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(H'jceti.in wa- mad'., to ihe cun-idera-ti.iu of the le-iihuiiiii, which was laid over under the rul A number ofhiiis were introduced, anions tlieiu a hid, by Sherman, niiiut-inc' niiiut-inc' the I tali Southern liaiiroad Co. a rieht of way tlirouith the public lands, tur the con-! ruction of a riiilroad and telei'i'aph; and by liain-ey. auihnriziiii.' the Southern M nine.-, ta Haihvay Co. to ciiiii' ct its line with the Northern I'aeitic railroad. l!aui-ey al.-o introduced a bill to reduce re-duce the rates uf eorre.-pondoneo by teleitrapb, and to connect the tclceraph with the po-!al .service, leinr .-lib-Manually the House bill of la.-t .-ession. Jhivis introduced a joint resolution, as a proposition for an amendment to the Con-titulion, for the e.-tabh.-hment of a constitutional tribunal, consi.-tinn' of one member from each Slate, with power lo decide on all que-tions of conflict con-flict in juri.-diction between the I'niied States and the several States, and the constitutionality of bills pa.-.-ed by Conere-s, or acted on by any iroveru-ment iroveru-ment oiheer; and to open and count the electoral votes tor l'rcsident and Vice-i'reidetit. Proceedinss before the tribunal may be on petition or ap peal from all the courts of the I'nited States and States; and the members of the tribunal shad decide all questions brought before them. iiorsK. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, rose to a personal explanation, and asked to be excused from service on the select committee com-mittee on Southern outrages, on account ac-count of ill health. lie called attention to a circular, laid on the members' de.-ks this niornimr. addre.-scd to the Kepublicans of the House of Representatives, and signed l. F. Butler, in which it was charged that the committee was raised by a combination of high tariff Kepublicans with the Pcmocrats. This assertion he denied, and as a high tariff Kepub-lican Kepub-lican be appealed to the journal to prove his votes in the House yesterday were eon.-i-tent with those of Butler. Butler disclaimed a reference to Kelly, who always voted in accordance with his party obligations; but he re affirmed the statement in the circular, that ihe resolution for the committee was put through by the high tariff Republicans, Re-publicans, to avoid legislation on the tariff. Fetors asked Butler if he was not i awaie that the majority of the Republicans Repub-licans who voted 011 the resolution yes- J tcrday voted for it. Fuller said he was 1 not. Voters said the vote showed th'iy-1 eight Republicans voted for. and lit ty i Republicans voted against the rcsolu-j tiou. I Butler: ''I understand that perfectly, j The resolution was sprung upon the House, an ! many of the warmest op-i por.ents of the resolution voted for it. because southern men. as well as other good Republicans, saw from the trick ! that was played upon them there would be uo other legislation except this iu ' favor of the south, and they did not like to vote against it." j Fawes; "1 would like to ask my co'.-i league a question." ' j Futler: "Let me rhiish my sentence: ' Thereupon they voted in thst way, sol they nr.ght not be placed ia a false po-i s.tien at home, hut it was not the way! :n which e'ghiy-fo'.ir men. who attin-' Jed the Rerul'.ieaa caucus held the. night U'f.TO. which many of those gea-' t. emeu who voted fer the resolution ' either did cot attend orb ft before its' deliberations get thtviuh. ir.tird.d. and ordered then- committee to brine Z' the matter of protection to scut'Ecra union men before the House. By aid of a majority of the Pejuoera:;: Votes, the legislation of this House is carried ia ceiar.ee of a:v oranira:ioa cf the Republicans." Fawes then desired r 1 krto.v what h.s cv .eague meant, by the term "trick" he applied to his :.! member-, to ify-e:ght of his political associates. as-sociates. Butler slid he did net charge a trick hi t.ho passage cf the resolution, cor e...i r.e accuse h.s w metucers c: trtckiug. rut he declared, with a full reso.utten was sprung upon the licvLse. an. i wis a legislative trick. the se.eet c-oturrtttce. wns written rr tre.uis of the nrselutiea wcr.t areut tr.e Keuso art; ecu-u'.tei wit'u ether tieugttt tue rest.uttea desLrar.e as a Biaitte. the Speaker. Wheeler in ihe ehatr. sa.d : "I destre to ask the cen-t.ean cen-t.ean from Mascsaehusetts. Mr. Bu:- to rave urawn the roso. utterr .' Butler: "I have tnaie no assert '.n en the sulhe-." utsttcc:." kr. tetat I urew .