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VOLUME XL. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, DRESS TRIMMINGS. L SPRING OVERCOAT | ; 4 Haly Communion, necording to tho rites of o ! ‘1 i e ) {\ { P @h’g @Trxhnnz‘ e l ) } § === — === | "'tk Renublican Senatorial eaucus has de- JESDAY, MARCIL 15, 1531, ‘T subseriptions promised to the World’s Falr Conunlssion nmount to about $K0,000, Born Houses of the Britlsh Parliament will tnke sultable uctiun on the Czar's nssns- Inatlon to-tay, BROTEERS. % TTRACTIVE OPENING FINE ’. Dress Trimmings made to our own order, unattain- able elsewhere. figh Novelties STEEL, JET, GOLD, SILVER, and IRIDESCENT ringes, Passcmenteries, Creseents, Rings, Hoops, Balls, Ornaments, Girdles, . Tassels, &e., & Spectally Elegant Line of Steel and lit Fringes, Passementerles, Girdles, Umaments, &e. Novelties in Iridescent Beaded Goods, Gimps, Fringes, &o. Cashmere Bands and Embroidered Tinmings, in all colors, In great iy, Karahout Headings in all colars, Cholca - Designs in Apron Fronts i Bands, Plaln Black Fringas at all prices. Colored Fringes in every shada, Wth Gimps and Ornaments to match, Snecial attention Is called to our wusually large varisty of Steel Trim- tngs, Passementeries, Fringes, Gir- s, Loops, and Ornaments, Exclusive Designs in Fing Drass httons, over 1,000 styles, of all Yades, to match any and every shads, All of which wo offer at our well- known low and popular prices. WANDEL BROS. 121 and 123 State-st. SENATORS McDiLy, of Iowa, and Cameron, of Wisconsin, took their seats in the United States Senate yesterday, Tur Irlsh membets fought bitterly agatnst voting any salary to Chief Seeretary Forster in Conmittee of Supply Inst nlght, — Anour 81,17,000 worth of bulllon was withdrawn from the Bank of Eunglund yes- terday for shipment to this country, ——— Mavor Viexzny was reélected Mayor of Augusta, Me,, yestorday by the largest Re- publican majorlty given In that clty for years, — Crouny weather, ocensional snow, southe easterly winds becomlng variable, and sta- tlonary or lower temperature, for this region to-day. A prrn was Introduced in the Illinols Leg- Islature yesterdny providing that trentlng n verson to intoxleating liguor be made a penal offense. THOSE SPRING OVERCOATS I HAVE JUST SEEN AT A . NUTTING & CO.’S, I tell you frankly, look and fit just as well as those I have been pay- ing twice the money for., Have You Seen 'Em? N. B.---This gentleman gets no commission, so we will add in explanation that our stock of Gents’ Spring Suits AND OVERGOATS, BOYS' AKD CHILDREN'S APPAREL, Custom Tailoring, And “SICEL> Are among the best in the land, Prices Low, WE HOLD FORTH AT 104 and 106 Madison-st. CLOTHING! CLEMENT, BANE & (0, a02, 204, 206, 208, 210 — Tur Emperor of Germany wept bitterly when he heard of the terrible fate of tho Czar, who, by the way, was his nephew—the son of his sister, — ‘Titr result of the Moody nnd Sankey re- vival meetings at San Franclsco has been to add Iargely to the membership of the evangel- feal churches In that eity, Ruerk Durrox, an old tnan of 70, at- tempted to murder his wife, nged 63, with an iron bar at St Clair, Mich, Saturday, Dutton has skipped to Canada, pet bRy SoMenovy Is afrall. A bag containing deeds and other valuable papers was stolen from Mr. Page, & witness before the Phila- delphin Gus Trust Investigntlon, yesterday, ————— St Riciraun MALLINS, the English Vice- Chancellor, has resigned. He was appointed in 1866, and s now In his 76th year. 1ils salary was $25,000 per year, Ile retires on n peusion, — Tix Loeal Government Board of Engiand has Issued n elreular to the people requesting them to pay speeial attention to the cooking of pork, so as to prevent disease from trichine. M. Lrox Sav, speaking In the French Sen- ate yesterday, alluded to the dend Czar as ‘“‘ono of the greatest reformers of this cent- ury,” and the statement was greeted with applause. . Arexaxnen IIL, the new Czar, In ad- dressing his guard of honor yesterday, sald that he would not like to have his son ascend the throne undor such® circumstances as he himself did, = ‘Tux French Cable Cowpnny has filed an amended blll fn the United States Clrenit Court at New York praying that the tolegraph companies boe restrained from perfecting n consolldation. A8 WAs antlelpated, Gov. Plllsbury of