The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22


Darning thu closing hours, several
members ofthe House handled Beast
Butler without gloves. We give q
portion of the closing proceedings:
Butler Obtained the floor, under a
Suspension of the rules, to make a
personal explanation, and proceeded
to address the House in reference to
the scene which occurred in the Senate
between himself and Senator Davis of
Kentucky. Assuming Davis own de-
scriptiOn of the occurrence to he true,
he (Butler) would leave it to the judg-
ment of the House and all just men
which of the W had played the part
of a courteous gentleman and which
the part of a blackguard. Davis was
shielded from responsibility for what
he said by his age and by his Senate
rial toga, and thus shielded and pro-
tected he had invected the etfiuvia of
his revenge afterthe most h~igh-toned
name of chivalry. Butler continued
referring to assaults made upon his
(Butler's) character, and defended
himself from various charges made
against him, citing reports OF investi-
cations on some of those charges. In
this connection he accused Farnsworth
of having published in the Globe a
speech not delivered and highly SLAM
derous to him (Butler). BY that act
that gentleman had put himselfout Of
the rule of civilized warfare, and he
would never henceforth consider that
gentleman's tongue oil pen a SANDER
upon anybody-certainly not on him
self.
F~arnsworth obtained leave to make
a personal explanation in reply to
Butler. He said it was too late in the
day for that gentleman to put on airs
and profess the rule ofnon-intercourse.
He trusted that his CFarnsworth'sl
great age had nothing to do with such
non-intercourse as was suggested by
him in reference to the Senator from
Kentucky. CLaughter.j With refer
ence to the investigation of the man.
agement of the National ASYLUM for
disabled soldiers, he complained that
the committee had lot acted fairly in
refusing, among other things. to re-
quire the treasurer of that institution
(Butler) to produce his bank book.
which would show that he had had
constantly on hand from 100000 to
$3.50. 900 of Government money which
he kept in his private bank in
his own name, and with which he
speculated.
Butler made a point of order that
this was an attack upon him, and not
q personal explanation, and, at the re-
quest of the Speaker, specified certain
language used by ~Farnsworth, which
the Speaker pronounced unparliamen-
tary, and called the gentleman to order.
EarpSurnrth VCas aI1CVroa hv Woo
of the House to proceed in order. He
then referred TO the sale of II piece of
property at Hampton, Va, for a Ma
tional Asylum; the property having
been owned by Butler, but having
been transferred by him to his brother
in law. Hildreth, to coverappearances,
and said hat ii that transaction and
the testimony given by Butler before
the Committee on Military Affairs at
the session we're before any petit jury
in the United States it would convict
him (Butler) of embeZZlement and
perjury. Laughter and great excite
ment.1 That WAS all he had to say.
Butler defended himself from the
charges of Farnsworth and read from
the report of the Committee of 1nves-
tigation on the National Asylum eX-
onerating him from any suspicion of
misrepresentation, neglect or miscon-
duct. In the course of further re-
marks he referred to Farnsworth As a
man he would not believe under oath.
In conclusion he said he would not
again be drawn into a controversy on
the subject. What was the use, he
asked, of an investigation and of a
report eX~Onerating a man from all
blame, when such eX%oneration was
made only the foundation of fresh
charges and fresh calumnies, direct
from hell. [Laughter.l
Beck obtained leave to make a state
ment in behalf of the Senator from
Kentucky, who. he said, had been so
foully denounced by the memberf from
Massachusetts. After recalling the
circumstances of the controversy be-
tween Davis and Butler, Beck said the
latter, when asking leave to speak to-
day had, in reply to a question from
Beck, stated thai he would not aSSail
the Senator from Kentucky, and on
that statement the members of the
Democratic side voted to give him the
privilege. / did not believe what he
said and therefore voted against it.
[Laughter.1 He hurled back the as
sertion thatthe Senator from Kentucky
had been guilty of falsehood. He
never did wilfully tell a lie, and no
man before ever accused him of it.
When the member said that the Sena-
tor was shielded by his age and that
he did not seek the proper redress, l
have only to say that while the Sena-
tor is neither a bully nor blackguard,
the member can get any redress from
him that he seeks outside this hall or
anywhere else. [Laugliter.] 1 do not
believe that it lies in the mouth of the
member from Massachusetts to talk
about the Senator being shielded by
his age, or he not seeking the proper
redress. ! have witnessed scenes with
that member, which satisfies me that
he would not seek the redress to which
he alludes. [Laughter.l He does not
forget that l have in the presence of
fifteen members of the House, seen
the member from Illinois EARNS.