The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-14
Special to the n. Y. Herald.
Excitement Ina the House over the
Admission OF the Texas NAeEm.
bers---Debmf OF n Democrats
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i fc Carper-Bagger.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1870.
The admission of the Texas delegation in
| the House to-day, was attended with gooc
deal of fun and excitement. The occasion
| OF it all was an odd-looking specimen OF .
carpet-bagger. named Common. who claims
to represent the Second district of Texas
Common has the misfortune TO be democrat
which is great drawback, especially when
he happens TO be a earper-bagger from the
SOUTH Connor's credentials were found 70
De In due form by the Committee on Elec-
tons and in all respects similar to those of
the other members from Texas. Having n
prtHs0 Tdcfe right to seat. the committee re-
ported IN favor of his being sworn in. Ben
Butler. however, thought otherwise, and so
he undertook to lead the House in a raid
upon the unfortunate Connor. 1t soon be-
came evident that the House was not i'm the
humor to be led, at least by Butler. The
democrats were early on the alert 10 defend
the rights of Common, for their ranks are so
thin that they hail every new accession with
as much delight as beleagued garrison
would a friendly army. Brooks. OF New
York. was anxious to get at Butler. The
latter, through the mismanagement of the
chairman of the Committee of Elections. got
control of the floor, and after throwing mud
at poor Connor for about half an hour COM
menced TO farm out the remainder of his
hour. Brooks soon discovered that Butler
would have enough TO do on the republican
Slue OF the mouse, anu he ana OLler demo-
Gratis looked on complacently at the little
family feud that followed. Schenek. Dawes,
Garfield, Stevenson, of Ohio, and Orth. of
Indiana, all got after Butler, and the latter
soon found himself in hot quarters. There
was, of course, no great sympathy among
the republicans for Common, but the position
taken by Butler was so untenable. and the
opportunity for demonstrating the unwii-
lingness of the House to follow the lead of
Butler so favorable, that men like Schenck,
Dawes and Garfield easily embraced it. But
maintained that the House had a right to |
inquire into the personal character of menu
bers elect, and if they turned out to be of |
doubtful moral the House might refuse TO |
admit them or eXpel them after they were |
admitted; in other words, Butler is bent on |
reforming the morals of the House. His ref !
is to be retrospective-a fact which |
rs Stevenson, of Ohio, tntimated. might OPP |
crate unpIeaSantly upon more than one !
member of the House. But the House was
In no humOr for moral reform or moral re-
formers. The only members who came to
the aid of Butler were Ingersoll, of Illinois,
and Shanks of Indiana. When the vote
was taken in Connor's case Butler tried to
get the ayes and noes, so as to get the MEM
Ders upon the record on the moral reform
question, but he could not muster enough
orce TO call the yeas and nays-not even to
lemand tellers. So soon as the Texas menu
1ers were admitted Orth, OF Indiana, asked
hat Common have leave to make a personal
explanation. No objection being made,
Jonnor arose and initiated Schenck. Dawes
md the other veterans of the House by
)itching into Butler. Common is boyish-
ooking individual, of slight build, smooth
ace and very light hair. His style of ora
DRY is decidedly Texan. At the end of ev-
ry sentence he would pull up his coat
leeves and gesticulate towards where But
err sat, as if he intended to have a set-to
With him. He did pretty well until he call
d Butler low comedian, when the Speak
r called him to order. Common promises to
e quite an addition to the democrats and
omewhat of character in the House.