The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-19

In Senate.


WASHINGTON, March l6. 1876.
In anticipation Of u great speech from the great
Carolinlan to-day, IN which something new some
thing decisive of the ultimate action and concIusion
Of me oregon controversy was generally and conf
DENLY expected-in anticipation Of ali this at as
early as O'Clock the ladies began to assemble In the
circular gallery OF the Senate five hours in advance
OF the speech. BY nine, every niche was occupied.
and the several entrances to the chamber blockad-
ed. There are people from Baltimore, from Rich
mono, from Philadelphia, from near and from afar.
congregated to to hear Mr.. Calhoun. There were a
few hundreds only capable of being accomm odated,
and at least three thousand absentees from the want
OF room; tor were the galleries Of the Senate COM
petent to the accommodation of five thousand per
sons, they would have been filled to-day We hone
this present Congress- will not adjourn without some
arrangements for the extension Of the ''arsa Of
freedom to the people Il is out OF all reason that
the Senate OF the United States should be cramped
up in such small out of the way corner.
Day cloudy, windy and lowering, but with the ra-
dance OF those approving eyes, we resigned to
the absence of the sun.
HALF-PAsT IL A. MA general chattering. like
that of flock Of starlings OF some five hundred
thousand strong, heard in the deep woods half
mile OF, not voice nor word distinctly audible
from the confusion OF voices around us, behind us
and before US, and above us, and below u.s. Some
twenty-odd Senators present.
TWELVE O'CLOCK M.-The Secretary read let
ter from the Vice President, George NJ Dallas, ap-
rim; Mr. Dallas supposed to be in Philadelphia tor
the time being
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Milburn.
Journal OF Thursday last.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Spelght.
Breese, Chalmers, Cameron, johnson. Of Marylsnd.
Dickinson and Dix (Indian treaties) Archer and
Cass.
Mr.. YULEE submitted resolution of inquiry, call
ing upon the President tor information of the expen
ses OF the government tora series of years past in
all their multifarious details. Lies over.
Mr.. DAYToN's resolution calling upon the Execu-
tive to say to the Senate whether or not in his OPT
MON the state OF International relations calls for
Appropriation for war, was taken up
Mr.. SPEIGHT asked Of the Senator that the resolu-
ton mightb be further postponed till tomorrow.
Mr.. DAYTON said, that with the understanding
that the resolutions should be considered TO morrow
he should concur in the postponement. The resou.
ton had already been put of several times.
DAILY TIMES =" VERSUS THE SENATE OF THE
UNITED sTATEs.-REPoRT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
INVESTIGATION.
Col. BENTON, from the select committee of inves.
tigation, appointed on Thursday last, to inquire into
certain charges Of the Daily Times, of this city, of
the 5h 9Th, 10th and llth instant against the inte
gritty of the Senate of the United States. asked
leave to report Pursuant to their appointment, the
committee had promptly proceeded to the investga-
ton OF the charges of corruption uttered against the
Senate; To this Investigation they had confined
view Of consulting his punishment. They had
called, IN the outset, Messrs. Robinson and Dow.
OF the Daily Times, who, upon their own testimo-
ny, or the evidence OF other persons, had promised
to establish the truth Of their allegations. The
committee had, accordingly requested the editors to
state IN writing what they expected to prove. This
was done, and the charges Of the editors were re-
duced to three spec,fications-to wit:
lN-That at caucus consultation, at the dinner.
table OF the British Minister severamembers of the Be-
nate were present and that there was corrupt
ysrsation and collusion on their part with the British
Minister, in reference to the Oregon question.
2d-That there was caucus Of the whigs the FRI
day preceding the meeting at the British Ministers and
that at that caucus agreed to have n "a
upon the Oregon question in the Senate, which vote
should go out BY the British steamer Chen about eav
Sd-That had been counted and the vote ascer.
tained at said caucus and promise given to the British
Ia regard to the dinner at the British Minister'S,
the editor Of the Times had called in as witnesses,
MIR. Samuel E. Turner, of Cleveland, and Col. Sa-
muel Medary, OF Ohio, who stated before the COM
at the British Minister'S. A number of Senators
were also implicated, who had severally sent in
sworn statements, utterly contradictory with the
editors statements: The committee, therefore de-
nounced this specialization as false and contempti
BILE libel.
Respecting the caucus Of the wh,zs in the Sen ate
the whole story was unfounded and untrue. There
was no private meeting OF the wings and certain
democrats OF the Senate, on the day charged, at
which the British Minister was present, nor at any
other day. few days before the day OF the al
legged caucus, there was meeting OF the wings Of
the Senate, at which IT was resolved to pursue a
COuIoC OACVuy INC lCvCIbC VI uldQ cuhIReQ III Tie
Times newspaper for it was determined therein to
move postponement of the subject for two weeks /;
and the Senator from New Jersey, (Mr Dayton, J
on subsequent day had, accordingly, moved the
postponement. This second specification of the
Times editor was, therefore, an absurd fabri-
cation.
In respect Of the third charge, that noses were
counted, the vote ascerained, and the fidelity of the
nis.er at his table, the whole story was infamous
and contemplate, despicable, false, and vulgar.
Mr.. J. M. Clayton had been cited by the editor as
witness to this charge, and his testimony was,
that he was utterly amazed at being summoned to
substantiate allegations 90 utterly false and un-
founded.
Mr. G. MT. DAVIS, of Illinois, reporter for GER
tam western papers, and among them, Gas we I'M
derstood the st Louis Republicans, jim which had ap-
peared in advance Of the offensive editorials in the
Daily Times, similar charges to those OF the latter
named paper. had refused to sign his own deposit
tion The editor Of the Times had no personal
knowledge whatever of the truth OF the charges he
had uttered against the Senate.
The report OF the committee concludes with re.
solution that the editor, proprietors and reporters
OF the Daily Times, be henceforth excluded from
the (reporters) gallery Of the Senate.
Col BENTON, after the reading, left the secretary's
table, at which he read the report and passed over
to his own seat, and thereupon moved that the re-
port, including the testimony before the committee,
[yoices-." How many copiesr' Elbow many!"
" What's the number3"1
Mr.. JOHNSON asked II 1t were proposed to post
pone the adoption of the report, to adopt il now?
Several Senators -"Now" "Now!"
Mr. TURNKEY, az one Of the committee, heartily
concurred in the report. He had never met with
such unfounded calumnles before, a. the charges
against the Senate by the newspaper in question.
Upon every charge, 80 far from there being the
slightest shadow OF an affirmative, a negative had
been proved.
Mr. DICKINSON said, that occupying the position
which he had, which he did, and which he intended
to occupy on the Oregon question, he could not be
expected to participate in the sympathes existing in
any quarter, which looked to compromise upon
this question. II was his duty, however, to say as
one OF the committee that there was not one single
charges OF the Times, which affected the integrity of
the Senate or OF any Senator, the slightest degree
But, STILL he thought that the resolution for the ex-
pulson OF the reporters OF the Times from the galle
RES was not especially required to the vindication
of the Senate. 1t was time OF great excitement
and the editor and the nronriefor of the nesnaner