Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-21
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In the Senate. on Thursday, Mr.. Ellis pre-
scented some petitions which were referred. A
message was received from the President Of the
United States, enclosing copies OF the several In
dian treaties which had been negotiated within
the last three years. Mr.. King, from the Com
mi.ree on Public Lands, reported the bill to al
low the payment to the State of Lousianaof
per cent from the sales Of public lands, without
amendments; and, on his motion, the Committee
were discharged from the further consideration OF
some private petition. Mr.. Poindexter's reso-
solution, calling for information relative to the
public lands, was laid on the table.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
of the General Appropriation Bill. On the ques-
ton of concurring with the Committee OF the
Whole on the amendment To strike out the APP
preparation for an outfit tn France. a discussion
arose. in the midst of which Il message was re.
ceiyed from the House of Representatives, com
muucating an order of that House. requesting
that the Senate would grant leave to Felix Grun-
DIV. Thomas Ewing, Alexander Buckuer, anu
John Tip,on, members of the Senate, to attend
the House, Tor the purpose Of giving evidence on
the trial of Samuel Houston. Leave was grant
ed, the members designated, left the Senate, and
the Senate forthwith adjourned
! In the House of Representatives, the hour hav-
Ing arrived for taking up the complaint against
Samuel Houston, late of Tennessee. for an az.
saul and battery committed upon MIR. StanberJ,
a member of this House for words spoken in de-
| bate
Mr. Conner, Of North Carolina. renewed the
motion which he Yesterday made to discharge the
accused from custody upon his giving bail to at
tend the House from day to day.
! Mr.. Mitchell, of South Carolina, moved to
amend the resolution, so as absolutely to release
the accused from custody, and supported the mo-
ton on the ground of right and precedent from
the history of other countries.
| To this course Of argument, MIR. Dickson, ct
! New York replied at some length by argument
and historical references which appeared to him
directly to contradict the position taken by Mr.
Mitchell.
! He was followed by Mr.. Speight, of North
Carolina, who requested Mr.. Mitchell to Nth.
draw his motion, on the ground that the accused
himself was DESTROYS that no impeachment should
be interposed to the progress of the trial.
Mr.. Mitchell thereupon withdrew his motion.
and ON the motion of Mr. Speisht the resolution
moved by Mr.. Conner was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr.. Houston was then brought to the Bar, at
tended by his Counsel, Francis S. Key. Esq. and
to the question of the Chair, whether he was rea-
DIV to proceed with his trial, wered IN the al
firmative.
| Mr.. Coulter, in behalf Of the Committee ap-
pointed to conduct the investigation, said 1t would
be proper that the Hon Mr.. Stanbery, mem
Der of this House, should be called upon to testify
in the matter before the House.
The usual wtness-oath was then administers d
BY the Speaker to Mr.. Stanbery.
| Mr. Coulter then said to the witness. You
will now proceed to state to the House the facts
and circumstances connected with the assault
and battery, alleged to have been committed on
YOU by the Respondent. for words, as alleged,
spoken in your place in this House.
! Mr.. Stanbery then delivered particular &C
count of the occurrence briefly detailed In hts
Letter to the House. The testimony was taken
down, at the request Of the House, by Mr.. Gales,
but il is rot in our power to obtain at present 4
copy of it for publication. 1t was clear and d.
rect as to the facts already averred in Mr. Stan
bery's letter; and it was disclosed, in addition,
that on the 4th instant, 1.-THE assault was on the
/ lsth> Mr.. Houston addressed letter to Mr..
Stanbery, demanding an explanation whether, in
the Speech made in the House of Representatives
he mir. ST. meant to impute fraud to MIR H.
To which Mr.. 5. returned for answer that he did
no, recognize the right Of the respondent to ques.
ton him in that matter.
After Mr.. SIS examination BY the Committee
of the House, some questions were propounded
to him by the Counsel for the respondent. one oil
which being objected to, but the House deter
mining that it should be put, brought the House
into difficulty, resulting in divers motions to
oct rid, of it, which lasted to late hour.
Tine question thus propounded by the respond
ent,s Counsel was IN the following form, being
nut Immediately after the reading BY the Clerk,
In the way Of evidence. Of that part Of Mr.
Stanbery's Speech in which the respondents
name was mentioned: These remarks, thus
6. published, impute fraud to the accused: Had
:. YOU then, or have you now. any evidence, and
IF any, what evidence Of the correctness Of suct
1" imputasiOns"