The daily union., 1854-01-06

message from The Senate by Nd Mschep, their
chief clerk announcing that the Senate had passed cef
aIu bills and resolutions, and asking tue concurrence o
the House therein.
The SPEAKER proceeded 10 call on The committees
Tor reports
Means reported bill 10 make appropriations Tor forth
cations and other works OF defence, and Tor Iepas OF
barracks and quattefs.
Mr. BOYCE. fiom the Committee oi Claims, TO whom
referred the petitions OF the heirs OF Anthony Gale,
deceased and Of job M Sayton. made adverse reports
thereon; which were ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. CHANDLER, from the Committee on Foreign
Aiairs 10 whom were referred the memorials OF Bogsrt
d. Kueeland and others made a report thereon which
ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. BAYLY, OF Virginia. from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. reported bill 10 provide Tor the ascer
ainmen aud satisfaction of claims Of American citizens
for spolaons committed BY the French prior TO The 3s'
day of July, 1901 which read twice, committed 10
The Committee OF the Whole. and ordered TO be printed
On motion OF Ms. VAIL, II was
O,dsrsd, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be
discharged from further consideration Of the following pc
Hopperon james - Barker. and James Buuoi-and that
the same ba laid on The table
Several notices OF the introduction of new bills
given.
coRREspoNpENcg WITH GREENE c. BRONSON
Mr.. CUTTING asked for the order OF the day-the
consideration oil his resolution OF yesterday asking for the
correspondence with Greene e. Bronson. II was no. his
intention to discuss that resolution at the present time.
but SIMPLY to move It's Adoption, and on that TO ask for
the previous question; and II there should be any oppo
son thereto he would call for The yeas and nays, order
that might be seen whether there was any disposition
10 shrink from explanation. There had been uttered
what he believed TO be a calumny on eminent citizen
OF his State, and be believed thai The representatives of
that State prepared TO stand by the character Of that
Mr. CLlNGMAN asked the gentleman from New
York Mr. CurTIkGI whether he intended to take fur.
lher steps Ii his custom 10 vote against any merely
political resolutions but al the time, ii he under
stood The object was to obtain information which in his
Mr. CuTrlkGsl Judgment might be important to regulate
the legislation OF the House, American representa-
tive, he (Mr. CLSoMAs) would vote for the proposition;
but if further objects were designed Il would alter bis
course entirely
MIR CUTTING, in reply, stated that. as the question
stood no longer than week ago, il would have been
havA All. Ho~-- ~-isA sA.
ton involved in the resolution if bad been left there.
lie should then have been content the correspondence
between the Secretary OF the Treasury and the collector
of New York had been published in almost every PRINT
in the United States II had been read by all who look
after the affairs OF the connry and most persons had
come to deliberate judgment uponlt He willing,
for to leave the whole question 10 the sober thoughts
Of the people Of this countr bat since then The question
had assumed a new aspect The removal of Bronson
had been alleged to have been made in consequence OF
his INSTRUMENTATION TO his chief, the Secretary OF the
Treasury and answer 70 that charge had been placed
before the public miAd and every of intelligence
had arrived at conclusion TO whether the
ton was well l-founded; but article OF most
inhammaory natuTe published no longer ago than the
2sth Of December last (monhs after deliberate judg
ment of some kind had been fomed,) in newspaper 10
which attributed the speaking of the same senti-
ment--hat article had renewed the subject. aud charged
one Of the most eminent citizens of the State oil New
York with having violated the official trust that had
been delivered to him for execution, and charged him
with the base mlsdemeanor OF having prosti,ued his
high office. Ii those were facts, and The accusation
could be proved, the House ought TO know it; if be
unlounded he thought the House ought 10 inerpose
shield between private citizen and the head OF the gov
enment The accusation made in that article placed the
removal ol MIR. Bronson from office not upon the ground
OF nsbornaon merely. but upon the rather ndstinct
gro IA a >
stated under the high sanction OF its coming from
the President OF the United States. being his usfcs
llon that the President himself shoudeed the whole
sponsbilty oil that act For these he had moved
the resolution; and when be obtained the information
which il called lo, he should call Tor committee 10 he
chosen by the House, that there could be RESPONSE
by bu, what could be sh0nldeIed by the presiding Off
OF the House, TO see whether 1t could be proved that
Mr.. Bionsoh Is corrupt man. or whether the President
of the United States had been deluded by his advisers
He could answer that he proposed to take further step
but what that might be would depend upon the informa-
ton which that and another resolution might elicit
Mr.. CLlNGMAN said if the object OF the gentleman
from New York MI CurnhGl was 10 vineicate the char
acte OF distinguished citizen. he thought the House
had important business Than that He should there
fore, decline 10 vote for the resolution Bat IT, he
dersood. the gentleman from New York Mr.. CUrTINo]
believed iha, any Official OF the government against
whom might be necessary to institute impeachment
and that he might require legislation for that purposc
that be his object. aod II he had sufficient reason,
member of The House upon his responsibility 10 make
W, IT.
