New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-30
prTI LID ANSWERED.


An uncomfortaby large dose of his own
medicine has been forcibly administered to
Governor Butler and he is likely TO feel the
effects of it for some time. In one OF his veto
messages he took the unprecedented course OF
lecturing the Legislature for alleged careless
ness, basng his charge upon defects which he
pointed ont in the vetoed bill. Now the Judlci-
airy Committee of the Senate retorts IN report
defending the Legislature from the charge OF
carelcssness and showing that the Governor
did not know what he was talking about. Inc
report IL an exceedingly clcTer document, anu
convicts the Governor of blunders both Sc
rious and amusing. The Committee say that
the Governors language toward the Legislature
was such as was never before used 10y the
Chief Executive of a civilized State or Nation,
and advise the Senate to spread upon the
journal their sense OF its "undignliied and
unbecomingr character They then pass
to "A consideration of the statements OF facts
aud opinions IN the message, ana say they were
/" pained to find that his EXccllency has so
loaded his message with errors. mistakes ana
"bnnders that, to be charitable, all were
forced e the conclusion that he had never read
- the bill returned, except in parliamentary
sphrase. 10y title"
They specify some of the more glazing blum
dcrs, and then score this extremely neat shot
nj the Governors historical learning:
We pause By the way however. TO note the eHtraor-
aunry abatement that early the third century tho
Christian Enperor OF Rome found II necessary to pass
-decrees against the method OF holding land Ith pre-
surned this example OF Christian EmpeTora Is ced Tor
the rca .on that Exceloncy thought itkcy TO have
more weight aud influence with the representatives OF
Christian people than could fairly given 10 those En-
rerors whose minds couded with the base super
sons and ldolatrous practices Of the heather world
And your Committee are again panied to report that
though Rome had ruled by nearly hundred LIN
pcrors before the close OF the third century, no Christian
Emperor had rs yet succeeded to the imperial throne Of
the Caesars.
That is precisely in the Governors own
manner and is 50 fair hit that even he Will he
abe POSSIBLY to take grim sort OF pleasure IN
it, Having got their man down, the Com
mittee proceed To trample upon him. They
say that only an imperative sense OF duty inn
PEELED them to point out this blunder, and they
hope that he will spare them the pain of call
ing atterti0n to any more " such unaccountable
mistakes in q Massachusetts state paper"
Then comes the final blow which is perhaps
the neutest of all
The Commonwealth at great expense has purchased
and furnished extensive library. conveniently located
next door TO the Governors private room, which might
be interpreted quiet ntmaton that she VIII accept
no mistakes and OF such character on
the part OF those who from time to time called upon
TO ill her highest Office.
The Governor has his innings now, but no
will have to wait till the State stops laughing
before he can he heard. lie has clearly been
giving too mnch attention to his law business.
He said recently that lie could attend to all the
States business easily enough by working
egenings.n Perhaps he will conclude now
that il he is going to slang" the Legislature
any more he had better get up early in the
morning and give his whole mind to it.