The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

OF our side are absentY AS soon as they
have a majority of two votes, and will
undo your work"
The records Of the senate, the records
of the country, must settle that with the
senator OF New York" roared the lion OF
Southern democracy.
Since the close Of the last session cur,
rent history records that two or three
states have elected senators to this body,
aud we know the politics of the legislatures
which sent them ! say. what the whole
world knows that there are thirty Weight
gentlemen on this floor elected as demo.
Gratis. declaring themselves to be demo
Gratis, and voting for General Hancock but
rev weeks ago; gentlepen VINO have sup
ported the democratic ticket In every cleo
ton since the war; and were. moreover,
elected by democratic legislatures legis-
latures largely democratic-and the senator
from New York will not deny It,"
Here Mr.. Hill paused for a reply, but Mr..
Conkling for once sat motionleSs as
statue. while one could have heard zephyr
breathing through the hall MIR. Hill
"very wen then. The records of the
country show that We have on the senate
roster thirty-eight One senator the gen.
tlemAn from Illinois mir Davis, elected
as an Independent, declares his purpose to
vote with us on this occasion This makes
thirty unless some one of the thirty
eight, elected by n democratic legislature,
shall prove false to his trust. Now, the
senator from New York does not say that
somebody has been bought. No. Neither
nave l Stllu II. ne uNNS hOL say ABtL Nblhe
one of our known democratic majority has
been seized and carried away No Nor
I have ] said ANYTHING of the sortl Bnt ne
does say that the majority Is on that side
of the hall, and that ON fun vote, per
haps tomorrow or next day, they VIII be
able to establish the fact He has an
nounced that our majority was TO De a
temporary majority, and meet him face
to face on that issue ! say there arc
! thirty eight democrats mere. SIT, electeu ON
democratic Legislatures, which thirty-eieht
| with the distinguished gentleman from
| Illinois tNIr Davis will vote with us on
| this resolution, making thirty nine, clear
majority of two Where, then have mis-,
represented? If those who were elected
/ AS democrats are not faIthiess TO the con
( stitucncv which elected them, you win
! stll be in the minority when the senate Is
! fuil Now, sir ! say that the sen,
otor mas henn unjust In the conclusion
which he ms drawn because it necessarily
makes somebody who was chosen as Il dem.
I onrnt ajIy himself with the republicans no.
/ an rrnst nnestjofs Of nolicv hut on a cues
! tio,, ~ orgsnfzation- question OF mere
/ noliticol orroni2atiop. assume that that
pul'1y9' ~, ~ "a don,oprat az nh thc
/ H I l"l Ittn I'm uuHe ,,N no4inn IA bis ne
! IN ~ lS'7uS ME Gnor NOR to MS constitu
| suttattS ~, on ~ tbnt No. has cban1od his pol
| Snts u, n"rlr' Laa ~ nr "
During TINS delivery -
AN AWFUL siLENCN RNl"NH
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susEeStloh' tnc NNHv'''
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aosbas tho enpnciations of loftiest patrio
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ism, the Wl'heFihs scoin Vi '"e
who would accept commission from on
rort, and nvacute fine trust conaded Is
p"' -" ~ - - ona+hor rnrtv g.
MN III the 'ultrVS' % aN''n'' P"'
this or that senator nan rose 70 stem "
htorrent that rolled on unchaiheu, rue erS"
Georgian would sweep him' as oE Wv
Of the hand, back into his seat as Il Ieaii''
he might be carried away py me lcHipSS
beyond recall Conkhng, M s 2i one Z u i,,
hnon s4 nh% Of borterthat his VOL,
had been secured by an "arranremcnE
seemed i'll nj case, since IN Inc WE'LL
me gTeht argua,vn'' 5n ' rnnni7icans feIt m
~ ms az, vtsat - u,bich tbev were placed
ulsau ahtaIt a. Lt,,isoIF ostcr a mans,
aEath ent tit,I,sus7 siionra Mr. nm went OF
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1 uuus u5i"tI7 80 +be insinnation Is false
SenaloLs! So ,nnst biosnbomousia
say wy i, cn"is inn w. soofbfess insuitor
40 nul uel.et ~; = c9u nor sif ouietl
~ ~ t, mi n ,on t1cnan ON the othr
htIe anu ip eaI''SS a. ,SS,,misbnd ~ asseyerai
s,ut' nuWJau5 eia"iod ne n democrat. il
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