The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-02
nth the Republicans was in consequence


OF q disgraceful bargain.
MIR. Hosr objected to its being read, an
Mr.. Voorhees, stated that he would or
dorse 1t, and make itshia speech.
Mr.. Hoar then raised point Of orde
against reading the article, which wa
oVerrulsd by the President pro tenn, In
gals. Subsequently Mr., Voorhees,, at Nj
Hoar's private suggestion, disclaimed an,
endorsement OF any expressions in tn
article which might be construed in On!
way making personal quarrel with eithe
Of the gentlemen In 1t [Mahone and tn
Vice President
At this point oil the proceedings, wheE
the discussion had lost oil Its life and fire
when the audience In the galleries haC
become lsss numerous, and when all weF'
looking forward to an immediate adjourn
ment, the most exciting scene OF the day
took place,
Mr., Malone [rising unexpectedly said
rise to ascertain whether l correctly
understood the Senator from llllnoiI
[meaniug Indiana, Voorhees, as saying
that the article which he had read from i
Philadelphia paper Epning Telegraph
was his speech. In that article | am re-
ferred to as renegade Democra:," and
further on as "repudiAtionist," and
further on as having entered into .
bargain with the Republican Senators In
regard to the organization OF the Senate
II have Tecited correctly what IL stated In
that article, l ask the Senator whether
that is his speech, Ia pRusel and pause
for reply.
Voorhees,, [who had In tha meantime
moved to the Republican side OF the cham
Der, and taken chair at very short dis
lance from Mahonel replied in courte'
ous but resolute tone. He said: Isent 10
the Clerks desk an article from leading
Republican paper, edited by the allies Of
the Senator from Virginia, Soon alter
wards the Senator from Massachusetts,
Hoar came to me In those kindly Tela.
tions which We have ever borne 10 each
other, and asked me 10 soften that article
by dlsclalming 1t as my speech. l did so,
In response 10 that suggestion, II the
Senator from Virginia expects anything
further than that from me he Is mistaken
-he is entirely mistaken. He will have
10 deal with the Republican editor OF that
paper, and when he settles with him II
ho dup Nuytutuk luttueL w bottIe WIN l1u
hewill 6nd me here, and will not only find
me here, but he will find me willing 10
respond, ! do not mean that In any OF.
tensive sense whatever, but In sense Of
absolute justice.
Mr.. Malone rose 10 respond, but gave
way 10 Mitchell Of Pennsylvania, who said
the paper In question (EUsning telegraph,
II It was o Republican paper, was Re.
publican paper with Democratic tenden.
cies, and its tendencies were more fTe.
quently Democratic than Republican. He
understood its editors were Republicans,
but the statement Of the Senator from
Indiana that that paper was recognized "a
the leading Republican paper Of Pennsyl.
vanta was not correct.
Mr.. Hoar volunteered the explanation
that ot his own motion, and without q sug.
gestion from anybody, he had taken the
liberty 10 20 10 the Senator from Indiana
and say to him that while II was no affair
OF his Hoar's] the article seemed to con.
tain personAllty in regard to the Senator
from Virginia, and he had asked him to
consider whether be had designed 10
adopt that article as his speech. The
Senator. from Indiana had with great
prOr1ptness, as soon as he could get the
floor, risen and said that the fact had been
called 10 his attention that the article con.
talned a personality, and that the person.
ality he desired to withdraw.
Mr., Voorhees, indignantly]-And then
the Senator from Virginia rises here 10 re-.
qnire me TO make concession beyond
that.
Mr.. Hoar-[in a conCiliatory tonel-I
do not think the gentleman from Virginia
heard the statement which the gentleman
from Indiana made.
Mr.. Malone [deClining to take sdyant.
age Of Hoars suggestion, j said: Mr.. Presi.
dent, this 10 very simple question. !
stated the case TO this Senatej stated II, !
think, clearly. l stated that the Senator
from Illinois [mesning Indiana had read
10 this House an article from q paper In
which different references to me were
made. The Senator having stated
that that was part OF his speech,
now what have arisen for (notwithstand.
ing what the Senator has said 10 my friend
from MassaChusetts) is 10 ask the Senator
from Indiana whether or not these per.
sonal references to myself were Of his own
accord and that [speaking imperatively ] is
the question that ask the Senator. Now
the Senator has said that he did not want
to be dictated to, and 10 the course OF this
debate the privilege will be exercised ol
having newspaper articles read at the
desk. make no objection 10 that, none
whatever, and II is not ol that | complain,
but when the Senator says that the
article is his speech he stands In the atti-
ttde OF the man who wrote 1t. The Sen.
alor takes the liberty Of referring to the
newspaper for q settlement. l shall select
nv own course In this matter.
Mr.. Voorhees, de6antlyl-Select me
whenever you please.
Mr., Malone [resolutely]-1 select you
now. ,u,,
Mr.. Voorhees, [ContemptouSlyl-
select me now. i.
Mr.. Malone [pressiug his point]-1
have called on you In this House to say
whether or not-ru-
Before he had time to finish, Mr. Yoor.
hees anticipating II, and thorwing OF the
SeIf restraint which he had observed TO
this point, said pasBionately: Then en-.
dorse every single word which was said In
that article.
Mr.. Malone [breAking inl-ThOn l say
The references which you made TO me are
such as no honorable OF brave man would
make. aud l denounCe you as such here.
Mr.. VoorheeB-!That is bare question
OF here and hereafter.
Mr. Mahons-The "heresiter" will come
as soon as you want II to.
Mr.. Voofhees-.1 will know exactly how