The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-23
BUTLER AND FARNSWORTH.
Closing Scene OF the Forty-sccond
Congress.
A DISGRACE TO THE HATION.

| A DISGRACE TO THE MATION.
The following is a report Of the "Con-
gressional proceedings on the floor Of the
House Immediately prior to the adjourn
ment of the Goth:
Mr.. Butler moved to suspend the rules
in order that he might make personal ex-
plantations. Agreed to- yeas 49, nays
SO.
Mr.. Butler proceeded to address the
House in reference TO the scene which tool;
place in the Senate between himself and
Mr.. Davis Of Kentucky. Assuming that
Mr.. Davis own description Of the occur
ence be true, Mr.. Butler submitted to the
candid judgment Of the House and of all
just men which of the two had in the af-
fair played the part Of courteous gentle
man and which the part of a blackguari
Mr.. Davis was shielded from responsible
ty for what he said by his age and by his
senatorial toga, and thus shielded and pro-
tected he had injected the effluvia If his
revenge after the most heightened manner
of chivalry. He had for the past nine
years suffered from assaults and charges
of having appropriated to his own use
small amounts OF money in Louisiana, and
now he would answer them once for ALL
He had captured and levied assessments
on the rebels of Louisiana to the amount
| OF nearly $4,000, 900, and he had charged
himself with the amount on the books of
the department. Those books had been
open for nine years, and even detraction
had not said that he had not fully ac-
counted fer the amount. Referring to the
investigation at the last session into the
management of the National Asylum, he
accused Mr.. Farnsworth of having pub
iished in the Globe speech not deliv-
cred, highly slanderous speech TO him
Butler. BY that net that gentleman had
put himself out of the rule of civilized
warfare, and he would never henceforth
consider that gentleman's tongue or pen
slander upon anybody; certainly not on
himself.
On motion Of Mr.. Kendall the bill for
q new land district was passed.
On motion of Mr. Morey the bill for
the re-establishment of Monroe district,
Louisiana, was passed. NJ. Farnsworth
asked and obtained permission to make
! personal explanation in reply TO Mr.. But
ler He said it was too late in the day for
| that gentleman to put on airs and profess
non-intercourse. He trusted that this
(Farnsworth's) age had anything to do
with such nOn-intercourse as was sug-
gested him in reference to the senator
from Kentucky, Laughter.]
In reference to the investigation as TO |
the management Of the National Asylum |
for disabled 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 books, which
| would show that he had constantly 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.
Butler made point of order that this
was an attack upon him instead of being a
personal explanation.
| The speaker; VIII the gentleman from
Massachusetts, state the words 10 which
! he objects, and the chair will decide on
the question.
Mr.. Butler I should say pretty much all
of it. Laughter. When am told that
have gorged myself with public money
l suppose that does not require the point |
of order made.
The speaker ruled that such language
was out of order
Mr.. Farnsworth; The member from
Massachusetts, alluded to nv speech as
rccounting the point in it to show that IL
was not parliamentary.
The speaker said he had no doubt but
that the language of the gentleman from
Illinois was parliamentary, and he
would so decide without hesitation.
Mr.. Farnsworth was allowed by n vote
of the House to proceed in order. lie
went on to speak Of the transaction for
the sale Of piece OF properly at Hamp-
ton Va, for national asylum, tho pro-
pcrty having been owned by Butler, but
having been transferred to him by his
brother-in-law, Hildreth, to cover appear
ances. In conclusion, he said that If that
transaction and the testimony given by
Butler before the Committee of Military
Affairs last sesson were before any petty
jury in the United States they would
convict Mr. Butler of embezzlement and
perjury. Laughter and great excite
ment[ That was all he had to say.
Mr.. Butler remarke ed that he held in his
hand report Of the Military Committee
made last session on that subject, and he
would read the closing paragraph ss an
answer TO all the advertised calumny
which might be put out against him any
where.
The paragraph which he read states the
committee had come TO the conclusion
that tho treasurer, having accounted for
all the funds OF the asylum that ever came
into his hands, was to be entirely exonor-
sted from any charge or suspicion of mis-
Appropriation, neglect or misconduct in
the discharge Of his duties.
Mr.. Butler said in conclusion that un-
der that report he branded as false and