The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-21
XIII CONGRESS-.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, April 20.
FIRST SESSION.

IOUDRTeSS was now IeaQy 10 hulOuEu.
On motion of Mr.. ScoTT all the bills o
the table, petitions, &C., were ordered
their appropriate committees.
At 1920 the Senate went into Execu
tive session.
At2 o'clock tho doors were reopened
when the committee appointed to wait Of
the President reported that he had n
further communication TO make.
The President pro tem.. (Mr. ANTHONY
then declared the first session of th
Forty.second Congress adjourned sine dI
f- HOUSE.
The House received n message from th
Senate announcing Its agreement 10 tn
conference report on the Ku.Klux bill
and the passage Of the concurrent reso
luton for final adjournment at 2 o'clocl
to-day. .-.--...
On the Ku:Klux bill, Mr.. HoLLAN1
presented report, and proceeded TO I'D
vocate II.
After debate the House proceeded tc
vote on the conference report, and 1t wa
agreed 10 by strictly party vote-yeaS
93; nays, "a;
The SENATE concurrent resolution fol
final adjournment at 2 o'clock to-day wa!
passed; also tho concurrent resolution fU
The appointment oi committee 10 wal
on the President and inform him thai
Congress was ready 10 adjourn.
MeSsrs. DAWES, MAYNARD and ELY
were appointed such committee on lhG
part Of the House.
Mr. BECK asked leave 10 offer 0 joint
resolution asserting the powers OF the
House 10 make or withdraw appropria
lions oi money.
NIessrs. BINonAX and MAYNARD OBJ
jected.
Mr. BECK moved 10 suspend the rules
and pass the joint resolution. Agreed 10
without nays and yeas.
Mr. BUTLER asked unanimous consent
TO make q personal explanation. Agreed
to-yeas 1lsinays 23.
Mr.. BUTLER proceeded 10 address the
House In reference ~ the scene which
took place 10 the Senate between himself
and Mr.. DAVIS, oi Kentucky. Assuming
that ifDGvGs' own description OF the oc.
currence be true, he submitted to the can.
did judgment Of tue House and all Just
men, which Of the two had In the affair
played the part OF tho courteous gentle.
man, and which the part Of the black.
guard. DAVIS was shielded from the re.
sponsibility for what he 8 I'D by his ags
and by Ills Senatorial tUga, and thus
shielded and projected he had elected
emuvia for his revenge, after the most
high toned manner Of chlvalry. Lilo had,
Tor nearly nine years, suffered from as.
saulls and charges Of having appropriated
small amounts Of money In Louisiana,
and now hu would anwer them once for
all that he had captured and levied aS.
sessments on the rebels Of Louisiana to
the amount Of nearly $1,000 and he
had charged himself with the amount on
tho books Of the department. Those
books had been open for nino years, and
even his detractorS had not said that he
had not fully accounted for the amount.
Referring TO the investigation at tho last
session into the management Of the
national asylums, he accused Mr.. FARMS.
WORTH Of having published In the Globe
a speech not delivered and highly slander.
Gus to him (BuTLER) By that act that
gentleman had put himself out OF
the whole civilized warfare and he
would never henceforth consider that
gentleman's tongue or pen slander upon
any body and certainly not himself.
Mr.. FARSswoRTu asked and obtained
permission to make personal explana.
ton in reply 10 Mr.. BUTLER, He said 1t
was too late in the day for that gentleman
to put on airs and profess the rule of non.
intercourse. He trusted that his (FARNs.
woRTD great age had not anything to do
with such non.intercourse as was sug.
gested by him In reference to the Senator
from Kentucky, (Laughter.) In refer.
ence 10 the investigation as TO the man
agement Of the National Asylum for dis.
a6led soldiers, he complained that the
committee had not acted fairly in the
matter In refusing, among other things, to
require the treasurer of that institution
(BuTLER) to produce his bank book,
which would show that he had had con.
stantly on hand some one hundred to one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Of
government money, which he kept in his
own private bank In his own name, and
with which he speculated.
Mr.. BUTLER made point Of order that
this was an attack on him instead Of an
explanation.
THE SPEAKER-Will the gentleman
from Massachusetts state the words to
which he objects, and the Chair will rule
on the question.
NLr. Bur1ER-T should say pretty much
all of Ii [langhterl. When lam told that
I have gorged myself with public money.
I suppose that does not require a point Of
order to be made.
The SPEAKER ruled that scch language
was out Of order.
Mr.. FARNswoRTU-The member from
Massachusetts alluded to my speech as
published in the GL0bo, and ! was only 70.
counting the points Il contained to show
that It was not unparllamentary.
The SPEAKER sail he had no doubt
that the language Of tue gentleman from
AllluuIS was uupoIllauSHAAIl 0A4 ~
ruled without hesitation.
Mr. FARNswoRTH was allowed by q
vote Of the House to proceed in order
lie went on to speak Uf u transaction for
the sale OF piece Of property at Hamp'
ton, Virginia, for a National asylum, the
property having been owned BY Mr. Bur.
LER, hut having been transferred by him
to his brother,in.law. Mr. Hilureth, 10
cover appearances. In conclusion, hu
said that Il that transaction and tue tes.
tlmony given by Mr.. BUTLER before the
Committee on Military Affairs at the last
session were beiUre any petty Jury in the
United States It would convict him (BuT.
LER) Of embezzlement and perjury.
daughter and great excitement That
was all he had TO say.
Hlr. BUTLER remarked that he held in
his hand the report Of the Military Com.
miGtee made at the last session on that
subject, and he would read the closing
paragraph as an answer TO all that adver'
Used calumny which might be put out