Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16

Voorhees, Goads Quay-LtvcIy scenes
IN rho senate-SRvod Dudley from

Voorhees, Goads Quay-u.tvcIy scenes
IN rho senate-SAvod Dudley from
Prosecution.
WAsHISsToN, ID. O., Jan. 8.-Sen ator
Quay had a bad quarter Of an hour ia the
SENATE to-day. He was one OF the few
Republicans who remained in the onam-
Der to listen to the exooriation of BLOCKS
of Five" Dudley by Senator Voorhees,.
Most OF the other Republican senators,
whether they stayed or went, tried to ap-
pear entirely Indifferent to the Indiana
senator. This Indifference was so affected
thst its true character stuck right out.
Sherman pretending to write letters
and Chandler to read u newspaper were
evidently listening to Voorhees,, notwith-
stsnding. AND those who went of the
floor entirely either llsteped from the
cioak-ronm or retained In time 70 hear
the latter part Of the speech. lngeiIa
was one OF this latter class. de listened
to his old antagonist with respectful at
tention.
But Quay, sitting in his front seat fac
ing the Democratic side, with almost
every man present, was one OF the listen
ere tEon the first. Seeing that he was
listening, VOORHEES, talked right ut him.
Quay showed plainly that it annoyed him.
After twitchiEg and turning in bis scat,
olushing the wuile, no felt drawn TO in
terrupt Voorhees,.
The debate was brought about by Mr..
voorhees, calling up the resolution offered
by him yesterday rsoiting the newspaper
report that Mr.. Chambers, the Unitea
States district attorney at indianapolis,
had interi1rsd in his eli ial capacity to
Prevent the arEeet of W. W. Dudley ON
the chargs OF isloniously violating The
election laws of Indiana NJ the Inst Presi-
Dental electiGn, aud directing the Attpg-
hey general to report Whist INSTRUCTIONS
tbs department Of justice had i5lued 10
Chambers. and to furnish copies Of the
correspondence.
Tpe senator said that the feet of the
crime wsS open, universally known and
practically confessed by its perpetiatur
nad lis coAd jUtor-. He sont to the clerks
dssk AMI had rad the notorious "blocks-
~ tvs" letter, which, he said, emanated
ohicRl!y from tie National Republican
Committee. lie sad Dudley was a repra.
sentative Gu the COMMITTEES OF BSAi-m min
Harrison, AID between them were the
most confidential and intimate personal
relations.
Senator Quay, said Mr.. VOORHEES,,
chairman OF Lha National Republican
committee and 9snGtor from the State Of
Pennsylvania, sET,Tei II Indianapolis ard
he'd protyRnted conferences with those
Wto held the fate Of Dudley and tia
interest OF the Republican party in thu
hollow Of sneir haEds. II WAS not for
bitn Mr.. Voorhees, 10 presume to deter
nine the precise character OF tae men or
the sunjsnt
Air Qley-I state to the senator from
Indiana thai II is not trus that in Indian
apoiis conferred with those who held
the Republican party in the hollow Of
their. hand, or conferred with anyo in
regard 10 the care OF MIR. Dudley.
Mr. Voorhees-Ihe hands of those
with whom the senator consulted were
rather smsli, II is true, bat TO the xtAnt
OF their pal.ns they did hold the interests
OF the Republican party in their hands.
Does she senator deny that he called on
President Slao. EArsis0n in Indianapolis
Nj QgSy Il called On Preslient.el
Harrison ?"
MIR. Voofhess-" Certainly you did. Tho
senator viii not blanc me II | draw the
big inference tina. he wanted lhe prose.
cuIion Of Dudley stopped, and that he
went Ia indianapolis 10 see him; aud that
he did say certain things in quarters
where it would do the most good, aud
with IN emphasis which WAS not for.
gotten "
Mr.. Voorhees, want on to score Dud!ey.
Mr.. Edmunas replied to Mr.. Voorhees,
and offered substitute which simply
struck out the pr.smble, and it was
adopted by vote Of 81 TO "a.