CLISGMANl would not interrupt him, bat would willingly
give him his support.
After some iuther debate,
Mr. ORR moved that The resolution be laid upon the
table
The question was put and sgreej o--yeas ioa, nays
66--as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Aiken, James q. Allen, Willis Allen
Asbe Barksdae. Barry, Bccher, Benton, Bsscl Bocock
Boycc, Breckenridge, Bridges, Brooks Csslie, Chssrs n
Chnanas, Churchwei Clark, Cobb, Craige Cumming,
John g. Davis, Disney, Dowdel Dfnm Dunbar, Eddy,
Elliott Ellison, Entsh, Faulkner Fenion florence, Fnl-
ler, Greenwood Grow, Hamiiton. Andrew j. Hitlan,
sampson w HANS. Hastings. Hendcks, Hem, Hbbard
Hiyer, Houston Hughes, lugersoi, Johnson Dtu,el L.
Jones' George w. Jones, Roland Jones' Keitt, KidweIl,
kurz Lanb, Latham, Lelcher, Lily Lndsey, Macdon.
aid, McDongaih McMuien, McNsir, McQacen Mace, Max
welt May, Smith Miller, Mllson. Morrison. Murray Nlch.
OILS Noble Ods, Orr, Bishop Perkins John Perkins Phelps
Philips. Pratt Rlcbardson. Thomas Ki,chcy, Robbins,
Rutin, Seymour, Shannon, Shaw Shower, Singleton
Skeon William Il Smith. George w. Snythe, Suodrrass,
ton Vail, Vsnsant, Warren. Wells. John Wentworth, and
Daniel Il. Wnghi-l0t
NAYS-Messrs. Aberctombie. Appleton, Thos. ii. Bay
y, Ball. Benson, l. ID. Campbel Carpenter, Catutbcrs,
Culon. Cutting. Dck Eastman, Edmonds. Elheridge
Everhari. Ewing, Farley, Giddings Grey, Aaron Haan
Haven, Hsisier, Hill, Hunt Kerr, KBox, Lindicy McCu
loeb, Mddleswstb, John q. Miicr, Norton. Andrew oil
ve Mordecai Oliver. Parker PeckhA, Preston, Puryca
Ready Reese David Bitcbie Rogers, Bosse Sabn, Sapp
Simmons, Gsrit Sinith, Frederick z. Stanton, Richard
II. Stsnton John L. Taylor, Trncy. Uphsm, Walbr .dge
Walsh, Eilhu y. Washbnrne, Israel Washburn Tappan
Wentworth, Wheeler Yates, and Zolc,6er-6S
Mr. STANTON, OF Tennessee, by unanimous con-
sent, submitted the following resolution; which was
adopted
Resolved That the Speaker be paid to tho widow
OF the late Brookns Campbell, OF this House, the