, 1870-03-18
WASHINGTON ":
rs
r Butler, Of Tennessee, Censared
In tho House. Il
Bill to Reorganize the Diplo-
matte and Consular >
System:
Prospects Of the Funding
Bill.
The San Domingo Treaty Favored
By. Tho President.
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Secretary Robeson on the Cuban
Question.
Prospects Of the Funding
Bill. .

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Tnc House Of Repre-
seatatycs In the case Of Butler, OF Tennessee has
decided That a member mAy receive money for any
otactA patronage he may have to bestoW, and re-
main member Of the House, II It Is not received
In pursuance Of q previous arrangement The
vote on the resolution Of expulsion reported By
General Logan WH8 102 to C, twelve less than two
thirds Twenty.one members lodged The cAse
is one Of the most remarkable instances Of per-
6stent x1d successful lobbying which has occurred
IN mAny yearA General Tyler, father Of the cadet
appointed by Butler. sworc that 1t wRs
not intende,; to ray the money
untI after the appointment was made, although,
in tact, the dran reached hero the day before
The man who made tnr arrangement With Butler,
and who psid him t1,ooo, sworc, the DIST day Of
his examination, tnat as far as he Understood the
matter, the appointment WIS made for pecu1i1ty
consideration; that be could not Say whether But
Ter would have made Il ii money bad not been
used, and that he cnuld not say, positively, that
money was paid before the appointment WIS
made, one event followed the other 30 closely
afterward. This witness, being recalled, re-
memhered TINT nothing wns said Of money
lcfor. hAud, and that the payment Was not made
till somc time AfterwArd- Both tho witnesses aud
Butler himself said 4 great deal Of General Sco-
ncld having BEEN active In procuring the appoint
nent, but the General when summoned testified
that be never knew General Tylez's son had sp-
pointed, or even that General Tyler had son.
General Tyler, tesufYlng on this point, said he
nercf knew or believed that Scoteld expressed
ia Butler or anyone else \ desire to have young
Tyler appointed. Butler himself, after making one
statement for the committee, withdrew 1t b,
remission for correction, and returned anothe
substantially different Upon the single claim
very loosely supported, that the money Wss no
paid TIL after the appointment and that the ba.
gain MAS not agreed upon before It, the Hons
voted down the expulstuu resolution, refused t
entertain motion that he be requested to resign
and then passed d yotc Of ceusurr- Hi. Ao5nar'
mnde an effort With the members Of the commit
tee this morning for further postronement. but
no PURPOSE Butler then busied himself with som
pf his friends, during the extra morning houi
urging them to yote against the report OF the Chal1
man. Butler htulsef inquired OF membesa OF tn
committee and many members Of the House, 1
they were Masons, and this Is but a
indication Of the variety Of means use
IN ali directions to 6ecure acqultta
The whole thing has been hu1nll2ttng and Ill
graceful Quite an attempt to have the evidenc
withheld failed. That part Of the committee r
porting for censure, only being technically hi
toS1ty, though the committee WAS equally divides
did not deztrc any debate, and General Logan, n
these reporting for expulsion, probably bccao!
they were ha1sh1y criticised bJ mAoy members
the House for their course In the Whittcmore cas-
agreed to let the House fudge simply from heas1f
the testimony rend Loganb resolution for expr
sion, being in the nature Of an amendment to Il
vote OF censure, was nrst considered. II WAS I
celyed by 101 70 e. The vote, on t6 sdopuo
which required a two-thirtls vote, was lost by !
yeas to ss nayA The following voted In the neg