The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-14
do not believe that there Ia one word Of
truth in the insinuation made by the SEN

Senator from Tennessee HATEisl speak
with exceeding precision. l have no
made any statement that any such com
mittee made propositions, What die
say
Mr., HaTfis-I beg the Senator not tc
deal in innuendoes. II there be 3 Senator
on this side OF the Chamber, or q number
OF Senators on this side, who has or have
made any such proposition or suggestion
as the one he intinates, l ask him to dc
this side and hinEelf justice, name the
man, and deal no longer in inuendoes Of
hide himself behind the veil OF secrecy IN
regard to fact such as that, Name your
man and II you do not, | repeat that ! do
not believe there 10 one word OF truth IN
the intination or insinuAtion thrown out
by the Senator.
Mr.. Dawes-The Senator plays an old
worn cut role in the Chamber. The SEN
tor will not hold threat over me or my
liberty Of debate.
Mr.. Harris-I only invite the Senator to
tell the truth,
Mr. Dawes-Ths Senator from Virginia
and the Senators on the other side know
whether what l have said 10 true or not,
and state further, that before this Senate
met negotiations were in pFcgTess by the
other eide OF this chamber
Mr.. Butler [InterruptinHl Do / under
stand the Senator TO state thS. the Senator
from Virginia was open TO negotiations
from anybody for his vote?
Mr.. DAwss-Who can tell what the SEN
ator understands?
Mr., Butlsr-Wll the Senator pardon
mep
Mr.. Dawes-I have no power to pa:don
the Senator.
Mr.. Butler-Certainly the Senator has
the power TO be pert and impolite, and ]
will yield to him The monopoly In that at
least.
Mr.. DAwes-I supposed the Senator
understood what ! meant. ! did not say
that the Senator from Virginia had enter
ed into any negotiation. l said they I'M
dertook 10 open negotiations with the
Senator. do not mean to say that any
Senator on the other side in person made
the attempt, but undertake to say, from
information received from the Senator
from Virginia and from sources in which
/ have the utmost confidence, that repre-.
sentative men on that side undertook to
enter into negotiation, and bad their man
and they went on'with the sssur.
ance that his vote could be Commanded
and that man be elected .ol course. II
Is wise for the other side to be In posi-.
tion that II Is able 10 make the demonstra.
tion It has made here this morning. It
would have been the height Of stupidity
and folly 10 have undertaken this In .
more open way. Everything charged
q against the Republican side finds, In fact,
its foundation in the consciousness oil
the other aide Of the failure OF the
efforts on its part that has given bitter.
ness and virulency to the attacks on the
Senator from Virginia.
Mr.. Pendleton-I understood the SEN
ator to cay by reprepresentative men me-
gotiostions were opened with the Senator
from Virginia by which certain Offices
and the reorganization Of the committees
would be given him or put in control II he
would vote with this side Of the chamber.
Am l right2
Mr.. Dawes-No. l say It was attempted
on the other side to negotiate with the
Senator from Virginia and to ascertain
from him what his wishes were In that
connection on that side, and what would
be most agreeable 70 him, and l think
there are persons In the sound Of my voice
who will recognize what now say, when
I say he was informed the Democratic
party had got siCk Of Bourbonism In Viz
RiniS and was desiroua Of joining with him
10 this new departure.
Mr.. Pendleton-T desire to say, so fSr %
1 know, 90 far as ! have heard, so far as !
believe, the information given the Senator
Is absolutely false.
Mr.. Dawes [continuingl said the Senator
from Virginia had taken his stand himself
he had taken II deliberately; he had asked
no questions and made no terms; he had
made no negotiations and received nc
commissions; no man from the Republi'
can side had gone to him and asked him
"What offices do you want?" No, with
out conference, determining himself where
bis great work laid, resolved on the accom-
plishment Of II, and ayailiug himself Of al
the means in his teach for its accomplish
ment with clear sighted comprehension
Of the conflict oi the political forces In
this country, he had taken the only
position open 10 him, and the batteries thai
were opened on him were batteries Of dis
appointment and Chsgrin and failure, bui
the debate had to-day been opened on
new plan. The Democratic party was In
vited to say to the country that though Il
might be In minority In this chamber Il
would dictate what things should be done
and what things should not be done. The
majority In this country must command
and all the offers Of the Senator from
Ohio sank into an abyes OF bottomlesl
destruction, when he said, "but this and
that We will not permit you 10 do" Thil
was a HQht In which there could be nc
compromise without destruction, and be
who would yield hair Of the omnipotenO
will OF the mIjority az Il spoke through
the Constitution and laws ot the land wa
traitor 10 his country. [Applause in the
galleries.
Mr., HSrris-Doss not the Senator know
when he speaks about msjorities tha
without aid on this side OF the chamber,
the thirty.eight HenRtors on that side are
utterly powerless Under the Constitution
to perform any act which would be bind
Ing on any individual In the land2 Yot
have no quorum.
MI Dawes-Does the Senator mean
that he will sgain seceds as he did twenty
years ago7 Does be mean that he will
not perform his Constitutional functions
here, aud that there stands will
him the whole Of that partJ
which the Senator from Ohio
tried to:liit up 10 the sky this morning
They will abandon their seats; they viii
refuse 10 perform their functions; thel
will declare that The Senate shall not pro
coed With lie deliberations, because theJ
do not like what The maj jofity proposes 4
do. Does he announce that we cannot &C
compllsh anything without his aid. Hi
announces, only 10 . new form, what
heard twenty years ago, when 0 mar. go
DIP here and announced that he held al
legiahCe higher than that TO the Constitu
tion which he had sworn 10 support, ant
that he would tutn his back on his oatl
and his flag and 60 forth 10 make war Of
II. This is var in another form
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