The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-24
FORTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
THE QUESTION WHETHER GEN.
BUTLER RECEIVED A $1,000
BRIDE FOR URGING A PAT.
ENT STIRS A LIVELY
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Heavy Engagement Between his 10, al
Spoonisp hand Mr.. Farnsworth, IN
Which Benjamin Is FlOOred.
FARSswogrH's ATTACK on BurLEN

FARSswogTH's ATTACK on BurLER
Such scene a. Farnsworth's attack on
Butler caused in the House on "wednesday
las, has not been witnessed in Congress
for along time. II came up on aproposi-
ton to pass bill TO extend the Smith &
Wesson pistol patent, known as the bill
for Rollin White, over the veto
of the President by AZ to II. The debate
had been running on tolerably smooth
for nearly an hour, when Butler rose and
began tospeak in favor OF the extension.
Mr.. Farnsworth made point Of order
that lac was interested in the pending bill.
and should not be allowed 10 proceed. At
this, Mr.. Butler, in his usual style Of bluff,
jerked out that !, was false, and he would
not be chokcd or by man who ran 10
beard rather than brains. Mr.. Farnsworth
retortcd that the member might curse his
beard, but he could not come OIL, Of the
House and steal in the shadow Of IL. The
Speaker, In spite Of general confusion,
managed 10 decide that the rule applied TO
votes not 10 speeches.
Mr. Farnsworth coolly advanced toward
the dcsk, and said that the member from
Massachusetts, had denied his statement
have the official documents which he bsa
sent 10 nl- nv,N read ~ psV,e IL. sthe
page took them up they looked fornida-
be with the blue ribbons and the seal Of
one Of the departments. There was sud-
denly general quiet, and several expressed
hope that 40 one would object 10 papers
being read in a case Of such gravity, mem
bers from each side of the house crowded
towards the centre, and the scene was very
quiet one con4idering the intense excite
ment, while the speaker and Mr.. Farms.
worth were exchanging opinions on the
propricty Of reading the document.
Meanwhile Mr.. Butler was charging
around acting more like crazy person
than a sane man. He was part Ct the
time almost choking with rage, and ut the
same time more thoroughly embarrassed
than he has ever appeared. II was evil.
dent 10 all that he was hit in sore place
and was moreover much worried at the loo ks
of the papers offered. At last, in the midst
Of the rulings concerning the reading, he
ran quickly down ~ the clerks desk, got
possession of the papers, hastily ran them
over, got out date and seemed little
relieved.
lilo then said the readings Of the docu-
ments would show Farnsworths state
men,s false and malicious. The Illinois
member then had them presented. They
showed from the records Of the Patent
oni,. - Pntlsr bad some time sine re-
ceiyci a. fee Of 1000 from White, and that
he acknowledged himself to the Paten
Oillco a. Whites attorney. The reading
caused great sensation.
Mr.. Butler at once claimed that tho date
showed the call for the previous question,
and SO Mr.. Farnsworth got the door. lie
. went straight at Mr.. Butler Us IL with
axe or cleaver, and charged him with
| fraud with falso pretenses, with rendering
himself liable 10 prosecution for INSIDE
meanor ia bringing his law cases ON the
iioor IN his capacity of q member, and Of
the fee 10 have been one, for preparing a
brief in the ease for the Supreme Court.
At this point an attempt WAS made TO
have vote, and Butler seemed anxious 10
get off that way, but Farnsworth opposed
80 n 10 get further chance TO speak. The
| House sided with tho latter and refused 70
second. Farnsworth then charged Butler
with being on one side in this case before
he was retained and paid, and on tie other
side Ms member since closing up with
lines from Hudibras-
compromising ems he 80 inclined to
by domlneering those he has no inlnd to.
Butler writhed terribly during this ex-
cOriation. For about the first time in his
Congressional career he showed TO all on
the floor and in the galleries that he was
Int in very sore spot. Butler tried to All
swer by putting himself ON high moral
ground. lie had never brought private
grievances before the House. lie explain,
cd tho fee by claiming that il was for q
printed brief which he had filed in the Su
preme Court, and he appealed to his fel
low members TO say whether there WA
anything discrcditable Pointing in .
sneering way at Mr.. Farnsworth, he cried
out, "malice aided by weakness is infamy,
and added that his blow was that of a COW,
ard and III assassin
The Speaker raped him to order, but h'
repeated nearly the same words, and clos
ed with quotation from Shyloek, whicl
some seemed to regard MS natural.
Thus ended the backing and hewing IL
the lIonsa H. the universal subject OF
talk throughout the city tonight