-" Butier: -No. sir." F-atrre ; Ft i I not taste tt to the gentle an ari read it to hlz- ?" But.er; "'Yes. sir. " B.ait:e: ; Fii I net s;ow tizx tie "Butler:" ""Yes. sir."' B.aine : "'In rrr on tar.d-wrlrlr " ' Butler: ''No. sir." Blaine: "'Ani a; his-rrrei-ion I added these words : "a-d the expenses : 1 ' ' ' . - : -n- w -i: 1 .-,.-' ' n- ' ' ' : I. I . - n: .. t j tn - l: -'- .- ' V, ry uTit.-a l'u fn ! -.. .1. J.. -. -. "J.-. ia-c I kne Very w.,.1 1 .:. i u.c a; ; jin'mei.t ol il.: z-.:,.-u.xu, H w 'i.i he IcmlF-i :.-r .'j-i.nt i..c i- netu an btitu c.: 'i.ec .try. i y ;:.....j wiio have -,j in-ii-:!...-.; 'i:-T...i'..l li.i- icit. r th..-ii. th..-ii. r.. (,.-, '.hit t:.j .-1 -.iv-i h.s a pa. i-i i-i e .mn. .11. c. t!.., e,:..tl.mau -aid. ..: W'...x-kn i K. ; a: ...-tn:-, who w j'j.d i. '- ci m'j t'.e ln'... -tica i u as he ' la ' 1 i.at w.i-the r.-a- a 1 i.p-p..oe. i.p-p..oe. ; rco the chair laid the re-poinsi-n...ty u; ai ti.e eentlcmaa dccmi.g :l." a 1 jiiiiim iit. " lhr..r: "1 Lai w ihat w as a trick ot tl..' ch j.r. ' ' Ihiiuc : "Oh, the trick! I km'W 11..V whit the iijui .-aian meant by ihe '"rd 'ti'i.k.' i am very glad to kfcow that tlie li ick W as succe-sflll. '' .' Fnlii.i: "No d"ubt !'' B nine: "it i- this trick which places the g. n'leiiian ir.jui Mas-acliusett- ou 1 ins re-pjii-i!...iiy le.' -re the Cuuntry." ! Ji.it.cr: "Kxac:!'.'.'' i F aille: V. huliy '." ! Fuller: "W'huiiy." j F.aine: ' No, s.r. The gentleman from -Ma-.-uchusotts talks about the coercion co-ercion by which lilty-eight Republicans Republi-cans wore made to vote lor the resolu-I resolu-I tion. I do not know what any one ol ! thein may have to say, but if tbeie be here to-day a single gentleman who j has iiiVcn to the gentleman from Mas-; Mas-; sacbus' tt s an ii.timalioD that he fell ! coerced, that lie was in any way restrained re-strained from free actimi, let him get up now and speak. or forever after hold his peace." K'Uicr: "Oh, yes." j B.aiiie: "'The gentleman from Ma.-s-achu-etii .-ays iu his letter, 'Having i been appointed again.-t my wishes, tx-j tx-j prosed both publicly and privately, by j ihe Speaker, as chairman of the committee com-mittee to investigate the state of af-I af-I fairs in ihe south, ordered to-day by ihe Fomoeratie vote against the most earnest protest of more than a two-! two-! thirds majority of the Republicans ol the House.' ' j Futler: "Yes, sir." j Flame: "This statement is so bold J and groundless, that I do not know i what reply to make to ii. It is made j in the tiice of the fact that on the roll call lil'ty-eieht Republicans voted for I the resolution, and forty-nine besides the gentleman from Massachusetts I again.-t it. I deny that the gentleman j has the right to speak for any member who voted for it, unless it may be the gentleman from Tennessee, Maynard, who voted for it for the piirpoee, probably!' prob-ably!' moving a reconsideration, a very common and very justifiable and proper course whenever any gentleman chooses to adopt it. 1 am not criticizing at all, but if there be any one of the tifty-i tifty-i eight gentlemen, who voted for the resolution under coercion, I would like the gentleman from Massachusetts to designate him." Fuller: "I am not here to detail private conversation. Flaine: "Oh, no ! But you will distribute dis-tribute throughout the couutry unfounded un-founded calumnies, purporting to rest upon assertions made in private conversations, con-versations, which when called for cannot can-not be verified. " . Futler: "Fardon, me, sir; I said there was a caucus;" Blaine: "I hope God will pardon you, but you ought not to ask me to "doit." tFaughter.) Butler: "i will ask God and not you. Flaine : 'T am clad the gentleman will." Butler : "I have no favors to ask of the devil; and let me say, that the caucus agreed on a definite mode of aetiou." Blaine: "Caucus! Now let me say-here say-here and now, that the chairman of that caucus, sitting on my right, is a chevalier in leiis'ation, s ins peur et s ins rq-iro'.'ci.e. The gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Blair, stated, as