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In DE Hesse e Representatives.
after The reception Of lev petitioas
and reports, Mr.. J. Q. Adams moved
. resolution requesting the President
Il the United States 20 cemmsaicats 70
this Hssse copies Of the several in-
strse.iens 10 the Charge d'Agairss .,
the Court Of Denmark. under which
the late Trrsty Of Indemnity vas a..
gotiated; which resolution, from its
nature. lies on the table one day. On
motion Of Mr.. Barbour, tn Commit.
tee on the Judiciary were Instructed
to inquire into the expedieuey ef deGn.
ing by law eontemPts sgainst either
House Of Coasress, and prescribing
the punishment thereof.
On motion Of Mr.. Stanberry, after
considerable intermediate proceedings,
. resolution was adopted for appoiuting
. committee, with power 20 send for
persons and papers, 10 examine into
the allegation Of intended fraud in
making contracts for the supply Of RI.
tons 10 the Indians, in the year 1880.
Mr.. x. Cooke, Of Ohio, then presented
to the House letter presented to him
on Saturday last, by person who gave
his name - Alex. bemitry, which let.
ter was from K. g. Davis, one OF the
Witnesses examined in the late hearing
OF the case Of Gen. Hosstou. demand
ing satisfaction for question which the
letter alleges TO have been impevtinent.
" put 10 said witness by Mr.. Cooke,
whilst he was under exsmination.-
This letter was accompanied BY q writ
ten statement by Mr.. c. Of eircum.
stances which occurred the day Of ex.
animation. and Of a threat said to have
been made by DIR. Davis, Is no went
out OF the Hall. Mr.. Crane, Of Chic,
moved 10 refer this letter, and the
statement accompanying Il, to a select
committee, with power TO send for per.
sons and papers, and to report the facts
IN the case which was 90 far amended
as 10 require them to report their opin.
ion, whether the transmission of this
letter. demanding satisfaction for words
spoken on the floor. con tituted q breach
Of privilege Of the members Of the
House. Mr.. Stanberry, ia the course
Of debate thereupon, reiterated thu
statement that assaults on members Of
the House for words spoken 10 debate,
were encouraged by language used by
the President Of the United States.
and said he asked but half au hour to
prove the assertion by unques iionsble
evidences. Mr.. Polk land perhsps
others) having declared the statement
to be unfounde,l, Mr.. Stanberry moved
TO amend the resolution 90 ~ 10 insti-
tute IN inquiry into this matter. Az
terra stormy debate, the Previous Cues.
ton was called for and carried, pre-.
GLIDING the amendment proposed by
Mr. Stanberry. The question was
then taken by yeas add nays on MIR.
Cranes motion for q committee, and
decided IN the negative by yeas IS,
nsys 81. SO the resolution was reject
ed. Mr. Adams. from lhs Bank Com.
mitiee, made q report expressing the
reasons Of his dissent from the report
Of the committee.
TUESDAY. MAY Is.
In the Senate, the Chair eommuni-
Gated letter from the Secretary Of
the Senate, communicating statement
made by him. in obedieuce to q reso-
lution Of the Senate, containing CON-
parative view Of the rates Of duties
under the existing laws; and those
which would be imposed by the bills
reported BY the Committee on Manu-
factures, and BY the project Of tariff
submitted by the Secretary of the
Treasury. This tabular statement was
ordered to lie on the table, and 1900
extra copies TO be printed. Mr.. Holmes s,
with leave Of the Senate, introduced
a bill to repeal the postage on news
papers; which was read twice, and re.
ferred to the Committee on the Post
Office. On motion Of Mr.. Ewing, the
Senate then proceeded TO consider the
resolution offered soIne time since by
MIR. Benton, to print - COMES Of the
report OF the Bank Committee, aud -
copies OF the documents accompanying
the same. After some conversation.
the resolution was amended, and linal.
" passed, in q form which ordered
5000 extra copies Of the several Re.
ports Of the Bank Committee, or anv
members thereof; and 1000 extra copies
OF the Documents TO be printed. On
motion Of Mr. Smith, the Senate then
took up the bill authorizing = sabserip-
ton to the Stock Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Read, and he had Just CON.
msneed some remarks in support Of the
ball, when 4 message vas received from
the House Of Representatives, inform.
ing the Senate Of the death Of the
Hon. JONATHAN HuRP, . member Of
the House from Vermont. and that his
tnneTal vas hxed 60 take place t..
morTow, - 4 o'eloek, P. NJ. The bill
authorizing the subscription was then
la,a 60 The tablsJ sRd . resolution ofsr.