The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-04
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CANTON. STARK =COUNTY@oHIo, THURSDAY. MAY 4@l874

They had asquarfel ON the floor ofthe-SensI
atel onght To have ended there and /
woald haye9ended tkene,r but for the fact
that the member from Massachusetts saw
fit to come on the floor Of the House and
use language grossly offensive to the Sena-
tor from Kentucky and it was after that
that the Senator had pronounced the
speech which had been quoted by the
member The member from ~ assaelIu- !
setis. If be had personal explanation to
make, should have made it ataonce but he
had waited until last, Thursday, the day
that Congress was ito adjourn, and then
asked leave to mako 1T, having sent -print-
ed slips of it IN advance to Boston and TO /
the New York Hsrnld, knowing that the
Senator would have left the city before he |
could have seen It in print. Thereupon l I
objected because it had been held up so |
long, and not because I did mot want 20
give the gentleman a chance for replica
ton. 80 -.-e III @ - -za .- E--
(. MIR. BUTLER 6nterruPting}-The rea- |
son given by the gentleman was that he |
would not let me speak so long as the in |
dictment against his State was continued /
l. Mr.. BECK--4f E-had au-epPortunity to |
reply to that indie tmentS I would have |
done it in way which hope would have |
been worthy Of the State. When the gem |
tleman was trying to get leave to-day ] |
asked him whether he would assah the
Senator from Kentucky, and he replied |
that he would not, and on that statement |
members on the Democratic side voted to
give him the privilege. ! did not believe
what he said, and therefore votes against
it fLaughterl When-a member arises |
and announces that the Senator from Ken 1
tucky has been guilty of falsehood I deny
it. hurl it back, and say that the char
aeter of that Senator is as good as that of
any man upon earth. He never did will
fully tell a lie, and no man before ever ac-
cused him of it. When the member said
that the Senator was shielded by his age,
and thaGke did not seek the proper re
dress, I have only to say that while the
Senator is neither q bully nor black
guard, the member can get any redress
from him that he seeks outside this hall or
anywhere else. Laughter. do not be-
lieve that 1t lies IN the mouth OF the mem
Der from Massachusetts, to talk about any
Senator being shielded by his-age for not
| seeking proper redress. have witnessed
scenes with that member which satisfied
me that he would not seek the redress to
which he alludes. Laughter.1 He does
not forget that have, IN the presence Of
fifteen members Of the House, seen the
member from Illinois (Earnsworth) put his
| fist IN the face of the member from Massa-
chasetts, and denounce him in every way
tnat one man can denounce another, until
l had to-say to the other members of the.
committee, standing by that / did not
think one white man would take it With
tout fight, and that decent negro ia
New York State would fghtover it Up
roarious laughtef.] Es.i q s-Il-I lc
Z Mr.. FARNSW0RFH ldsrisiyely(-It
was on account of his extreme age, per-
hAps. tShouts of laughter.
1 MIR. BUTLER pointing to Mr.. Farms
worthy He is not q white man.
l. Mr., ELDRIDGE Now is the proper
time to call in the Chaplain. [Continuous
/ laughter
T. Mr.. GoxAThe Coroner should also be
] sent for.-ls E---- sz-- .--E.-- s-.E g
t. Mr.. STOUGHT0N-[A a member of the
4 Military Committee of the last Hopse] de-
Tended the action and report Of that COM
mittee, and stated that the vouchers Of
the gentleman from Massachusetts IN re-
ference to the National Asylum had been
4 submitted to the committee, and showed
that he had fairly and honestly expended
every dollar he had received from the
Treasury of the United States It was
true that committee did not require Cen
eral Butler to produce his private bank
account, but there was no pretense that se
had converted a single dollar OF the pub
lie money to his own use. He had depos-
: tied the money in his own name, but the
committee had to come to the conclusion
that he had the right so to deposit it, the
only difference being that if the money
was lost he would be personally response
bic for It. There was no pretense or proof
that he had nisappropriated dollar OF
the money. =. ---r ------
At this point of the discussion, and while
j. the House was quite amused and excited
over It, the Speakers hammer descended
and he announced that the first session Q.
the House of Representatives for the For,
ty- second Congress was adjourned with
II ont day - s-'-- .'-~