Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-21
From the Richmond State.

body and whereas our said senator mas
absented himself from the sessions OF
the Senate almost continuously from
the commencement of its present SEES.
sion; and whereas his protracted alb
sence from his post of duty and his
presence in the city of Richmond gives
plausibility to the belief that he is here
for the purpose of debating to the Leg
.islature and controlling its legislation,
therefore
RESOLVED, That Gen. William Ma
hone be, and he is hereby. requested to
return to and remain at bis post of duty
in the Senate of the United States and
that copy of this preamble and resolu-
ton be sent to our said senator by the
Clerk of this body.
FORMULATE THE CHARGES.
Mr.. Wilcox desired TO know what
particular senator had been under the
sublime influence. He asked Mr.. New
berry as man to withdraw the resolu-
ton, or at least formulate his charges.
He REGARDS 1T AS A PERSONAL IN
SUIT.
Mr., Powell said: II regard the reso-
luton as personal insult to myself,
and I shall treat it with the contempt
which I have for the source from which
it cometh. do not mean to say 1t comes
from any senator, but it comes through
the tool of another"
STONE FOR STONE, CONTEMPT FOR
CONTEMPT.
Mr.. Newberry said he could hurl back
just as much contempt as they could
hurl at him. There was no offensive
language in the resolution. The con-
tempt came from the other side. II
can give stone for stone and hurl back
contempt for contempt whenever II
comes,' he said. His resolution had
reflected upon no one. He only asked
the Senate to adopt the resolution. II
| it had been introduced six weeks age
legislation would have progressed more
hsrmoniously than it has.
ARE WE FREEMEN
Do we stand to-day as freemen, or are
we ruled by one outside this Senate
chamber? I want to know if 1 am the
Senator from the Fifth district, am
representing MY people or am repre-
ton am striking at here now. What
think you my constituents would say,
| who sent me here to make laws to gov.
ern Virginia and develop her wealth and
industries, if I would absent myself
from this Senate and go to Washington
and stay there all the winter?
WHAT DOES HE COME HERE FOR?
! Am I doing the duty which 1 was
sent here to do? They would rise up
and say no. Then. contend that sem
ator of the United States is expected by
| his constituents to fill that office and
discharge his duty in it. How stands
the case? This senator of the United
States has spent the whole winter in
this city. What does he come here for
What right has he here? I say he has
been here shaping legislation, and ]
want the world to know it. I have not
charged fraud anywhere. All want il
fair play and fair dealing, and intend
! to stand here for it until am so hoarse
I can talk no longer.
| THE ONE.MAN POWER.
| I want that resolution passed by this
Senate. I want it to go to the world.
want the Liberal Readjuster party Of
Virginia to know it. I want men who
love freedom, and the man who Is op.
posed to dictation to read it so that II
NAV be imprinted upon bis forehead az
with the pen of fire. We have been
sitting here sixty days, and what have
! we done? Revolution, said the speaker
seemed to be rampant in every direc'
ton. Is the One-Man Power going to
| run the whole machinery of this Com
monwealth? Are we to
BE SLAVES AND BOW DOWN
whenever he says so?
NO DOG. COLLAR.
1 want it understood that no man has
dog-collar upon my neck. 1 came
here free and Independent Readjustei
| and q free man, and 1 intend to exer-
else that freedom.
Mr.. Riddleberger rose to reply to Mr..
Newberry, and proceeded forthwith to
defend Senator Malone. He said If the
Senate of Virginia extended an invita-.
ton to Gen. Malone to leave the State
he was not going to accept the invita-
ton. Malone is here, and he chal-
lenges the world, the flesh, and the
devil to expell him. If he bad exercised
any undue influence upon the members
of the Legislature they ought to inves-
tigate it,. 1t this resolution was party
measure then Malone would stand here
as he did in Washington and answer as
| he did there when he was accused, and
that he was representing the people who
elected him. If any gentleman ques-
people then let the Legislature adjourn
people.
Malone could say:
LAY on Macduf
And damned be he who first cries
Hold, enOugh!"
He was not afraid of the question. Ma
hone, he commended, represented his
people at Washington. The speaker
commended that even if the Senate
adopted this resolution Malone would
respect the voice IF the seventeen who
would vote against it, and would stay
in Richmond.
FORMULATE THE CHARGES.
Mr.. Wilcox offered the following res
olution at this stage of the proceedings
Whereas there are senators on this
| floor who are under the impression that
a resolution offered by the Senator from
Bland reflected upon the honor of every
senator upon the floor; therefore
Resolved, That the Senator from
Bland be requested to formulate his
charges in order that they may be prop
erly met.
Mr.. Riddleberger then proceeded with
his speech, and said those who were
now in the minority in the Senate liked
Mahone's company. It would be just
as becoming to invite any senator's
wife to go away as to invite Malone to
leave Richmond. If he had not dis.
charged his duty in Washington, then
they had remedy.
VERY SHOCKING.
They could request him to resign. This
thing of inviting senator to leave Vir-
ginia has never yet been attempted in
This State, and he hoped it would never
he done again. He never would have
supposed this little contest could have
dwindled down to this thing, that Gen.
Malone should be invited to leave the
citv because he had dictated legislation.
Mr.. Newberry: The resolution does
not say he is debating, but that there is
plausible belief.
RICHMOND LADIES, YOU DID 1T.
Mr.. Riddleberger, continuing, con-
tended that it was just as appropriate to
invite the clergymen from the pulpits
of the city, because there was plausible
belief that they are exercising influence
over his Funder friends. Or, it was
iust IA proper to expel young ladies