The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
THE DoORKREpER DEBATE.
A Little Piece of Uemago9uery In vyhicl
Zen Butler e Co. were Badly Worstsd.

The Speaker stated that the House
having just decided the resolution to be
question Of privilege, the resolution
was before the House.
II 10 in these words:
Resolved, That tho House proceed to
the election Of Doorkeeper, aud that tho
true, Union manned soldier, Brigadier
General James Shields, Of Missouri, be
chosen to that ofics.
Mr. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, asked
Dir. Butler to allow him To offer O substi-
tute for the resolution, and offered the
Resolved, That .hs Hoase proceed to the
election Of Doorkeeper.
Mr.. Butler wanted Mr.. Clymcr to insert
the name Of his candidate, but Mr. Cly.I
mer declined TO do so. Mr. Butler then
withdrew his proposition. Mr Butler
then read letter from General Shields
asking him to aid in having his iShield's)
pension increased to 800 per month. !
Mr.. Eden suggested that IL he {Mr.
Butler) would offer that as an amend
ment every Democrat would vote for 1t.
After some discussion Dir. Eden said
-Does not the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts think that General Shields would
be better suited to fill the position OF
Postmaster General than that of Door,
keeper of the House, and does he not
think with his great influence with this
administration he could succeed In get
ting him into that office?
Dir. Butler-Oh ironically my great
influence with this administration
Laughter. The gentleman must Ger.
tainly have hardly Sos o-s7 the fasssi7ii.
ties Of Saturday.
Mr.. Eden--I did not 90 to Chester.
Mr.. Butler went on t5 criticise Gener.
ral Field for entering the service of the
Khedive of Egypt and f9r-swearing his
allegiance to the government Of the
United States, and appealed to the
House not to strike down Shields, the
veteran Of two wars.
Mr. Eden Of Illinois-Did the gentle.
man make any complaint against the
appointment of General Longstreet to
an important Office by GEN. Grant2
Mr., Butler-I made no objection to
his appointment, and do not know that
there was any one-armed Union soldier
who was seeking for the same Office at
the same time.
Mr.. Eden-Does not the gentleman
from Massachusetts know that General
Shields 10 not seeking for this office
now7
Mr.. Butler-I thank God that he is
not. But let me say further about Gene
raj Longstreet. General Longstreet had
repented for moro than two months.
tSneering laughter on the Democratic
side.]
Mr. Eden-His repentance, suppose,
consisted In his joining. your party. 4 )
Confederate General Joins your party he
is fit for Office, but so long as he remains
with the Democracy he ID unfit.
Mr.. Clymer would join the gentleman
from Massachusetts, In making General
Shields pension $100 per month. he
continued 81 will 20 further, and vote
to place him on the retired list, where he
would get $4,000 year. viii 20 fur
ther, and vote to pay him for the services
which hs would have rendered in that
Congress from which he was turned out,
though elected by majority of thous-
ands, by the Republican party, headed
[AppIause on the floor and in the gal
feries. ''I wish to say to the gentleman
that I fear the Greeks bearing eifts.n
laughter "and do not propose, as o
member Of the majority, that he shall
dictate who ehall be our officers. When
IN the past history of the gentleman hes
he honored the soldier when that soldier
vas s Democrat DID not yoa ant.
those that followed you drag Mcclellan
in disgrace and shame from the army ?
Did not you cast Hancock into exile ?
When all along the whole line Of glori-
GUS men who suffered for the Union
cause have you ever honored them ifthey
were Democrats7 Never in all your his.
tory, and never would yon If you did not
conceive at this hour Won could drive a
wedge into the Democratic party and
rend it in r;ocea. We are neither 20 be
controlled nor frightened, and when the
gentleman appeals to me and to others
from Pennsylvania, I tell him that the
red flag which he attempts to flaunt in
our eyes has no terror for me or for the
people which represent. Among them
the war is ended; TO them peace has
come, and no agitation, such as the gem
tleman from Massachusetts, would give
rise to to-day, could drive them from
their instincts. We are hero to elect q
proper person for doorkeeper. We will
not elect one who is totally disabled to
perform It's duties, and we %ils elect one
Of our party who is capable, as know,
honest as I believe, and who will be faith.
ful to the high ttust which this House
shall impose, upon him, upinfuencod by
the thraata of the gentleman from Mas.
sachusetts, fApplause.i
Mr. Butler then had General Shieids'
petition for an increase Of pension read,
and said he was now lecturing up in New
England, which neither OF, the three last
doorkeepers could do.
Mr. Krapy of Wiacnnzin ofTarad oa n
substitute a joint resolution placing
with tho rank Of 8rigadier. [Applnuse
on the Democratic side.l
Mr, Butler refused TO accept the sub.
stitute. He said: "When you put that
in order; when you wake up 70 your
duty, / will vote for it; but you cannot
put it in here now, in order to get in
Republican aide.] That Confederate
General never could ride upon old Shields
back and never shall with my consent.
i:+aasa.si.j 0soso tho previous ques-
tion.o
The House refu- ID to second tbs pre-
yious question-110 to 120.
Dir. Cox OF New York, after referring
to the fact that the war was over, asked :
Would not the honorable gentleman be
entirely satisfied with this House granting
that pscnniafy aid to General Shields
which General Shields himself requeats
Mr.. Speaker, that is rather too thin.
The whole business becomes evanescent
as you approach 1t. This House has not
BEEN aufiaiiT toward Union suiliicr5.
How Is it organized? To-day we have
O northcn man for the Speaker; We have