The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-21

OF uILeeu gentlemen IN tle House Wl0n
no had taken TO Fortress Monroe, aut
!. whom he had shown the property TO
which he had sold the national asylum
and every man who ever saw 1t woulC
admit that in that transaction he haC
given $25,000 to the disabled soldiers. =.
: Mr.. FARNswoRTH-The member from
} Massachusetts, swore in the inVestiga
tion that he did not sell it, that Iii
brother.in.law sold 1t, Naughter.)
Mr.. BUTLER-0h pshaw pshaw
, daughter y that was one Of the cheats II
the statement. It was put into the hand
of my broEher-in.law as security for money
which he lent me.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH-Your brother.in.lav
swore that he did not lend you any
money. (Laughter)
Mr.. BUTLER-I cannot have any con
troversy with that man, whom 7 would
not believe under oath. Laughter snt
hammcring from the SPEAKERS gravel.
Referring to the witnesses who sWort
against him in the investigation, he said
that one Of them was run away marine
deSerter, whom he had been trying 10 find
TO put a ball and chain around his leg, and
that another wasa Baltimoreman, who had
once served with him (BUTLER) for suppoS.
ed gallant conduct, but had since gone
downlower, lower, lower, until be had sunk
TO the position oil being q witness for the
member from Illinois Qaughter).
Mr. FAREswoRTH-And the other wit.
nesses were the members from MasSa.
chusetts and his brother.in.law. (Rencwed
laughter and other manifestations oil
thorough enjoyment Of the scene,)
Dir. BUTLER remarked, In conclusion,
that he would not again be drawn
into O controversy on the subject.
What use, he asked, oil the investigation
OI reports TO cxOnerate man IRON all
blame, when in such exoneration was
only found action for fresh charges and
fresh calumnies direct from hell Caughter).
Mr. BECK asked and obtained leave TO
make a statement on behalf Of the Sena.
tor from Kentucky, who, he said, had
been so fOully denounced by the member
from Massachusetts. That Senator and
that member had had q controversy on
the floor Of the Senate.
Ms. BuTLER-0h, no; I had no con.
troversy with him.
Mr. BEcK-The Senator denounced the
member on the floor OF the Senate as o
id scOundrel, and / would character.
ize that as q controversy. Laughter.]
They had a quarrel on the floor of the
Senate. 1t ought to have ended there,
and would have ended there, but for the
fact that the member from Massachusetts
saw fit to come on the floor Of the House
and use language grossly offensive 10 the
Senator from Kentucky, and 1t was alter
that that tue Senator had pronounced the
speech which had been quoted by the
member from Massachusetts. If he had
any personal explanations to make he
should have made It at once; but lie
waited till Thursday-the day that Con.
grcsS was TO adl dlourn-and then asked
leave to make 1t, having sent printed slips
Of 1t in advance to Boston and 10 the
New York Herald, knowing that the Sen.
ator would have left tho city before he
could have seen It In print. Thereupon
I objected, because 1t had been held up so
long, and not because | did not want to
give the gentleman chance tor replica:
ton.
Mr. BurLER-(Interrupting)- )-The rea.
son given by the gentleman was that be
would not let me speak so long as the in.
dictment against the State was continued.
Mr.. BEcK-If | had had an opportunity
TO reply to that indictment l would have
done It in way which l hope would
have been worthy Of tho State. When
the gentleman was trying to get leave to.
day, I asked him whether he would as.
sault the Senator from Kentucky, and he
replied that he would not. On that state.
ment the members on the Democratic
side voted to give him tho privilege.
did not believe what he said, and there.
fore voted against it [laughterl. When a
member rises and announces that the
Senator from Kentucky has been guilty
of ialsehoOd, I deny 1t; and l hurl Il back
and say that the character Of that Senator
Is as good as that Of any man on earth.
He never did wil(ully tell a lie, and no
man before ever accused him Of 1t. When
the member said that the Senator was
shielded by his age, and that he did not
seek proper redress, have only
to say that while my Senator Is
neither a bully nor blackguard, q member
can get any redress from him that he
seeks out side this hall or any where else.
Claughter) Idont believe that it lies in the
mouth Of the member from Massachusetts
to talk about my Senator being shielded
by his age, or not seeking proper redress.
l have witnessed scenes with that men,
Der which satisfied me that he would not
seek redress to which he alludes. Laugh.
ter) He does not forget that1 have in
presence Of fifteen members from the
House seen the member from Illinois,
FARNswoRTH) put his fStin the face Of
the member from Massachusetts and de.
nounce him In every way that one man
can denounce another, until had To say
to other members Of The Committee stand.
ing by that I did not think one white man
would take 1t without fight and that
decent negro In my State would fight
over It. (uproarfinus laughter.)
Mr.. FARNswoRTH-1t was on account
Of bis extreme age perhaps. (Shouts oil
laughterl
DlF. DUTLEh NpOnuug 10 0lr. FARMS
woRTn)-He Is not white man.
SIr. ELDRiDoE-Now Is the proper time
to call in the Chaplain. CONTINUED
laughter)
Mr.. Cox-The coroner should be also
sent for.
Mr.. SroUoUroS, a member Of the Mill.
tary Committee Of the last House, de-
tended the action and report Of that com.
mittee. He stated that the vouchers Of
the gentleman IRON Massachusetts,, In
reference to tho National Asylum, had
been submitted to the committee and
showed that he had honestly expended
everything he had received from the
Treasury Of the United States.
At this point OF the discussion and
while the House was quite amused and
excited over It, the SPEAKERS hammer