New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-23

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| Mr.. FARNSWORTH-That Is n most excellent retort,
as good "a the member Is capable OF making, The
Der may curse my beard, but he cannot sfaI under the
shadow OF my beard My point OF order is that the gen
teman 1.-THE member from Massaehusettsl has night
The Speaker reminded the gentleman from Illinois the,
the question OF members Interest In matter befor'
Mr. FARNsW0RTH urged the reading Of the comm.
nicatOn OF the Commissioner OF Patents 10 show that Mr.
Butler had received a fee OF 1900.
pirrd, Mr. ELDREDGE (Dem., Wis., asked that the tims
should be extended II matter OF great interest and
importance, and the House and country wanted u Know
Mr.. FARNswoRTH insisted on his point Of order.
The SPEAKER directed rule 10 he read which direct,
that no member shall vote any question In the event
OF which ne IL immediately OF personally interested aud
stated that n the rule enforced in il utmost strn
gency 10 would not prevent the gentleman from Masss
chusets debating the question The rule was limited en-
man himself TO decide upon his honor and his oath
member The Chair could not be the eonscenoekeeper
Mr. JENCKEs rep, r. H.. having four minutes tim.
left, said he would yield u TO Mr.; Butter; -. ~,
Mr.. BUTLER said he would not ask half o. r. He only
wanted the record b. be read, which would brand the
statement Of the member from iiinois ~ MALICIOUS
'" Mr.. F f1I iSsS4S1 Have It IIcad"
fees paid 10 me in January 1852 when argued the
before the Supreme Court, where my Dnef Is Med.
was for counsel fee and nothing else.
Mr.. FARNswORTH said he would read the record
Mr. BUTLER desired u TO be read ~ The tieiEs desk
which it appeared that Mr. Butler had written 10 thu
Commissioner OF Patents, suggesting that tie patent
he received a counsel fee OF s. from the applicant
Mr.. FARNsWORTH sought the floor, but Mr.. JENCKEs
insisted on the previous question
The House, however being in humor 70 enjoy and
encourage the scene, refused 10 second the preyOW
question: and Mr.. FARNsWORTH obtained the floor. lie
said that there two facts prominent in the matter
The first that in 1867 there pending aTpues
that that fact became known 10 the member from Mass
chusett and that he volunteered 10 protest against II
offer OF counsel fee he did not know. The second fact
that when white filed schedule OF expenduresil
at he had IN AIDE
Of the patent as he should have made be entered a. on'
item OF expenditure that In January 1862 he paid the
member from Massachusetts, 1900 for COUNSEL fees
He would state further that that member did not utter
word in the supreme Court IN behalf Of Rolin White
though be did file very small and insignificant brief,
that it might appear that he did something In Ia.
court toward earning his s. 900 But he Mr Farnsworh
would leave to the House and 10 the country to deter
mine what the motive OF White in paying the 300 wa
ana Tn enber TSn not the % to Una"
on this floor the extension Of that patent The memei
had told him then he did that long or short nc
member Of Congress should, with his mo@Iedge stea
should with his knowledge perpetrate fraud Ike thu
the people OF the United states whose interests would
be violated, as he lr. Butle had said in his lettern
Of this patent. 1t would be noticed that In u,
letter written by the member in 1867 he Sale
subversion OF the interests Of the Government But
tee Of 5000 changed his views and now the member
forgetting his OATH and forgetting the interests OF th
United States advocates the reissue Of the patent ane
advised the patentee TO make an assignment OF hs IN
terest to the Government, when the testimony showi
that he had assigned it long before to Smith x Wesson
and therefore had no right 10 assign 1t 70 the Govern
ment; and yet the plea Of the member from Ma%sachn
white gave him 5000 for it, That was too thin vail
too thin gauze, too shallow pretense. The menoo'
Compound for sins he was inclined to
BY damning thOe lie hal no mind to-" ,, -
He believed that the House and the country wOuu AT
ragn the member from Massachusetts, for being on o9st
sides OF the questonirSt on one side ana then Oh 'n'
The SPEAKER here interposed and called Mr. Farms
Mr.. GARFIELD Rep, Ohio rose at the same time, ant
remarked that such language ought not 10 NC N'"'u
Mr.. FARNswORTH said that he had finished what h
had to say and he moved the previous Question; -,
A general murmur OF disapproyal showed that th'
did not relish the idea OF shutting OH iurther ds
This SPEAKER asked Mr. Farnsworth whether he In
sisted on the demand
Mr.. FARNsW ORTIZ said he did not; he withdrcwt
Mr.. BUTLER replied 10 Mr.. FarnswOrth, and a. be
speaking members gathered around MN so tlat his 10
marks were at times very ndstncty heard by the 10
porter He denied having manifested any interest IN INC
bill before the House In the way OF forwarding ~ pas
that denial. He explained that in 1867 he applied
manufacture of arms and who thought that, in con
tract that they were about TO enter into with The Co.
en to watch any application that might be made for an
%Tfiep S Iat to the Gommsner Of Pse%
stating that these reasons, which rendered II for the
hG L Oh Ig oTn 3b Ss 9 r d E
had never heard Of it, nor had anything Iertner 70 40
home on vacation, Roin White had come to him and
said that there was pending suit IN the Supreme COu
before the court and then stood for reargment that IN.
counsel was sick, and that be wished him ir ButeH
solid time in preparing brief which he filed, and
which the member from Illinois called , ~ sss
originally argued the matter had got well and reargued
t. be r Butler also attending the srgameat f9r Is
5000 There had been then no application pending ne
fore Congress for the extension of the patent 10 l:
knowledge and had known that there would
be- He could assure the member from Illinois that never
would he Farnsworth) make such brief as that never
would he argue 1se as that argued, and
perfectly safe from receiving fee OF 5000 Laugh
gone to the President that White 10 him and said
there opposition TO it, because It was made TO appear
that it would interfere with the Government, and that
then he told him that he could obyate that by nngin
the Patent Office release TO the United states. ~.
up against him in the House, but he had felt that males
aided by weakness was eo9temptiOe, But sneIe Lao
tace Of an attempted arraignment OF "A member by
another member who attacked him unawares IN ths
that the blows Of towards and assassns are ever
Sudden and vehement descent OF the Speakers gavei
that the limit OF Parliamentary debate was
encroaohed upon Mr.. Butler paused, looked at the
in a manner that brought down the House in roar OF
laughter, whether it Message from the Senate
Resuming his remarks Mr.. BUTLER said repeat
it, that prepared blow, aimed at man who Is unpre-
pared, is the bowOi coward and all assassin every
where and that is great truth in ethics, 70 which,
think nobody not the Speaker hammef will OBJECT
III there be any man here who thinks that have been
IN Sy T ro@ II the d@e lie that he had not
sought this controversy 1t well known that there
was very great difference OF feeling between himself
and his assaant but he (Mr Buter had never nt ded
that difference the House, and had never brought ne
personal Quarrels before the House. He had endoaNd
to keep what he said within exact parliamentary
Language, As TO his insinuation that he bad
filed a brief In the Supreme Court merely as
pretense to obtain fee, lie could only say
OH Father Abraham what these Clr.stfns arr,
WHOSE own hard dealings teach them ~ suspect
The thoughts Of othersr ..,at
Mr. BIJTIER took his seat and the House was graduar
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