The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-25
Most Exciting Scene Since the I'm.
parchment of Johnson
WAsurNoroN, D. O., Feb. %, 1870.

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presented against Andrew, johnson, and
Eiyidly fecallcd those days Sof crowded
galleries, struggling lobbies, eager excite
ment, and nervous hurrying to and fro.
To-day, us then, General Butler made
himself ono of tho foremost figures in the
drama. Then he appeared as one. Of tho
prosecutors; today as attorney for tho de-
fence. Then he had the House rs his
support. But today he was In o small
minority, and amused himself with an cX-
hibition Of small spleen against the news
papers and their correspondents harmless
US II was characteristic. Everybody In
town knew it would DO great day
in the House, and 1t seems that near
" everybody resolved to sec what
was done and hear what was said.
The galleries were packed IN hour be-
fore the time fixed Tor calling up Whit
temore's cass. The great event q bring,
Ing a col6F6d man Into tlle senate
dWindled into d small alldir beside the
chance Of seeing white man turned out
Of tho House, and RevCls, who, under
other circumstances, would have boon tho
objective point of two or three thousand
sharp eyes, had scarcely corporal's guard
In the Senate galleries to hear the debate
I'M, the question Of his admission, Al TIC
.ln6rningthe tide Of human bdngs flowed
towards tHGiH House, and up its bt DAD splitr.
%6ys, and Wien tll6 evcnttul hour came
every foot of available space In oil the
galleries held It's occupant, while thous'
annds o. excited and disappointed men
and women struggled Mt the doors, crowd
cd through the halls and paced disConsOla.
tcly in tho rOtunda. Tho floor Of the
House was filled with privileged, persons
Senator's br6ign Mi1isterst attaches 0l
legations, Governors Of States and Sena,
tors, members Of tho Cabinet, heads oil
bureaus, officers Of the army and, navy,
Judges and marshals, and hundreds Of
private citizens admitted through favor OF
importantly. Tho door opening into the
Chamber was ajar, aud ladies crowded
the cloak rooms, TIC barber shops, post.
Office and other surrounding rooms, and
Gle tlIe day ended, they had possession Of
the lounges and rear seats on the floor,
winding up tho winter social cXcitements
lust before Lent with day such rs tho
House has not lad since the, Presidential
Nptd was counted r. II AB,,;
opened with General BAnkss touching
announcement Of Burlingame'S death, thC
swearing in Of four members from recon
structcd Mississippi, and an hours debate
on the attractive Mormon question. Then
Mr. Dawes had the floor for half an hour
with instrumentation bill, which mem
bcrs so "peftsistcntly debate Tine by line,
and item BY item, lnl ut two o'clock Gen.
,ctal Logan, with sst1ips and strong mir Of
business, called up the Whittemorc report,
Tint individual wOs not IN his scat, and
had not been there since the adjournment
OF Monday. Persons llAd been asking oil
Ihhontns ID have him pointed OUT lbpt bis
vacant chair WIS all That could EtIe shown.
lie must have been near ut hand, how.
ever, for he appeared within Il. minule. or
two after Logan roSG; leiectUdliIi manner,
and with his hands full Of papers. lie
looked up to find all eyes In tho galleries
searching him out, then sat down and re-
manned there quietly tillthe, proceedings
Of the day closed. -, ,
POINTS OF ORDER RAIsED.-The first
hour was quietly occupied by points OF
order, members making them and the
Sneaker ruling dli,t them in Ills usual. rapid
and in6isiv6 fashion, CRtchihg each ~ the
instant It was raised, and giving his an.
swcrs without pause or hesitation. It
was nervous work, and required quick
thinking, hut lie so acquitted himself that
no one appealed. Gen! Butler, Of course,
took thrust ut him, swapping out he
would not argue the point as tlG Speaker
could always have the last word. Messrs.
Poland, otVermn1t; Butler, Of MassaCllu.
setts; Jenckes, 81 Rhode Island; Davis, Of
New York; ,SClepck, Of Ohio; Plat, Of
yfrrinfa!' Fhrhswortt, Of Illinois, md
finally meddlesOmc little Hamilton Ward,
Of New York, were the members who had
the points of order, either direct or indt-
rect. They were Of five classes, viz: that
'WhittenOre Ind IaEight tobc helrt1by
counsel; that heahdi Ia right TO speak for
himself, or by his friends, at such length
as he pleased; that the rules Of the House
were not applicable I'd these proceedings;
that his defense must be submitted by him.
self In person; that he was entitled TO
on Immediate vote, without argu.
mcnt on his application BY affidavit for n
postponemcnt Of tho case. The Speaker
ruled that the question, Of, dehy could be
argued; that no ono could take tho floor
from Gen. Logan; that tho rules Of the
House must govern; that tho members
were In parliamentary body and not in
sC0nrt. acknowledgements could not directly
Bbe heard byICbuhsel ,b1t might give llis
tiine 10 some one Gls6 I'll ltbs pleased; and
that tho rules allowed him but one hour,
though the house might, y Il Chose stis.
pend or set aside tho rules by consent.
Judge Poland showed q good deal Of
pertInacity In his effort 10 get delHy, and
Ut one time usetl Language oil such char.
actor TINT Gen. Logan retorted he had the
same rights on tho floor us any other
member, and would neither he put down
nor intimidAtcd, by Poland or any one else,
Mr.. Buffers course throughout his hour
was such rs 1t usllsuAlly is III n stormy
4imC, when he cannot have things to Ills
bWtl R6ti0d md thiSirenafl VIII spr6ba.
bIy make Ms bearing RppdreRttt6 'eVGnthG
dnllcst reader and render any cllarNcteri'
aaS $&4 Z! \ S5RSf ! 2EEDav4iq ASD Bur-
LENS DEFENSE end Of the struggle
was that WhittcmorG was allowed 70 have
his affidavit read, and TO give Gen. Butler
tho time 10 whiclfhe would have been en-
titled.
The affidavit asked delay for three
causes, viz: That llc might call new wit,
ncsscs; TINT he might cross examine the
old witnesses, and that he might attempt
to show IN effort TO black mail. 1t was
noticeable that he docs not pretend to de-
tinYit6S SSl6 Of both iGadebl3ps, and Only
sets up that ll6 ought not 10 be punished
for the reason that he used the money he
received III his district andnbt for his own
direct benefit. General Butler was adroil
! and vigorous in his speech, hut II didn't