The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25
PRINCE ARTHUR.
He Visits Congress md Is EdIned by Butler,
BroolKs, MOrRrtn d Co.


He Visits Ccngress ind Is EdIned bv Butler,
BrOoks, MOrguan N Co.
After the interview with the President yester-
day, the Prince, Mr.. Thornton, and suite took
carriages and proceeded directly to the Capitol.
The party approached by the east front of the
Senate wing of the building and entered through
the main portico. They proceeded at once to
the diplomatic gallery. The Prince and Mr..
Thornton occupied the front seats and the rest
of the party the rear. At this time Senator
Howe was reading his views on the Currency
bill recently reported from the Senate Com
mittee on Finances. About half of the Sena-
tors were absent Shortly after the Prince
reached the diplomatic galley Senator Came
ron joined the party and was introduced by
Mr.. Thornton. Senator Cameron extended an
invitation to the party to take seats upon the
floor of the chamber. The Prince stated that
he would be most happy to accept the invitation
some other time during his stay in the Capitol
but as he understood Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Bing-
ham were to speak in the House of Represen-
tatives, he was anxious to hear them. Daring
his visit to England several years ago, Senator
Cameron was invited to the House of Lords and
was given seat at the foot of the throne, which
is considered great honor in monarchical
countries Senator Cameron desired to recipro-
cate this courtesy by an invitation to the floor of
the Senate. The party remained but few
minutes in the Senate when they left for the
House of Representatives.
The marble staircases and the Rotunda were
much admired by the Prince, and as he walked
from one wing to the other his attention ap-
peared to be constantly arrested by the busy
public passing to and fro with an air of business
and anxiety over the affairs of legislation.
Finally the Prince arrived at the House of Re-
presentatives. He came in for field day.
Several big things were to be put up, and the
Prince had heard of IL, and, like thousands OF
others, anticipated a rare Parliamentary treat.
The galleries were crowded. and the floor of the
hall was full. Nearly every seat was occupied.
The unusual throng was occasioned partly by
the expected visit OF the Prince and partly
because great debate ON the Virginia
bill, with an inevitable tilt between the
two great "B.s," was anticipated. 1t was
after 3 o'clock, when Farnsworth moved to pro-
ceed to business on the Speakers table, with
view of getting at the Virginia bill. He did not
accomplish his object, inasmuch as some Demo-
crat objected to taking the bill up out of its re.
gular order, and is was buried under mass of
executive documents, which it took considerable
time to dispose Of Upon one of these, COM
munication from the Secretary of War relative
to the conduct of General Terry in unseating
certain members of the Georgia Legislature,
Brooks of New York thought it necessary to
make speech, intended, of course, for home
consumption.
But it was the irrespressible Butler the Prince
came to see and to hear, and so when Butler got
the floor his Royal Highness leaned forward
over the gallery, as If he was determined to hear
every word that fell from the lips of Massachu-
setts' ''favoritc son." Butler said he only wanted
to correct the misstatements of Brooks, at which
the Prince seemed little surprised, for Brooks
bpOhcH Will eO cdIucbJucSS LUaJ nc
no doubt supposed he was telling the sober
truth. Brooks seemed determined to be n
prominent character in the scene, and he accord
ingly kept interrupting Butler, until the latter
administered settler to him.
'What does the law say on that point?" said
Brooks.
''That puts me in mind of story" said
Butler, 'where person was witness in o GER
tain case. While he was giving his evidence
the lawyer asked him how far apart the parties
were when he saw the occurrence he described
-Four feet and half, /" replied the witness.
How do you know it was that exact distance?
questioned the lawyer. 'Well, said the witness
Il thought some - fool would ask me that
question, so / measured the distance thought
the gentleman from New York would ask me
that question, so have the law right here"
There was general laugh at the expense of
Mr.. Brooks, in which the Prince joined, at the
same time making some remarks to Mr.. Thorn
ton, at which both laughed. General Morgan,
of Ohio, who, like Mr.. Brooks, seemed anxious
to let the Prince know that there was somebody
else in the Bouse besides Butler badgered the
latter with questions and called upon him to
read the reconstruction acts. Finally Butler,
stretching his short, thick neck as far over
towards the Democratic side of the House as he
could, and elevating his eyebrows till his face
assumed the appearance of full moon, roared
out, 81 want the gentleman from Ohio to under
stand that don't keep school," Here the Prince
laughed heartily again, and evidently became
deeply interested in Butler. He listened very
when he arose and the entire party left, pro-
ceedng to the east front, where they re-entered
their carriages and drove to the British Legation.