The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-01
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
SATURDAY. AUGUST 81, 1850.


which was now on file in the State Department Y',s'
Mr. MCQUEEN objecting, leave was not granted -.
Mr. BAYLY asked the unanimous consent u ne
House for leayb TO make statement, and hen 70 Sk
leave 10 move TO take from the Speakers table the snGA
India" Ma s ssPEG2eIssEass d BIZ leave was not
Mr.. DANIEL asked leave TO make report IRON me
co%miI,ee Of Claims but ..,. J, h,..,Il..
The SPEAKER then announced the first business ip
otdet Y pc inc question on agreeing 70 me sMenAIsnI
MT ScHENck 10 The resolution OF Mr.. SrAhLY reQurnG
Thos Richie and e. p Sengsack TO be brought to tie
bar OF The House, nc on which Mr.. s himself WAS en
titled 10 the hoor M ~ 49,
Mr. CARTIER moved the suspension Of the rules 10
20 into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union: not agreed 10.
MIR DANIEL moved the suspension of the rules 10 10
into Committee OF the Whole the private calendaf;
on which motion he demanded the yeas and nays, and
they not ordered; and then the motion was not
The SPEAKER having announced that The bssihess
now before the House was the consideration OF Mr.
CARRIERS amendment 10 Mr. STAHLYs resolution, lbe-
fore referred to- which the latter gentleman WA en-
Du Mr. Z s IA Wy, gave way s.xs..,.
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION 9uL ,s.s8aa,
Mr. THOMPSON, Mississippi, stated that the period ~
which The Indian annuites to be paid was very near
at hand yet the annual Indian appropriation bull Was
passed. II could be disposed OF in three minutes,
The government could make satisfactory expananQn
10 the Indian tribes Tor failure to be ready 70 ny the
annuites. He therefore besought the unan nous cen,
sent OF The House Tor permission to move to take thai
being its third reading. teg uf sgfrtn A
Leave being granted The said bin was taken up read
the third time and passed ass5sa $3.50 l8
THE BUNDELcUND INVESTIGATION. IS s6sa. 81
The SPEAK Err then announced the next business IN
order TO be the question agreeing to Mr. ScHEHcks
amendment TO Mr. STAELY's resolution from the "Ban
decund select committee. .a@aag4 s6E8. 40 iit
Mr.. STANLY, who entitled to the floor, I'D
dressed the House a, length in reply to MIR FircH.
contended that the committee had made Developments OF
importance to the country. would be seen uhAf moeoy
had been collected here send into Penney e
the Eastern Shore OF Maryland for eectio1escng pur-
poses that Office holders in Washington l2cHtk
their business and running about the country elseuea
eerng the stump that many office holders were On
gagged wrung Tor The press the Union ana osnss 1000
Mr. s. went on to show that the class Of odiss-Ae1-
interfering mos, actively in elections was that most
often turning out to be defanlters.
He argued this point at considerable length, naming
various ohceholders notorious for their defalcations
and for their active ocofoco craftsmanship, TO sustain bus
views on this head. ar I.4s L! !, gi,sqs9 bnl
Mr. s held that such conduct-the active interference
OF office holders electonswas against the express dog
nes of Jackson Jefferson, Macon, and other father Qf
the democratic party, as ne quoted to show ne woud
ask Mr. MEADE whether he held to Mr. Jeffersons views
the improperly OF holders interfering IN cleo
lions !! - t4lai s4 lslm In
Mr. MEADE replied, dissenting from the correctAeD
Of Mr. STANLYs readings of the doctrines Of Mr ede[,
sons views in the connection. Mr. Jederson, ML M
person taking Office lost his right Of citizenship,
merely opposed TO permitting otce- holders ns|4ft
their Official duties for the purpose oil interfering IN pN4Ic
affairs But Jeersons doctrine in this matter waa2s
Mr. STANIY urged, (he was understood TO say, ne (dr
Nj did not hold IT,
10 dare 10 differ any point from Jefferson II a
sign, good sign, OF change in the democratic 4lnt
II progress" he never expected the democracy to
make.
