The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-03
Hot Words tn the Senate.

In the U. s. Senate on Tuesday last,
Senator ingalls, made vulgar and
brutal attack upon Senator Voorhees,,
who replied and declared that the
charges made were false. In reply
ingalls, said he should refer only to
public matters in the public records,
and should venture the affirmation
that whatever might have been his
own (Ingalls) relation to the great
struggle between the North and the
South the Senator from Indiana had
been from the outset determined,
outspoken, positive, aggressive and
malignant enemy OF the union cause.
/ pronounce that (said Voorhees,
raging with anger in his eyes, to be a
deliberately false accusation. voted
for every dollar that was paid the SOL
der, for every stitch OF clothes he
wore, and for every pension bill that
rewarded his services.
Mr.. Ingalls, referred again to the
quotations he had made from Mr..
| Voorhees, speeches.
/ Mr.. Voorhees, asserted that not one
word or syllable read by the Senator
} was true, or believed to be true in In
} diana. The accusation had been
} trampled under foot. The Senators
insinuation that lac (Voorhees) had
been a member of a political secret
society, the Knights OF the Colder
Circle, was so base and UNANIMOUSLY
false that he did not know how t.
choose language to denonnce it al
such.
This caused sensation in the gal
leries, and manifestation OF approba
ton and reproval, and the sergeant-at
arms was ordered to place nnder al
rest any person thereafter violatin
. the rules Of the Senate.
Mr. Ingalls, referred to speec
made by Mr.. Voorhees, in Virginia jus
T. before the war, in which, he said, NJ
!. Voorhees, had advocated both SLAYER
4 and secession.
i Mr.. Voorhees, stated that he had nc
said be was in favor Of the destructio
l. OF slavery, but he had said he W.
d glad it had taken place, and he was.
I'll Mr.. Ingalls-The Senator from Ii
). diana, at the time when he delivere
Il that speech, had two editions pr
n pared, one for circulation in the Mort
"a and one for circulation in the Sout
[Laughter[
, Voorhees-That is not true.
: 1ngslls-They are accessible tO-ds
just as much rs the statutes of u
:. United Statns.
~ NOTWITHSTANDING them in. say
is not true. ! have heard that
&c campaigns before,
H. ingalls, reiterated his charge tn
rs Voorhees, had heen member nj d
Is Knights of the Golden Circle. al
or charged that 0 Captain Shute hi
been given the appointment as brig
~ dier general in the armies of the Co
sn iederacy upon letter Of recommend
iIs tion from Mr. Voorhees,, and askc
m did not the soldiers OF Indiana tire,
le en- to hang the Senator with b.
~ rope ON train after he made III
NJ Lincoln dog speech
C. Noorhees-The Senator il gre
st liar when Ire intimates such thir
ng A great liar and dirty dog, II ney
IL occurred, never in the world. That
lts all the answer have, and pass
~ back to the scoundrel behind the Sc
ator who is mitigating these Ii
iat (This remark was made in referen
e n to Representative Johnston, OF
ar diana, who was seated at a de
of directly in the rear OF Mr.. ingalls,.
Mir, Ingalls, referred to a certifics
re- he had read signed by citizens Of s.
Ior liyan county Indiana, asserting I'll
te. they had heard the speech from viii
ne he dngallsl had quoted and sal