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newspapers speak of him, and is com.
planning Of Democratic Senators who

newspapers speak of him, and is com.
planning Of Democratic Senator's who
SIMPLY ask the tsrufs in which he
is spoken of by his Republican friends may be
known, he has noye difficult road to travel
than be conceived Of. he need not think for a
moment he can coerce or dictate the course OF
debate on this floor. ] made large conces-'
sion. Ibid Il from my heart and with no
Virginia; not the slightest. did it because
I thought it right, when the distinguished
and cultured Senator from Massachusetts,
called my attention to it, but II the Senator
from Virginia thinks he can stretch by one
hairs breadth something between the gentle.
man from Massachusetts, and myself, and
coerce me into q single concession beyond
that, he is entirely mistaken. l am just on
this floor, and I intend to be Just, but
when send to the desk an article
from one of the leading Republican news
papers of the United States. am to be called in
question by this sidei of the chamber? The
Senator from Massachusetts, has had my VEN
Grafton for twenty years. He knows that not
for my life would do an act of injury, nor
would I do an act dictated to me in the spirit
in which the gentleman from Virginia rose.
Senator Malone rose to reply, but gave way
to Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, who said the
paper ID QueSClOUy Guo IEVcNtHS 1ckeSf 1PItS
fit were Republican paper, was Republi-
can paper with Democratic tendencies, and Its
tendencies were more frequently Democratic
than Republican. He understood its editors
were Republicans, but the statement Of the
Senator from Indiana that the paper was re-.
cognized as @ leading Republican paper Of
Pennsylvania was not correct.
Senator Hoar volunteered the explana-
ton that of his own notion and
without suggestion from anybody, he had
taken the liberty to 60 to the Senator from
Indiana and say to him that while it was no
affair of his, (Hoar's) the article seemed to
contain personality in regard to the Senator
from Virginia, and he had asked him to con-
slider whether he had designed to adopt that
article as a part of his speech. The Senator
from Indiana had with great prompt.
ness, as soon as he could get
the floor, rose and said that the fact had been
called to his attention that the article contain.
ed personal, and that personality he desired
withdrawn.
Senator VOORHEES,, indlgnantly-And then
this Senator from Virginia rises here to re-
ouire me to make a concession beyond that.
Senator Hoar, in conciliatory tone-I do
not think the gentleman from Virginia heard
the statement which the gentleman from In.
diana made.
Senator Malone, declining to take advantage
of Senator Hoar's suggestion. sald-Mr. Presi:
dent, this is very simple question. I stated
the Case to this Senate, and stated it, think,
clearly I said the Senator from Illinois,
meaning Indiana, had read to this house an
article from q newspaper IN which different
references to myself were made, the Senator
having stated tnat was part of his speech.
Now, what have arisen for, Notwithstanding
what the Senator has said to my
friend from Massachusetts, is to ask
the Senator from Indiana whether
or not these personal references to myself
imperatively) is the question that ! ask the
Senator now. The Senator has said he didn't
want TO be dictated to on the course Of this
debate The privilege he exercised OF having a
newspaper article read at the desk, make no
objection to. 1t is not of that complain, but
when the Senator says the article Is hsl speech
he stands in the attitude of the man who
wrote it. The Senator takes the libcrtyof refer.
ring me to this newspaper man for settlement.
/ shall select my own course IN this matter.
Senator Voorhees,, defantly--Select me whsn-
ever you please.
Senator Malone, resolutely-I select you
now.
Senator Voorhees,, contsmptuously-Well,
select me now.
Senator Malone, persisting--I have called
upon you in this house to say whether or
not
Before he had time to finish the sentence
VOORHEES,, anticipating it and throwing off the
self-restraint which he had observed to this
point said, passionately: Then endorse every
single word which was said in that article.
Senator Malone, breaking in-Then l say
the references which you make to me are such
as no honorable or brave man would make,
and denounce you as such here. (The reporter
gives sentence as uttered.)
Senator Voorhees-That is the bare ques.
tion of here and hereafter
Senator Mahone-The hereafter will come
as soon as you want it to.
Senator Voorhees, will know exactly how
to meet it. l endorse every word said In that
article endorse the term renegade Demo-
crat. endorse everything else in it that may
be construed to reflect on the course Of the
Senator from Virginia, and without his taking
time to put words upon me, he can seek
his redress. There is no use In making any
mistake about this matter at all. ! heard the
Senator from Virginia stand here and shout
out that this thing had to stop. Suppose it
don't. Suppose It don't. Il know it won't
with me by your dictation. That is cheap;
very cheap-(alluding to Mahone's expires.
sion.)
Senator Mahone-Its very cheap, Mr.. Presi-
dent, to deal in such bravado as the gentleman
from Illinois, (meaning lndiana) does.
Senator voorhees,, who was walking over 10
his own chair when Mahone's last remark
was made, turned round and said-the Senator
alludes to me as Senator from Illinois. / sup
pose he will take no exceptions, therefore, if
I allude to him as the Senator from Vermont?
Senator Mahone-continuing and completing
his sentence-But when the gentleman says he
indorses the sentiment Of that newspaper ar
ticle, undertake to characterize it here such
as that no brave or honorable man would
make in this chamber. (The reporter gives
this sentence also as delivered). Now, let him
take that with him and wear it.
Some Democratic Senator's here suggested
to VOORHEES, to say no more. but not needing
the advice VOORHEES, retorted in a some what
oracular manner the question about taking
and wearing thing depends a
good deal upon "here and hereafter" Thus
ended the controversy in the Senate chamber,
and on motion of Dawes the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
Hid for C0nkling in HIS Fight
WASHINGTON, April In the present
stairs of the contest between Conkling and the
administration a number of Democratic Sena