Minnesota hos appointed Gen, A. J. Edger- ton Unlted States Senator to sueceed Secre- tary Windom, The new Senator Is now on his way to Washlugton, ‘I'ni; Polish members of the Lower llouse of the Bohemlan Relchsrath threatened to withdraw in n body yesterday from that As- sembly If o resolution of condolence with the Czar’s famlly was fntroduced, —— A THOMAS J. ANDERSON has been ap- pointed Postmaster at 'l'opeka, Kas., on the recommendntioifof the Kansas Congresslon- al delegation. Maf, Anderson Is a member of the present Leglslaturo of Kansas, Miss Nenuie O, M. Burren, daughter of J. W, Butler, the well-kuown paper-manu- facturer of thiy clty, wns murrled to Mr. W, I Linn, = prombient young member of the Board of Trade, last evenlng, Drof. Swing ofticlated. . ‘Ting Pope hassent amessngeof condolence TMMXMQ& S nsrnec s F R A N K L I N -s Tl, to the new Czar. e sent Cardinal Jucobini N ik totho Russian Grand Dukes Sergius and ‘HIOLESALE DRY GOODS SO ADAME Paul, who were In Rome, to oxpress regrot i " at thelr father's death beforo they started for Manufacturo the Best Goods, Carry the Largest Stock, Make the Lowest Prices, And Givo the Best Terms, St. Petersburg, Tue testlmony for tha defense In the Kal- loch triul closed yesterday, Kalloch himself testified. Ile sald he went to the Chronicls oflice to securo the suppression of De Young’s pamphlet reflecting on his tather, that De Young first drow his plstol, and thut he (Kal- loeh) tived 1u solf-defense. ~ PROGRESS. Ueaveland, Shelley & Co, KOW.0CCUPY TUE ENTIRE EUILDISG Yos. 120 & 122 Pranklin-st., Givi " 5 off 60 days; Ix the Houso of Commons last night the Ving us five floors with a 6 off 30 days; wotion of Mr. Gludstone for urgency on Sup- bly wns defeated, not recelving the necessary three-to-one majority. ‘I'he voce stood 200 to 214 Mr. Gladstone thon nppenled to.the members to nld tho’ Governmoent, and the 1lousd went Into Commniittes on Supply, fmntage of fifty feet. . Every cash buyer will find to hig interest to give usa 7 o"rlo days. CHOCOLAT ]l[lé’lf{{ . For Breakfast] CHOCOLAT MERIER. Sold Everywhere. Tur Board ot Direclors of the Chicago Lumberman’s Exchango elected the follow- ing ofticers yesterday: Presldent, A, G. Van Schalek; Vice-President, 8. K. Marting ‘I'reasurer, John MeLaren; Exocutive Com- mittee, A, A, Carpenter, B. L. Ander- son, Thaddeus Dean; Secretary, George W, Hotchkiss, Our stock is attractive, and ¥ are selling goods cheap. % e MARMALADE, Jimes Keillor & Son’s DUNDEE MARMALADE For 5alo by Firut-class Urocors — LasT Saturday as ‘Thomns MePherson, Williuw O1d, William Whitohorst, and a inan named Fisher wore leaving Princess Ann Court-Ilouse, Va., In & wagon, they wero fired upon from an ambush, Old and White- nhorst were instantly killed. “The murderers are sald to be persons who had a lawsult with the victims PARIS AND LONDON, Yew York Depot 286 Groenwich St. e M First-Claun Upright Cabtuet Graudu, Largest Q) Bize. ExtralovgStrings Largo Boauding Board, A8 AunaNarn by the Ropubliean caucus, the Financy Commmittes of the Senate will conslst of Morrill, Sherman, Ferry, Jones (Nev.), Allison, and four Democrats; the M/!'yulf?sl'. S s $100 URE Reward ‘AHKER’ b““H«m F Judictary Commiftee of Edmunds, Logan, I"é‘gg}.ff‘wi JE:}:“ d° BRIV fi{‘.‘,:‘;:: RERD'S | Conkiing, Inwalls, Modillan, and four Domo- h':?,‘,‘{’,,l;.flf“l§l'_v.w‘33(_ %) l?:::'ll'u;tum_r A Tubrove: § amnaeof Mlisies, | erats; Commerce, Conkling, McAflllau, Kel- ‘?3'*:'4“«?1.‘335.?‘21'“3}.°§?::;,t‘r§::r::'3§:{‘?{::’f)u:g' L9 Catalogus Fro, logg, Conger, Miller, y Lo x‘““"flnwn‘ RussAxopy, one of the partles who threw " BARTLETT, NUDSAN S rARKEL, the bobs, one of which froved so fatal to S i ;:.... Chicago, 111, the Czar, hiad been a student ne the St. Pe- \‘\?"‘“ £ SALE, tersburg Mining Academy for two years, xr LN SALE 'h\, E QUARRY FOK NALE. vy acy % ATRLAES: Rkl Watneton The sccond bamb-thrower is slso u young an, apparently of the student class, Both were disguised us peassuts. Twenty per- Bons were aore or less Injured by tho bowb explosions. The Czar received the . Two Houting Blate, perume Fine Bpoctacios suited principlus. Opors and Fiol4’ Cruscupea, Burvwuions vie, wl sigbts on sctentifia ALl ung Glasses, Teloscopus, Ml 4.1 AHALLENBELGER, tockoster, Pa. elded on a list of eommittees, and the action of Mahono yesterduy makes It certain that the list thus made ont will' be the one adopt- ed. 