The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-02-07
The Scene in The Senate When
sherman and Malone Spoke
Their Pieces.

Nothing has created more amuse-
ment for some time, ON the Senate
side, than the failure of John Sher
mans attempts TO get up a sectional
debate. For more than a week this
debate had been the talk of the town.
SD erman was going to stir up the
Confederate brigadiers. They were
to be made to come to the front and
defend atrocious murders in the
South, while the North was to look
on and shudder with indignation.
A number of distinguished Repub-
lican Senators had prepared able
speeches. Senator Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, had rehearsed his four
times at his private clearinghouse.
Senator Frye, of Maine, had a sky
scrager ready. Conger, of Michi-
gan. intended to pose as Zach Chan
dler had done, and frighten the
Democratic wolves"
A local paper is authority for the
statement that Malone carried the
gingerbread sentences of his fervid
oratory to the Senate chamber last
night and rehearsed them there as
preliminary to the great scene of to-
day, 1t was arranged that Sherman
and Malone should sound the bugle
note of the affray, and then as soon
as any Democratic reply was made
the Republican Senators were to be
moved up rapidly and a vigorous
fight was raptdrously expected. The
galleries were packed with all the
gay people of fashion in the town
today. Twenty or thirty members
came over from the House and took
their station back of the Senator's.
eagerly waiting for the bugles to
sound. The Senators were all dress
ed as if the occasion was a very uu-
usual one. Every Senator on the
Republican side had on statuesque
double-breasted black frock coat.
Fresh from the hands of their bar
bers, they looked as if they apprecia-
ted the fact that the eyes of the gal
leries were upon them. A pungent
atmosphere of bay rum came up from
the side of the neatly dressed major
ity. Every Senator was in his seat.
Even the wandering Philetus Sawyer
was at rest.
Then came John Sherman, who
gravely recited the sad story of the
Copiah county murder in Mississippi.
In solemn manner he delivered
himself.
When Sherman sat down Malone
recited the Danville massacre.
When he had concluded all eyes
were turned to the Democratic side.
1t was expected that the fiery Lamar
would be after suspending social
relations with every Northern Sena-
tor who should cross his path. But
Lamar sat silent. Most of the Dem
ocratic Senators appeared to be en-
gagged in thinking upon some far
away subject. Finally NJ. G. Butler
came forward with look of smilinc
good nature and intimated to the
Republicans that the Democrats had
no desire to oppose the consideration
OF the resolution in any way, and
that they were ready to vote on 1t al
once.
The result was funny. Hoar cast
look of agony at the mass of manu-
script on his desk, not seeming tc
note the look of amusement upon
Ingalls's face. Frye looked as if ht
had lost his best friend. The melan
choly look of various Senators to tn
galleries, where their special friends
and admirers were sitting, so amused
Dan Voorhees, that he almost laugh
ed outright. He sent word around
to Senator Hoar that he might b,
able TO work off the speech upor
''some other day." and not to take
it too seriously to heart.
The resolutions of investigation
were soon passed, although tn,
Democrats could have opposed theil
passage upon very good ground.
"A Big Steal.
On ThUrc1ou ynorn;,,-. La H..