The Portland daily press., 1870-06-17

THE CUBA DEBATE IN THE HoUsE.-"Dix-
on" of the Boston Advertiser gives the fol-
lowing review of the stormy scene in the
House on Wednesday evening during the de-
bate on the Cuba resolutions:
There was not much interest in the discus
sion until Mr.. Butler got the floor which he
did by the courtesy of Mr.. Judd, who gave
half of his time 70 Mr.. Butler and the other
half to Mr.. Logan. As soon as Mr.. Butler
began nearly all the members in the back mart
OF the hall came down and stood in his neigh
borhood. He deiended the President ana
Secretary of State in words of high praise
produced documents conclusively disproving
the stories of great fees paid to Sidney Web
ster, who is Mr.. Fish's son-in-law, and for five
years attorney in New York of the Spanish
government. He made decided sensation
when he came to take up Mr.. Banks's angry
ami ungenerous filings at Caleb Gushing, and
in behalf of that gentleman, of whom he
spoke in warm eulogy, declared that he did
not write the Presidents message, did not see
it until he read it in the papers, and is not
now, and has not been since the troubles in
Cuba began, counsel of the Spanish Minister
On this denial and showing, Mr.. Fitch with
drew what he had said about Mr.. Webster, in
a very handsome manner, but Mr.. Banks did
not retract his denunciation of Mr.. Gushing.
Mr.. Butler then took up Mr.. Banks's report,
and made many sharp points against it and
him. One OF his sensations was, that govern
ment had from the beginning been willing to
allow the Cubans to get as many men and as
much munitions OF war as they pleased, but
the trouble grew out of the fact that thew
wanted to draw us into conflict with Spain.
ana persisted in violating our neutrality laws
by sending out armed expeditions. Mr. But
Ter closed by hauling out several Cuban bonds,
taking his usual fling at reporters, and briefly
telling about the contracts made here by the
Cuban lobby.
MIR. Logan was in wrathy mood and gave
Mr.. Butler such dressing down as has not
often been heard in the House. Mr.. Wood
had pitched into him briefly in the early part
OF the day about his Cuban Investigation.
Mr.. Logan was bitter and personal to the last
degree, and charged home on him with angry
vehemence, declaring that the House never
gave him any authority whatever to 90 into
this inquiry, that he had scraped the cutters
to get the worst class of lobbyists to swear
against the Cubans, and that his insinuations
about the use and distribution of bonds were
wholly unworthy gentleman or man of hon
or. This language caused great excitement.
Mr.. Butler rose to make some reply, but Mr.
Logan refused to yield the floor. After Mr..
Logan had freed his mind about Mr.. Butler
he took up the general issue, INDUCED in
some strong words against the President. and
made fervid appeal for Cuba, God, liberty
and humanity, rolling out perfect torrent of
words of sympathy with the struggling and
oppressed people.
Mr.. Banks closed the debate by a brief
speech, in which he labored heavily. His
voice finally gave out completely, and sharp
contest at once sprung up on the order of
procedure. Mr. Bingham wanted to get in
substitute, and Mr.. Banks WIS determ ned he
should not do it. In the course of an hour
.nree votes were taken, all of which went
taS s Mr. Banks, and the last one OF which
int, tne Engagement OF the Whole question
it;aS ' ne hands of Mr.. Bingham. The major
Vote th;rta Mr.. Banks were six on the first
eo'e, Inirteen on the second vote and eight
cen on Inc third vote. None of them were
oh lne man question. but they served TO
show where the house stands. Mr. R;nobam
nEally got in his substitute, which simniy an.
thorzes the President to protest aoaipst the
manner in which the war is Conducted in
Cuba. The call for the previous question was
sustained by decided majority, and the
House then adjourned to take vote immed-
a.ely alter the readings of the journal to-
h morrow. The proceedings during the last
s nouf anu halt were very noisy and at times
somewhat exciting, and are the general sinh.
JecI Oh conversation in all circles