The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-09

NOulu BlVe nlm 80 IAf ~ WA5 Son'
cerned) an Office In which be can earn biz
living and hold an honorable Office. The
only complaint that / heard was from
the gentleman from New York (Cox),
that Gen. Shields was too good for IL
that he was too high and too noble for Il.
This letter is my warrant for doing It. ]
do not know that should not have done
Il for any other soldier in the same con.
dition-1 am quite certain that l should,
Now, here Is q Union General, 4 Mexican
General, twice wounded on the glorious
road to Mexico-a man without re.
proach-a man not seeking oeiee, (for II
he had written TO me to present his name
for the office Of doorkeeper, ! should
have hesitated) but man who is now
travelling through New England 70 earn
his livelihood by lecturing, and when
such man presents himself before me
asking q poor pittance Of one hundred
dollars month (he gets but thirty, and
when ] see place where he can get 500,
and earn 1t honorably and fairly, have /
not done right In bringing his name be-
fore the House7
Mr.. Stenger-Does not the-gentleman
know that that Office would only last for
one year, while the pension would be for
life.
Mr.. Butler-Pardon me II he Is capa.
bic; II somebody does not lie him down
by stating him 10 be s5 years Of age,
when he Ia but 6s, he wiltremain here
many years. The Office will last him two
years at any rate, and will keep him and Ne
will give him 3 pension besides. Zap
plause on the Republican side, and l
know that the other side will keep him
unless some confederate who Is not hurt
wants the office more than he does. Zap
plause on the Republican side. :
Mr.. Eden-Does not the gentleman
from Massachusetts, think that General
Shields would be better suited to fill the
position Of Postmaster General than that
Of doorkeeper Of the House, and does he
not think with his great influence with
this administration he could succeed in
getting him into that Office.
Mr.. Butler-0, my great influence with
the administration. Laughter.l The
gentleman must certainly have hardly
got over the festivities Of Saturday.
Mr.. Eden-I did not go to Chester.
Mr.. Butler-I do not have the proper
influence with the administration TO nom-
mate Postmaster General. Those who
do, have nominated as Postmaster Gen.
eral q Confederate General, . very good
man and It seems that that is the desire
Of the House Of Representatives, because
| Il Ia the same sort oil man that the other
side nominate now for doorkeeper 90 that
the President and House Of Represents
tiyes seem 10 agree upon this question,
I do not mean against this nomination
OF General Shields. This is nomina-
OF gentleman named Field, a good true
loyal confederate soldier who did his
duty rs he understood II faithfully and
we'll, who fought we'll. happen 10
know an occasion where he fought we'll,
have not word to say against his ser.
vices for his country as he chose it, but
Il was not for my country and therefore
/ could not reward that servant.
aMr. .Yea,es-You said on Friday that il
We would not elect General Shields and
would nominate good Confederate who
had fought and been wounded you would
support him.
Mr. Butler-OhI no. You had better
look at the Record.
Mr.. Yeates-You stated II, whether 1t
Is In the Record or not.
Mr.. Butler-Pardon mel did not;
but I did say I would vote for such man
against civilian.
Mr.. Yeates-That's right.
Mr.. Butler-Thats all / said.
MIR. Yeates-Then why do you under
take to say as General Fields did not
fght for your country you can no: sup
port himi
Mr.. Butler-It is the difference be-
tween loyalty to the Gag and Government
which educated him and brought him up
and the treason TO that flag applause on
the Republican sidel. for which treason
he ought to be hanged. Laughter By
all laws human and divine he ought to
baye been hanged, but the clemency OF
his country saved him from that penalty,
and have the unfortunate pre-eminence
OF being about the only man who ever
enforced that penalty, and ] stand BY the
act.
Mr.. Clymer argued to show that Gen.
Shields was disabled, and would not be
able to perform the duties Of Doorkeeper.
Mr.. Butler replied that the General
was physically able to perform these du-
ties, and he had read q letter from that
gentleman giving an account Of his disa-
bilities.
The previous question was moved, but
not having been seconded, the debate con-
tinued, Mr.. Coz, Of New York, having
the floor. i.
The debate. which developed good
deal Of sectional and party feeling, finally
closed, and the vote was taken on Mr..
Ciymer's substitute for Mr.. Buller's reso-
luton. the substitute being that the House
now proceed to the election Of Door
keeper.
AcosPEDERkTE RLEcrID.
The vote for Doorkeeper resulted as
follows Charles W. Field, Democratic
nominee, 123; james Shields, l0i; ]. H.
Trent, nominated by Randolph, s. Field
was thereupon declared elected.