The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-20

swinthng merchants ana ss perjured villains. The
70 raise the dead and he had he could eitner
reverse the judgment OF the House and
o. the country that the sanborn contract was the
most dsgraceful and disgusting performance that
had ever brought dtscredlt on the American name.
with all that gensleman's power TO please and to
never recall that Judgment. There was in ali
tins broad land but one man who had the
press,on OF the House ana aeainss The CON
scen nous and honest opinions OF a thoughtful
and truth-lovlng community IN regard 70 these
transactions. The time FOR that gentleman TO make
MS defence had been when the question was be-
fore the House. He had been invited and had not
come. He had been sick. but he would be sicker
Jet before he got through with his connection with
that iniamy.
Mr.. TREAAIN defended Phelps. Dodge 4 Co. In
regard 10 the Importation OF statuary, aud said
that that was stale, old story, dug up from the
cutters To sustain the rotten cause OF sanoorn
ana Of Jayne, and 10 bring discredit on the name
OF Phelps, Dodge & Co. 1t seemed to him that
this whole uebate tonight had been OF the
nature OF . funeral grafton over the dead and the
corrupt the dead and the condemned, the dead
chusetts Thought that he was TO be hailed as the
savior OF the republican party he would hnd that
ne was laooring under a most gorgeous mistake.
marks on the Geneva Award bill.
Mr.. bUrLER-l object.
Mr.. TRENAlN-Amenl
Mr.. BUTLER commenting on the attacks made
upon him tonight and upon the attempts TO quote
Shakespeare against him, said ne would quote
Shakespeare against them, "Tracv, Blanche and
sweetheart little dogs and all, see, they bark az
mel (Laughterl
Mr. K. II. RoBEgTs-And bite.
Mr.. BUTLER-ies; but only timid people get the
hydrophobia rom the bite OF little dogs. laugh
teri Does any other cur want to snapr laugh
teri
Referring TO Mr.. Tremain's assertion that that
statuary story had been dug out OF the gutter, ne
said that he had taken II from the Congressional
reports, where senator Morrill,, OF Vermont was
one OF the debators where Mr.. Edridge, OF Wis
consn. was another, aud where Tnaddeus stevens
was another. and the latter had charged IL on
Phelps Duage 4 Co. as a swlndle.
Mr. FIREMAN. again took the moor, and spoke for
ten minutes III reply TO Mr.. Buffers last speech
Referring 10 Mr.. Buffers disclaimer OF person
ahtles, Mr.. Treman sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an extract from the debate on the
Geneva Award pl, IN which he spoke OF Tweed
being hunted by jackals not by lions; and he said
that the time had been, when he Was
younger than he now was and had more inn
certain punishment would have followed the
applications Of that language; but he trusted
ne never should forget that solemn inJunc-
tton vengeance is mine, saith the Lord As
Shakespeare had been quoted so often tonight he
would quote the speech OF Jack Cade TO Dick, the
burcher Swift, the weaver, and his followers. The
1. difference between the ancient and the MODERN
Jack Cade that instead OF there beng no more
money the modern one would have baskets full OF
gtterlng greenbacks
me House. At ten minutes past twelve A NJ, ad-