The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-17
WEDNESDAYS DEBATE ON
CUBA.
Butler's Reply to Banks.
WABHIN0TOG, June 10.


ButleF's Reply TO Banks.
WAgU1SGroS, June 16
mo C,,,,,, ,,ros,ior ia mo, vst .o,tled
Inc GuDnl' lWoa:'iiSn j;g5,,I, S ~ ~
III tlic nOusg' Du! - - nv ,n"o ~ o..
wllat the Gnu WI W. ~ mu So nai. l'As i
TWO when Tue GeDate u I 1o'uay DgY1n anu
nearly seven when INC LOUISE "uJourneu'
The galleries were ABOUT Us empty us
usual, except IN the CUBAN anu dIPIomatIc
sections winch were qulte wen nlleu. II
was supposed ny everybody that maj
vote would DC iaKen TINS AFTERNOON, anu
as Banks and his friends had asserted inc
strong conviction OF his triumph, the Cu-
ban sympathizers were out In strong
force. There was Much interest IN inc
discussion, TIL Butler Got the u0or; whlCh
he did by the courtesy OF Mr.; JUDD; VINO
gave hall his time 10 MT. Buller, anu INC
other half to Logan. AS soon us Buller
began, nearly oil the members IN Inc DHck
part OF the Hall came down ana $1,000 III
his neighborhOOd. lie defended lne
President and Secretary oil state III worVs
Of high praise, producing documents
cOnClusivCly disproVlng the St9ElCs
of the great fees paid to sidney
Webster, who is Mr. fish .,s son.
in-law, and tor tivG years ihe @ Gu'.ar,;
in New York Tor the spanish NonI i'a,,
mcnt. Hcnade a decided sCllsaIlon DIV, %i ,,,,
he came to take up BANKS angry alNt S!i,
generous filings Mt CaleD CuSnihS, anu IN III
behalf of that gentleman OF Mllo I ,,, mc
spoke in warm cHlogS, nc ucClureu tl az,
| he did not write tic PRESIDENT message
did not sec II unul hc let9 ~ III ~ ny Ia p"
pers, and Is not now anu anu nus NV D o,Tn
since the 'L0nDtS III G" Mi0 80" IN
counsel OF Tue spanish Mn Mis ',;;,, low,
this denial anu showing 'tT WIN %L' ~ "
what he had saiu ABOUT ME. m Ti:. u ~; q
very handsome manner put E %In S,' viz
not retrAct his Remuneration Oh Mr.. GuSa'
ing. Butler then look up HahNs Lcl'o':: !,
and made many sharp points against ~ -.
and him. Ono OF his Sensations was . .;lnt
the Government had from inc ginning
been willing to allow inc cuD"rs ~ ' mn.a ~
men and as much munitions o! war us US
they pleased, buttrou0Ic grew out u H., .n Z
fact that they wanted 10 draw Us mug "
conflict with SPAIN anu I1cIsistc93 III Wv Wv,
lating our ncIitrallly AVS w seIiu sa J %,.
armed expeditions bulleT cIoSeu ny
hauling out several CUBAN DoMus, "'N,n
his usual ling ~ inc rel@rtSlS' ,,, %,io
briefly telling about inc coh''"cIs ll'""0
here by the Cuban IoDDy.
Logan was in n wrathy MOOD, anu ag cav Nv,
Butler such dressing down rs mas S lloS
often been heard in the House. Mo ,,a
had pitched into him Orlehy III tlc
early part Of the day about ms CUBAN III
vcstigation. Logan was Diltcr anu per,
sonal to the last degree, ana charged llo !I'
on him with angry Vchemcncc' uec"'liaS
that the House never gave nun !hy uu'
thority whatever to go INTO this INJURY
that he had sCrapcd Inc cutters 10 See tmo
worst class OF Lobbyists 10 swear ns .:n.ss
the Cubans, ana tUat ms lnsln e a,l'1li'
about the use ana distribution VI ooll' .
were wholly unworthy sentlcll" al' VI y
man OF honor MS E'hSuuSc onus Ga
great excitement. Batter rose 70 MAKE max
some reply, but Logan rGlusc1 " YII I;n
the floor. AIlcr Logan hau iTccu ms
mind about Butler, lie TOOK up inc gene
raj issue, and indulge! III some stt9nS
words against the freSLGeH'' nilu !II"uc a
tGrvid appeal for Cuba, God, hnertJ anu
humanity, rolling out perfect torlcn i:. VI
words in sympathy with inc Struggling
and oppressed people. 49,,
Banks closed the debate IN DIIcI
speech, with which he laOorc1 heaVlIy
His voice finally gave out completely, anu
Il sharp contest ut once sprlhs up OH InC