The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24

THE NEW PAkk In NEW YORK.
Mr.. BRENNAN moved to take up the report relative to
the New York Public Park. Laid aside until the report
is 1s;oS,n.a Rlinted,
Assembly.
ALBANY, June %. 1858.
THE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. TEMPLE, (dem) Of Madison, moved to lay all
orders the table down to motions and resolutions.
In order to take up the impeachment resolutions Agreed
to.
The question pending was upon the resolution of Mr.
Hastings, (whg), of Moaroe to direct the Select Com
mitee to inquire into the conduct of State officers also
to refer the other resolutions to the same con mttee
Mr.. oBRRN. (dem.). of Kings, asked if that commit
tee in existence il the did not in fact
discharge thems
The SPEAKER decided that by concurrent resolution
the committee still exists.
The resolution Of Mr.. Hastings adopted. So. the
commi tee are to report Friday next TO morrow
lative to all other State officers.
MIR MATIERs CASE
Mr.. NOBLE (dem }, of N. Y, offered the following
Resolved That committee oftwo bo appointed deliver
terday adopted BY John C. Mather Canal Commis.
court for the impeachment and to inform shc
a % ss @ s w exhibit
will prosecute the same at the pleasure Of the court
should the Senate together Many had voted
for the resolution of Impeachment supposng that they
WOul0 all together. He did Me. Mather
far and preferred that the House suspend acting
upon this resolution until the committee should report
Mr.: SHAW, (dem), Of New York thought the House
should no farther commit itself until the committee had
made out the articles OF impeachment He would not
advise the Senate until we we're prepared TO act-knew
the ground Of m peachment. We had passed upon
nothing but the general article of inn peachmsnt.
Mr. LOOMS. (dem j. OF Herkimer, thought 1t our duty
to notify the President the Senate at that Commits
sioner saher impeached. he read from the Revived
Statutes relative to the trial of The
communication be delivered to the President of
the Senate and until be called the court the Senate
body WAS not recognized.
Mr.. B. TAYLOR. (dem j. Of New York, regarded this
resolution az snother blow to Commissioner Mathers
feeling We might net agree upon the specifications;
the Senate knew perfectly well what done here aud
he could object in sending up committee until
the charges specified The request of Mr.. Mather
for spec,c and definite charges was disregarded This
resolution should lie upon the table until the articles
Of impeachment were fixed upon.
Mr.. SHAW admitted that Mr. Mather was impeached,
but it vas in hands still In disagreed
upon the articles of impeachment he desired to
Mr.. Mather was to be eternally impeached
Mr.. oMIs thought that il we sent this committee to
the Senate and failed to appear to prosecute the court
do with It. and so long it reed where it did, Mr.. Ma
tbor must remain impeached.
Mr. SHAW proceeded The origin Of the whole affair has
been attributed to him. This very well He had
been wret.hedly caughhad been trcked in his old age.
He entered into he matter from the repea solicitations
of the gentleman from Herkimer (Mr Loomis) He had
been Induced to offer resolution he did not wri,e-one
that put into his bands already concocted He had
been excused from all farther actions he would ony add
10 the initiatory steps of the proceeding And he
was fool enough to doit Usughter) He had been told
and he felt that Mr. PIERCE whom had cleo ted With
out knowing anything about him, would commence
thorough investigation and publication, and the States
would follow he bad douot good would be the result
And this had weight with him. But there would be NO
convictions under this administration. He alluded to
the Gardner in this connection. We now to
have the impeachment, and he constant
ly hecter because beaten New contracts to
be given, and the time was coming for close watching
Tbp n,rnitfa ha ahnuldd derd
other cases. their scent h.d become acute He hoped
the resolution Of the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Noble) would not pass
Nj LOOMS had so far RETAINED from saying anything
upon the matters thAt occurred In private, previous
the commencement 2" ,hs affair. From IN lnnations OF
10 ask statement of what darky limited at. And
this statement had just been made. At the commence
meD of the regular session he had been notified by the
Speaker that he be placed at the head OF the Com
nitee Of Ways and Means, and was asked for his
choice as to members of the committee. He had then
asked that the gentlemanfrom New York (Mr Shawl be
placed upon that committee for he had felt that there
similarity Of opinion between them upon the subject of
financial reform The measures Of that committee for
economy had been approved by the House. And in
denouncDg the course Of officers who had INDUCED
in extravagant waste Of public funds he had only kept
by the SIDE of the gentleman from New York And he
concurIed with him that an example necessary,
and perhaps vicm and he did ask him to lend the in
1uebce of his pame, was he ashamed 10 admit It.
He could not interpret the change that had taken place
in the gentlemans mind. Whether it gces out of look
ing at the course Of the general he could not
say But he believed the of that had
not chapged-that reform intended still that was
intended to dspel the idea that public Office posi-
on simply for plumber. He then read the resolution al
luded to- and appealed to the House and public whether
there anything in that resolution Of inquiry that
inconsistent for fhs Committee of Ways and Means.
Was there anything unbecoming to the dignity Of the
House2
MIR. SHAW stated that the wording of the resolution
correct enough. He thought 1t appropriate and
consistent with the dignity of the House. All he In
tended to say that he had been caught in having
been induced by persuasion to offer it.
Mr., LOOMS resumed. He could not what other
suits could have been anticipated than those that had
followed from that resolution Aluson had been made
TO the consistency Of his course referring he presumed
to his opposfpg, and then favoring amendments to
the constitution In his political course he had not made
consistency point He had always sought to do right.
Still he insisted that his acts in relation to the
canals consistent with each other Upon this point
be enlarged giving the for his upon canal
enlargement He then returned to the question. If this
House adjourned without any further action he felt
Hdent House and new Senate would prosecute the
action. He willing to aos II to take either course
he had fears to the future action of these bo
dies.
Mr. HENDTg went into examination Of the statutes
relative 10 impeachment. The House required to
send TO the President the Senate but once, apd he