Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-05-03
Congress-.
SATURDAY, April 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REPORT UPON THE LATE DUEL

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AIR. Toucsy, from the select committee on
'he iate duel, ny leave, made a report. the
Consideration OF which he moved should he
p"s'po"eu TO two weeks from Monday next.
AID 'hai u he printed. He said this mo, ion
was niade ny the unanimous order of The
Committee.
This report not having been ordered to he
printed, The Clerk Of the House has merriam.
very property, declined to allow Copies to be
taken oi any part Of il. We are enabled
no" ever 10 Stale generally, that its cunclu
sions are, that Mr.. Wise, on accoun, Of his
participation in the duel, is deeply involved
N breach Of The privileges of the Howe
and IS deserving Of Censurs by the House ::
That Mr. Jones ID also invoked in a breach
oil the privileges of the House, and also a..
serving oil censure. 10 regard Ia other per
sons, nc, essaries or spectators, (excep, as
i"'i""s,) the committee contents itself wirb
stating facts and evidence, without recon-.
mshdi"g any action. From the GIobe of
Saturday night, whose publishers appear To-
nave had access 10 the feI,ori before il was
presented To The House, ~e obtain the fol.
lowing Quotations from the Report.
National Intelligencsr.
From, the Glubs.
In relation 10 MI Graves. The reeomm.,
datIon is in the following wu,ds:
he committee, therefore. yiswino tho
breach Ut The rights and privileges of The
House an lie part nj MIR. Graves. 10 have
been an offence Of this high character
ga'hsi the vital principle of drli,era,iye us.
sembly and Of representative Government,
ieei constrained by sense Vt duty Ia utrse,,
Ia The House resolution that he be ex,el;ed
ihefeitum
In conclusion, the report says:
The committee rDiertsin no aoubi tina,
James w ais"n Webb, has been guilty Of y
breath o' the privileges Of The House. bur
tbey also concur unanimously in the opinion.
maj u there be any real ground 10 believe
mat conspiracy I" asssssinate actually ex
isted, as set iorih il that airociDus raper
drawn up ny him, signed by Daniel jackson
ant :" ii''am til. Norell, sworn To- by The
latter, and published in the N York C1uti.,
and Enquirer, he he LET, 10 The cbastisemen,
VI The courts OF law ana public opinion. and
'hsi inc House will consulr IFS own dignity
aud The public interests by bestowing uuon
hin no further notice."1
mf. GTehpe!i, IN behalf of himself and Mr.
Harnen, members of the committee pre.
seDted written statement Of their views
"b'ch ne asked might be printed with the
report. Wv
hir. h'more,n not being able to agree either
IN ihe report OF the n,sjn,iiy or minority
asked leave 10 present 10 writing his own
views, "rd that this paper nigh, be urinted
vii, The rest f''"'''
mr., Robertson said tha, having understood
mai ms report would probably be brouph,
INTO The House to-day, be bad examined The
parliamentary law relating TO the sul,isci
ihe SUBJECT was Of importance. not ms,ejy
as u related 10 the parties intoxicated bn, as
>, nore upon The privileges of The House,
ne result "i his examination was cunvic.
'"T 'nn' u was The duty oiihe House 10 re-
conth' .hese reports 10 the select COMMITTEES
rom winch they came, with instructions
,na'' any member or members Of the
House should he implicated, The committees
sh""'o 'pi'h i'h report thai fact 10 the House
and await us further order on the PREMISES
tie quoted Jeferson's Manual, TO show tha,
such was The law o: Pertinent az LAID down
~ that book, viz. That the committee could
mol proceed step on its ow authority " hen
! The character Of y member Of The House W a.,