The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-24
! TIE FtGHTsIN TIL. SENATE.
iasotionni i;t to Reoreanize. the Senate Defeated
--Mr. Pendleton Defends the Democra
1fembers-Gen. Malone Votes with the
Republicans. ssftf
WAsHrNaroN. Marchs 14.

Sh0utd nave been fhHed. the hepuoilcan
party would have a majority in this hall
and there had beensmore than an.inti-
nation that the Democratic party was
proceeding in unseemly haste to take ad-
--vsntage Of the accide and temporary
absence of afeN gentlemenson the other
side to seize the POLITICAL powers and
,pl1ees ofShes Organization Of the Senate
;s.--ato do that under these. circumstances.
which d dslay Of three or four days would
sPteYepty their doing at all.
S., He did not .knowt;and,i therefore, he
did notY controyert the assertion Of the
fact, buthe did not know and therefore
,..:repeiled the imputation. The remarks
made by the distingMsheds Senator from
Illinois Blfrs Davis u on Friday, showed
that itsVassltterly ! impossible in the
present condition Of the parties that the
2RAbnkliean party should have majority
of the duly elected members Of the Sem
ate. It showed further that it would be
in the power Of this party if it chose to
enter upon ways of obstruction to which
ft.nMf been xitea by occurrences of the
dasE ElsR laysss He did-notknow whether
20. not an effective working majority,
under the Constitution and laws, would
sba given to the other side Gof the Cham
beriWhen the vacancies were filled. He
had no means of knowing. He did not
{ know what arrangements OF profers or
suggestions had been made or accepted,
but omnipresent and d1Dmniscient gentle.
men of the press had whispered about
the capital and put it into their newspa-
pens that there had been unusuals and
extraordinary visits to the other end of
the avenue, and they had connected the
mann. of1a.A distinguished Senator with
dispensation Of Federal patronage and
j sthesotganiSatio1 of.the Senate. 1t had
been whispered that there,had. been con-
ferenesA in Che G'aNital, Ia which scham-
pagnaand Satisfaction had been equally
present, and those, too, who had been
8 Scoaphctesf smith statements sas to the or.
ganization OF, the Senate He did not
know what lroos there could be for these
suggsstions, lbut- they had filed the air
for the last few days. The imputation
which had been on the Democratic MEM
bers of the Senate was without: fonpda-
tionsihfhf
The motion made by Mr.. Allison, that
athe:S Senate go into executive session, was
lEsupported by the Republicans, and op-
posed by the Democrats. Quite sensa-
GionsWas occasioned BY the fact that Gen.
Malone voted with the Republicans.
There waA sightsapplanse in the gale
ries, but II was promptly checked. The
motion was rejected-yeas 35, nays 81.
Mr.. Conkling then took the noor and
maintained that the Republicans were
right;i1 not consentisg to an. organization
against constitutional majority of the
Senates~- ssss1s,r 81, .s=s!i'-'
T&Dzshh hhate ssswas here sinterrupted by
sAkrss AkofgaH rof sAiabama, who offered
resolutions denouncing the assassination
of the Gear of Russia, and extending to
the Government and people OF Russia
sincere coincidence. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, then took the
floor I'd .ed4Hinne the debate. He be-
! lieyed when every seat should be filled
i the Senate would be Democratic, as it is
snow. If he was wrong in that belief, he
sohaa a1Heen deceived. Thirty.eight mem.
isbers. .6f this body were sent here as Dem
ocrats. One member, Mr.. Davis, of Illi-
nois, wasznot sent here asIas Democrat,
but was sent here sby Democratic votes,
and in the words; of high and lofty
patriotism, and fidelity ethe trust, had,
on Friday announced that he would be
true to the trust which sent him here.
The Senator from New York Mr.. Conk-
ling) has stated that the Republicans will
havef smajprity. How, has this been
accomplished? By whom has that won
s4lerfu ulacualition been accomplished by
which somebody sent here as q Democrat
has been "taken and carried Off by the
Republican party7 Why Isl it that we
lIaYeshn right stoeaet on thesassumption
Eakas 80 members are still Democrats :?
He vindicated the honor, integrity and
fidelity Of the State, people and princi-
pies Of all 80, who were sent here as
Democrats, and denied any one had
proven treacherous to his mission. Con-
! tinuing, MrsHiBsaid hes did not blame
q man far d thahges 0fsopiniOn, but he
conten9A AaEaS tsxasshissduty to gisethe
notice Of that change to the persons with
whom he had been associated. No Dem
ocrat had given such notice to that side
Of the Senate, and he (Hill) therefore
assumed that no such change had oc-
Cured. He denied that any man had
the right to accept, commission from
one party and execute it3inlthe interest
of another party. Manhood, courage,
bravery, fidelity, morality, respect for the
opinions of mankind, required that when
man had arrived at the conclusion that
he could not carry out the truth which
had been confided in him, it was his duty
to return his commission and tell his con.
stituents he had changed his mind. He
did not believe that single one of the
38 men elected as Democrats would ahold
in his pocket 4 commission, conferredby
DEMOCRATS, and, without giving any. no.
tice to his constituency or his associates,
would execute that commission in the
advocacy of an adverse party. He de-
MED the right -ef. the Vice President to
take part in organizing the Senate, but
would not raise that question. "If," he
continued, .enyou have but one, the vote
wilf5bet 3s;ito lss. Who is that one ?
Laughter on: the Republican side.
Who is that. one7" repeated Mr.. Hill in
aloud and excited tone of voice. "Who
u.s.. ambitious to. doswhat no man in the
history Of this country has ever done, to
stand up in this high presence and pro-
claim from this proud eminence that he
disgraces the commission he holds. APP
planse;.iD The galleries. Who is he?
Who can be abe p" Laughter, while
every eye was turned upon Malone. who
was seated among the Republicans. Do
yon Undressing the Republicans) receive
him with affection? Do you receive him
with respect? Is such a man worthy of
your association? Such man is not
worthy to be Democrat. Is he worthy
to be Republican, Ifmy friends from
Illinois, Kansas and New York were to
come to me holding a Republican COM
mission in their pockets, sent here by
Republican. Legislatures, sand were to
whisper TO me that they would'vote for