New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Committes- OF InvestigntiOn and compromise
The Committee Of Ihirfeen-1he foo'e
mad Benton COmnitee-The Doofheeper
and the Gniphin tommiitec-Ihe hem"ins
of Mr. Calhoun. &C.

mud The (sntphin Z 0mihItte' INV tN'"'"s
Of Nr. Calhoun, &c.
c,,,.sro,cence 81 TIE Tribune
W.s8fscro,. MONDAY, April p.
Saturday was a great day for Committees OF In
ves.i,a,ion. Compromise, Sc at tie Capitol, no
less than four having been in session al the same
time The first vas The Compromise Committee
Of Thir.een which simply organized aid talked
matters over, enough however transpiring to rem.
der il morally certain that there viii be a majority
And minority report. The Committee expect 10 be
prepared to bring the subject matter Of their con
siderstion in tang bic shape to the notice OF the
Senate. BY the time the Committee return from
Charleston having in charge tie remains Of Mr.
CALHOUN The second Committee was the one
to which had been rei, RE the disgraceul ransac
tioa in the senate growing out OF Mr.. FOoTEs
drawing a pistol upon Col BENTON. This will be
atcr.Ous matter before It IS terminated. The Com
mlttoe simply organized, and atol tcd the ordinary
steps for tho summouiu2 of witnesses TO testify be
fore them. Gen. FooIE ! learn. intends clying
upon two grounds m mitigation. n not Justification.
Of the outrage he WIS guilty ot First he has
given the names OF Witnesses by whom ne expects
10 move thai Col BENTON was armed with a large
kne. or dirk coucs led IN hsslecve when he nd
yancci upln F0OIE / have no doubt FoD1E has
bee I Id this can he proved and b. the persons
~nolu ne ~ ,r,'th in II az Ittipk
the Senators nearest him aid who first caught hold
"1pr.%',V ail ,es,i,, s,otataUEke BrxroS.
81 .Lo,i io,s 6o.r arns,i- md II such de.
vs.ns, = So M, and mix. II vil only make out
q stronger cas-, AGAINST FoorE Secondly, Gen
FoOTE VIII iuss, that ln carving seven or eight
barr, revolver ioto the Senate To guard against an
attack, he acted under the advice OF several gen
temen. one of whom holds one of the most impOr
ta,t oeic,s upl.r tl, Governments The name OF
,his ,nl oilcr v,,llof course b.. disclosed in the
esftnou, that Vail b,takeu. The third Committee
WAS he one. f. whom had been referred tie
CHARGES arainst Mr. HoRNEH the Wig Door keep
err As this Investigation 10 regarded here only IN
the light OF n ,usc. To get rid at Whis and pa in
his place LEGO Foco Tie design VIII o. course b.
carried into effect
The fourth Committee was ih" celebrated Gal
PIN Committee. which seems a. bc determined u
get hold of the facts iu the case. ID w. may Judge
from the number OF persons connected with the
Government that have been summoned % appear
bef-c them.
Il Mr.. RICHARDSON'S resolutions are carried,
there viii be fine field o. Investigation for both
sides IT, politics, especially If such amendments are
made as viii show the practice under tie past ii.
miui,iraton uuon the very Subjects the gentleman
from Illinois is so anxious TO investigate. Mr. EW.
ING himself IS glad the Investigation into his OF.
fcal conduct has been led 'o- and viii not keep
the Committee long ia ignorance Of all that he has
dom s,,l In flrtISbine Them the Law and the test
mon upon which such acts rs are complained Of
was pscl;cstcd
The, CHARGES q rainst Mr. FVf>c viii coma ont
as H.. one did IN re,qrd 10 lin, allowance of
RI pr,,nx'. .o,., nt ord ,,l,,b lih.l tho
In. was eorralsi :, rr,ro ,,,lrr rho coor ot
co,',rr,ico, mn from, ,,,,...r, ,ln kne,, H..
facts aud was nj the lime r.rk in the ACCOUNTING
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