a man of honor, as he is, that he was bound to say officially from the chair it was not considered and could not be considered con-sidered binding on gentlemen; and more, talking apout tricking, why, the very infamy of political tricking, never compassed a design so foolish and wicked, as to briug together a caucus of men and attempt to pledge them to support measures which might violate not only their political principles but their religious faith such as the bill drawn by the gentleman from Massachusetts. Massa-chusetts. Mr. Butler which might violate the conscientious scruples of men; asd yet, for sooth, you must premise in honor that whatever a caucus cau-cus may determine upon however hastily, hasti-ly, you must support, however wrong-ful.y. wrong-ful.y. Why. even ia the worst days of Femccracy. when the gentlemrn him-' .-e.f was ia the front rank of the worst win - 0: it, when was it ever attempted :o say that the majority of a party cat'.ou. ecu. a o'.'Ji mea upon measures tha: involved a que;;ien of Consiitu-'.'lor.il Consiitu-'.'lor.il law. of personal honor, CI re-ngteus re-ngteus scrup.e.s? Tue gentiemaa askea what would have teen done: he asked my ee-.eague. Mr. Voters, what would have been dene lathe ease of mem-, ters of the party voting against tr.e caucus nomtnee for Speaker? I ttnacrstand that was a thrust atrrvself. The caucus ntutiatiens c;' eicershave a.ways teen he.d as binding, but iust caucus tea: nominated trie Speaker, in forces in the Cnarlestta eocventi:-: rFn;-;i applause atti lar.gh:er. ' . Ivev v .----r'? t-e Sroike-rut Sroike-rut B:a.ue cec.tued to he ir.tetrurte-i the gt-tlentaa m:m 5lissuchuse:rs. tee State cf Maine has co right to f-i-ce 2 rrclu-icn. has c right to seek reiy H ii;;n;i aui co right to aik rue ,;u:igmezt:f the House urea that hme'heigh cerVe. - Ap rlauusef' AtTd ty'i ,4- var::us gert.eniea on this stie 0: the Hcuse: . that I said to' 11 : 4 .- ' : n v. ' : 1 .... . ',' . ; .. r t ... . ". r . i-J ' I.i- - .' ' ! i i .. t 1. ar :i : c -..iL it li e I .4..T 1 ' re; -.rt at 3 : ani -:. "1 fit the en-tnltlee i.ii ; .' '-r t r 1 i t at ar.;.- i 1:.-. a : a -r w 1.. -i. he a- rcL-in l--d i I I: -t a.'.vi.. - carry w :h it ti.e ex-. r.i-e el '.hit w.r. a fa -t wh'ch bai teen ; r.'.ea Ly the actn.'U i'i ti.e c- ni.cii.an. Fit...r. a.- ch iiru.m cf thi- cummuiic. ;- n.i ''.T: i to rcp-Tt a' any t.me on thi- Ii'-fli-ii si;jecl. He r.eretled a' y .-curr-tice which called him Fncn--' to like li.e id " r. but appealed ' 1 the Il.-tnie.-s ef ti.e H 'U-e. to say il' li e circ'i iii n ef t nis letter was Lot ;in in-ill to the Speaker of the Hou-e'. He c 'Utmu.- i: "As s'h I resent it. I .ieii-.'in ! the letter in all its e.---iitial -ta"ciijL a:-, and in all its luistate-uients. luistate-uients. an 1 in its mean iiit'eren.vs. I d-iiounce the letter as groundie-s and with ":', ju-iiti .ati.'n; and the gentle-mandlhim-elr', I tru-t will live to see the day when he wid be a.-bamed at having written it. b pon the conclu-ion of Blaine's remarks, re-marks, U-itler toek the floor and said : "Fy aiici.ut pariiatnentary law, of which I e.'ufe-s my ienoratie'e, and which, if a I ill knowledge of it leads 10 -uch a sj ee.'h as the one we have ju-t listened to 1 will be glad to remain in innorance of, some one shall be Speaker of the House, to speak for the House. Foes the Speak, r now do so? The Speaker lias h It bis place and gavel for the tirst time in two Congresses. as it to speak on any great measure of finance ? Flaine, interrupting the speaker : "I would like to say that the preceding preced-ing incumbent of the chair, Colfax, now iee-President, left the chair to chas;i-e th1 in-oh nee of ihe gentleman." gentle-man." Fuller, continuing: "I am now up-vi up-vi the ibor. During this or the hist Congress, fur the first time has the Speaker left the cha'r. Was it to speak on some measure of finance, of revenue, of protection for the loyal people of the South, or reconstruction? Have we beard his voice in behalf of 1 the great measures of the Republican party? No; up to this lime he has only been speaking to the House through a wooden gavel, beat upon wooden board. He has now left the chair for the tloor. Upon what great . and paramount measure ? None ; but to attack a fellow member who sat down