'The Finawice Committee wlil have ns Chairman Morrlll of Vermont; Allison witl he Chatrman of the Committee of Commerco; Conkling will have the Judiclary Committee, and Logan the Committee on Milltary Af- fulrs, AB, o Communlst, who had to this country, Inan in- terview with a New York reporter yesterday expregsed satlsfaction at the Czar's nssasina- tion, and then went on to say that Gould, Vanderhilt, and othier Anerlean monopollsts hid cause to tremble, ns they were oppressors of the people, “Ihe handwriting was on the wall, he said. Schwab Is obviously a rufan, e s yet at larg 3 Arr the European Cablnets and the entire Eurapean press express profound sorrow for the death of the Czar. ‘The Emperor of Ger- many Is sald to be fueonsolable, Gladstone, Hartington, and Granville ealled on the mur- aered monareh's son-in-law, the Duke of Edinburg, to express condolence, and Pres- fdent Grévy telegraphied his sorrow to St Petersurg. Messages of cundolence were also sent from the other European Courts, —— TiE Senato yesterday, an motlon of Mr. Morgan, of Georgla, adopted resolutions condemning nssassination a8 o means of re. dressing grievances of any kind, and ex- pressing sorrow at the death of the Czar, Tiorror at the manner of his taking off, and condolence with the Government and people of Russia nt thelr bereavement. The resolu- tions recall the friendly relations whien have always existed betweon the Czar's Govern- ment and our own, — It Is sald that Bradlaugh los tendered his restznation of his place, in order that the Govermment mny not be embarrassed by long debate on Gorst’s motloti for & new writ for Northmnpton, of which notice has been glven. Bradlaugh, it bis resignation Is ne- cepted, will probably seck redlection in Northumnpton, and, as Parnoll will hardly op- vose, he will doubtless be successtul. He will then go through the fornt of taking the oath, und thus put beyond all cayil or ques- tlon his right to o ‘Tue Czarowitz assumed the throne of Russin yesterday under the title of Alex- ander IIL In his manifesto to the people he announces iumself as * tha Autoerut of All the Russins, Czar of Polnnd, Grand Duke of Finlnnd, ete.,” and pledges hlmself to devote his whole life * to care for' tho welfare and honor of Russin,” and calls on his * falthful subjects to unite before the altar of tho Al- mighty thefr vrayers” with' his, and com- mends them to swear fidelity to him and his successor, “hls Imperinl Ilighness the Grand Duke Nicolut.” O a—— 1y the list of appolntments sent by Presi- dent Gurfleld to the Senate! yesterdny woco the followlng: Stanloy -Matthews,'to be Associate Justice of the Subreme Court Don A. Pardee, of Loufejann, to be Unlted States Cireuit Judge; Johh W, Powell, of Illinots, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey; Mrs. Priscilla W, Wilson, to Bo Postintstress at Braldwood, 1l.; G. W, Mitehell, to be Postmaster at Charleston, 113 James 11, Clarke, at Mattoon, Il ; Ed- warat* Russell, at Davenport, In.; George W, Craite, at Dubuque, In. ; and Justus I\ Moek, ut'\Watertown, Wis, A SASS-MEETING of Soclalists, numbering abolut £,000, was held at the West Twelfth Street ‘Turner Hall last evering, and was ad- dressed by Dr. Schldt, the. Socialist candi- data for Mayorof Chicagotwo yenrs ago, and by Herr F. W, Fritsche, o member of the Gorman Relchstag, who Is- on a visit tu thls country, Dr. Schmldt, referring to tho Czar's assnsination, snid his death was richly deserved,—a somdment which was loudly applauded. Herr Kritsehio was more guarded in ls oxpresslons, for the reason that he coutld bo held responsible for his utteranco *In this country on his returh to Germany, — SeNATOR MANONE solved yestorday what thanewspaper-men and the pollticians of the whole country have been trying to solve tor severul months, Replying o a truculent and offensive speech by Senator Ben L, who, sines Hlnine left tho Senate, seems to take n leading part on the Democratls side, Seyator Mahone proclnimed his independenco Jtho Democrntie party, and his Intentlon to vote with the Republicans, Ile denounced the methods of the Democraey:in Southern elec- tlons, tholr bulldozing taetles, tholr fraudu- lent tissua-bnllots, and declured he could not sct with sueh n