The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-18

The Committee reports relative To Roderick X.
Buter's disposition of cadetShips having been taken
up, It was SHOWN that Gen. 4. sehoeppe. through
zen. Este, procured the appointment OF Augustus e.
Tyler from Mr.. Butler, and that he paid Gen. Este
s2SO0 for It, which he understood was to go TO Ten
nessee to be used Tor election purposes. Gen Dan
iel Tyler testified that he paid the money for his
sons appointment, and that be had been told by Mr.
Cooper President Jolmson's private secretary, that
such appointments were offered in Washington for
money. Mr.. Butter had not received any money for
himself samuel Miligan. OF Tennessee, had re.
ceyed an appointment 70 the Naval Academy Tor
one Of his sons rom Mr. butler had never given
him anything Tor It EXCEPT thanks.
Mr.. BUTLERs own explanation before the Com.
mitee was that he had made fIuitless efforts to ind
IN us district
QUALIFIED BoY
for the Military Academy. He had talked with Gen
Scloted ~ TO the legality Of appointing young
Tyler, aud Gen. scnuhed hau told him that q reef
dence could be acquired IN very short time; that
such had been the practice OF the Government that
the great object was to M the school with sprighly
boys who would 90 honor to tie country, and that
the appointment OF young Tyler would BE- very graf
lying to him. He bad therefore made the appoint
ment. Subsequently Gen. Este called at his room
aud insisted ON lis taking money when he at n.t
declined TO 10. Col. Spence Of Tennessee, who was
IN the room at the time, nterposed and said, You
have Cut TO take H. because We going To have q
hard time IN our election there, and yen know that
g lew Of us have TO SUPPORT our ne" spaper,." He
(speLoe) said that lie would take the money and
Use IT IN THE TENNESSEE ELECTION
General Este took one hundred dollars himself and
lett $500 on lis tMr builer's) table or that SUN
he lad contributed s5Ol to establish paper in the
interest ol General Stokes. satisfied debt of $3.50
on the NeW Era, Republican paTcr in East Ten.
ne.sec, aud contributed $lOu to the Union FIl0 a
Rcpuboan paper at Jonesuoro, East Teunes see and
S2J tor printing election tickets, lie haJ never APP
prorriaitd one cent OF II To his own use.
THF VOTE
ON tie resolution for expulsion was taken by yeas
ami nays, An unusual Stiffness prevailed In the
House, tud members answered TO their names IN a
low tnyv. Many declined Ia No', 40 lr~t but after
the roIl had been conllc ftecn members rose.
orc ty one, ana ALL With two executions recorded
their votes IN the affirmative. Finally the vote was
amour ccd--l cas- lul. nay, Is Tue nays were:
Mc'trs. Armstrong. Asuor. ASiep, Banks, Beaman.
Bennett Eules, Boo er Bowen, Boyd, Brooks uf Mass
HtoolS OF \. y buiNatup. nurlctt, Cake, Cessna,
CLu ciII, Clarke Cobb OF Sc Coos Coyodt, Drk Cy.
Doehery, Ia. Ferris. Fisher, Fitch, Hawkins Hawlcv,
Hcaton Helm. lioar. Jones lfMu, Julian. Knhy. Kcl
sey Mnynma, Mccarthy, Mckee, Mckeu2c, Mcrcur.
Motrhis, Moitcil 81 Pa, Myets. Nepuv, Packard OF
Nd, Perez. fcters Phelps, PAtt Prosser Roots San,
iorty sargent. Schemes sheldon of La, sheldon OF
y, y. Smith Of Tenn. SlarkWeather Stokes. slough.
tom IoNnsCn l., IWicL III, Van Horn. Van Wyck, VII.
Sinson, W !l,oniot ONO ana Wnans-total Gs, Demo.
cTais IN Italics.
Mr sToUGHroN CRe?., Mch) offered modiacn.
ton OF his original rcso.ut on, and IL was adopted
UNANIMOUSLY hN lat yeas. 1s follows:
E''irfi That thu House declares it. condemnation
of Dee action Of On, Hon Eoac!ck r. puNrr "A r,pr,
wat iG Augustus {. yer who was NOT an actual rel
ocu' "i hs district, as cadet ~ the Military Academy
"A. 3d. st Iulli, and Sl1r. QuCuUy receiving nluupI
nom inc father ctsad calv', 10 he used for u0ltit
purposes IN cunc'sec, as IN Unauthorized an dalEcr
Gus practice, and hc is hereby ccusurcd therefor