to write a letter explaining his ' views on public duty, and who was careful to draw bis letter so as not, in any way, to touch the Speaker of the House, but purely to state the naked facts of his action, without a word of comment; i'or, if for no other reasou, because I was aware of the consequence to an humble member, of a quarrel or unpleasantness with the Speaker of the House. I had been made painfully pain-fully aware of it in the last Congress. I know the man, 'for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain;' such a man isthe Speaker, and that I dare to maintain. I lelt that I knew all that, , and therefore was scrupulous not to use a word ia the letter that was unparliamentary unparlia-mentary or could give just cause of , offence. I was aware of pledged hopes ! of the highest place in the future; of the Speaker arising from a quarrel, which had been forced upon the Republican Re-publican party, at the other end of the eapitol, of which he is wanting to take advantage. I knew, therefore, and was ; careful to say no word. I did not say I ihe Speaker wrote the resolution; I did not know he did, but I know he suggested it." Butler proceeded to detail what took place between him and the Speaker yesterday, with reference ' to the resolution. He said : "When he came to my desk with the resolution, and a-ked me to go for it, and said I : should be chairman of the committee ' under it. I said 'I will be damned if I- will. '.Great laughter ) I will have nothing to do with it.' I am sorry to be obliged to use the word here, and 1 . apologize for it; but when asked to betray be-tray my associates, with whom I acted in caucus, it seemed a very good one to meet the exigency. (Laughter.) That was my answer; and whea I read the clause containing the appropriation, . even with my ignorance of rules, as he claims, and was told it was determined : to put the resolution through, I said it ' would escape objection if dlfferently worded. I said this, because I believed be-lieved he suggested to the gentleman from New York, Mr. Cox, to make a point of order asrainst the bill, of the . majority of the House which carried it over under the Speaker's ruling." Cox: "Mr. Speaker, that'js not true. " Butler. 'T did not say it was true: I said I believed it true. I believed it for the reason that I saw the Speaker go over there on the Democratic side' of the House, getting the Democrats to ' agree to support the resolution, after he had shown it to me, for he did me i the favor to show it to me first. Then I saw him, the owner of rich eoal-j fields as he was, attempting to get the ' Democrats to agree." . i Blaine: "I was in favor of the re-i peal ct tie eca! tariff, and the gentle- i man was not." j Butler: "I say again, for 'wars that are dark and tricks that are vain,' I: wu name the speaker, and that I rise to espliin (.Laughter.) Now, sir,' I say again, that wnen I sat? bin engaged en-gaged in Aat condition of things, sawi trie Sreakercijihyjuializing with "Democrats, "Demo-crats, ana ftuerv very well what was to i eorre. I knew that any point cf order : I Coal i raise under the reso.ction, he had contrived w:uli be unalterable: . and I saw a resolution he bad conl th-u"eif,r the bill of the 1 n.a;o..t.. cthe Feruthean party, farced ttirougn PTh:s tnttuenee on the floor and tn the Speaker's desk, by the aid ' ot tne Democratic vote." . Sutler- :h;n expressed Lis deprecation depreca-tion 0: tne utihap p.j se-er.e oa the floor ;0aay. nt eiiscaiuied aay arenev in tr.ngtue: :: a;-:ut. ceeiarr.Eg he Lad azeptea -ne r.au of writing ahi prlct-:ng prlct-:ng etreu-ar lettersexprsssiy to avoid; acc-sauen or t..ng:ze personal s'-? f - r c: the House, re e..a larger la.ored aa invest: ga-1 tteri. cut asieu to he ex-used from elh-r 93, ccniaiuee, oa account c: :.. rea.nh. Blair, ct MieLigan, who presided over te a.epun.:can caucus, said the uniersrar.dlzg was. that everr genrle- it iri-iL " ' : : wha- . fet .for se-t c-:uni hy the hill fraxe.J incanciia. ' Grazfeld s:;sc:el to, a-1 criticised. 1 Lu-er s carte 1 Eelley. Shellabarger, Bu-Jer aadi .b-i-ie-.te were several..- excused from ' rvg ca cue committee. . d- apves assei tie Hoose to take up :c.e;er.a:e c:. Butler or -"acted, in-1 stsr.ng ca rue rerular crier, so he evu.i -trounce the Kn Klux ILL |