Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-05-09

BIN NGHAM AND BUTLER.

lhe lolioWlng Is report OF the pass
age at arms, between Woodbridge, ButleI
and Bingham in the House:
The House went into committee on
the whole, NJ. Blaine in the chair, and
esumed the consideration of the Senate
joint resolution appropriatiug 81 100000
for the relief Of the destitute people OF
the South. All general debate being
closed, in few moments Messrs. Bank !
and Bingham withdrew their pending
amendments.
Mr., Bingham offered an amendment
to strike out of the resolution the words
''appropriating 81 900, 900" and insert
ing these words "and to that end the
Secretary of War is hereby authorized
and dir 'c;ed, through the Commissioner
Of the Frcedman's Bureau, to apply so
much as he may deem necessary for the
purpose aforesaid, of the uncxpended
moneys heretofore provided to supply the
freedmen and refugees with provisions
or rations."
MIR. Butler made speech against the
amendment and joint resolution, declar-
ing that it was intended to aid in this
way the able bodied white rebels, who
were loafngaround corner grocery stores.
refusing to work, while the mud sills of
the north were forced to work.
MIR. Spaluing supported the joint res
oluton.
Mr.. Woodbridge, for the purpose of
showing that the Union soldiers who suf-
fered in rebel prisons, we're themselves
in favor Of this bill, read letter from
soldier living in Rntland, vt.
Mr. Logan, while considering it as an
argument, quoted against it the resolu-
tons adopted in meeting of the associ-
atious Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
Tic in Washington, New York and else
where.
Mr. Woodbridge declared if that such
associations consisted Of soldiers, they
were wanting in the first element that
distinguished coward from brave man.
[Applause.
Mr.. Broomall supported the amend
ment, and trusted it would be adopted,
and the joint resolution, as amendment,
would be passed.
Mr.. Logan could not see what the
question oi bravery and soldierly conduct
had to do with the passage OF defeat Of
the resolution. He disliked to hear these
remarks Of the gentleman from Vermont.
He did not think they came in good
grace from a man who had an opportuni-
ty Of testing that courage so as to know
whether he was brave man or not. II
the resolutions passed, he should propose
that like aid be granted to those who are
suffering from the humiliation in the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys.
Mr.. Butler, referring to the intimation
made by MIR. Woodbridge the other day,
that he, Butler, was not statesman said
he agreed to that, and had Just escaped
being a statesman by failing to be elected
to the 39th Congress Laughter
Mr. Woodbridge denied that he had
said any such thing.
Mr. Butlcr-Then the gentleman
AAOhi W buI lDdI L uIu Il
statesman | am very much obliged to
him. As to the action of the soldiers of
the Grand Army of the Republic, re-
ceive from them, unsolicited, a resolution
supporting my course, and SO long as /
have the approval of the soldiers of the
army, l eau very well do without that
Of those who were not out of this house
during the entire war. Laughter from
the democrat side.
The debate went on a considerable
time, with some asperity of feeling, par
ticipated in by Messrs. Schenck, Law
renee of Ohio, Pile, Miller, Farnsworth,
Broomall, Shellabarger, Butler and Ben
jamin In the course Of the debate Mr..
Butler spoke Of Mr.. Bingham as having
gone over to the other side of the house,
not only in body but in spirit, and de-
manded of him what that great and good
man, President johnson, had done while
provisional governor of Tennessee,i ,iiu tax