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Il tie same body without him.
* stranger 81, entering the Senate would be at
once attracsed by Judge Buffers appearance. His
Io6s. f,ll snitof hair. white as snow. and hanging
csrssssy down Ills neck rave him the appearance Of
"a older man than he really was. His quick. nery
Gus. inipulsiye manner-his Uniform restlessness-
and his frequent, short speeches on the various sub
jects before the Senate, made him man Of mark at
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During most Of the the time that be was in the
Senate Judge Butler was Chairman Of the Committee
on the Judiciary. The dntes Of this Committee were
very laborons -particularly in cases of contested
elections. NJ such case was ever presented to the
Senate that ne did NOT move the appointment of
special committee 80 as to relieve the Judiciary Com
nittee Of the task in every instance his col
On the COMMITTEES recorded and sustained the
slaptaop But the Senate Invariably refused. The Ju
dietary COMMITTEES i was said was the proper body
M such questions, nasnnuch as they al
ways pointsof constitutional and legislative
nv on one occasion Judge Butler declared that his
caEaptf tftee had been instrumental in turning out
fonE members Of the Senate, and that it gave
jl1pain 70 be compelled 70 40 II. A strong conser-
vatiya feelings, any irregularity in an election
was, with him, prima Jacie proof Of illegality.
What more especially directed attention to him in
ths last Congress was the chastsement of sumner by
Brooks VIII be recollected that at the time Of
HaFHnef's speech the Judge was absent from the
Senate at bis home in South Carolina. Had he been
present, Sumner would no more have dared to use
the language be did, than jump from, the dome of
The Capitol After the chastisement that Brooks in
.Aicted upon him i was supposed that the Judge
oald stil further resent the indignity But Sumner
~ meantime was confined to his lodgings and the
pd content only, at the earnest solicitation
~ ~ friends 10 reply through the same channel and
Al ne same way that the offence had been commit
ted speech in the Senate.
This speech was the most elaborate one lie ever
made II occupied part Of two days in it's delivery
With large pile Of books and other documents on
his desk before him, and with bis private Secretary at
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