Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-28

The Speaker-Will the gentleman from
Ma 4sachusetts state the words to which he
objects, and tie Ch4is Nil rule tue ques-
ton.
Mr. Butler-I should say pretty much
all of it. Laughter.) Whom am told l
have gorged myself with public money l
suppose that does not require a point OF
order to be made.
The Speaker ruled such language out of
order.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Th member from Mes
sachusetts alIuds d to my speech as publish
ed in the Globe. aud l aCa only recount
ing points Of it to show that it WIS not an
parliamentary.
The Speaker said he had no doubt that
the language of the gentleman from Hi
nois was parliamentary. and 20 ruled
without hesitation.
Mr. Banks remarked that i. was not
proper for q member to ask unanimous
consent to make personal explanation.
and then make criminal charges against q
member.
The Speaker said he entirely agreed
with the gentleman from WaSsachur etts.
Mr.. FArnsw renIa.ke that he also
agreed With the gentleman irom Ma Sd
chusetts Llughter.) He went on TO
speak of transaction for the sale Oi a
piece of property at Hampton, Virginia,
for national asylum, the property hay
ing been owned by Mr.. Butler. but trans
ferred to him by his brother-in-law, Hill
} dreth, to cover appearances La conclu
sion, he said if that TRANSACTION Uni fest1-
mony given by Mr.. Butler, before the
com ittee on military affairs. last session
were before any petty in:y Of the United
States, it would convict him Butler OF
embezzIemert ard pe.ju:y daughter
and great excl enont
MIR. Butler remarked that lie held III Lis
hand the report of the military committee,
made last session on that subject, and read
the closing paragraph of it as an answer TO
all that advertised calumny which might
be put QUO against him anywhere. The
paragraph Iully tXonefates the officers OF
the asylum from all suspicion. Mr. But
!er said. IN conclusion, that he branded as
false and calumnious every tLlng that could
be said az 4inst the president and treasur-
or Of the national asylum. 1t Was for he
military committee to say whether Its
members had been corrupted under his
! (Butler'S) lead. They could vindlcate their
own honor He bal uot their bOnor 10
charge. Their report WAS shield 10 him
against the attack If any man. He had no
words for CHI racteriZatl1 ION Of that attack.
The gentlemen should judge OF it for them
selves, coming as 1t does under the guisc
aud false pretenoe OF personal expIana-
ton. There were twelve or fifteen gentle
men of the House whom he had taken to
Fortress Monroe, and to whom be had
shown the property which he had sold TO
the national ) lum and every man who |
ever saw 1t, would admit that in that tran
saction he had given $2J 900 to the dis
ablCd soldiers.
Mr.. FMnsworth he member f,om
Mass achut etts swore in the investi cation
that he did not sell; that il brother in |!
law sold il. IL .ugnter.)
Mr., Bu:Ier-- Oh. pShAW. DShnW IL muQh- |
ter That was one of tho oheas of The |
statement. 1t WAS put into the hands OF
my brother ln-law as security for the mon
y which he lent NE.
Mr.. Earnsworth-You brother-iu-law .
swoIe that he did not lend you any moncS.
| Laughter.
Mr.. Butler-I cannot have any contro- |,
veIsy with that map, whom [ woald not
believe under oath. Laughter and ham
mct1ng from the Speakers gavel. Refer
ring to witnesses who swore against him
in the Investigation, lie said one of them
vas runaway marine deserter, whom he
bad been laying to find to put a ball and
chain around his legs, and that another :
was a Baltimore man, who once served ::
with him (Butler) for supposed gallant ..
conduct, but had since gone down lover, ;;
lower, lower, until be had sunk to the pc
eltIon Of being q witness for the member .
from Illinois. Laughter.
MIR. EarnswUrth-Aud the other wit )
lesses were the membtr from Massachu :
sets and his brother in-law. Renewed .
aughter and other manifestations of thor :
ough enjoyment of the scene. :
Mr.. Butler remarked, in conc usiou, that
&c would not again be drawn into contro- =
'ersy on the subject. What was the use, :
&c asked, Of sn Investigation and of a re .
port generating man from all blame, !,
Vhea such exoneration was made only the :;
oundation Of flesh charges and fresh -
alumnies direct from he'll Laughter q
Nj Beck asked and ob;ained leave to :. -
make statement Oh behalf OF the Sem "
or from Kentucky, who, he said. had been
0 Gully denounced by the member from
las sachusetts. That =. natnr and that
lember had had a cDntruvcrsS on tae
COR OF the S., ute r.
Mr.. Butler Oh. 10 ! bad no contro fl
tr y with him p
Mr.. Beck-The Senator denounced the +
lember on the floor of tue Senate as % -
ahmed scoundrel, and L would charac n
arze that as controversy. Laughter. tt
hey had a quarrel on the floor Of the NJ
tuat.. l. might have ended there aud -
ould have ended there but for the fact 81
lat the member from Massachusetts saw ST
} come On to the floor Of tho House =.
ID use language grossly offensive to the sr
enator from Kentucky. When the mem Of
er rises and announces that the Senator O.
ON Kentucky hos been guilty of false b1
God, L deny it, / hurl it back, aud [ say III
lat the character of that Senator is as of
bod as that OF any man upon earth. He 81;
ever did wilfully tell lie, aud no man
8fore ever accused him of it. When the
ember said that the Sen ator was shield IF
by his age. and that he did not seek wi
e proper redress, have Cniy to say ~
at while my Senator is neither a err
ally nor BLACKBOARD, the member can tit
't any redress from him that he seeks an
Inside of this hall Or anywhere else. n
laughter. | do not believe it lies in dc
e mouth of the member from Massachu- M
It's to talk about my Senator being ri,
1eided by his age or not seeking proper ma
dress. L have witnessed scenes with that 81
ember which satisfied me that he would w,
1T seek the redress to which he alludes. on
laughter. He does not forget that en-
I've, IN the presence of fifteen members M