The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-04-22
Schenck on Butler.

Schenck Oh Butler.
We find in tho Congressiona al
Globe of the 18th, the official re.
portof MIR. Schcnck's castigation
of Mr. Butler. The question be,
fore the House was the adoption
Of the report of the Committee Of
Conference on the Whisky and
Tobacco bill. MIR. Schenck, after
a full explanation OF the Report
said:
Now, sir, whatever is offered in
this regard brings ont, as once be
fore, intimations here on this floor
from u certain quarter that there il
something wrong, something sinis,
ter, some concealed, interested mo.
tive in what we have donc. Some
minds are so diseased by corrup-
tion that they cannot comprehend
honesty Of purpose in any body
else. thank God | am not 80
constituted. I,should suspect my.
self It | 40 always suspected 9th.
ers. Then again some persons
make their charges openly and
boldly, and thus deserve some
credit for candor and manfulness
at least, though their statements
may be false. Others insinuate
their lies and SANDER BY innuendo,
and thus add cOwardico to false.
hood. l caro- nothing for such
men. For such moanncss ! can
give buck nothing but scorn.---
When wc stand hcrc proposing z
this committee of conference, GERS
tainly the peers OF any here, three
Senator'S and three Representa-
tives, could make uDdcr tho cir
cumstanccs, II is for tho House to NJ y
whether they will accept or reject
their report.
Mr.. Logan. ! ask the gentle.
mon from Ohio whether ho will
allow me to ask him a question?
Mr.. Schenck. Certainly.
Mr., Logan. have no fcclin g
OF unkindness for the gentleman
from Ohio, and | trust he has
none toward me; but wish to ask
him whether ho alludes to me
when he says there are mon here
who insinuato lies and add COW
ardice to falsehood.
Mr.. Schenck. No, sir; not TO
you. 10,
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts. !
desire 10 ask tho gentleman from
Ohio whether it WAS not tho suying
OF the Phariscc, ~ thank God |
am not Us other men are?'
Mr' Schehek, think II posi-.
bic. Anything hypocrisy may
have to utter ia, | have no doubt
familiar to tho member from Mass
sachusctts, whatever form IL may
take.
Now, sir, | havo no further duty
to discharge on my part, except to
submit this report for tho action
Of tho House, and in submitting ii
to say that 70 lar as either by in ..
situation or by any more direct
statement, now or heretofore, i'm g.
putations arc attempted To 0 cast
upon me personally, or upon the
Committee OF Ways and Means, OF
which am II member, or upon
this conference committee in con.
ncctlon with what wo have now
done, they are but the conceptions
ofa base heart charging others
with that OF which it feels conscious
II is itself capable, and which finds
warrant for what is said only in
lls own propensity for evil aud
dishonesty,
1t is SAID that nothing of this
kind has ever been douo cxcept
for these whisky men. Why. sir,
wc have time and again passou
bills and joint resolutions putting
Oft the payment OF direct taxes 10
the South. Wc have exempted the
manufacturers OF Now England
very ilbcrally aud relieved them
from taxation We helped the
Boston rum dealers and exporters,
as tho member from Mussacb usct,s
Mr. Butler particularly we'll
knows, from what was conceived
to DO u hardship in u law that was
passed ut an early day in tho last
Congress,
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