The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-02
CONNER, OF TEXAS.
.. +. BUTLER OBJECTS TO HIS AID.
MISSION TO CONGRESS-.
ARACY PASSAGE Ar WORDS.
STEVENSON, OF ONO, STRIKES At THE
GREAT BELLIGERENT.
And Conner Rises 10 Personal Il plan.
alton.

Mr. butter, OF Mhr-hchunelts WIS Oppos'u
to swearing in Mr. Conner, one of the
member. elect. and read H. the House
various affidavit accusing him Of whip
ping negro soldiers while he was Captain
| in the army. and of having boosted that
he bribc1 negro Ia swear falsely before
the Military Commission which tried him.
Mr.. Van Trump asked whether the aii-
davits were eNparte.
| Mr.. Butler admitted they were.
| Mr.. Van Trump submitted that they
should not be- used to affect the Judgment
ofthe House.
Mr.. Shunks moved 20 refer the charges
| against Conner 10 the Committee on Flee.
| ton.
Mr.. Stevenson. u member of the Com.
mittee on Electiun- charged that the OBJ
| lection made Ia Conner was. that he alone
| of the delegation WIS u DemoCrat-a bad
| Texan boy. That might be all true. lie
| did not expect - see any very high speb-
men ~ the Christian gentleman sent up
| here from Texas; but what had they 10 do
| with that How did that affect Conner
| right to seAtp The member from Nla-sa-
chusetts, who charged that person, On
! affidavits. with a subordination Il perjury
had himself defended member of the
House for "a greater crime. IL was, in hi
Judgment. farce. aud wore. 1t Wa u
base partisan preceding. aud ~ such he
denounced II. Good for YOU. from u
Democratic member.
Mr. Butler laid he would not reply 10
the Remuneration of hi eloquent aud i'm.
pu.ive friend from ONO, Mr. stevenson;
that this wa. "A partisan proceeding h.-
cause, with majority Of three.fourth. IN
the Hou-e, one Democrat, more or les.
was OF no consequence. lie had believed
IL his duty to bring To- the attention Of the
House four attdavit. and he had heard Of
officer. and rOn-commi.sioncd oi'iccr-
swearing 10 what Capt Conner had said
at public meeting whore he advocated
hi. action on the ground that he had
whipped hi. negro soldier, aud bribed them
a. commit perjury.
Mr.. Stevenson. want 20 ask the gcu-
tcnian one question.
Mr.. Butler. No .ir. ! cannot yield 10
You at nll.
Mr.. Stevenson I want information.
Mr.. Butler. | have not tine {" give
you NIL yDu want. Laughter
Mr.. Stevenson. DO not believe the
gentleman !, competent to inform the
House.
Mr. Butler Then why D.k me
i.AH-H
Mr.. Stevenson. Because ! thought you
would refuse.
Mr.. Butler went on Ia say h. had brought
afiidavii, 20 the attention of Captain Con.
ner. and h. had laid he Wa, not responsible
ior what he had laid in political ,pecche,
H. get vot"-.
Mr.. Shank, .aid he had once cent Con-
ner II, cadet 90 the Naval Academy, and
lc had been dismissed for utter worthless
u'-s.
Mr.. Stevenson alluded Ia the fact that
the control of the subject had been taken
from the Committee on Election. hy the
gentleman who generally took charge Of
everything, according tu the argument of
that gentleman, Mr. Butler,) If anybody
brought IA the House eXparte afiidavits
taken In Virginia. New Orleans or TeSgs
making charges against member, be-
would have Ia be um-ted from his seat and
tried un the charges. lie bad heard some
Of the mot outrngcou, charges made
against sundry members Of the House.
lie did not believe them. He did not be-
lieye any member had ever taken minis
ter Of the Gospel and chained him in
chain gang IL negroes, and made them all
work together like slaves. He did not be-
licvc any member of the House had carried
away the treasure Of u whole city.
laughter II wa false If anybody said
II, an he for one would ,purn with con-
tempt the man who would ask the House
such question; but II the HOUSE tried th-
question il would have "a try that.
Mr. Butler, VIII the gentlemen let mo
say
Mr.. Stevenson. No sir, believe in
Ter nii0His
Mr. Butler. That is, I give you five
minutes, You will not give me- any.
Mr., Stevenson. The gentleman robbed
the committee of Elections of it, whole
time and gave back five minutes. Laugh
ter
Finally the discussion closed.
The motion of Mr.. Shanks was rejected
and the four I, Xas members were sworn in.
There names are W. T. Clark. j. G.
Conner, +. Degener and q. W. Whittier.
more,
allowed ten minutes fora personal cxplana-
ton, in which he attributed the opposition
of Mr.. Shanks 10 the fact that this, Conner.
father had been II prominent opponent OF
that gentleman in the convention that
nominated him for Congress, and that he,
Mr.. Shanks. supposed he owned him, be-
cause he had nominated him to the naval
academy A. to Butler he said that with
all that gentleman's talent and
ability he had been forcibly impressed to-
day with the conviction that he Butler
had missed his calling, and that he would
have made much better character for
himself in the profession Of low come
dian.
The Speaker reminded the gentleman
from Texas that hi language wa, not par
liamcntary
Mr., Butler, (disdainfully), on, he doot
knoo ann better. Laughtarl
Nj Conner. l withdraw II.
Mr.. Snauks remarked that the gentle
man from Texas had not told the House that
he WAS turned out Of the Naval Acadamy
for utter worthlessness, and again added
that he was worthless.
The Speaker reminded Mr. Shanks tina,
the gentleman from Texas was now mem
Der of the House, and that remarks in
reference to him which were in order IN
hour ago were not IN order now.
Mr.. Shanks. beg pardon Of the House,
but not Of the gentleman.
mB. The Joliet Republican, hast satur-
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