The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-16
A DisgraCetuI Scene Of UprOar
FROM WASHINGTON.

Re siRnutian of Hon. Henry ID. Moore. COL
Iector OF Port of philadelphia.
Special DesDatohfo The Eventr3 IstesrGph
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 16.-The Pres-
dent has received letter from Hon. Henry d.
Moore, the Collector of the Port of Philadel
phia, rendering his resignation, to take effect
upon April /. This resignation is imperative,
as Mr.. Moore states that his pri-
vate business will take him out of the
country, and that it will be impossible for him
to retain the collectorship beyond the date
specified. The resignation of Mr.. Moore has
created much excitement in the financial circles
of Washington, and the President and Secretary
Boutwell, both regret exceedingly that it should
have been necessary. The President and
the Secretary of the Treasury alike
hold Mr. Moore in the highest esteem,
both personally and officially, and
the latter has repeatedly expressed the opiu-
ion that the Custom House of Philadelphia
during the collectorship of Mr.. Moore has been
the best managed in the country, and that he
has in every respect fulfilled the duties of his
Office in q manner advantageous to the country
and satisfactory to the department.
1t is not yet known who will be Mr.. Moore
successor, as the excitement attending the receipt
of his resignation has prevented the matter from
receiving any consideration as yet. The gentle
men who were prominently named for the
Office previous to the appointment of Mr.. Moore
were Messrs. Henry q. Howell, John E. Addicks,
James d. Wetham and DR.. James N. Marks
rbe Senate mepubiicau Caucus
held meeting this morning. The main discus
sion took place on the question of adjournment,
and proposition to appoint Joint committee
to investigate the condition of affairs at the
South during the recess. Messrs. Sherman,
Morton, and others opposed this, and succeeded
in staviDg off vote until the time arrived for
the assembling of the Senate. 1t is believed
that maj jority of the Senators are in
Favor of Adjournment
on Monday, and several Senators in caucus
gave notice that if the House resolution was
caucus, but would vote with the Democracy for
adjournment. If this is done, the Senate will
concur in the House resolution to adjourn on
Monday.
is regarded as a success by Secretary Boutwell,.
Subscriptions are coming. in rapidly. This
morning upwards of million OF dollars was
taken by three or four banks. In Europe there
appears to be great demand for it, and hun
dred millions have been taken within the last
twenty days.
There was an
Exciting Scene In the House
to. day, just after the reading of the journal,
arising out of letter addressed by Ben. Butler
to his Republican colleagues on the floor of the
House, explaining his reasons for not serving on
the special committee to investigate the South
ern outrages. The letter was printed in slips
ard laid this morning upon the desks Of
members.
Judge Kelley arose first and denied the truth
of that part of the letter which charges that the
high tariff men united with the Democrats to
pass the resolution in question. Mr.. Kelley
showed that the high tariff men, as a general
rule, had voted against the resolution and in
favor of some bill for the relief of the South.
Mr.. Butler said he did not in his letter refer
to Mr.. Kelley, because Mr.. Kelley had always
stood with his party, had attended the caucus,
and felt himself bound by the caucus decisions.
He referred to other Republicans, who were
tariff men, and who had fought at every step
all bills intended to suppress the Ku-Klux.
In the meantime, while Butler was speaking,
Speaker Blaine called Wheeler, of New York,
to the chair, and came down himself to the
floor.
AS soon as Mr.. Butler had finished Mr.. Blaine
was recognized by the Speaker pro tenn, aud
proceeded to deliver one of the most scathing
speeches heard in the House for many years
against Butler. He denounced the letter OF
Butler as false in its statements and mean In its
insinuations and differences. Butler he said,
had spoken OF tricks; the whole country knows
that the gentleman from Massachusetts was the
embodiment of trickery At this remark the
Democratic side of the House started to ap-
plaud, and 1t was some time before the Speaker
pro tenn. could restore order.
Mr.. Blaine became more and more excited.
He charged Butler with insincerity as a party
man, and intimated that If it should further his
ambition he (Butler) would go over to the
DcuOcraLlc elu6, anu leau Ln6n as gallanJly as
he did at the Charleston Convention when he
voted fifty-siX times for jeff Davis for Presi-
dent. The Republicans who don't like Butler
started applause, which speedily comm unicated
to the galleries, and for some time the House
was scene of uproar and indescribable con-
fusion.
Mr.. Blaine resuming, said that Butler, as
Chairman of the Reconstruction Committee
reported, otherwise he might have had the bill
passed for the relief of the South long ago
Butler Got the FI0Or TO Reply.
He started out calmly, but soon got worked
up to terrible state of excitement. He said he
was not responsible for the disgracefui spectacle
which the House had witnessed to-day. He had
used his right as citizen and member to give
his reasons for not serving on the committee of
the House For this the Speaker of the House
saw hit to leave the chair, and come upon the
floor and pour torrent of personal abuse upon
him.
He had felt both in the last Congress and in
this that the Speaker did not regard him with a
friendly eye. He knew what it was by expe-
rience to be on bad terms with Speaker.
Butler then went on to say that he still regarded
the introduction of Blaine's resolution yesterday
as trick.
Said he, for ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain, commend me to Blaine, which l rise to
maintain. This created another uproar of laugh
ter on both sides of the House.
While the discussion was in progress the
Democrats left their seats and came over to the
Republican side They took no part other than
spectators in the fight, but they seemed to epiov
1t immensely. 1t is regarded by ali as one Of
the most disgraceful scenes ever witnessed in