The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-29
HOAR AND BUTLER.
A Small Engagement Between South
Carolina and A&xxr ~tAsettS.


day night Mr.. Hoar had made an allusion to
the corrupt use Of money. Mr.. Butler Of
South Carolina, quite willing, since his speech
early IN the evening, for an alteration, asked:
what do you mean by the use of money!"
Mr.. Hoar, in a taunting, sneering manner and
with rasping voice, replied: Gone use is the
buying of shotguns to shoot down negroes.
Dir. Butler, maddened by what perhaps was
meant as covert allusion to the Hamburg
massacre stepped down into the area, Hot
spur-ike, red with anger, hoarse in
voice, and, with uplifted finger said
in the bitter sarcasm OF which he is mas
ter: COR perhaps to disfranchise 136, go able
bodied voters in Massachusetts, as it was said
was done in the last election AS Butler adj
vanced across the centre aisle toward the Re-
publican side, his anger grew more intense
with every step. Almost bursting with pas
sion he shouted, glaring at Hoar: @He did by
hint and innuendo that which he dared not do
directly-not because he feared any personal
difficulty with me, because should not seek
one" Quick as thought the Massachusetts
senator, red as fire, his hair seeming whittier
Under the crimson forehead-a fair type of the
old Puritan stock-turned to the advancing
Hotspur, and said with elaboration:
Il made no personal allusion to the senator
from South Carolina / alluded to one form
of political crime in his country. l wish to
say that never hint or insinuate anything to
anybody. If my public duty requires me to
say anything, whether creditable or otherwise,
of the character of the country, or of that SEN
ator, or of any other, | shall do so in terms Of
clearness and distinctness which will leave no
doubt whatever of my meaning" DIR. Butler
had taken his seat A friend placed his hand
upon his arm to quiet him. Mr.. Hoar leaned
partly over his desk, as if prepared to spring
upon adversary. No one approached him.
He was prepared with his sharp tongue to
make still deeper thrusts When low rustic
Of applause was heard in the galleries
Davi Davis solmnely dropped the little paper
Weigl which in the senate is called gavel, and
said: "The galleries will be cleared upon an
another sign of appreciation or disapprobation.
Little need to clear theml But few of the Gu
fious had chosen to remain on those hard
benches at that late hour. Mr.. Vest rises frem
another corner of the chamber, fresh, smiling,
as if the days debate had just begun, and says
loosely: 30, l hope not Don't clear the
galleries!" This is the only little ripple on
the dull surface of this debate Mr.. Vests
good hllmor cleared the atmosphere Mr..
Butler had sent no challenge, Mr.. Hoar had
accepted none, and Mr.; Vest went on to say to
an amused and tired senate: Il propose to
submit few remarks to the legal aspects Of
this case" The senate was not ready to
hear them. Restlessness was everywhere
manifest Sunday had come. Little
groups gathered about the chamber in
consultation. There was lull in the pro-
ceedings, and no one was ready to proceed.
Dan Voorhees, arose. He said there had been
. fair test of the bill Twelve continuous
hours had been spent in the attempt, and it
was evident that it was useless. Sunday had
come, and Christmas was coming, and some
thing was due to the solemnity of the day and
The approaching festivity. Mr.. Voorhees,
vOfSo was welcomed No QUE else had the
courage to say what was in the thoughts of all
Even the tired old men who constitute con-
siderable portion of the senate were unwilling
to acknowledge that they could not pass the
bill. Mr. Pendleton made feeble perfunctory
attempt at resistance. The Republicans re-
fused to entertain the proposition unless an
agreement could be had to proceed WITH the
civil-service bill on the next day of meeting
That was agreed to, and the senate soon after
midnight adjourned till Wednesday.
Mr.. Butler builded, possibly, better than he
knew in his attack upon MI Hoar They say
that the opposition to Mr.. Hoar's reelection is
quite formidable, and that his campaign is
spiritless. Nothing could have been better de-
vised to enkindie enthusiasm in Massachusetts
in Mr.. Hoar's behalf. To have been denounced
by reputed defender of the shotgun policy
will not lose Mr.. Hoar any votes in the state
which still reveres the memory of Charles
Sumner and associates South Carolina with
Bully Brooks. Gen. Butler, too, with his
buster, came nearer to the language of the
code than is becoming in one who has as
sumed to be an apostle to break up the duel
ing practices of his state.
The Record purports to contain an accurate
account of the business of the two houses.
These proceedings are made up by stenog-
raphers, sworn faithfully to perform their
duties People have the right to expect that
this publication will contain full and
accurate reports of everything that is
done This is a mistake. The Record
is the official document by which
congressman desire to be judged, end
to which they appeal in proof of every
thing that happened or did not happen. Ii
anything unpleasant is reported as having oc-
CURED in congress of which no mention is
made in the Record, it is, of course 10 be at
trlbuted to "the mendacity OF the naliguity of
the press" The significant feature o. the mid
night session of Saturday was the angry colo
guy between Butler of South Carolina ard Hoar
Of Massachusetts,. The correspondents made
full reports of it, some of them verbatim re-
ports, and it will probably be remembered by
all present as the most striking e1 ent of the
day. The record OF the last part of the pro-
ceedings of that fight did not appear until this
morning. In 1t there is nc trace OF this excit-
my PdSsaSo. Inc language Wh1cn gave the
provocation and excited the report has been
stricken out There is nothing to show that
there was a pasSage-at-arms. 4 forgery,
in short, has been committed by somebody
The records of the people have been mutilated;
the official organ of the senate has been made
to state lie by the suppression of facts
This could only have been done by the consent
of all parties. 1t has once more been demon
strated that congressman can say to each other
in the heat of debate things that they are
ashamed to see in print-that they are willing
to impose on the people false and mutilated
report of their proceedings.