party. ‘This action decldes that the organlzation of the Senate will be In the Interest of the Ropublicans, EviN though Mr, Blalno Is not in the Sen- ate, Mr, Ben NI of Guorgly, cannot with impunity Indulge In that bulldozing style which he is so fond of. ¢ attempt- ed to browbeat and bully Senator Ma- hone yestorday, and in nis wmost swag- gering. style, whercupon Senator llour told him that no ex-slaveowner could crack his whip over an American Senator, and re- minded I who appearcil to bo very jeal ous of the riglits of his constituents yester- day, thut he Voted to carry Guorgla Into rebellion, contrary to his pledges to his con- stituents; and much more to the same effect, The general finpresslon was that AMr, HIill got uch tho worst of the encounter, P T ‘Torles are the defenders of the liber- tles of tho Lritish Houso ot Commons. "The aunouncenient seems strange, but 1t s true, nevertheless, Sir Statford Northcoto lssued an uddross to his constituonts yestorday:In which ho sots forth tho reasons why he and his party Intended to oppose urgoncy on Supply. o says, what everybody kinows to e true, that the House first galned Its influ- ence and power on that very polnt,~that wonarchis or minlsters should not obtaln appropriations exeept by a deliberate voto of the House,—ond he hoids that any attempt to curtall that authority and delib- eration would bo to estublish a dangerous precedont, Sir Stalford says that the utinost freedom of debato should be perinitted on utl Items of supply. Tho Whigs must fecl them- selves In o sorry position ns nssallants of the libertles of the popular branch ot the Legls- lature,~of the very liburties they ctulm to havo established., — AN OLD-TIMER. Busclal Disvelcis 10 The UAiago Tridune, SesivavigLy, 1., Maroh H.~The work of toaping down tho old Central louso boguu t- day. 'This hotel was bullt in 1537, and wusknown far yoarsus tho Americun llouse, belng fu thoss eurly duys tho besg botol in the Stuty and hoad- %Llurlfifl for tho ,m}ll'«lluu. The bulldlng 1s to supluced by u Hiyo businesy bivek, WASHINGTON. The United $States Covern- ment Returns to Repub- lican Hands. That Fortunate Event Due to the Readjusting Senator from Virginia. Highly Sensational Scenes in the Senate During Yesterdny’s Dehate. The Democrats Worked into an Un- casy State by the Sarcasm of Conkling, Cracking of the Bulldozer's ‘Whip Around the Ears of Mahone. Reply of the Virginian to the Low Taunts of ‘Ben Hill, of Georgia. He Declares Unequivocally that He Is Done with Bour. bon Democracy. Masterly Speech of Senator Hoar, Caste ing Ridieulo and Disgrace on the Georglan. Btanley Matthews Renominated for the 8uprome Court—Officeseckers —Notes. MAIIONE. HE JOINS TIE REPUBLICANS. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Pribune, WasimiNaroy, D, C., March 14.—Senator Mnhone, of Virgiuia, has cast his first vote anud minde bis first speech in the Senate, Ile has dlsmayed the Bourbon party by his audueity, and has silenced thelr most trueu- lent leader by his manly courage. This morning no one could safely sy what post- tion the mysterlous little General from the Old Dominlon wounld oceupy, ‘I'o-night the wmost confident Democrat will admit that he hus burned nll the bridges behind him, and hus become the determined and dangerous fuoof Bourbonisur. ‘The circumstances which led to the climax of the day's debate were pecullar, The passago between Ben Hill and AMuhone will become historleal in Awerlean :Jougressh)nnl annals, Never sinco the War ias THE OLD BLAVE-DRIVEMR dared to cruck his whlp with such ferocity a3 did Ben Hill to-day over the iead of what he, perhaps, thought was the timorous new Senator from Virglnia, Never have the vio- lent threats of tne swaggering bulldozer be- fore beun soanswered with arguments which puralyzedl retort. Ben Hill is a representative of the ald Southern system, which seemed alwnys to connect the Iden of energy with violence. He appeared to think that the readiest way to prevent Malione from becom- Ing au nlly of the Republicans was to de- riounce him ns w traftor, THE DOUGHTY LITTLE VIRGINIA OENERAL, whose courage has been trled upon many flelds, and whose body buars the seurs of many wounds, was not the wan to cower be- fore {nsolent swagger, and he demonstrated to the Senatoand the country that the mast formidable