The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-04
Aoinal.
The Closing Scene ia the House.
I. BUTLER THE BEAST.
Forty second COnxress-FIrst session.
Il HnIfSE

Forty second COnxress-FIrst Session.
u f-. HOUSE
Mr.. BUTLER, of Massachusetts,, asked !
unanimous consent to make apersonal ex- !
PLANTATION of fifteen minutes -E.-
Mr.. ARTHUR objected.
Mr.. BUTLER moved to suspend the |
rules in order that he might make a per-
sonal explanation Agreed to-yeas, 118;; |
naysl c22:33 l-i--- . -.-a-. .---.r '.. - ~ Fl
T Mr.. BUTLER proceeded to address the
House in reference to the scene which took |
place In the Senate between himself and
Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, assuming DAVIS
own description OF the occurrence to be
true. Mr.. Butler submitted to the candid /
Judgment of the House, and to all lust
men, which of the two had, in the affair,
played the part of the courteous gentle-
man and which the part of the black
guard Mr.. Davis was shielded from re-
| sponsibihty for what he said by his age
and his Senatorial toga, and, thus shielded
and protected, he had injected efauvia for
his revenes GfteFtAe mesthigh-ten nan-
ner of the chivalry. He had, for nearly
nine years, suffered from assaults aud
chaSges of having appropriated to hisown
use small amounts Of money in Louisiana,
aad now he would answer them once for
all. He had captured and levied assess
ments on the rebels Of Louisiana to the
/ amount of nearly three million OF dollars,
and he had charged himself with the
amount on the books of the Department
| Those books had been open for nine years
and even detraction had not said that he
had not fully accounted for the amount.
Referring to the investigation at the last
session into the management of the Ma
tional Asyluns, he accused Farnsworth of
having published IN the Globe speech
not delivered, and slsnderous to him But
ler.1 BY that act that gentleman had put
| himself out OF the rule of civilized warfare,
and he would never henceforth consider
| that gentleman's tongue or pen slander
upon any body, certainly not upon him.
seEo @
On motion of Mr.. KENDALL, the bill
for O. new land district IN Nevada was
passed. - g - -
| On motion of Mr., .MoREY, the bill for
thelre-establishmeut of the Monroe land
district in Louisiana was passed @
/ Mr. FARMS WORTH asked and obtain
ed permission to make personal explana-
sion IN reply to Mr. Butler. He said 1t
was too late in the day for that gentleman
to put on airs, and profess the rule of nom
intercourse He trusted that his Farms
WORTHY great age had not any thing to do
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4 with such intercourse as was suggest
I'd by him Interference to the Senator from
Kentucky. Laughter. In reference to
the Investigation as to the management Of
the National -Asylums for disabled, SOL
diers, he complained that the committee
had not acted fairly in the matter Of re-
fusings among other things torequiFe the
Treasurer of that institution ButlsEl to
produce his bank-book, which would show
that he had constantly On hand ,seme
$l50 600 of Government money which he
kept IN, his own. private bank in his own
name, and with which he speculaIed. rrri
Mr.. BUTLER made q point of order
that this was an attack upon him instead
Of being personal explanation. 4-
The SPEAKER-Will the gentleman
from Massachusetts, state the words to
which he objects, and the Char will rule
the question. -
Mr.. -BUTLER-I should say pretty
much all oft. Laughter.1 = When1 am
told that I have gorged myself with pub
lie money, i suppose that does not require
r APPOINT of forder to be made. -
The SPEAKER ruled that such Ian
guage was out of order. 49,. -'-- /,
Mr.. FARNSWORTH-The member
; from Massachusetts, alluded to my speech
5 as published in the Globe, and / was only
Z recounting the points IN 1t to show that Il
/ was not parliamentary. -
4 The SPEAKER snd he had no doubi
that the Language of the gentleman from
Illinois was unpariiame ntary, and SO ruled
without hesitation. r -
/ r Mr.. FARNSWORTH was allowed, by 8
2 vote of the Hoese, to proceed in order. He
: went on to speak Of a transaction for tht
sale of piece of property in Hampton
!. Virginia, for National Asylum, the prop
erty having been owned by Mr. Butler
| bat having been transferred to hlm by hlS
brother -in-iaw. Hildreth, to cover appear
ances.s In conclusion, he said that II thai
transaction and testimony, given by Mr.
Butler before the COMMITTEES on Military
, Affairs, last session, were before any petty
Jury in the United States, it would CON
yict him (Butler)lof embezzlement anc
perjury. daughter and great excite
ment.l That was all he had TO say. ai
Mr. BUTLER remarked that he beldiT
his hand the report Of the Military Com
| mittee made last session on that subject
and he would read the advertised calumn!
. which might be put out against him any
/ where. The paragraph which he reaC
), states that the committee had come totht
d / conclusion that the Treasurer, having &C
= connted for all the funds Of the ASYLUM
that ever came into his hands, was 70 b
entirely lexoneratede from any charge o
J suspicion Of misapprebatien. neglect q
4 misconduct in the discharge Of his duties
II Mr. BUTLER said, in conclusion tina
d under that report he branded as false an'
caiumnious every thiAg that could be san
against the President and Treasurer Of N
National Asylum. 1t was for the Aihtar.
Committee TO say whether lis, member
had been corrupted under hls Bntlsr
lead. They could yipdlcate their oWl
honor, he had not their honor IN chergs
There were twelve or fifteen gentlemen {
i the House whom he had takep to FOrtres
Monroe. and whom he had shown tn
property which be had sold to the Nation
al Asylum, and every man .vho ever sal
it would admit that IN that TRANSACTION d
tie had given $25. 600 to disabled soldiers
Nj. FARNSWORTH-"The membe
from Massachusetts, sYore in the lnyestl
cation that he did not sell 1t; that hl
Sc brother-in-law sold it, Laughterl
m Mr.. BUTLER-aOh pshaw, pshaw
daughter. l. That was one OF the cheat
- in the statement. 1t was put into th
n hands of my brother in law as security tc
ic money which he lent me" -. -r5z. .
es Mr. FARNSW0RTH-'rrYo our brother
he in-law swore that he did not lend you an
be money! Laughter, 81 80 sbra5 az
Mr.. BUTHER-Ic can not have any cor
H' troversy with that man whom would ne
he believe under oath Laughter, and han %
n merIng from the Speakers gravel II
ferring to the witnesses who swore agaln q.
nd him in the Investigation, he said that7oE
=. of them was runaway marine 7desert'
= whom he had been trying to ind 70 put
tn ball and chair around his leg, and that AZ
tic other was a Baltimore man who had SER
u ed with him (Butlerl for his supposed, ga
,s, lant conduct, but had since gone dow
lower, lower, until he had sunk to the p
sition of being witness for the memo'
nd from Illinois. fLaughter,l l. ...E1-r tr.
no Mr.. FARNSWORTH-And other WI
nesses were members from Massaehusett
nd and his brother ,in-law, Renewed iaugl
ter and other manifestations OF thoroug
enjoyment of the scene.
IN Mr.. BUTLER remarked that he weu
,e- lnot again be drawn into controversy
- ths sSIl,5scsl TAVhaf was fhe,uSe,sle aske