The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-17

the Speaker, "aDd that dare maintain" l felt
all that; knew ali that; and therefore | was
scrupulous not to use word In my letter that
was supplementary or could give just cause of
offense. / was aware of the new-nedged hopes
OF the highest place in tue future IF the Speaker
arising from the quarrel which has been unfor-
tunately forced upon the Republican party at
the other end of the Capitol of which he is
waiting to take advantage.
knew all that, and therefore l was careful to
say no word. | did not say that the Speaker
wrote the resolution. / did not know that he
did, but knew he suggested 1t. / appeal to
the Speakers fairness. No, l cannot appeal to
that. i Will state what said when he came to
my seat yesterday and showed me the resolu-
tion and asked me to go for 1t, and said | should
be chairman of the committee under it, said
II will be id if l will. (Great laughter.) l
will have nothing to do with it," I am sorry to
be obliged TO use the word here, and apologize
for 1t, but when asked to betTay my associates
with whom had acted in caucus it seemed a
very good one to meet the eXigencv. Uaughter.)
That was my answer, and when he said the
clause contained an appropriation. even with
my ignorance of the rules, as he claims, l told
him how, If it was differently worded, it would
escape an objection. | did this because / be-
leved that he suggested to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. CoX) to make the point of order
against the bill of the majority, which carried
it over under the Speakers ruling.
Mr.. CoX--That is not true.R
Mr. Butler-I did not say it was true l said
| believed 1T at the time. (Laughter.) be-
lieved it because l saw the Speaker 90 over to
the Democratic side of the House getting Demo
Gratis to agree to support the resolution after
just showing it to me.
Mr. Blaine-I was in favor of the repeal of the
coal tariff, and the gentleman was not.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts-I say again,
that for ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain would name Speaker -; and that
rise to explain. (Laughter.) Now, sir, l say
again, that when | saw him engaged in that
condition of things, and saw the Speaker col
loquying with the Democrats | knew very well
what was to come. l knew that any point of
order / could raise under resolution he had
contrived would be unavailng, and saw the
bill of the Republican majority forced through
by his influence and by the aid of Democratic
votes.
Now, nobody deprecates this most unhappy
scene on this floor more than do. felt that,
if | came into this House and undertook to
make statement of the reasons why l could
not serve upon the committee, l SHOULD be ac-
cused of bringing personal mat&rs into the
House, and therefore | exercised my right to
address public letter to the epublic newspapers,
in pamphlet form to my associates, in explana-
tion of my position. had a right to do go, and
l had hoped that if anybody had anything to
say in reply to what | had said, instead OF
forcing upon me quarrel in the House, to the
disgrace and disruption of the Republican party,
they would take the same channel to reply,
especially as one of them who has arraigued me
belonged to the press-gang. Uaughter) l re-
piled to my friend from Pennsylvania (Mr.
kelley, using temperate and parliamentary
language only.