opponent that Bourbonism has yet found Is In tho person of the man who has disintegrated politics In the Old Do- minfon, and who to-lay, through Indecent trentiment, pronounced wupon the Dem- ocratle party his unathemn naranatha, The. proceedings of the Senate were opened by tho suave and unctious Tenatlcton, the mouthpicce of the Demoerat- Ie caucus, who urged that the resolution pro- viding for Wis organization of the Sennte be pussed, ‘They wero elosed by THE PROFOUNDEST RENSATION WINTER, when the clear, plplug volco of Mahone, nnging through the Chamber, had notitied Ben Il that his ** swaggering insolence must cease, The Democrats have bolieved that they would b6 u"l¢ to organize the Sen- ate. They thought so this morning, Thoy know. that they cannot do it now, Every step in the day’s proceedings was a “feeler.” They wero groplng In the dark. ‘I'wo of the Republican vacancios were filled this morning by the Induction into oftico of McDIll, of lowa, and Cameron, of Wisconsin. The two remanlning vacancles, it was aunounced, would bo filled, at the latest, on Thursday, IE VOTE OF MANONE alone was In doubt. Thero sesmed to bo deliberate purpose on the part of the Demo- erats to comupel Mahone to deflne his posi- tion. Pendleton, ith his olly voice, conld not. 1o spoku with dignity nnd stately bhrase of the forced bvaralysls of the powers of tho Semate, Mo ridlculed OF THE Conkling’s decluration on Friday that tho -Republicans would have n con- stitutional majority when all the seats wero filled, and Insinuated that there had been meotings at which chaupagne and satlsfaction had been discussed, Ile was confideut that no Democray would voto with tha Republicans, Ho Insisted that 1t was the constitutionnl duty of bath purties to go onward, and denonnesd what he called the unparalieled proposition that the Democrats should puir two live votes with the votes of two persons not yet olected to the Sennte, although Senator Vourhiees subsequently made itclear that THE SUGUESTION OF TS UNPABALLELED PROPOSITION came from him, and he utfered a solomn warning, he sald, that such o proceeding should not become o precedent, and ho ap- penled to ull that the Senntw should bo or- gunlzed—uunmely: that the Republleans shoutd consent that the Denocrats shall con- trol the body in which they are to ben ml- narity, Malione, meanwhile, sat intont upon a distant sofa, conversing with o blind editor frlond, & Virginla guost. Huyard, then,with | stilted speech aud great protonse of candor, came forward, and, with his voice as full of vuthos as 1f<ho were dollvering an culogy upon the memory of the lu- mented " Carpenter, to whose crape-coye erod chair ho roforred with gruce, suggested, with some hesitation, that the Republican mlnorlty, if it bv o ml- nority,—ucondition which no longur uxisty,— should recognlze the fact that THE LEX MAJORIS PAKTIS should prevall, the mnjor party belng that oue whosv vunlshing majority of ning, which _ The Chicage Daily Teibune, 1881 —TWELVE PAGES, disappeared March 4 at noon, Mr, Bayard subsequently bewalled, Stlll Mahone sat 8f , and Bayard's pathos brought no slgn, ¢ this, that Mr, Bayard placed himselt on record ns not intending to bo an ohstruetion- Ist to the Republicuns when the tide of num- bers should bear tho power to them, which it wil at he flood tide of votes In a full Semate, on next Thursday at.high noon. ‘The Itepub- lleans thought It well to go into executive aesslon, or to adjourn, M. Alilson, speak- Ing for the canens, made the former motion, The Democrats took udvantage of It, and forced a roll-cull, thinking that by that means they might eompel the mysterious Virginla Senator to show his hund, THERE WAS INTENSE INTEREST as the roll proceeded. Davls, of liluols, wns called. No response enme. s elinlr was vicant. Edmunds’ name was called. Iils voice was silent. Ile wassn 11l he had been compelled to leave the Chamber, and had paired with his friend Garland, ‘The Clerk approached the letter “M.” There was o painful slience in the Chamber aud a hush of suspense in every gatlery. ‘That pe- culinr clectrieal condition which 1s sald to exlst in Amerlean crowds when wrought up to excitement wps brought to the consciousness of perhaps every man In that Chamber to-dny. 