New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-17

nhou GIrotion then that <s legislative trick by
which minority When S NV %9 my s' the votes Of
norton Of the Repr ccaus, and gave a se.,uinE
ess IN acon wc n mad no ma Jrity In factin hs ayor
so tho mea' OF the majority nlght DC aeieaen
ali around me who did not feel at liberty to vote against
the TGs c WHEN zen ss wes rs DO but m Obliged to voio
for U EsL they should DC cgnponlsedi IhaI ~ Mhas
~ n c cymrsilcd, When there Il none IN fact mean
dat ygheIi a stays out or the caucus OF
nSysi,rr ann then he comes and undertakes 70 thwart
tIn psry 10y the aid Of the votes OF our opponents by
thcn TO support Il which Republican majority cannot
do these gentemen did, ma say Is leg .tlY9
biy. II is not true. in the Judgment " the country,
sn fail. Fit Sc true then on tie head Of those w9
did ~ he tic responsibility % he loss Of M hh"Tty ana
proptry ofour Trends, tho loyal mon Of the South, un
protected and uncared for. -
thought OF him or ten Of thor friends who. having al
tended caucus and agreed npon houinee, snonid
into the House and throw e eleaAo41Ap into Inc
hands az tho Democracy
Mr.. PETERs-I should suppose you had some deyish
design.
Mr.. BUTLER-wo agree fully. Iauehterl .,
Mr.. BLAINE rep, Mc.l-Ah. wheeler ~ the chair)-
I desire TO as, tho gentleman from MassacIusctts
uueD Wheeler be denies to me tho fas 70 have drawn
Dir. TUTIER-I have made no assertion on that sub
Mr. C' BLHiNE-Dd not tie gentleman distinctly know
Mr.. BLAISE-Did not taso 1t to tho gentleman and
MIR. UTITI,E,h- Yea. Sir.
Mr.. BLAINE-Dd not show lin the manuscripts
Mr.. BUTLT1ii-Nes, SIR.
Nr. BLAINE-In my own landvriting'
~. BiiiSE-Ard NJ his suggestion added thess
words" And the expenses of TINS committee sNa 10
paid from the CDntin eat Fund OF the House OF Kcpr2
senad, g." tApplause.l Tire fact tla ways ana me.s
we've wanted 10 pay Tie expenses vas tho only Cd
Mr.. BUriIsR-WSat was tho answer tho gentleman
made suppose lmaJ ask tll.t 40" Lic Spe'hef ms
Mr.. BLAIYEITic answer WIS mat immediately
wrote TIE amendment providing ior tle pa IneAt 0i o
~ 1!i1 vas ny ansvcri Was 4 not That
under 10 circumstances would hsye anything 20 do
with il, being bound by LIe actOn o. the c'L.ls 1
Mr. IbAlhE--No, Sir; ne answer was mt uh''c'
Nj BUI1Eli-Or have anything ~ DO with INC reso-
Mr. BLATSE-Thero arc 2oI nensers Of Tho House Of
Representatives. Committee can Dc formed wAodt tto
e. io essential to tho constitution Of tho Committee.
b,r BUILEK-H4y d4d you not Ind such Co14uitteo
Mr. BLAIYE-recause know very wen that T.
on ittCG the appointment .! the gentleman W'uld %
co1nrv b. the ciqglrs glo have so inluatioray dis
trntci THE letter tins morning, that the spaEer bad
pactu tic tCI.lt,cc. me gcLteiian Slld 40 womb,
with ''Wea-lzlced EepuuIc-ls," mo would uct 80
tlln r.as1n IappIasc1 that tLe Chair laid tie
srorsiity upon tAo gentleman VI declining the ap-
Mr. fUfLTR-I know That vas ne "tTa'" 'Nc Chair.
lir. DLAISE-An, the trick" / know row what the
10 Arow TIA INC "tileS' was sGccc5.-l
81 GLtiSE-iS sti5 'frlok" which places tlo ccutlc-
rsn from Mess4cnusett lis &c po4zioiiy bcgre tho
'y sir. iB6UiTLEH-rzaeay.
Mir. INTELLECTUALLY.
Nh BLAiSE-Now, SIX, DE gentleman from Massechr.
ses ta.s about TIE eo.r..on ~ Iie = 30 ans
what any one o. item may haze g. sy, bl. u t4"io 80
here today a.nge s'!ler21 ~ !.s Si'gA 20 ~ ~
tCman nom 1lassacAusctis TIC ntHation PISS ne Igt
cocrc.d-.nat Lc was IN any Wy rtr4.'el lion rec
scol-ict hl. get up 1C" a-d -,-' " "Ioie'ei--4ei
5ir. BJIIEi.-Oh, yc5i ,....----.
