The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07
e Q N Q r E S s.
Another Chapter in the Davis
Butler ImbrOglio.
Senator Davis Account Of His Quarrel
With General Butler.
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Bitter Denunciation of the
Essex Statesman.
Fight in the House Over the Ku
Klux Bill.
Passage Of the Bill by a Strict
Party Vote.
SENATE.

wAsHrSoroS, April 6,ds7l
DAvIs-EuTLEa ISpRoGLIo-sEsAroR DAVIS
COUNT OF THx AFFAIR
Mr. DAVIS. (dem.) of Ry obtaining leave to make per-
sonal explanation the desk and had read by the
Clerk from NKw YoEX HERALD's correspon-
hence of FRIDAY last purporng to give account of the
the Senate the previous day between himself
and Representative b. r. Butler. Tie commencing
with the expression attributed to Davis, follows
lyon God id old scouudrelt do you come here to
butler replied with unparalleled cooiness still gazing ct
DAYS Tor y saVs not addressed YOU sir and don't care
"Youd-d scoundrel. you was the response OF Davis
NJ toe same time advancing towards Butler il he
Buter seat stn looking Davis fun in the face
'fone Id old FOOL said Butler. and your
Mr. DAVIS, (resuming)-Mr President should
That be read II did
that upoa the authority Of Butler himself.
The Clerk TO read from speech found The
q b OF yesterday
folio wing taken from Buffers speech delivered in the
house tuesday last then read by the Clerk
DO the ku kuK bandi exist in Kentucky, thar dark and
yet either by Time place or cir
rnustaaces civilization education that neither the
oeno place or occasion curb them Ia much Ihai le
senate chamber the United impoen rage
enhou ise with whining and piping voice OF moeciie
Mr. DAVIS then stated the several years
pnccduriug the gentleman named Brother
Nasins from ST. Louis and stated lie
IN Orleans which left months previously
months. his habit; that before leaving home
be placed his service Of silver plate, worth about
G 1a up his ali hs ohe H1
bad cost him some $4,000; that after General Butler ap
eoa; ss psss and iscTsuPGn sen; military order 70 de-
dec Incl to obey Upon this Ba;ier sent ME Of sodisrs
a S van. the Gp Ss s. who es Ss
pat an armed force TO Nj. Brothers house ana
lore. sr sfoaer made APPLICATION To fresiae a
sIaco Tor order upon Butler the surrender the
HenderzoU Roll
las Missouri with Mr. Brother to the President
meni bot The Pfesieat dcensd 70 inserfere Il. Err pa
sr Bre:heT The senate voted il down Al he ensuing
ected On both occasions stated the facts
lu,,ona
Ing moved this resolution sec md time, received DIS
courteous 70 from General Butler and hereupon
hat his cowGrdce and incompetence COMMANDER had
ana al @ ses S orleans an
never exclaimed word With General Butter and such
per between aim and myself and wil make plain
n S IN Relation 70 era oas Is
he soateera states anu was about bringing them 70
senator rhurrsns which Immediately to my right
by Butter. then not been conscious Of
oam lbs 6% ns biz sae aes
.a bis manner Were oen,ge ana addressed my closing
he continued 20 maintain an earnest and excited ooS,
bad loosed each other tue Tor
s 90 a@ser a ar y s here 70 scOs a.
He made no reply and repeated that language lie then
Ma YOU S6a y. y5a Sers forf
al you yoH an 70 y f e a a9d
advanced one sep toward him and sad. Il am young
ID your Al this poiut senator wilson stepped
words 10 m aud they walked on together Mr. President
ony purpose has been to state tais 9nar TOOK
bewcen General Butler and myself o
my intention bring before any cor.
wA the universally recognized blackguar coward
snd seonaare Of The United states whq himself does not
ss portion r., q this sentence was scarcely
quay witt is e9ye and declaring the Senator from Ken
The VIC pREstDrNr stated that no, in The
chair TIE time Of the occurrence referred 70 but
Mat ne spoken q nth, public prints .
. cs ,ae Chair
The vIos PEEsIpxsT then added that undoubtedly the
who occupied The CHAIR a toe tune would have
TuK GLoaGik AsD kLABAN, SENATOR'S.
o se e On Privileges ani Eecion
Knitting seats Aessrs Goidthwae OF Alabama, and Blod
Upon point BY Mr.. TaUnsAS dem, Ohio, he
pfnxrE os souTHgRS AFFAIRS EEsuMrp
After argument by ar. THURMAN in behalf OF the
dodthwaite's claim and TO snow mat slodses cec
took thr concurrent resolution for joui special inves,
ting com n,tee upon the south H.. ,,.
euosizng TIE reconstruction policy OF Con
eress aud benehcen and inspired by
cemcney without parallel a government at the end
the aud bestowed all the former slaves, who
friends and by whose unreauted toll that property
arnassed. Discussing the constitutional
Ia the light OF their true meaning aud
he he'd that the berey OF State rights had been
completely buried by hoe that amended the
constitution eontes not only national but state citizenship
chanc of Massachusetts, could his trade in the
Charieston necessary, call the whole
OF the government to protect him. Therefore time that
.carpe-bagger .advcnturer" and 'sealswagn
should 10 general argument the right OF Con
prcss amendment TO establish crimi
protection of the
repression awlessness he remarked that he did pro-
pose that that should be exercised but the
imperative anc immediate necessity Of stringent legislation
o arrest the evils complained OF.
PRATT. trepD OF Ind, IN general review OF the
social and political condition of the South, discussed the
constitutional power OF Congress- under the thirteenth
fourteenth fifteenth punish
He held that the practical refusal of the
authorities TO the equal protection of the laws
black and alike devolved upon Congress duty
and would Justify coercve legislation OF general applies
The plan which had been proposed of evng damages
localities winch ku Klux outragcs committed would,
he thought, prove enc ent
At four o'clock the Senate went into executive session and
after adjourned.
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