The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-19
THE CADET CoRRUPTIoNs.
The Refusal TO ExpeI lR0derick RaS-
cal Butler.sA Stain Upon the
Honor Of the House,
.WAsHiNnroN. Marrh II.

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The uouse ofR Representatives, in the
case Of Butler, of Tennessee, has DECIDED
TINT. q member may receive money for any
official patronage be may have to, ,be8tow,
and may remain member Of the House
ifit,is not, received in pursuanCe elOta pre-.
viOus arrangement. Thevote on the reso-
luton of expulsion reported by Gen. Lo.
gan was 1O3 to G8-tWelve less than two
thirds. TweDty.onc members dodged.
o;The. enc is ono Of the most remarkable
instances Of persistent and successful lob;
bying which has occurred in many years.
Gen. Tyler, father Of tho cadet appointed
by Butler, swOre that It was not intended
to pay the money until after tho appoint
nlent was made, although In fact the draft.
reached 1lerc the day before. Tho man
who made the arrangement with Mr.. But.
Icr, md who paid him one thousand dol.
laTs, swofc the first day Of his cxImtna-
tion, that Us faraS he. understood the mat
ter, the appointment was made for Pc
cunlGry c0nside deration;l that he could not
say whether Butler would hNyc made it If
money had not been used, and that he
could not say positively that money
was paid before tho appointment was
made, one event followed tho other SO
closely. ,Aftcrward, this witness being re-
calledS rem enbered that nothing was said
Of money beforehand, md that the pay
nlent was not made till some time after
ward. Both the witnesses and Mr.. But
Ter himselR, said . good deal of General
Schofeld having been active in securing
the appointment but tho General, when
summoned, testified that he never knew
General Tylcr's son had applied for an ap-
pOintment, or ithat he had been appoint
cd, or even that Tyler had son. Gen.
Tyler, testiiying on this point, said lie
never knew, or believed that SChofleld eX-
pressed to Butler or any one else q desire
TO have young Butler appointed. But
Ter himself after making one state
ment himself for the committee
Withdrew 1t by permission for cor
rectiOn, md returned another substantial
" different. Upon the single claim, very
loosely supported, that the money WIS
not paid till after the appointment, and
that the bargain was not agreed upon be-
fore 1t, the House voted down expulsion,
refused to entertain u motion that he be
requested to resign and then passed vote
Of CGIsllrc. ~. gaas
MAYNARD made an effort with members
Of the committee this morning for further
pOstpOnemcnt, but to no purpose. But
icr then busted himself with some Of
his friends during the entire morning
hour, urging them to vote against
the reDOrt of tho Chairman, Dur
Ing tic = reading Of tho evidence
he remained on the floor talking with this
member or that, md his friends were
pleading for sympathy and working up
votes In his favor. There seemed to be no
mOdesty, or hesitation in his buttOn.holing
members; and unlike Deweese, White
more and GolladAy, he went about the
House In the most unblushing ciIrontcry,
lobbying for his own aCquittal. A more
shameless ind melancholy spectacle was
never seen upon that floor. Every excuse
and motive which ingenuity and cunning
could devise was made use Of. The charms
Of brotherhood in FrccrnRsonry were In
vokctl, and even the pitiablc subtcrtuge
that Andy johnson would be elected IN
IlliSS4lacelR he was expelled, was brought
10 bear TO save him from the disgrace which
Inns overwhelmed him. 5g 81 .g.--s
The galleries were we'll filed, and tho
visitors did not full 10 note tho diSgraceiul
scenery. Some members, rs much lost
to feelings Of dGlicacy and the pr0prieties
Of their position as Butler himself, sought
his c6mpanionship and consulted as to
the best means Of comprising Ills acquit-
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.s OF the sixty:cIght members who voted
for his acquittal, It Is noticed that Covodc,
Churchill, Bowen, Brooks and all others
who arc suspected Of completely In the
cadet business, voted for His acquittal.
It Is now stated that u resolution will
soon be presented to, recall the votes
against WhittemorG and Dcwecsc. II