'The Clerk, with a volce which secmed mufied with axitation, spoke the word * Mahone.” ‘The silence deepened, The suspense grew greater, Searcely had thethick-volced Clerk muttered the last sound, however, when, sharp and strong, from the rear seat at the lett of the Chamber, there rang out a crisp, ctear “aye,’” MAIONE, OF VIRGINIA, HAD CAST 1118 VOTE. It was with the solld Republican party, to go Into executive sesslon. ‘There was n bustle, a confuslon, almost tumult, In the Cham- ber. The floor was crowded with mem- bers of the new Congress and nieme bers of the old, and oficescekers hunting n sensatlon, to relleve themselves of the tedium of walting, The galleries were filled with the lnfl-;t few hundreds of strumgers left over from {Raugural week. There sud- denly burst from the Repuoliean side a hearty round of applause, jolned on the Democratie side by some smothered grouns, and, in the galleries, where some noted Southern sympathizers sat, a few sharp hisses. Grlm smlles were visible upon the Inees of THE PEW DEMOCRATS WHO DARED TO LAUGH. solemnity settled like a pall vpon the rest. The gentlemen who had been for a week chalren of endless committees upon paper, the lank, long-halred, ungainiy youths about the Senate floor, who were walting to be clerks and messenwers of committees that are not to be, the Dewmoeratie politicians who thought that they were to remaln behind the Inst hulwark of Congroesslonal power, in order that they might bave some Influence upon Executive nctlon, were all alike dis- mayed by the certalnty of their Impending ruln. The ilttle man on the back seat had dashed thelr hopes, The sling cry went upon from one of the gatleries from o disap- pointed Bourbon “WE ARE LEFT!” ; The first nan to recover from the din “and daze was Farley, of Californin. The an- daeity of tho plaudits had annoyed him, 1le moved that the Viee-President attend to his business, and preserve order, and scowled suvagely at the gallerles, which he threat- ened should be eleared. Thls burst of spleen way have cleared tho spoaker's temper; it did not cloar tho gallertes. Mahone menn- whilesat quietly talking with his friend, Pendleton renewed hls wotlon, and proposed to vote upon the resolution to create com- mittees nppolnted by the Democratic cau- cus,— A TREMENDOUS PIECE IMPUDENCE, In view of the fuct that Muhone's voico had hardly diéd away. ‘The roll was about to be called upon the wmotion when Conkling rose, lis_upportunity had come, Hlis provhecy of Friday was fuliilled. No one doubted that the Republicans were to organize the Senate. Everyoune belleved that Malone would cast Lis vote with them, Conkliug was at his best. 108 frony lns seldom been surpassed. Ile turiedethe batteries of his sarcasia upon Pendleton, who is, compared with Lim, a plgmy 1 stature and In speceh, and declured that le - ought not to be In laste;. that thero were still two vacant chairs; that Peudleton himself had allowed hls great constitutionnl sword to lle a siuggard fn its seabbard until that congregntion of infallibllity communly known us the Democratie eaueus had com- pleted its work, The Senate had grown weary watching for the caucus to determing how best it might - CAPTIVATE TIE INDEPENDENT PAKTY, David Davis, of Illinols, and had finally seen him running by the side of the Democratle chariot-wheel, It had united for that marvelous roport of committees—dofect- ive In some respects, but affluent In thls, that it had placed two Ohlo men upon the Judiclary Comimnittee, In order that Ohlo might not only furnlsh the land the Iaw, but tho law of the land, and they had united for the announcement by the Bourbons of the Rob-Roy doctrine in volities: * Lot him take who has the power, und let b keep who ean,” ’ @UE DEMOCRATS GREW RESTIVE at Conklug's taunts, and jibes, and jeors, Morgan Interposed a resolution of ~con- dolenco with tho Imperial famlly of Russia, which wassubsequently adopted. 