New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-29
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he Select Committee shall say Nby they have

the Select Committee shall say why they have
not reported on that communication
Mr Letcher: The COMMITTEES conceive the re-
solution under which they were appointed to limit
their inquiries 10 The present Congress-. They
have no right to o-back. The charges were
made against my colleague during the Twenty
ninth Congress. If we were to go back there
would be no stopping point, and'it would beim-
possible to bring our investigation to a close
during this session, which we desire to do. IL
members of the present Congress are involved in.
any way, the Committee viii ascertain the facts,
and report them to the House.
Mr.. Campbell: The decision Of the Committee
seems very proper. viz i f@a yiase8sSS
Mr.. Bayly's resolution was adopted. us
Mr. Bayly: Having been informed by my
colleague, Mr.. Letcber,) that he is ready to
produce the communication, I ask it to be re-
ceived at once. sBi9 5ts 70 q f1sa
The communication WAS produced and read.
II is from BENZ Il. Green, dated July lS. adj
dressed to the Hon. John Letcher The writer
says the second clause Of The resolution appoint
ing select committee, makes it their duty to
inquire whether money has been offered to any
member, or. other Illegal or improper means has
been used to secure OF defeat the passage Of any
bills before Congress, Therefore he begs leave
| to call attention Of the committee to certain
| charges The first is that VIM W Corcorap.
/ banker, offered Thomas Fl. Bayly, daring the
thirty-frst Congress, money or the use Of money,
coupled with the proposition that Mr. Bayi,f
would unite with Mr. Corcoran, as agent for the
| U. y securities, but Mr. Bayly did not aceede
4 TO- the proposition, for reasons his father-in4law
J might not think we'll Of the proposed specrIa-
ton, but the purpose and effect of such offer
\ was to secure through the influence Of Mr..
/ Bayfy, who was Chairman Of the COMMITTEES NJ
Ways and Means. the passage Of bills in which
Slr. Corcoran was interested This is the corol
larry from Mr.. Baylys conduct. "a ~
/ The second charge is, that Mr. Baylv, Chair
man Of the Committee Of Ways and Means,
caused the loss of money to the Government
| which might have been saved Suesifaf;one
follow these charges, and Mr.. Green submits q
| copy Of 2 report Of the Comptroller, with, as he
says, full proof Of the charges Of willful false
hood. Most of the other proofs are on record.
\ but the witnesses are intimate friends of Mr.
Bayly, and therefore win be reluctant to state
facts. He concludes by saying he can prove
more than he charges -, go e-..-.ss,s. -
The substance of this Indictment, as we learn
from the Chairman Of the Committee is Chat the
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
OF the Thirty-second Congress used improper
| means, If not willful Instrumentation and
falsehood, involving breach Of the trust of the
House, to secure the passage Of bills paying
indemnity to Mexico, with full knowledge ana
purpose that the money appropriated would go
| to Mr.! Corcoran and others. with further know
i
| be lost to the United States.
Mr.. Bayly asked the House to order a com
mittee of seven to look into the matter, and re-
questsd that no personal friends of his be put
| on the committee I p & fs ssf,-9si
Mr.. Walsh: i think there is too much i'm
portance attached to the charge Of the miserable
vagabond [Laughter.l
Mr.. Disney: At the time the bill was passed
| providing for the payment of the Mexican in
dernnity bill, was induced to oppose it as well
as the views of the gentleman from Virginia.
did go on the allegations made by the same party
who filed these papers, but he never can furnish
the facts Experience has taught me the folly
Of relying on statements coming from Mr.
Green. ! believe the charge will all end in
| smoke. ., -
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia But there ought to
1 be a committee. H@sass ~ s&
+ Mr. Bayly moved the appointment of q select
committee Of seven, with power to send for per-
sons and papers. "a, - = s7s ss,,ssSs
Mr.. Houston suggested whether the sense of
| the House could not now be expressed by laying
the whole proceedings on the table. That
would answer all purposes. 5f3 Sb a7%
The committee was ordered to be appointed.
| Adjourned