Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-23
EVENING STAR.
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS-.



sENATE.-After our report closed-the bin
20 reduce internal taxes being under considera-
tIen-the sections relating 20 the income tax
were discussed until 433 p. m, when the Senate
took recess until 80 p. m
At the evening session, the Texas Pacific rail-
road bill was taken up and discussed
The bill was aneQded, on motion of Mr.. Buck
inghsm, by striking out the provision for the
land titles in the Indian territory.
ON motion OF Mr.. Harlan the twenty fifth sec
ton of the bill was stricken out-29 to 10.
On motion Of Mr.. Howard the names of four
additional incorporators were inserted.
A motion OF Mr.. Nye TO substitute In lieu Of
the incOrporators and insert the name OF John
debate, which was not concluded at ~ O'Clock,
when Mr. Howard, who was speaking, yielded
the floor, and the bin was made the special order
Senate adjourned. .-t Z .-
HOUSE-After our report closed-the Pres-
dents message vetOing the bill 10 extend the
patent OF K0ilin whit hing under md eo con
between Messrs. Butle- and Farrsworth.
sCESE IN THs HOUSE.
s,,1IcIP 80 ibe M. wSsp NJ FaE, ~ IN
III. raised the point OF order that the gentleman
was pecuniarily interested in the case, and that
a certificate which he had sent u the Clerks
desk would show that he had received fee of
two thousand dollars to advocate the exten ZION
of this patent.
Mr.. Butler said that he did not wish to be
interrupted by a man with more beard than
brains
MIR. Farnsworth retortsd that no one should
come in here and steal under the shadow OF his
beard. He insisted upon his point of order.
The Speaker had read nv the Clerk the rule,
that no member shall be allowed ID vote upon
any measure IN which he is immediately inter
Csted, Sc. and decided the point not well taken,
as Mr.. Butler was only debating the question.
MIR. Fsrnsworth insisted that the certificate
should be read
Mr.. Butler, who had gone to the Clerks desk
and read the paper. desired IL read, saying when
IL was read II would brand the statement of the
gentleman as false, malicious and infamous.
Mr. FarnswOrth was about TO read the certif-
cate, when Mr.. Butler said he preferred the
Clerk TO read 1t. de wanted it read by some
The Clerk then read a certified transcript from
papers in the Patent Office, By which it appeared
that in 1867 he had written letter to the Com
missioner. in which he said that the United
States and certain citizens of Massachusetts
would he affected by the reissue Of whites'pat-
ent, and asking to be informed If he made an
application for an extension, and that in lS6q
MIR. White paid to Mr.. Butler 81 900 for his ser
vices in the Supreme Court.
Mr.. FaTnswOrth called the attention of the
House to the fact that the schedule of White
showed that he had rewarded the gentleman by
the pay ment of - 900 as counsel fees. He would
also state what did not show in the certificate
read, but II was shown in the Supreme Court
that the gentleman did not say a word in the
case in the Supreme Court, but simply filed a
short and insignificant brief to show that he had
done something in that court.
Mr. Butler replied in very severe language
and explained his connection with Mr.. White.
application. He spent four weeks in preparing
the brief which the gentleman had declared in
significant There were nineteen patents ex
anined, many OF them French, and for tina
brief he had received fee of $1,000. Their,
was then no application pending In the House
and he did not know that there ever would be
The gentleman from Illinois would never m X,
such brief as that-would never be employed
in the case, and there was no danger of his eve
receiving few of $1,000. He appealed to tn,
committee 20 state If he had ever been to tn,
committee about the bill. He had not voted OF
II in the House, and had not attempted to secur,
its passage in the Senate, or its being signed b,
the President. He had declined to speak upoI
The bill in the House when asked to do so. HI
did not intend to speak upon it, and had only
spoken because he had learned that an attempt
was 10 be made to introduce this certificate In
the manner il had been done. He said upor
this slender foundation the charge mad been mi
forth, and the legislation of the country inter
rupted by this attempt by premeditated attach
TO strike an unprepared man. He character
lied the attempt as the blow of a coward an,
assassin.
heavy blow of the Speakers hammer sus
pended the speakers remarks, and for a mo
RAIL.
MIR. Butler, with an air of assumed igno
rance.)-A message from the Senate? "a pause
He would repeat that a premeditated attacl
upon gentleman who was unprepared was tn,
blow of a coward and an assassin. Even tn,
Speakers hammer would not dissent from that
IL was well known that there was a differenc,
OF feeling between the gentleman MIR Farms
NOR, worth ia and "a, himself but he had not brOush
bring himself TO the level CT his assailant
mot till then-not till then, thank Cod ri,
would leave il TO any lawyer that a confidin,
client in q country court would trust nifty dol
lars, and who could read the language, to say i
the fee was not a reasonable one.
The House then refused TO pass the bill owe
the vetO-ayes II, nays los.
The bill TO incorporate the National Junction
Railway Company of the District of Columbl
was then taken up, the Senate amendment con
CURED in, and the bill passed.
The Senate amendme nts to the bill to suspent
the sale of certain lands in California granite
to the Southern Pacific Railroad were, afte
some discussion eoncurred in and the bill passed
The House bill to provide for the apportlon
ment of Representatives in Congress among tn,
several States gave rise 10 an animated and ex
cited struggle, and the House at ASS p. m. ad
jOurDed.
@SOme Chicago sharpers have been sendn
Mississippi planters lot of whiskey-guz iii
lOafers as "farm hands" collecting per capt.
in advance The planters disguised.