1t seomed vossible that an adjournment and execns tive sesslon would follow, when Ben HiL muwdo that speech, which ‘will b read a8 a model of lndecoruns, so long us pare linmentary procecdings are read among men, Noono hnd constituted the Senator from {eorgla the censor of the Senate, Ho had recelved no warrant which coull authorize him to sit In judgwiont upon the worals of his peers. It did not lle in the mouth of man to speak of conslstency exeept, perhaps, 1o sy that consistency s tho vico of u little man, who, havine been elected n Unlonist In 1801 to the Georgln State Conveutlon, dis- regarded the fustruction of his counstitu- ents and voted for secesslon. But Ben 1N rose as the Nero, the Caligulu, the ‘Dowmitlon, of tho Bourbon party, to terrify the Virginia Scnator Into submission, to bully him into unmanly nequlescence, and, iby tho foree of swagger and of the hiss of the party's scourge, to goad the wroteh to order, 1n tho slung of the cloak-room they sald that Ben 1Ll was golng TO BMUKE IIIM OUT, that lie was golug to ruin Lim {n Virginia; thut 50,000 coples of the spesch were ‘to bo sent Into the Ol Dominlon. Bmoke thoro was, and fire; but who was burned? 'The verbathn record of tho proceedings (printed elsewhere) will show, Hill did not mention Mahune: by name, ‘That was the most cuwardly feature of his assault, for, subsequently, ufter much subterfuge and shullitng evaston, he admit- ted that he had the Senator fromn Virginia In his mind. "L Joudly announced that the Senuto svould continnie to be Democratic, a3 1o Senator vleeted us u Democrat would by eulity of puarty treason. Whero wus the Damnocrat who would betray his party? and us ho made his Inquiry he searched the Sens &te Chamber round, inally allowing his with- ering glunce to rest upon Mahone, who was sUll quietly sitting upon Ll distant sota. F PARLIAMENTARY PRICE 7" CENTS. 7 e b As he pregh, v,z% i’ his donunelations of the 3uppose Y suspected traitor, S IS BPEECH OREW HOTTER, - g, Hgungo grow uncontrolled. Ie de- nounced tha suspected, unknown, but clear Iy-indfeated person as a man unworthy to Associate with men, as & person ouly ty be' remembered as Infamous, The alr of uncon- cern quickly departed from tho little man upon the sofa as this sentiment echoed through the Scnate Chamber, He re- turned tho withering glanco of his nssallant with a look of caln but ‘intenso determination, *“No man elected ns a Democrat will prove falso to his trust. No Btate Is to blush nt the exnibition of such Infidelity 1" said Ben 11, with deflant arrogance, ns he fairly glowered upon the object ot his de~ nunciation. The lithe, wiry, gray-benrded man coolly left his sofa and took his own seat In the outer row. e sat upon the edzo of his chalr, keenly eyeing his aceuser, ag the torrent of vituperation continued, Mr, It had not fairly resumed his seat befors the small gentleman, who had been sitting at one of the desks In the outslde row on the Republican side, sprang down between the desks and chalrs, untit he liad made his way into the nrea before the Cnalr of the presiding ofticer, o place from which Senators rarely spenk, 1o was rather un- derslzed, with but little flesh on his bones, and wore long gray halr, covering o massive head, while a heavy mustache and long sweeping grizzly beard concealed the lower part of his face. His cheekbones were high, and one of his dark steel-gray eyes hud a blemish In it, although they : LOTH ULOWED LIKE COALS OF FIRE, When he found hlmself in the “aren, he turned towards MUl placed his hands upon his hips and leaned forward, like n flon about 10 spring upon his prey. Ben HUPs face blanched, and he became very 1L atease, The lithe Virglnian bezan to hurl quick, hot, impassloned sentences at the Georgls Senator. Never has the Senato Chawber, in modern thues, echoed with such a successlon of defiant expressions or con- tradictions. ‘The mngnetisin of his applaud- tng nudlence appeared to stimulate him, and he stood like Vulean forging his thunder- bolts of wrath at his discomfited assailant. Ile hnd not spoken two senteunces before there was NO LONGER ANY Dount ns to his position, Ie arraigned Ben Il for unmanly indirection. e denfed the right of n man to question his Inconsistency who was elected to n State Conventlon to support the Union and voted for secesslon. e safd that ho was responsible to the peo- pleof Virgininand not to the Senator from Georgin for his acts, and that he eame to the Sennte not by tho election of any Legls- lature, but direct from the people, who had elected a Leglslature to ratify their uct, Referring to’ the War, he sald that he had done his duty then, and’ thanked God that the past was over, and that he did not belong to the Democracy which was represented by IHL and his assoclate Bourbons. Ie belleved