The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-04-23
The Late Scene Between Butler and
Schenck.

A Washington dispatch to New York
paper thus describes the late scene in the
house:
"When Schenck arose to make his re-
port from the conference committee on the
supplementary whisky and tobacco tax
bill, the members we're generally in their
seats; the respective lunches of Sam.
Ward and Col. Ordway had given out;
members who had laid down early in the
evening to take nap, woke up and re-
sumed their cigars everything assumed an
air of business, and there was manifest
intention to do some work, though lt was
then close on to 3 clock in the morning.
Schenck proceeded to explain and advocate
the committee report, and manlfestly an
ticipated hut little opposition. lie was
suddenly ser upon, however, by Gems. Lo
gan and Butler, who not only denounced
the committee report, but inslnuated
rather broadly that the new commissioners
of internal revenue, the conference com.
mittee, and the chairman of the ways and
means committee himself, were not above
suspicion, nor by any means as honest as
they should be. This aroused Schenck s
sluggish Dutch blood, and rising. with his
fists cinched. and his square jaws set like
those of q bulldog, he commenced, In
sdIcaSlC Nciu, W poiLay e"S "o"S
his assaiants. Toward the close Of his
speech, he lost his temper a little, and be-
came somewhat personal in his remarks,
speaking of some men who added coward
ice to falsehood. Gen. Logan was sitting
few feet behind Schenck, with his feet
upon the desk, half asleep. Schenck' $
sharp tones awakened him, and, jumping
hastily to his feet, he exclaimed: want
to know if the gentleman from Ohio al
ludes TO me when he speaks OF cOwardlce
and falsehood 2 Schenck, at the begins
ming of his speech, had given notice chat
he did not want to be interrupted, but the
defiant tone of Logan's interrogatory oro't
Schenck to a sudden halt and, after
pausing a sufficient time to allow Logan to
get his question in, he answered: No,
sir, do not. Gen Butler was smoking
cigar and hobnobbing with his former
brethren on the democratic eide of the
house, when Bingham who was in jolly
humor, cried out: Butler, he means
you Butler turned suddenly, and walked
| at rapid stride toward his own scat, on
the republican side of tho house. He
reached it just in time to get IN question
at Schenck, who was about to start oft
again on the rampage. H. was less direct
than Logan, who went to the chairman of
the ways and means in true soldierlike
style. Instead of saying, Does the gen.
tleman from Ohio refer to me when he
speaks of cowardice and faisehood? he
merely said, in good humored way,
Does the gentleman not know that the
Pharisee ouce said? thank God that
am not as other men Had Butler been
as blum; in his inquiry as Logan, he would
it is said have been told Thou art the
man. As it was. Schenck retorted upon
him more fercely than ever, and addad the
word hypocrisy to the words coWaidice
and falsehood.' Butler made no response
bu, went away smoking his cigar as com
placently as if nothing had happened, as !.
no insult had been put upon him; Ihi
served to encourage Schenck, and De wen
on talking, as everybody knew, at 6utls
in the most cutting style.