New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
CITSTOM-HOUSE REFORM.
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WV expected my letters he stolen after got into
the coutraversey with the gentleman from Massachu
setts ana wrO tns Oh have Written that am
ashamed Of and further tins House had 10 pass rso
luton keep the gentleman Mr Buuerl from stealing
kilograms for IL aimed % him. tLanghter.l KNOW
that men have been sent TO my district 10 nnu our
something abOut the manner OF my election, and
further am Informed that service has been
used send 10 my district under Richardson as
tensbIy 70 look after 5ecent counterfeit plate. nut
suppose the gentleman from Massachusetts knows
ANYTHING about II. don't suppose he knows anything
about sending anybody there but they have been
there. Now it seems 10 me that under these prov"ca
tlons l had a rcht 10 say Old Cockeye," now ana
Mr.. Bafier-That is your whole stock in trade
Mr.. FOsteT-It Is very good stock.
MIR. Butler-It is ali you have got
PHELPS, DODGE 4 co. INDICATED.
Mr. Foster then referred to the case Of Peps Dodge
CO.. and SAID that most unprovoked. unwarranted
assault than that which MT Butler had
made upon those gentlemen he had never heard, nor
had the House. What. he asked, is the case
Of Phelps, Dodge, d Coz In the course OF
FIVE years they imported 100000 OF On
they overvalued their goods $3OOOoO The total
loss to the revenues IN their case Is $500 now IN ORDER
and does any man suppose that Phelps, Dodge d Co.
would rob the country Of Sl,64O
Mr. Foster-That was all the unpaid duty charged
against them. As have SAID, we must consider the
surroundings II an ordinary vagaDOnd should take
sl640 in that way would call hm thief. but when
you take into account the high character and standing
OF these gentlemen 10 is highly Improbable that they
would commit fraud Of that kind II should invite
the gentleman from Massachusetts thr Buter to dinner
and next day If should miss spoon aud hnG II IN DIS
pocket no one would believe that ne had storl,
1t laughter, but II should ind It IN the pocket OF
some vagabond, Of course he would be thief. Now,
give II as my deliberate opinion, and believe lhe
that Phelps. Dodge Co. were deliberately robbed
and this House and this country never VIII 90 Justice
by them until they pay them their money back again
Mr.. ButieI-Why dont you bring your bill for tAa pur-
Nj Foster-The time has not come for that yet.
Mr.. ROBEBTss REMARKS.
Mr. Z. p Roberts also replied to Mr.. Butler. That
gentleman, he said, had taken extraordinary course
in arguing against after it has become law
and this was the remarkable because he had am
pie opportunity TO oppose the mOiety bill
when II was still before the House. Three times
the consideration the bill mad been
postponed TO enable tie gentleman TO appear ana as
cuss u, but ne was sch aIIhQu-h h1t 700 s'cI 10
Roberts defended the action ot the Committee on WAYS
ana Means from the char-c Of attacking the Admins
raton and cited the recommendation OF tue President
in his messages OF 1863 and 1871, Ia the mOety system
sbouId be repealed and secretary B1uwers endorse
OF the recOmmendatio- as Republican authorizes
that might well affect tine representative from tho Is
sex DstIict of Massachusetts. The gentleman had
stated that we were now able collect only about g.
per Of the duties. using M TINS Oiu bdfOrc system
OF spies and iuformers If that were surely II
was time 10 try better system. Mr. R0berts also
condemned Mr.. Buffers attack upon Phelps, Dodge
Co.. whom he described reputable cit Gems WHO were
reputable before the gentleman from Massachusetts
came into Congress and would be 50 after he shoIld
Mr. Bntier-What citizens DO you refer tol
Mr.. Roberts, refer TO the house Of Phelps Dodge
4 60.
Mr. Butler-Oh rs an right lLaughtcrl
Mr. ROberts-And referred 10 ne gentleman from
Massachusetts. i do not know much as the gentle
man from Massachusetts does about the OF Phelps
Dodge Co.; tnai evident; anu therefore ask JAat
the evidence OF jayne the ufOrner win reference 10
the connection of the gentlemen Ar ButleD Win that
case, NAV he read.
Mr. BuIler-Wl the gentleman allow me
Mr. kODerts-ND, SIT.
Mr. Butler-As brave as country editor generally Is.
Mr. R0Derts-Bewarei have asked you three ilInts
TINS House 10 debate TINS question. ana you
had MT the courage 10 come.
Mir Butier-Yes, Won asked a sick man. You were
very brave. / am well enough now ana you won't hear
Mr.. Roberts-YOu pleaded sickness. ana, like sick
girl. cried. G. drink, IItdHId."
Mr. Butler-Yes am ike Caesar.
Mr.. Butler, commenting the attacks made upon
him Tonight. and upon the attempts 10 quote shakt
spearc against him, said he would quote SAakespcaIe
against them.
Tie little dogs and al,
Tray, BlaBch " heart, they barn
+. II. kODeItS-Auu Dlte
Mr. Butlcr-Yes, Dut only tmid people get the HYDRO
any Otner cur want TO sDqpl LILgnterl
Referring 10 Mr. Tremaiu's assertion that
story had been dug out OF the
sad that he had taken IL from the COngrcs
soua reports. where senator Morrill, OF Vermont
OF deDatO.s, where Mr. Eidrodge OF Wisconsin
another, ana where Tnaddeus stevens was another
latter mad charged IL on Phelps, Dodge Co. az
a swlndle.
MIR. Treman again took the floor, and spoke for ten
minutes il reply 20 Mr.. Buffers last speech
The House, at 1910 a IN, adjourned.
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