The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
SENATOR SMOKED OUT.
Eh of the Memorable Scene in
|enate Chamber When Ben Hill
AIDED Malone to Confession.
TREAchERY WILL OUT.

TREAcHERY WILL OUT.
spondence of the CourlerJournal)
bic. Tenn, August -. 1883. The
occupied seat in the reporters
' of the senate chamber March Il,
mediately over Vice President Ar
lnocent OF any suspicion that Ia
ia Just below would soon be enact
tile drama to deeply stir the pas.
either political party and sway
etators to and fro, as a forest is
| by the tempest, The great storm
late campaign had subsidized. the
is but Inflated Garfield had been
tied ten days before, and, quietly
| g the situation" the senate had
Extra session to set the new admin
firmly on foot and consider of
ldent's first appointments. Under
stltution, and under custom (Which
sanctity of law the senate may
or adjust its internal machinery
time that Is, elect and re-elect its
v, chief clerk and scrgeaptat,
the majority may shift; since the
continuing body, not subject to
periods" like the house. The
organizing every two years, elects
Aker, clerk, doorkeeper, etc. for
ping session, those officials holding
expiration OF thelr term, unless
out after trial and conviction of
lnce or mTlfeasance In office.
session witnessed the advent of n
somewhat unique factor in poll
pr MALONE, AT YOUR SER
VICE,
hdescr'pt from Virginia. He had
ected by the democratic "rcndjust-
the Old Dominion at the recent
of their state legislature. The
democrats had split on the debt
in 1850 Republicans aud read
Forming temporary alliance, but
and his friends having warmly
III Hancock, 1t was expected by the
| It's that on taking his seat IN the
States senate Malone would con-
act with the Natiopal democracy;
would stand by the political ma
"a his State. Just MS Senators Har-
Jackson of Tennessee have done,
. BIT home they differed on the one
% the State debt. Just prior 20
IL, 1881, IL was rumored that Ma
| III refusd to participate directly In
ocralc senatorial caucus, but the
was ushered in through vague and
I'd whispers that the little read
had effected AN understanding
Ie republicans that he would faith
I.ginnce bear as their we'll beloved
fling the session-and since. minus
the two parties in the state were
"neck and neck" this little rep.
uve Of THE balance Of power
such fates in his Impractical
Vas not TO be despised, Hence by
dc senate floors ana galleries were
by those early birds that nre al
~ Besides, it had been anticipat-
. the democrats would that day move
INTO an election to Oust tho rcpub-
nicials since, on account of all
the democrats hgd. at all events.
orary majority. and vary soon after
Senator Peudleton rose and made
~ to that effect,
lie the republicans. led by Senator
4, began 10 flihustsr and protest,
. rty having the organization holds q
|fantagc, not only as to official pa
but in the make-up Of committee
and of course the point was wor h
|ggle. Several republican senators
aDsent, Mr.. Conkling declared u
be but a useless temporary triumph
democrats to elect their friends on
when. IN full senate the repub
bsentees returning, they might 70
DC decision on Tuesday. He was
ted by Logan Hoar, Teller and
In urging the objection. claiming
ieir majority Of two votes was as
ID total of seventy-siX senators
seated near the chair, and on the
can side of the chamber. with
eyes that glanced here and there
tdiminutive head and face half con
| by long hair and a flowing bead
ancrvous and expectant. his long fin
.Fitching visibly MS he fumbled tht
be held before him.
WuEN BEN HILL ROSE
were turned on the Georgia giant
Evident from what Conkling had par
Uncovered that there was, to use tn
|garlsm, "a niger in the wood pile
TOR In the camp--and who than Bel
build more gracefully smoke hin
As he warmed to the subject hi
Head usually thrust forward at abou
le of 80 degrees from perpendicular
. ma presenting the likeness, whll
8 leisurely along, of one VINO Dor
Eater weight of the entire body OF
ck--his magnificent head becam
.nly erect; his splendid eye shon
with the genius that thrilled al
ana his long arms, gesticulatin
. nre, not as art, Inspired, were 500
. ~ right and left with the grac
9or born Of the hours enthusiasm
hd anon stretched at full length llk
Ings of the eagle poised for Ion
eorous flight, then swo0ping suddenl
nrd TO clutch his prey and rend
ms In the twlnkling OF an eve. L
at senate, among the brilliant an
men on either side, | thought tba
supreme moment of oratory, BE
Georgia had no peer No wonde
lect of the attock-of that terrlbl
latlon of Mahone," as next morn
.papers head-lined it--no wonder tn
listing senator instinctively droope
behind the desk where he sat, nov
hen dodgiug to one side or the othe
|lsly, as If he felt the talOns OF th
already buried In his qulverlng desl
nes the orator lifted his big, bray
Apye the Virginlan, above all Othe'
glanCing far away and above IN
as If addressing an Invisible al
and arraigning before jury {
Immortal spirits as Washington, Je
nnd Adams, some imaginary culpi
epest dye charged with commitiin
lpnrdonahle sin.
ther or not Mr. Hill had absolut
elge OF MRhone's contemplate
Ifry, III was n part OF the charact,