New-York tribune., 1877-05-04
NIP p1rrLFR,s APPOINTMENT.
ne Is PRESSED FOR OFFICE BY GEN. BUrLER sEN-
AToRs DORSEY AND SPENCER, 5. s. cox, AND
.,rrpN GAYITR.

ne Is PRESSED FOR OFFICE BY GEN. BcILfE' SYN
AToRs DORSEY AND SPENCER, 5. 5. cox, AND
MILTON sAYLER.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.J
WAsuIyGToY, May 3.-Ihe appointment OF
George H. Butler to he temporary special agent of INC
Posi- Office Department for the purpose OF reporting on
,,af roues mail service ust to be established, was
made by Po5tmascr-Gencral Key without consultation
with the Pre.idtnt or any member OK the Cabinet Tho
opnoiutmeut was gwen on the verbal Recommendation
of GEN e. f. Butler and Senator Spencer OF Alabama
and on written requests BY Senator Dorsey OI ARKANSAS
: z Cox Of New-York. and Milton Sayer OF Ohio Ine
following is Mr.. DOr,eys letter:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WAsHINGTOS, u. G., March 49, 1871.
To me H. Ar. KEY SteretiB fost,Vgfs tp & s'i'm' i
ti,ne and he has asked for ndorsene ent Tor an
appointment IA your department uhL's', 'luEg S.s"
T,.s Won NAV impose him. ANA honest 10 tneir fc
dinent IIo is q nephew Of Gen butieI, $50 "a.iai
iI tGo ~ @ bot, Col butler ana the Gee-a ,n@ would
d. pleased t. see 81. Buueg succeed in Li5 icauon
fSars ss'Snl and personal favor to myself tie Post
mas r-t eLcral will give this matter MS yctsot a'leh
ton.
The following is s. s. Co1s letter to the President on
the same subject:
HOUSE OF RErGRsESrArYEs, w4snISGToy, D. C.,
MY DEAF y sr Si rerogzed Nm ed, 6y The Adni-on only
"a far ~ tbe Caning as pOs;-p "e agent 70 ne Back HIS
Al. H. "A
erals genius, except tns. that he Is ie'dy writer as
ready as general s with the ora never iet moIe
deXttcd friend nor cOuso icutoG5 gheiSi lie has
had difficult trusts, AMI thOuSl h' Aitdl tIc feddt'l
nan OF any paragfdpli5t ia tue united o&tes nc never
Srlds H. according 90 my obs NailJn 10 huIt honest
naone fIc has been cuusistcn Republican. Ul COul-e
tn5 tru.tthat my naming .ln IN this way VIII not EN-
harr9ss s aspiration N auJ way discomfort YOU,
MT. President - - WIN it,'PIio,' t,.,,o, 80
Mr. sayler wrote az follows:
HOUSE or RrrRrsENTArivEs, WASHINGTON, /. C.
To ne President:
IN a,, mo very great pleasure to commend To you for
apppulleut a. PostDlce Agent 70 the Back lillls,
Geo H. Budcr, esq, of NcW-lOrk. have Anown Mr..
Dutler "a long time, ami known hlm 10 De man 0i rc-
wrkaae ability and energy. am satisfied tat he VIII
isrg the duties Of the position iJr which he asks "
te entire ti-ictiOn OF al concerned, and VIII be very
glad he DO appointed 10 IT, nave me honor 10 Oe
your OrcdiCnt servant, MILLION cAfLLh'
Gen Butler personally urged this appointment with
great earnestness and senator Spencer joined with him.
The latter at first asked that George H. Butler be made
OBJ, ,ftinastcr at Deadwood but Judge Key refused to
make this appointment. Judge KEY apparently acccded
10 a ten pJrJfy appointment O Mr. Butler for the pir
pose Of showing that he not governed By any pru
dice agains. Northern Republican politicians and to
demonstrate 70 Gen. Butler that the removal OF ms
relative in Connecticut AID the rcappohti"nl Of M'
sperry In Lis place was not account Of any hostility
| Of the AdmluistratlOn 70 Gen. Butler.
| This George H. Butler is the drunken ruhian