Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-21
Concluding Scene i'm the House Of
Representatives.

Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, again asked
unanimous consent to make his personal c1-
PLANTATION" Mr.. Arthur, Of Kentucky, OBJ
jected, and Mr.. Butler appealed to the House,
when the rules were suspended by vote OF
yeas lis, nays %, and permission was gwen tor
the Explanation.
Mr. Butler recounted the scene between HIM
self and Senator Davis, of Kentucky, on the
floor ofthe Senate. He said he had expended
every dollar he had captured or raised by taxa
ton in New Orleans for the wounded and the
poor, and in feeding the hungry, in sustaining
hospitals and asylums, and in protecting the
city from disease He remarked that IT ne was
ever placed in the same position again, his little
finger would fall heavier than his whole hand
had fallen before. He then defended himself
from the charges Of Encouragement OF the
military asylum, in regard to which an lnvesu-
eating committee had already ezonerated him.
In this connection, Mr.. Butler said that ne
should never deem anything from the tongue
or pen of Mr. Farnsworth libel or SANDER.
Mr.. Farnsworth replied at length, IN the
course of his remarks saying. that he had not
SPOKEN to or recognized Butler for months. He
charged that Butler, under pretence OF furnish
ing homes for the poor, was engaged in !sspecula-
tions and gorging himself with the public urea
treasurer of the asylum, had drawn from the
treasury over four and half millions of money,
and had retained the use Of over a million and
half of dollars specializing upon the money
of the government Mr.. Butler objected to
these remarks as supplementary, and the
chair ruled that they were not admissible.
Mr. Farnsworth, in continuation OF his re-
marks, said that, in regard to the site OF the
asylum, Butler and his brother-in-law, Hlldreth,
had sworn to opposite statements in relation to
the ownership Of the property; and further, that
if he (Mr. Farnsworth) had 1.-THE treasurer OF
that asylum before any petit jury he would
convict him of embezzlemnt and perjury;
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, defended Senator
Davis. and in the course of his remarks said
several members of the House had seen the
gentleman from Illinois (NIr. Farnsworth) put
his fist under the nose Of the member from
Massachusetts, (Mr Butler) and apply epithets
to him which he could not repeat here, but
which had causeds members to remark that
they did not suppose there was Il white man
living who would take that, and the blacks IN
his State would not take it.
Mr. Butler, abiding to Mr.. Farnsworth,
said ''he is not white man, to which the
latter made some derisive reply. Matters were
now getting exciting, and the members had
SitllcTCu u lue VI luc HILL, III lClulIl
Of the three gentlemen when the time allotted
Mr. Beck expired, and so the matter dropped.
CANAL TRADE.-The whole number Of boats
reported at the Collectors Office in Georgetown
for the week ending yesterday was 2S6, of
which 264 were laden with coal. For the same
period, four boats laden with grain, fifteen with
stone, and one with hoop poles arrived.
The coal trade for the week was brisk The
following are the transactions for that period at
the different coal Offices in Georgetown. The
Consolidated Coal Company received {, $40 tons,
and shipped $500 tons. At Agnew's Dock
1900 tons were received, and $500 tons sent
away. The Borden Mining and Coal Compa-
ny received 1000 tons; and shipped, 2,1l9 tons.
The receipts of the Maryland Coal Company
were S,0Gl tons, and S,06l tons sent off. The
Midlothian Coal Company was in receipt of
l,56S tons, and sent away l,0S6 tons. Total
receipts tor the week, POSSE tons; shipments,
20,2SS tons.
Thirty-nine boats left Cumberland Wednes-
day, carrying 1875. tons Of coal, as follows
If ThDc