The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
HOUSE.

Mr.. Shanks offered resolution per-
fectipg the right of government to Ma
tional Cemeteries. Adopted.
After the morning hour tho House
proceeded to the consideration of the
two resolutions reported yesterday from
the Military committee, in the matter
of Butler, of Tennessee, for the sale of q
West Point cadetship, one resolution
being for the condemnation of Butler,
and the other being for his expulsion.
Mr.. Logan said the resolution of ex-
pulsion was minority report. The
committee had agreed'to have the tes-
timony read, and to leave the question
without argument to decision of the
House. The testimony was read
General A. Shooppe testified to hav-
ing, through General Este, procured the
appointment of A. c. Tyler from But
Ter, and to having paid General Este
$1,000 for it, which he understood was to
go to Tennessee to be used for political
purposes.
General Daniel Tyler testified that he
had paid money for his sons appoint
ment and that he had been told by Mr..
Cooper, President Johnson's private
secretary, that such appointments were
offered in Washington for money, and
by other friends that this was not I'M
common.
General Geo. P. Este testified that the
negotiations with Butler were made
through him, and he paid about $1,000
to Butler for il; he could not say how
much he (Este) had received; that was
all the experience he had in that line of
business; he had not made any PROPOSE.
tion to pay Butler until after the ap-
pointment had been agreed upon; it
was upon hiss (Este's) own motion;
he had suggested to Butler the propri-
ETY. of his permitting him to give him q
certain sum OF money, and there was
perhaps some talk as to the proposed
canvass; he thought Butler mentioned
the fact then that there were
two papers in his district in a
very bad condition and required
support; Butler said to him in that con.
yersation: General / do not know, /
cannot take this for myself" he had
never before the appointment proposed
to Butler to psy him anything for it; he
had felt no personal interest in the
Tennessee press or canvass aud did not
care what Butler did with the money,
but Butler had distinctly stated that he
would not receive it for himself.
Buffers own statement before the
committee was that he had made
. fruitless effort to find in his
district qualified boy for the Military
Academy. He had talked with General
Sehofield as to the legality of Appoint.
ing young Tyler, and General Schofield
told him that residence could be ae-
quired in very short time; that sucb
had been the practice of the Govern
ment; that the great object was to fill
the school with sprightly boys who
would do honor to the country, and that
the appointment of Tyler would be very
gratifying to him He had therefors
made it. Subsequently General Este
called and insisted upon his taking the
money, which he at first declined. Col.
Spence, Of Tennessee, who was in the
room OF the time interposed and
said: "YOu have got to take it, because
we are going to have hard time in our
election, and you know few of us have
tosupport our newspapers" He (Spence)
said he would take the money and use
it in the Tennessee election. Gene raj
Este took the 500 himself and left 5000
on his (Butler's) table OF that sum he
had contributed $500 to establish pa