Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-17

In conclusion, he said that if tha
transaction and the testimony give
by Mr. Butler before the Committc
on Military Affairs last session wcr
before any petit jury of the Unite'
States, it would convict him (Butler
ofembczzlementand perjury Laugh
ter and great exctement.) That wa
all he had TO say.
Mr. BUTLER remarked that he hclt
in his hand II report of the Military
Committee madc last session on tha
subject, and he would read the closing
paragraphs of il as an answer to al
that advertised calumny which nigh
be put out against him anywhere.
The paragraph which he read statet
that the committee was convinced
that the funds of the National Asylum
for Disabled Soldiers had been faith
fully applied by the Board of Mana
gers, and that the general manage
mcnt of the several branches of th,
asylum has been efficient. Also, tha
the committee had como to the con
clusion that tho treasurer, having nc
counted for all the funds of the asylum
that ever came into his hands, was {,
be entirely exoncratcd from any
charge or suspicion of misappropria
tion, neglect, or misconduct in Tho
discharge of his duties,
Mr.. BUTLER said in conclusion tha
under that report he branded as falls,
and calumnious everything that coult
be said against the president an,
treasurer of the National Asylum. i
was for the Military Committee {,
say whether its members had beer
corrupted under his (Butler's) lead
They could vindicatc their own honor
he had not their honor in charge
Their report was a shield to hin
against the attack of any man. II,
had no words for n Characterization
of that attack Gentlemen shoul,
Judge of il for themselves, coming a
il did under the guisc and false pre-
lenco of personal explanation
\ There were twelve or fifteen gentle
men of the House whom he had taker
to Fortress Monroe, and to whom h,
had shown the property which he haC
sold to the National Asylum; an,
every man who ever saw il would ad
init that on that transaction he ha,
given s25 900 to the disabled soldiers
Mr.. FARNswoprm-The .memhc
from Massachusetts, swore in the in
vcsligaiion that he did not sell it
that his brother in-law sold il
1 (Laughlcr)
Mr. Blu LER-Oh, pshaw pshaw
! (Laughtcr) That was ono Of th'
cheats in the statement. 1t was pa
into the hands of my brother in Law
as security for money which lie len
me.
Mr.. FARHswoRrH-Your brother
lin.law swore that he did not lend yo
any money. Laughter
Mr.. BUILER-l cannot have an.
controversy with that man, whom
would not believe under oath. { Laugh
ter and hammoring from the Speak
cr's gavel.)
Referring to the witnesses VIII
swore against him in the invesiigf
ton, he said that one of them was
runaway marine descrtcr whom b
had been trying to fnl TO puta ha
aud chain around his leg, aud tia
another was u Baltimore man VIII
had once served with him (Butler) fo
supposed gallant conduct, but ha
since gone down lower, lower, lowe
until hc had sunk to the position
being witness for the member irol
Illinois. (Laughter)
Mr.. FARNswoRTn-And the othC
witnesses were the r.cmber frol
Massachusetts and his brother.in Law
(Renowcd laughter and other mantle
tations of a thorough enjoyment
the sccne.)
Mr.. BUTLER remarked in conclusio
that hc would not again be drawn inl
a controversy on the subject. Wh'
, was the use, he asked, of an invest
CATION and Of report cxonerating
, man from all blame vixen such exc
: Grafton was made only the ionndalit
! OF fresh charges and fresh calumnt
direct from hell 2 (Laughtcr.)
Mr. BECK asked and obtained lca'
TO make a statement on hehull of Il
, Senator from Kentucky, who, he sal
i had been so ioully denounced by Il
i member from Massachusetts,. Th
], Senator and that member had had
: controversy on the floor of the Senal
. Mr.. Butler-Oh, no had no co
4 troverscy with him.
n Mr.. BfcK-The Senator dcnounc,
# the member on the floor of the Scna
n as damned scoundrel, aud won
n characterize that as a controvcrs
|. Qaughtcr.) They had n quarrel
:. the floor of the Senate. 1t ought
n have ended there, aud would ha
/. ended there but for the ioct that 4
member from Massachusetts saw
n TO come on the floor ef the Hou
o and use language grossly offensive
II the Senator from Kentucky, aud
was after that that the Senator h
Y pronounced the speech which b
N been quoted by the member !
If member from Massachusetts, If
1t had a personal explanation to NAL
70 should have made il at once, but
had waited until last Tuesday, I
n. day that Congress was TO adloul
aud then asked leave TO make II, h'
nr ing sent printed slips of IL IN ndvar
~ TO Boston aud to the New York II
ID aid, knowing that tho Senator wo'
Of have left the city before he could ha
A. seen il in print. Thereupon ! obj
ted, because it had been held up
bt long and not because did not w'
IN to give the gentleman a chance
y, replication. !.
Mr.. BUTLER (inlerrupting)-l
,y reason given by the gentleman v
n. that he would not let me speak SO 10
MS the Indictment against his 81
rs was continued.
ii. Mr.-lf had had an opportpn
la. to reply to that indictment, wo