| Mir s. (con,inung) commented on Mr.. FITcH's state
ment OF the facts elected by the committee IN the
course of the examination OF the Witnesses Thsy be
bad mistaken the facts connected with the transfer OF the
Braran armed clerk from the Post Office Dspartmout 70
the Patent Office, who had not been removed, as ate1ed.
for writing for the press, but really changed IN MS R9si-
ton that he could render elcent e6tYtfes
the democrats He also protested against the re4niqg
which Mr. FIrcH had given TO the result OF the invest
CATION as to ,he eeeiones &c which wsS On
matters dsgacefu 10 the Polk administration bad M
| doubtedly taken place. = slsH
Mr. then turned 10 the assault OF Mr. FITcH On Mr..
HaYMosp, and con,ended tina, he Mr. 50 had - maeh
right aege that desire 10 obtain praise IN the UHs0n
had insiga,ed Mr. F. undertake Mr. Rtchies defste,
as Mr. FITcH TO argue that Mr. HArnosD's course 10
wards Mr. Richie had been dictated wholly BY tbs
Unions articles against him. ~ ~ slt 10 ]. 4y.l
Mi s. argued further 10 show tina, the question which
Mr. Richie refused to answer was properly put AZ was
to say whether the author OF certain article in h paper
was no, office holder He admitted that Mr. Richie
| was gentleman, and that be was honored by thsper-
sons friendship OF Mr.. Jefferson, AZ Mt. FITCH nd;
1 which, be coniended, however should not canonxe any
man. The articles which Mr. Richie had admitted {hto
the Union against the late President and bis essssss
would the families OF those parties great pqna,
| IL the editor deemed gentleman. They woad
make the friends OF Mr. Richie blush with shame when
read BY them -. ,..,.,,.. !,
He then turned TO the charge Of Mr.. FIrca, that ne
whole purport OF this investigation Was rlval" 70,
the like action OF the democrats, OF Mr. FITCH and NJ
MEADE especially, IN urging the raiang oil nMas
committee, 10 make examinations designed TO lupesess
| Mr. EwIse, equally Trivial But they ty1e
democra) did not consider II trivial 10 examine mo tne
easance OF their opponens though not only @ 1n
particular case but in the case when !eso1t,on
was introduced TO inquire into the alleged desgn OF hs
public printers break up the contract system, thsy
cried out nonsense so Justify. es uQsrtgr
\ Mr. s then proceeded TO quote the votes OF Mess
FiTcH. STANTON OF kentucky McWILLirf h1D1AADs
and MEADE on the resolution for the raising OF cbYN
tee 10 examine into charges against MIR. EwISGptot3x
be held that these gentlemen did not regard such nypt
cations trivial when directed against their opppeaata
\ Mr. s. next eulogized Senator TaunAH SssITAs and
defended him against the charge OF having impsopsiy
nterered elections ont OF the State OF CCuusencat
e had no doubt that Mr. SMITH had franked the d0cd
nents complained OF to the district OF Mr.. SrArToN %
Kentucky Just any member here franks any and eyeH
public document asked to be ranked by bis hasdu ~
Mr. FncH continued for his lifetime to preserve Iae-
utaon as deservedly spotless that OF Senao Anu-
NAN SNrru, he might well be proud Of his position -
fore the country He ndiculed the idea OF Mf mMp
thai the dignity and rights OF the press were I'm IN
the person OF Mr.. Richie ,.-,-..l xUs- I
Il He held that the resolution under when ms com
acted important TO the country a. hat VA;
RICHARDSON for Investigations concerning inc OF
\ Mr.. Ewing. ..s. f5.- :. II .ttt.y ri1s IL 49,
i He desired the county to realize the iacts which %
Investigations OF this committee had brought 10 IRht Ad
then he wanted the democrats to Justify them, - uea
FrTrJ HrspaRp and MrApE had done for dong Nnleh.
in North Carolina a, least they would Be swept More