New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20

which 10 had been smuggled into MANIC at on0'
fell of to one-eighth Of the former CO. qu abe
iniormer who stopped this unlawful trade yer, ior
doing ns such wors IN me service ot 9e ~, the Cam
mitee of Ways aud Means Mr Dawes as oe9 g anu
despised beings" and puLresent ~ ot NOT 70 be-
expected 10 work for less fhan halI the 49,,
HSs much tea ,n, ons Tav man aushter But the
Chairman forgot that before ne lhiormer Tun nt
have been committed Somebody must cheat the reve-
before anybody can inform against him'
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PHELPS, DODGE & co.
Having gwen some figures to snow the frauds COM
mitted in the mportation OF wOrsted silks, VeNe's'
ribbons &c. lie down 70 the case OF Phelps Dodge
Co. which had been put forward, he sad by the Com
mitee OF WAYS and Means the CheraL de BddlHe OF
the encounter. r. tho story rold by hr. Dodge, the
senior member OF that firm, were true theh we oN
erument should revereny beg tue pardon OF hat nr,
pay back al mad got from the firm and large sum
OF money" beside; but u u was nor true' II
there not one single, substantial word Oh trn ~ -
al, then they were simply smuggling pgrlureI WANT
they ought TO have been followed WITH great ued
before the Committee OF Ways and Means that up 70
1872 no charge mad ever been made against MS IA ~
Was that Not at all Congress bad mai 70 AFTER ls
laws I'm order TO meet the frauds ana marand-
ing. and cheating aud 4windlinI OF these hisns
Christian merchants. lLaughterI Tnai was a
pretty harsh accusation, aan Ru, Tg9a proeeedad
70 De tuIy snsLalnedi MT na' tnor,aao srau
be imported free Of duty had been taken advan
69ge o. oy poIge NJ STS and Of Jer
SON in lead tin. and copper and urned them from
The Congressional Globe what Mr. Thaddeus stey-
ems stated-tbe facts-Oetore the HOmse ia inc
XXXVIIIth Congress And yet. william T..
Dodge stated IN the Committeeman OF the
Ways and Means. tnat up TO ls2, his nrI ni
revenues and he had drawn tears from the eyes oil
the COMMITTEE II the reporters were TO De believed.
Liverpool partner OF the firm, laughed as ne chucked
down the Goddess OF Liberty into the hold lLaughterl
He a Boston merchant (diudlDg 70 MI. "LIduis,
a wine Importer whO having been detected II lrduus
on the revenue, went and COMPUTED suicide Lnetty
c0nfessing his guilt, and II Old MI James nae done INC
thing IL would only nave been Ike eOAIess4Ou VI
Bur importing lead tin and copper as statues NJ the
Goddess Of Liberty OF Washington, and OF Jefferson,
not by any the most serious rad tnL Phelpr
Grant had organized the Army OF the Potomac to cross
the Rapdan, when gold was $50, Congress passed a
resolution increasing all tariff dues "a per cent ior Gu
days. Mr.. Dodge went 70 me 4led-ury De
partment, AMI had comma taken out or one
place aud put IN another ana thereby cleared i
s. $4,000 Comparison with that what sgnihei Tue
sJJOO fraud the importation Of fruit by no change
OF comma He had read letter from MI fesseaugn,
the Secretary OF the Treasury On TINS point, ana Al'
CONNIE Oh u Wa Ias N - ,hInr An nt7rrnprIon
by Mr.. Dawes and an inquiry whether ae VIZ ives
lad not given a fair answer 70 OF NJ. Buffers IN,
quires. met by the retori, suppose you "Cula
not give any other; what made you suppose you
MR.. BUFFERS TIME EXTENDED.
At the close hour, the question rose whether
he should be permitted 10 proceed. Mt Beck OF Ken
lucky entitled 70 the floor Tor one hodr'
yielded half 10 Mr.. Butler, and the iioor ana
galleries rang with applause The Speaker with much
earnestnes reproved this lntracon OF the rules anu
threatened 10 nave the galleries cleared II repeA'e n,
Mr.. Batter resumed ms speech ana SPOKE Oh Nj.