in the whole couns try, not in partisanstip. He maintafved that he was a better Demaerat than Il “and,” he suld, ralsing hlmself to his full hight, and liftluge his volee to Its highest piteh, 5 “1 BE) 2 NOTICE ON You, that L Intend to be the judge of my own Democraey, Ido not ntend to be run by: your caucus. I am, In every sense, a free mun. I intend to defend, my own Interests,—the interests of the peo- vle I represent,—and I certalnly tntend to defend myself,” and a3 e uttered this hidig- nunt deflunce no one doubted that the gal-: fant little soldier would keep hls word, And, addressing Ben HHL fn o manner that every” Southern mmn could understand, he sald: *T want the Senntor from Georgin to under- stand, just here, that we shall got on more harmonionsty if ke will abandon Innuendo and insinuation and speak openly and direct-" Iy, I come here without being required to state to my people what I am, They are will- it to trust me.” WIEN MAHONE CEASED SPEAKING, there was o tremendous burst of applause,” Ben INN tried to answer, but he destroyed the strength of his furmner violent speech by shufling evaslons. He undertook to make Ig; appear that, beeause he had not mentloned Mahone by nume he gkl not mean him, and Iind mndd no personnl agsnult upon him, and then he went Into the graveyards of Vir- glnla, ghostlike, to sunmon up some Rrent names whose owners, he sald, would not have played the purtof traltor, Malione grew inore frritated at this attempt to ovade re- sponsibility, e interrupted I1Hl, and, In n manuer ot altogether parliumentary, bug which left no doubt as to his meaning, ho snids *Leannot allow you to make such Ine sinuntlons. ‘They are unmnnly, IT MUST STOP, KilL Ican never allow you, or any othor man, to make such charges without a proper answer.” Southern men scemed to kyow what that weant, and' Ben 111, who I8 very bold of® tongue, did not eara to Invite what Southern men call “u personal diffieulty ™ with the Httlo soldler, and the torrent of denunclas tlon censed, Many Ropublleans, meanwhile, hind becoms Indiznant at the unprocedented sssault upon a new Senator, before even he had Indicated what action he might take, Mr, Logun way the first to bring Den ITill to bouk. 1Ts ureaigied Hill for the inconsis- teney of his own record upon the subject of secesston, und denled to him the right tu set himself up os the custodian ot the morals of the Senate, Incldentally speaking of Senu- tor David Davis, Senator Logan sald: **Judge Davis never was a Demoerat, and Is not toluy.” Mr. Logan was the first to clearly bring out the ‘point that the Imputa- tion of treachery could not be placed ut the feet of Mahone, innsmuch ns the Democeratie party had o regular nomines, Withers, agalnst whom Malone run, aud whum he defeated, ¢ MRt HOAR denounced I speech as an fnsult to tho Senate, and stated thut It wus no business of his what Muhone unght do, In the conclus ¢lon of his speech, Mr, Honrsald: - ‘Phere uru mon at tho Bouth who bellevo that, deeper than Dewocruey, 18 tho right of aevery ' Amwrican cltizen to voto ns ko pleascs, - Thery aro Detocrats at tho South who mean, if they ° can, to volo down Lhe wmun with whom they difforod, but who -do not mean to sssasinute, Thero aro Democruts In the Bouth who do not oan to lve any louger In the gruveyurds,whoso fucos aro toward the morniug, und upon whose brow the rosy light of tho futs uro glory of this country Is begun to be vistble, Ono such Dewocrat, the avant codrior of their coluln, bus at longth reached the Benato Chuamber, The Republicans of the North ex tend forth a frlendly band. TUE REFUBLICAN Nsnm'rom oceury To- 16; the ground they have gained—three votes stronger than they were this iorning, ‘The Democrals, disheartened, admit that when the expected Sonators from Maine and Minnesota nrrive, the casting vote of the Vice-President will glve the urganiza- tiou to tho Republicans, and Voorhees, of } Indiany, proposed to-night to bu one of two Senators who will to-morrow abstain from - votlug, This would permlt an imwediate conclusion of the cuntest, aud the ltepublic- ans could orguuize the Senute to-morrow. MANONE AND MATTHEWS. There groa nuwber ot Democratlo Sen ators who say to-night that tho course of the Republicans with Mabons ‘:m cowpel the -

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