New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09
HnIrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House, I0-udJ, NuSIc was u wy 49,
attendance OF members, and the galleries were crOWoeu
with uersons attracted by tho expectation OF wit
Messing some lively during the election OF
| Doorkeeper.
Immediately after the reading of the journal. the
| SPEAKER said that the first question in order was
whether the resolution presented on Friday last by
the gentleman from Massachusetts (MT. Bute) pre-
sented question OF privilege.
The House, by viva vote manifestly decided
that II did bat Mr. CoNGER rep Mich thought that
as action OF the House would establish precedent
they were therefore ordered. and resulted-Ieas 2l9
p osS T. MOI, Mr ss and Mr. ThTockm0rtOn Dern
Tex, and Mr. Young qD3m: Tenn ,o,ir, inst de-
cided the resolution to be question OF privilege Tue
resolution was before House It in these words
] That the House proceed i to The s .bSS9 81 G
General shields of Missouri be chosen to that ONCE
CLYMER OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. CLY9iER Dem, PENN asked Mr. Butter to allow
him toofer q substitute for the resolution, and he offered
the following;
olred That the House proceed election of Door
keeper.
Mr.. BUTLER rep. Mass)-I desire that the exact
state Of the question shall be before the House, and
| suggest to tho gentleman from Pennsylvania that
rs we are of business give attention to the mat
ter in hand understand that, since the last adjourn
ment, there has been caucus OF the Democratic mem
bois aud that candidate OF their choice Is 10 be put tor
ward Why NOT insert in the substitute the name OF that
! SIR. CLTMER Dem. Penn.l-If the gentleman with
nomination contained ID MS resolution can
arrive al this thing By single vote but II be VIII not 90
so prefer to adhere to the substitute MS offered TINS
will throw the question open TO nominations under the
Sir. BUTIER-I cannot withdraw nv motion did not
propose into this matter with any idea OF catches or
parliamentary rules want TO meet the Question AIRY IN
the face and therefore suggest tnt inc name VI te
| other candidate be placed III the substitute
Mr. CLYMER-If the gentleman Yields to me; VIII
| Mr. BJTIER-O. pardon me! did not yield for that.
That is y trick. That Will not do.
! MIR CI.YMER-Tnc gentleman has no right to accuse
! fI..r Ia "A
unkind to s4y the least Of IT, Mill ..,o.t :.
Mr. not There trick about it.
! Mr. BI-TLEI-Ycry wei, then, withdraw the prOpO
sjii5n question was raised whether had right to
ofer the resolution Ga that point desire to submit
Mr. HtTLER then sent to the Clerks desk and had
rad . letter himself from General Shields asking him
month should before the House, 10 try and make
it 500, adding that Others VINO had suffered less and
not done more were On the retired list ana that TINS
KIND act would not niute him Nlr Butle IN No"-Eng-
Mr. EDEN Dem, Ill) suggested that If Mr.. Butler
would offer at amendment to the Senate BILL al the
Mr. EirTLEK Cscoiniuliyj-O. yes! Ihod that letter
Justification, A. when lind an office vacant instead
of making the Old veteran Of the Mexican War eat The
bread Of pension ana dependence would give mn l7o
far - concerned Office In WHEN nc can earn MS
,,af i ip heard wa" nom the Gentleman from New
York Mr. Cox, tnat General Shields was too good for
l. NV warrant Tor doing IT, do not know that should
not nave done any other soldier In tho same condl
Union General Mexican General twice wounded on the
! glorious road to Mexico; man without rcpr0ach; a
man not seeking office for. ho had written TO me
T., W. ,t,d1 bnt man who now travelling through
England To- earn his livelihood by lecurng; aud
when such man presents himself before me asking the
'nr ,i,t,nce nj 100 month Ne gets only 500, and
when sre place where he can get 500 ana earn IL
honestly and fairly, have not done right III bringing
| Sir SIENGER tPennJ-Does the gentlemen not know
that that Office VIII only last FOR one year, while the
! pension would last for liici
! Mr. BJ'TLER-Parion mo-if he Il capable, II some
body does not lie him down by stating him to be eighty
remain here many years THIS Office win last him two
at any rate aud after mat know tat We Es
besides Applause on the Republican sdel anu AloW
that thc other side VIII keep him unless some Confeder
ate who Is hurt wants the oce more than Nc does
! lAppause on the Republican sideJ -, ,,,
| Mr. EDEN-Does not the gentleman from Massachu,
think that General shields would DC better suIeI
10 ll the position Of Postma.tcrGcncral than Ihat O
Doorkccpcr or the House and does ne not uhhK tht
with Tins Administration he could succeed in getting
NM Mr. BT-IIER dronicany)-Oh my great influence with
this Administration! IlAughteri The gentleman must
certainly hardly got over the festivities OF satur
Sir. EDEN-I did not 20 to Chester.
FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE.
M BUTLER-I do not have the proper influence with
tho Administration 10 nominate Postmnster-General
Those who do have nominated Postmastcr-Gencral
O Confederate General. very good man; and II seems
that Il the desire OF the House OF Representatives.
because Il Is tho sort OF man that the other side
now nominate for DoOrReepe that the President ana
the House ~ Representatives seem agreed upon ms
! question. I 90 not ILughtcrl Now, against this
| nomination OF General shields, there IL a nomi-
trnc Ioga Confederate soldier who did his duty, he
uudrrstO0d il faithfully and we'll who fought WE'LL
happen 20 know an occasion where he fought Wen.
have not word say against his services for his cOun
try ~ he chose IT, bat IL not for my country, and
that he shall have all the rights In this country which
he forfeited but do not think that the time has come
for having tho honors uut our soldiers who fought
/ to the country. have passed away. when thht
time cCmesI shall be very glad to vote for such man
Mr. y.
that II we would not elect General shields. aud would
nominate good Confederate, who had fought ana been
NJ BUfLER-Oh, MOI! You had better look In The
Mr. YEATEs-You stated IT. whether it is in The Rec
| Mr. BUTLER-Pardon me. ] did not, hut I did say
that would vote FOR sucn man against any civilian
Mr., BiiifIER-rhat is aii said and stick to it,
Mr.. YEATES-Ihen why do YOU undertake to say that
as General Field did not fight for your country, you
Mr. BUffER~iti is the difference between loyalty to
brought him up and treason that nag. tAppause
the Republican side For which treasouhe ought TO have
yne no ought to have been hanged. But the elem
ency Of the country saved him from mat penalty ana
| only man who ever did enforce that penalty aud
To seek another He made himself tho servant OF an
Egyptian Prince; subject OF the sultan OF turhHy
any man to 20 into his army who does not swear allie
glance to him. and of them have TO swear allegiance
the last two months we have relieved the political dlsa-
btes Of this General Field, and having relieved those
disabilities am waiting before vote for him to hear
whether the Sultan Of Turkey the Khcdve OF Egypt
| has removed his disabilities their subject want TO
hear the Khcdlve whether he Is willing TO give up
this subject OF his, because do not want man 10 for
swear the part OF his country aud get pardOned and
fOrswea the whole Of his country and take service
under foreign Prince and then return hotfOoted from
that service be made DOOrkecper In the House OF
Relresentatlyes which ought to be next to being Door
! keeper In the House of the Lori
| GENERAL FIELDS EGYPTIAN SERVICE.
Mr.. HUSTON (Dem., W. Vail desire TO state that
| ,.,I5 tn1c my fnpeg
prince or potcntatc which ntCrlered at all with his al
lepiapce 10 the Government o. the United States He