Dodge making long sermons by day ana pI1yets Dy
uig1t while his partner defrauding the Government
the amount OF millions, anu ne hlIAaell Vas GYMS
thousands for the Church Referring 70 the enc Tor
SOC 900 sent by Treasurer OF the Delaware ana LICK
awanIa Railroad Company IN payment OF taAes, anl 70
numDer and description OF tne check sent to
the Treasury Department he SAID th"t tnat
clerk who wrote the check was the same
person wno mad gwen the Information .S.t 10
y0u scratch Russian you ind Tartar; and 80, II you
scratch Of Phelps Dodge Co. yon and dS St n
E. Dodge was Chairman OF the Executive COMMITTEES OF
tnr very railroad Company which owed ibis 100000 for
deluqucnt taxes And this. said h.. IS WIN. L. Dodge
Of tie FIRM Of Phelps Dodge D.. the merchant prince
AZ the ris of breaKng the nose OF Goddess OF Lib
erty when she Is made Of lead. ,Laugnterl
MR. BUTLER PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
He had a letter read which written by Mr.. Tenny,
the Assistant rctAtOrndy OF Brooklyn referring
to Mr. Beck Of Kentucky a powerful member Of the
Democratic party who would bring the sanborn matter
10 the front laughter lie also had letter read
written by Mr. Foster OF Quo. and which had been
picked up in tie streets OF Brooklyn. IN when be
said he had been prepared to rap az old CockeYe.
Roars of laughter in which Mr. But
He also had read an affidavit made by Martin warwick,
a witness before the Ways ana Means COMMITTEE mat
Foster had said TO hun IN conversation az the Eoo,t
House Damn Butler; he ought to be investigated
All the connected with these contracts are Buffers
friends and mis- friend also M Foster pro-
uounced the statement unequvOcal falsehood, and
descr bed Martin Warwick perfectly characterless
Mr. Butler went - comment upon Mt Foster AMI
mus in pursuing SanhOrn investigation and said that
nc had mentioned HI. (Mr BueIsl name thlrty-three
times and every time ne nad g9t the answer that
Mr. Butler nothing or did nothing on the subject
and every time THE NETWORK TRIBUNE stated that
Gen Buffers name involved III the Investigation.
MS colleagues Mr.. Dawes9 newspaper reported the
same story, and declared that M -anDOrns lawyer,
Prescott was Mr. Buffers private secretary and hench-
man. whatever that might be. He (hr butleI) nad
never seen Prescott three times and did not
know him by sight Mr. Foster had also In his speech,
alluded 10 him fr Bullerl % times making 81 times IN
CSlr Buters cOat-tis appeared III tAe altlr de had
no affection 10 investigated by anybody TREND or
enemy especially the latter for the re tey nvesti-
yaed MN the worse they liked MN. lLaughterI but
5e obected 10 the public money being spent for that
nuruose under the direction or the Com
mmiftee on WAYS and Means. that con-
mittee had been attending 70 me nnances'
a wothirds majority Of the House would not now nave
To haug heads IN shame. that Congress hai 10 20
home after six months session with no COMPREHENSIVE
measure OF revenue or nnance passed or even reported
That Committee instead of attending 10 It's proper d
ties had trapping Old COckeye, examining into
his private affairs and lnqulrne INTO the fees which he
had received froil his clients But SAID he triumph
5---- Old COckeve escaped as usual without rap"
In conclusion xe said look torgara to ne time
when the majority OF this House Will be opposed 10 me
In politics then ask them 10 investigate eyery acs
of mine aud publish ts Results TO the country invoke
r. irvestigation of a gentlemaniv political opposition
egged on by political rivalry Because mummy trust
mat when my act is known and understood aa-
thortatveiy and exactly IN us oreaaIn anu ioeses,
the kindly udg OF ny countrymen Will be- AFTER al
r,vaIrv ana unkndness OF thought mas passed away
He was a whose virtues OVerDaIaueeu US iautS
vho loved country, his KIND Justice ana nooeness'