New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
EX-SENATOR MALONE.

hone Butler and William Malone jr., his sons;
Mrs. o. NJ McGill his daughter l.. l.. Many. OF
Southampton County, Va, a nephew. and Captain
Rogers. secretary OF the Virginia State Republican
Committee and former secretary to General Ma
hone, were at the bedside when the end came.
Arrangements for the funeral made soon
after General Malone died. The body VIII be taken
TO Petersburg. Va. tomorrow morning Services
Will be held at O'Clock tomorrow evening at St
Paurs Episcopal Church. Petersburg and the body
will then be taken to the place Of burial. The
honorary pabearers will be officers OF Slahones
brigade, and the body-bearers will be soldiers who
served In that organization.
General Malone was paying Of his frequent
was partly conscious and able to take nourishment
until sunday morning. From that time until his
take any nourlshment.
william Malone was born in Southampton
County. Va December /. 1926. He graduated
at the Virginia Military Institute in ls47. having
won his way under circumstances of the greatest
discouragement and until the beginning Of the
civil War engaged in engineering. He joined
the Confederate Army in 1851 and actively
In service throughout the war, being noted as i.
fighting commander" He took part in the
capture of the Norfolk Navy Yard. In April, 1851;
raised and commanded the 9Th Virginia Regiment,
and engaged in most OF the battles Of the
peninsular campaign, those on the Rappahannock
and those around Petersburg. whore he the
missioned brigadier general in March, 1864, and in
August OF the year Major-General. General
Malone then commanded division of \. T. HilPs
corps and at Lees surrender at Bermuda Hun
dred. As a general Lee is said TO have held him in
the highest esteem.
At the close of the war General Malone resumed
practice engineer, and became president OF
the Norfolk and Tennessee Railroad and afterward
Of the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio His prom
inence in politics dates from about 1863 In that
year the old-schooi Democrats OF Virginia, In their
convention. denounced the amendments anu
reconstruction measures large element OF the
party revoted at this action. believing that it
would seriously retard the material advancement:
OF the State. This element lacked leader, TIL
General Malone, with few others, issued a cal
for a convention OF the liberal-minded men OF the
State"-a phrase that well understood to cover
opposition to the Democratic programme The con-
yention met nominated Gilbert c. Walker. a North
ern man for Governor. accepted the reconstruction
measures. and adopted for the new party the name
of True and Liberal Republicans OF Virginia
Their candidates were elected, but the regular
Democrats afterward. when General Malone with
drew to give attention to his rapidly growing rail-
road interests gained control Of the organization
and repuiiated Mahone's platform. In 1873 being
driven out OF his railroad business by the panic,
General Malone turned his attention again TO poll
ties and undertook the reorganization or his liberal
party Under his direction the movement rapidly
grew In 1879 the Malone party defeated the reg
u.ar Democrats carrying both branches of the Leg
islature and In due time electing their leader
to the United States Senate. The issue upon when
this battle was fought was the payment CT the Viz
cinia State debt. the new party favor!ng It's re
adjustment" or practical reputation In part upon
certain conditions. The contention OF Malone AMI
his followers was that the State was bankrupt,
that the debt was so great. amounting under the
measures proposed by ex-Secretary McCulloch, OF
the United States Treasury. for adjustment 10
over s3S 0O0OO0 that the interest could not be PAID
The "readiusters" contended that one-third of the
debt existing the beginning OF the war snonit
have been thrown on as rightly belonging 10 west
Virginia and that the arrears OF interest accrunS
during the war and reconstruction periods should
be ruled out tP0n taese pr Ss tais 'e e
When General Malone entered the senate or the
United States in ISL he was generally regarded as
unknown political quantity, ana parties were 50
evenly divided I'm that body that his vote was CON
sidered OF the utmost Importance For some ume
the Democrats claimed MN, ana snowered tneiI
Establishments upon him. IN the hope that he would
act with them but the leaders OF the KepuDhthhh
least surprised when he took his place in their ranks
American industries and he held that It was only
through the. Republican party that political ana
his career as a Senator OF the United States ne
was firm and consistent supporter or the parry
whose cause ne espoqsei wneh ne thre" OH '"e
Senator Malone did not occupy a position IN the
country as LEGISLATOR but his influence In regard TO
some features Of the revenue legislation OF 1883 was
y el IN many other matters were recognized and
appreciated his party colleagues. 1t can also be
said for him that he succeeded in securing more
legislation which primarily for the benefit OF his
state than other Virginia Senator had been able
to obtain for many years.
Since General Malone left Congress he had been
familiar figure about the Capitol. During the last
session OF Congress he spent considerable time be-
tween the Senate and House. looking after a bill
under consideration for the purchase of certain
property from him for site for new Government
printing office The provision passed part
OF one OF the appropriation bills but was stricken
cut at the last moment