Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-12-18

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or disposed Of, together with all other ma tiers, re.
laiiye 10, or connected with. the subject; and that
SAID committee have power 10 send tor persons
and papers; and be required TO reports 10 this House
all the evidence detailed before them.
Re~solred, That said committee shall extend
their Investigations 10 the conduct and ,ransac-
tons of all officers and agents in any manner
connected with the system of internal improve
men; IN The state OF Indiana.
Resoiccd. That said committee, during such in.
vestigatlpns, shall SIT with open doors.
Mr.. Brown Of Marion, aud Mr.. Thompson Of
Fayette, advocated the amendment.
Mr.. Grover was in favor of the resolution and
opposed TO the amendment. lie wanted the peo-
pie not only 10 know the facts bn, 10 witness the
examination and hear all the evidence IN connec-
ton with this important matter. lie went for
the fullest and ireest publicity Of this important
subject.
Mr.. Cooper, also advocated the original rcsoiu-
ton. lie was not for having q matter OF such
magnitude and Importance left 10 the examination
of five men. He wanted every member 10 have
a hand IN II.
Mr.. Lee was in favor Of bringing the persons
to be examined and Iuterrogated before the whole
House. He was satisfied tina, his constituents
were anxious that the accused and The accusers
should be confronted face TO face.
Mr.. Rltchev referred 10 The action of last win
ter's House 10 relation 10 this very subject. lie
was then IN favor of bringing ono of those very
individuals before tho bar of the House, but he
was opposed, ho believed, by the very men whe
now advocated what they then deprecated
Those gentlemen who wanted TO see the countc-
nances Of those persons when answering under
oath he hoped would be placed on the committee.
He was now IN favor Of referring the matter TO
a select committee.
Mr.. Ilackleman was opposed to the amend
ment, and 10 favor OF a public investigation. He
did not want 1t confined to a sinai! committee
room. but that every member who wished should
participate in the Investigations.
MIR. Nelson favored the amendment. lie tho't
an investigation before the House would take up
too much time. His constituents expected other
matters, at this time OF moro painful Importance
10 them. to be attended TO. He alluded to the
pecuniary distress that pervaded the country -
The iron grasp of the creditor was upon the IN
fortunate debtor. ii possible he wanted ii, loos-
ened. Ii he knew any thing abou, legislation
this at best would be a protracted session, without
unnecessarily extending 1t.
Mr.. Marshal sustained the original resolution.
Ito was Tor bfiugIng the men accused before the
House. To answer and give such Information pub
IIcly 10 the country as Is not embraced in the re-
ports. They would lot be, as members charged,
upon their trial, any more than they would be
before a committee. All matters connected with
the sale OF our bonds and the transactions Of our
agents could De better ELECTED before the whole
House. Issues could there be made and let them
90 before a committee. 10 a few other remarks
he fully demonstrated the necessity of bringing
the agents of the state, engaged in the sale OF her
bonds, before the whole House, that the people
may fully know and comprehend every thing IN
connection with such sales. Some members were
afraid of being kept here until tie ''dog days."
lie was not alarmed. Those days only affect the
canine race. The people were not afraid. They
wanted full information and he was in favor Of
giving IT TO them.
The Amendment was adopted by the followin ing
vote:--Aycs, 55-Noes. 2i,
THE Wings, generally voted nay, thus demon
strating that they were IN far anu ANXIOUS ;haI
the people shoe,n1Gu1 have in the most impartial man
nor, a full history of the transactions Of their a
gents connected with the borrowing Of money fol
the state. The Loco-focos showed by their vote.
that they were in favor Of burylng the whole mat
ter in a committee room, which, after its resur
rectior, should go forth TO the world, partial, one
sided, and entirely unsatisfactory 10 the public
SENATE.