Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

eating which was raised during the last session Of
Congress to inquire into the conduct Of Mr. EwIss, then
Secretary Of the Interior in allowing interest certain claims
He would send the letter the Clerks table, that might be
read.
The CLrRK read the article referred to, % follows:
WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, Die. Is.
specimen Of partisan rasealiy has just come to light
may kno. that It te ast session Of Congress eer-
against Hon TaoaAs Ev1ss the Secretary Of he Interior
pledged himself aoor Of the House that he
would prove their truth and that he be able do
eectually he himself appointed chairman OF the commit
investigate themthe seouser in fact, made the
plesion suited him. Mr. RIcaAaDsoS called on Mr. EwIHs
the papers Of the in which there alleged
% fraud Or On :hs part q the and 'hoss
letter from himself fully and rumphany reutng any
charge Of dishonest conduct Of error q law Of s
way 81. oooeurros majority were to report unavor-
ably which they did; but the minority Of the committee
wholly upon the evidence and Mr. Ewnss letter. did not
deem report necessary their further than the prn
ing of the documents This ordered BY the House, and
its execution The document has from the print.
err mr. RrcHr and Mr.. Ewngs letter. 20 important to
rage lies wholly between Mr. Richardson and Mr. RssSs
the other perpetaed il the former il s m offence
deserving be punished BY expulsion from the hall be dis
awarded for such gross and insulting contempt Of House Of
Congress whose servant he Ia DKMOCRAcY.o
Mr. RICHARDSON said that he did not know 1. what
point begin number these faIsehoods There wss not
word Of TRUTH far he coucefned in sny portion
Of this article. Tho facts were before the country and il
could determine whether the charges had bean proven or not
There another into which this writer had fallen
The correspondent thought and said il was his (Mr. R)
duty to see that this report printed Whom the papers
passed from the committee the House Of Representatives
they came under the control Of the House, and he had MOTH
ing more to do with them than any other member Of the
House.
In examining the Journal Of the House. he found that the
House ordered nothing but tho reports be printed On
motion OF his friend from Missouri. (Mr BowLIH)
ordered by unanimous consent that the report just under
consideration, together with the views Of the minority, be
printed This the and authority Of the CLERK
have them printed But he placed himself on no such
ground AL the Pspers-Mr. Ewings letter too-wers
turned to the Clerk and under his charge The fault
Of suppression rested with him, (Mr. So far he
concerned. the whole letter was an unmtsaed false
hood.
On motion Of Mr.. MCDOWELL /, was ordered thu. vhen
this House adourns adjourn to meet Thursday next
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi by unanimous CONSENT
presented certain resolutions Of The Legislature Of the State Of
Mississippi, approving Of the Of the Representative
from thst Stats, and OF Senator DAVIS on the comproise
measures and Disappearing Of the Of Senator Foors,
which were laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Mr. CALDWELL. Of Kentucky, ssked NE unanimous
consen, Of the House to introduce In pursuance Of previous
notice. resolution explanatory Of the approved Sspsem-
Der rs 1850. en'i.ed IAN scs granting bounty land 70
tain officers and soldiers who have been snsaged IN the mill
tay service Of The United sntss."
Objection being male
Mr. CALDWELL moved 10 suspend the rulss 10 enable
him TO intr'aucs ths res'luton, pending which
TIE BSsss sdjournsa.