~. LLAiN L--i4c gentleman iIui1 --Ts. ~
wishes expressed hOjA publicly auG rryat ~, hy the
s.atr OF Affairs in tb s>ui' oic-fci toaay ~ Demo
cratic votes Ggons, te most earnest ~ 30 co more
tlal two-urlJ iNa. Tlty =. lie 4eylJleALS VI LIE
MT. BUTLER-Yes, cir.
Mr. BItlNl.-Iais statement is so naid sLt fro1na
les tat go i,0' f3T la t ii,S D ne o,a 70 10
puulic..1s voted the 1880. ana -, btse thc
t.ouan from Naesaebuse o. against T. ccny ina. re
voted il uulels IL may be the gentleman rom ZEN
nosscc OH Gy LlrG VINO Fot7i Tor II Tor we pIrlo'e
probably, ~ moving a. ig 1as'uti'-io' . ''-! ','
and very justIaJle and very proper course HAelet,f
any gentleman chooses 70 aAOp, IT. al 10y eii.ii.
WHO voted for the resolution under coeEcio.' fwodid
Ike ,nc Gentleman from 1tIus-s. " CcG EaIe NM
Mr. EUgLE-I an not here to 0staA lllVae CONVEX
tia11rlo1f he e.tiro country uondeI cIinra,
p.il.oItug rcat uron CIons made "a private CO..
Mr. EUILLE-Paruon IL, ~ sad t-er1 N+s c.'1'
',ir. rrAIyE-I hon, Cod VIII rc~ion you, hut you
oicl.t u9' ~ 81, IlC % 20 IL. lLcic.t2rJ
Nf IUTLEI;-I vii ask God and not yOu
Mg. BLAIhL.-I an glad the Ethii3ih.i "lH. , ,
Sir. LUTIE--l l..e 10 ilyors 70 q ol the 'o,il
ard let shy that inc caucus agreed upon definite
Sin. BIXI.I-Tc ca-ccsl Now let ne sry here, and
I rCS ' c 'e in etion- SINS , Ct ans re-
lIocIo die gentleman ir,n Ael ~ or. Blai4l stat
oa'ri1Iy from toe chair, that ~ vas not cen
siGcyod and could not be considered bindiu;
uron gent e.aen And moro iran u9t ~. E'ouJ
tTicksl Why, tho Vc'y iatamy o. political tHch ~
never cOmp scd de- in ~ foolish ard - NickCd es ~
hiring together cnuc' aud 9t'eHpL 70 pt,4ee tt', 80
the supp rt OF measures which mst Vl0,ue not Only
TIC political p.iner35 but TIE ItasiPas l.l O. '1Y
Massachusetts Or Bu'lc), which might violate Tie
coLscieIlous seTuples Of mon and yet, lor.oo.h, 10
determine upOn however hastily y0u must support y,
however wfon.luiy. "1y, tSti III tnr "ti5S uu,s OF
front rink Of tn worst wing OF It, when was A.
Sini pc err Gpm measures that involved qucs-
tons OF constitutional law, OF personal honor, OF
Te ai have s' bae2 doae e as1od y N.Y. do,
Mr. Peters what would have been done In the Of
for Speaker. understand maj was thrust q myself
Ccs nominations OF officers have always been held
not vote against The decision OF the caucus that nom na
ted Tor Speaker IN ny judgment y was no, the hus
the req Jsite number could have been found TO havo
20 the ccspised MAGAZINES On te oppo ITO sI,
tat gentleman would have led them - calamity rs he
did tic forces in the Charleston Convention. eneaed
applause and laugLtCrl
MI BUTLER-Mr. Speaker
Nj. BLAINIl-rhe gentleman from Massachusetts, uses
this language in lis remarkable letter:
Becaae very resolution which Authorized rs Committee
frs, and nv belief pGr the int Of tie Democratic
snch Committee 1 under toe rus OF tho House,
M the Democratic opposition, ad by teir permission, in
than year on @ time le 1'a Po"ef Ao' beng He'd In II
70 r6gOH Il ne"
Tne gentleman from Massachusetts ia n very astute
lawyer but IL has fallen under iuy observation that hc
a. tgOIncly ignorant OF the rLcs Of the House. Had tho
resolution contained those words, II would have been
tautunOunt pending the rules, aud one objection
would have prevented 10 coming IN. What does tho ~
mt on say That that Committee shall be appointed
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