The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-29

:ume sseh ehsfE.d chat HE NV sllo~s." @rrsa. in
the custom Of SO eisty ana because Hon prsaxsa
20 tnsT nsmef J Can any one mistake the character
the people have elected him BY their ssrssss or vhs
tnsf No 10 en- individual sitting behind the desk.
wu s,esk Of HIM with the same freedom, The ge.sls
the individual 10 either grossly unjust, OF grossly
'cid In his remarks. MIR. Turner, In reply 20 tue
charge that he had received an excess OF SesS 40,
facilities fer travelling contsnding that he received
more than was due to him]
MORE ExPLANArIors 49,
Mr. GREEN. of Missouri, member Of the committee
| on mileage. by unanimous consent, entered into
statement to how the mileage computed, agree
ing in essentials with that Of MIR Hsnly In another
part Of this report and quoting the law that the esti
mate Of distance must be made by the most usually
TO be- to effect change in the law but II the gentle
rays that the committee allowed excess, he is
certsSniy mistaken, not to make use Of . harsher
| epifhet
MIR. TURNER, who had given few minutes to Mr..
Green, again rose, to finish his speech
there was proposition question before the Houses
and he ms de the Quest whether debate can be per-
mited until motion or proposition has been submit
The SrEAnEs expressed his opinion that this the
% tS nronro u'os no suSIted st the
| clote OF the debate
AGAIN ON THE TRIBUNE.
Mr.. TURNER proceeded to read from the Tribune but
in so low tone not to be beard ell over the hall
There loud cries Of "louder, 'leuder." So ne
quoted e6IollOwe -"Ine ecrOll OF HOUSE
to U.S. and objection made to its uss but the Score
tary Of the Senate refused permit Of the
mile. age Of that ilu'trious body to be taken even on
Treasury, certifying that it wanted basis Of
action in the House and our reporter was tossed
about from bureau to bureau in the Treasury
| building for some time, before he could obtain
have it at last ~ Ms. the House asked the Score.
tary Of the Treasury for information With regard
the matter or had the reporter or editor the hard
n NJ N r.
the clerk Of the Senate the Secretary Of the
Treasury for the purpose Of obtaining this informsl
man to come all the way from New York to lays
y" basis Of action" will read another extract, to
rhow how exceedingly patriotic and how DESTROYS
not to iDjnre live man He acts purely from bene:s
violent feelings but with his Fourier notions he would
break down all laws and mix men, women, and chill
dren and negroes, and mulattos in a mass on CON-
munity system The extract read referred to charge
Of excess in the mileage Of gentleman from Lou
isiana, when MIR. Morse thinking that he was meant,
contradicted Mr. Greeley's geography call this Q
small business but my excuse for noticing It H. that
individual who has written this article rise psrti.
cusry for the purpose Of having the action Of the
House upon It, because one Of two things is presented
to the American people-either that every member Is
thief or guilty Of petty larceny and yet the editor
Of that paper basely wfuly casts the SANDER the
but by the people of Europe and the world told
BY the article that there are but six honest men In the
House
MIR. TURNER then submitted resolutions proposing,
That the Committee Mileage be instructed e inquire and
Of mileage has been drawn than members were
entitled to by sw so. who drew the and to what
And that the Committee also report by what rule the mile
computed on what evidence and BY whom the claims are
e. % % s tho s.sss
be referred the same and that they report whe
in
OF and
Nj. TursrR-I wish to modify so Is to read, "auy
member Of this Congress-" {" Move the previous
MIR Evans, Of Maryland-I move the previous ques-
MIR. THOMPSON, Of indiana move p lay the resou
tiops on the table. rs That's it Oh, NO; don't."l
The question was taken, and the House refused to
lay the resolutions the table-yess %, nays 1873
The SrEAKER stated that the motion for the previous
question was pending.
ne EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR
HIMsELF.
MI GREELEY arose, and desired to say few words
The motion for the previous question however, inter-
posed. 49,
Mr. EVANS, of Maryland, looking at him) Il 60
previous question c'ordern "order'o The gentleman
speaks to an audience We can't reach. c'ordsr, "or-
The SrrAxHa" The II e gentleman from Maryland is
out Of order &sordsr n"ordsr'D u,,
Mf G Es.snhsn renew ns;. my motion cro0 late"
Leave was given, and the confusion, which was not
very alarming somewha at subsidized, when
Mr.. GREELEY said that he meant, in the article, to
cart no imputation upon members the whole Of anil
madversions rested on the law In his opinion, mem
the usually travelled route. The whole article was
bated on that.
MIR. TURNER--I enquire whether you wrote that
ticle &
MIR GsEELEr-I wrote the introduction to the list Of
members sThe names Of members, their mileage, Sc,
were taken nom the original by my direction: the dis
tsnces derived from the official list Of distances
in the Post Office Department, and the statement
prepared by gentleman who was formerly clerk in
that department.. The comparison was made, how
much the members ought to have received with what
they charged
c.,, i've n .ccouxr- su,Rv,Nc prspoSsrprtIryD
Nj KING, of Gsorgis-The gentlemen says that the
members charged. Now, desire to say that always
mittes on Miiesge, a: to the amount to which was
entitled. told them that It was their duty to find
that out and that had nothing to do with It, never
Mr. GaEELryews see members shirkng response.
s. p.a ou
MIR KING Gn decided spirit of earnstness) DO you
charge me with shirkins' What is his remsrk'
Mr. GnrELEy-I mean that that money ought to
MIR. Klrc-Did correctly understand you to say
that fhirked? heard but indistinctly. said that
never had anything to do with computing mileage,
and ! understood you to make use Of the words,
shiIang from ,e:ponsiDility." l desire to know
1.-THE members we're standing, greatly excited but
did not seem to apprehend areucontre
member.
Mr.. KING Then why did you make use Of the re-
mark ,irs
Mr.. GREELEY repeated that he meant no imputaton
on any member; but he thsught that $50 900 might
have been sayed. He asked whether these things
ought to be? The whole matter IL not right. The
tleman from Ohio, (Mr Sawyer) had made complaint,
but II he would see the post office book, he would see
| thathe got an excess Of mileage.
| Mr. TURNER-Does the gentleman know that the
book not recognised correct by mail contractors?
| MIR. GREELEY-You are the masters Of the Law. II
| 1t Is not correct, why do you not alter 1t
| MIR. SAWYER said that his complaint was that Mr..
Greeley had done him injustice charging that he had
received Large excess, when his colleague, who did
| net live SO far as he old, was exonerated Why
the allegation made against him, and not against MIR.
| Schenck?
| Mr.. GREELEY-I employed ex- clerk OF the Post.
Office Department There must be either mistake In
| the book, rsomewhere else.
| Mr.. SAwrER-If the gentleman Is SO particular, he
might have gone to my and inquired He
did me injustice, and called the attention Of the
! House to the fact
Mr., HousroN, Of Delaware-I wish to understand