The New York herald., 1870-03-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1910
THE VIRGINIA ENABLING ACT.

WASHINGTON, MarCn IL, loIU
THE VIRGINIA ENABLING ACT.
Mr.. PRATT trep) or Va, asked leave tp oner re-
solution reciting that the Legislature OF Virginia has
vacated all ofices in Virginia by an act called the
.Enabiing act,n and mas given the power Of ap-
polntment to the Governor In some cases and TO the
judges In Others and insructing the Reconstruction
Committee to inquire ana report whether the pas
sage and enforcement Of such act, and the conse
election Of Qfncers from the people and giving Y 10
sn q 9ans Hos saS cSS. SSai
on which the State was admitted to representation
as to demand the Interpolation OF Congress- In order
that republican form OF government may be g;
'usSa Mr. Baoons as1a 1sam;.j ;.1' & n. r., objected.
THE SALE OF cADETsHlps-qENsuhE OF Mr. BUTLER,
OF TENNESsEE.
s a A. l2s ss
ysses HS MY Butler I q Tennesses for the sale
the condempatiOp, Of Mr.. Butler, and the other
being for his expulsion.
Mr.. LOGAN, Tep.) OF ILL.,. chairman or the com.
was signed by four members. The resolution con-
demnlng Mr. Butler had received majority vote IN
the committee but when the resolution came to be
solution Of expulsion was really minority report.
He also said that the committee had agreed 70 nave
the testimony read and to leave the question, with.
IT The sssa testimony y was I thefsap5d read M ~
General A. shoeppe testified having through Gen. Este
BHs and psa Sa I H.
he understood was 60 TO Tennessee to DO used for
General Daniel Tyler testified having paid the for
fcr aud
sasr.' eor;. Este s:.iasa thai the asso,ses. with
M a Basr % H. H. ns'
much jGsnsr. Es,eI received. That :. he
made any proposition to pay Mr. Butler until after ap
aw had ss S had
e% .s~ msss, ss s'sts
" N ii: .1s s a h s s
tOn and that REQUIRED support Mr. Butler had said to him
lake 81. my:s never before .ppeins%sns
Canvass and did not care what Mr. Butler did win the
money but Mr. Butler had distinctly stated to him that he
Witnesses for the defence testified as foIows:samusl
Navsi Academy FOR of bis III. Butler; had
M 70 ,Ga M own ne
West Point, but there was no boy qualified.
be had % maze irsss.s Efforts to ind aaaasd
boy for The Military He had talked & with
General schoed told him that residence could be acquired
aos se nj
prhy boys who would DO honor e the country and that
him he had. ,herefors made the appointment. subse
taking money which he At dr.t declined 70 DO Colonel
Spence OF Tennessee who in the time, In
terposed and said You have got to take because
going to have hard time IN our election there and
you know that OF have
He Spence said that he would take the money
the Tennessee election General Este took hundred dol
lars himself and left nine hundred dollars mr. But
erO table. OF that he had contributed Eve hundred
dollars establish paper the interest OF General Stokes
satisfied debt of two hundred and eighty dollars on the e
En- PAPER an IN East Tenn
paper Jonesboro East Tennessee and twenty
printing election tlckes He had appropriated
cent of to his General schoheld not able
to recall conversation with Mr. Butler on the subject OF
cadets though barely possible that he had and
tainy did recommend him to appoint General Tyers
he did until recently that General 1yer's
had applied for appointment got one or,
deed, that General Tyler had q son.
The reading of the testimony being completed, the
previous question was seconded and the vote was
taken on the resolution for expulsion. The vote was
taken by yeas and NAYS. An unusual stiffness pre-
vailed In the House, and members answered to their
names In low Many declined to vote ut frst
but after the roll was competed, fifteen members
rose, one by one and all, with two exceptions,
corded their votes In the affirmative. Finally the
vote was announced, yeas 102 nays 6s-not two
thlrds-as fOlOWS:-