Show LATEST TELEGRAMS io J FORTYSEVENTH CONGRESS EXTRA SESSION SENATE Washington 23The galleries were crowded by sightseers anxious anx-ious to hear Mahones speech After reading the journal Mahqno expressed ex-pressed regret at being again compelled com-pelled to interrupt the deliberatiOns of the Senate He had been provoked pro-voked and if those who found pleasure in varied and ungenerous assaults did not justify him he was sure ofthe brave and independent spirits here and of his own people He must believe the actions of these senators comported with their ideas of manly deportment and senatorial i dignity Virginia was accustomed to an independentAngloSaxon way of asserting its rights He would repel any impeachment of the constituents con-stituents who sent him here with clearly defined duties which they and fie comprehend Confident of his devotion and loyalty to her every interest he was elected to do her will and not the will of a caucus Virginia earned the title of Old Dominion by a broad and independent inde-pendent action Her sons without the help of those who would now interfere with her affairs had earned that title As to the intimation inti-mation which he was loth to believe be-lieve that he was influenced by impure Im-pure motives infills action he had but a denial to make jHetegretted and was amazed by the fact that Johnston had joined in the assault introducing him not as his colleague i col-league but as a repudiator He must apologize for Johnstons criticism criti-cism and perversion whatever he and his cohorts may attempt by the cheap logic of an attorney to demonstrate what I ought to be I am by my convictions and my sense of honor what I 1 am In this particular par-ticular I have largely the advantage of my colleague for if I take him by his record diminutive as it is he never knows what he is or what duty he came here to perform Laughter Slahone then proceeded to give an exhaustive review of the political and financial history of Virginia for thelast decade Mahone proclaimed his allegiance to Virginia Vir-ginia and not to any party He was opposed to Boiirbonism and radicalism radical-ism The Virginia colored people were a part of Gods great family and he stands by them until all their rights are secured until they are given the same opportunity to progress and push forward as the whites Calhouns dream of the southern empire was quenched an blood and the south acceptsthe decision de-cision He was hero to renew the allegiance Virginia to the Union I in all truth and sincerity and would I do all in his power to aid Virginia to resume her place as a legal state Mahone concluded and Harris moved an executive session which I was defeated by the republicans After Mohones speech the roll was called on several dilatory motions mo-tions but there was no action on the pending resolution or any further debate and at 415 the Senate adjourned ad-journed until tomorrow |