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.emptuously toward. lhe Committee Of Way. and

!emptuously towards the Committee Of Ways and
Means.
Mr. CONRAD said that he voted for the resolu-
ton because he satisfied that il would result in
complete vindication Of the Secretary from this
uniounded charge, and because he knew thatevery
unionnded charge recoils upon its author. lie was
the balance, and il found TO be guilty, have sen
tence Of condemnation passed upon him. Another
Galphin" was TO be brought in, drawn tfom hid
den recesses; some dark and heretofore undiscov-
cred fraud. And the House were to have the com
Portable assurance that nothing remains concealed
How has IL resulted' The mountain has brought
forth a mouse The Secretary of the Treasury has
merely decided question of law.
MIR. SWEETZER would ask the gentleman
whether the whole of the charges have not been
proved-in every single particular II has been
shown that the Cabinet had the matter under
consideration, and reversed the act of the Score
tary.
MIR. CONRAD The gentleman said that he
cast no iInputaton upon the Secretary. The reso-
luton does. lie admits that all he wished to OBJ
tain has been disclosed by member (Mr. THomp-
sony of the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. SWEETZER. | now say | take nothing
back When spoke of the Secretary, alluded 10
him as the Secretary Of the Treasury, who has
drawn money from the treasury without authority
of law.
MIR. CONRAD. The gentleman said that the
House are in possession Of all the facts which he
wishes the select committee TO report to the House.
do not know what the committee would have to
do unless II be to report the question of law. IL So
would recommend that the subject be referred TO
the Committee on the Judiciary. The gentleman
spoke about a clerk. Was he clerk or an ex-
clerk?
MIR. SWEETZER said he would give to the House
the name OF his informant at proper time, and
he submitted whether it was proper for any one to
put such question to him to answer
MIR. CONRAD then replied to Mr.. MEADE, and
said that there nothing in the character of ''the
hon. TO assail gentlemen this floor. II partakes
more OF the character Of the jackal.
MIR. MEADE was understood to say that the lion
nflalna NnfA for ha hnrA nf H.
leans on several occasions. He thought that the
gentleman mistook the tenor of his remarks He
did not say that the Secretary had acted from
rupt motives, but unlawfuy. He (Mr. M. once
belonged to the opposite side, for which he begged
pardon of the Democracy.
MIR. CONRAD hoped that the gentleman would
have no greater sins to answer for: He (Mr: c.
was willing that the Committee of Waysan Means
should make the inquiry He had confidence in
them, and thought they would do justice to the Sec
rotary and to the country.
Mr.. MASON then obtained the floor, and moved
the previous question, which was seconded
The resolution of Mr.. SwEErzER, in lieu Of that
offered yesterday, was again read, when
MIR. CHANDLER moved to amend it, fol-
lows
Resoiced, That the Committee of Ways and Means
be instructed to procure account of all sums of
money which may have been taken (fany) from
the surplus fund, which had accumulated to said
fund under the provisions Of the act OF Cong Of
1885, from appropriations made for the Florida In
dams and for other purposes, under various specific
appropriations made by Congress
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, demanded the yeas
and nays, and said that he was opposed to all in
vcstigations, unless special charges made.
Mr.. JONES remarked that the Committee of
Ways and Means wanted nothing to do with the
subject and he moved to lay il upon the table.
The question was taken, and decided in the neg
ative-yeas SO, nays &C.
So the subject not laid on the table
Mr.. ORR moved that the House adjourn, and the
question was decided in the negative.
The resolution and the pending amendments
we're again read; and that Of Mr.. CHANpLE Err (given
above) was agreed to-yeas LOG, nays go
Mr. WILLIAMS moved to lay the whole subject
on the table, but the motion was disagreed to-
The question occurred on agreeing to the resolu-
ton as amended, when
On motion of Mr.. 1NGE, the House adjourned
until tomorrow, at eleven o'clock.