwithstanding what the Senator
: has said to my friend from Massacnu
t sets, Is to ask the Senator from Ind
D ana whether or not these personal refer
And that (speaking imperatively) is tn
! question ask the Senator now. Thu
4 Senator has said that he did not wan
to be dictated to, and that in the cOurs
of this debate the privilege will be exer
cised of having newspaper articles reat
at the desk. I make no objection t.
that-none whatever-and it is not o
3 that complain. But when the Sena
tor says that that article is his speech
he stands in the attitude of the mar
who wrote 1t. The Senator takes thu
liberty of referring me to the newspa
per man for settlement. 1 shall selec
, my own course in this matter"
. Mr.. VOORHEES,, (defiantly): "Selec
me whenever you please"
Mr.. Malone (resolutely): II selec
> you now"
D Mr.. VOORHEES, (contemptuously)
"Well, select me now"
Mr.. Malone, (presisting in his point
II have called upon you in this hOus'
e to say whether or not''-
: Before he had time to finish the sen
r tence Mr.. Voorhees,, anticipating it ant
throwing off the self restraint which h
had observed up to this point, said (pas
sionately): "Then endorse every
single word which was said in that ar
ticle."
Mr.. Malone (breaking in): "Then
say that the references which you maxi
to me are such as no honorable or Draw
man would make, and denounce yor
as such here"
"Mr. Voorhees,: ''That IS barr
question of here and hereafter"
Mr.. Malone: 1.-THE hereafter viii
come as soon as ycu want it to. ,
H. NJ