New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. FAULKNER made peroaal explssst,o. -
biz vote against the Suspension OF the rules /, am
Mr.. Wnte 10 Introduce a0ti know No,hae rs.is'
tons. He hs6 been grossly misrepreseatsi IN go
out bis District and was accused OF symosthi,5s.
with the Know Nothngs. The resolutions .ers ns.S
ly declarstory OF opinion, and proposed no legxxs
action. He wished by his vots to save time ga Az.
slider important pa ,ic me ~ures being casirn,s a..
military committee. He belonged 10 no secret p,SS
cal association, bot to great democratic party ~
is powerful enough 20 uphold the Of ib.rtv al
humanity and maintain the Constitution Of TIA a..
try.
The House took up the bill to remodel the D;n,..
matte and Consular system OF the Unted S,s,et
Mr. PERKINS, iLs in reply 20 question nv n,
McMnllen sso, by this bill Diplomatic expsa ~ -
be diminished considerably while there win IA aSa
600 annually saved in the Consular.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE said, sone weeks An 4.
was nomins 'ed by the President, aad co, 6nnst !.
Minister TO Spain. 1t would be Observed tia, hs ~
attended TO his ordinary duties here siuce that oer,al
The nomination ard confirm alton va withos, hir
knowledge or application, not having soush, nor an.
pec,ed the Office hsi he heard Of the rss,
nation of MIR Soule till informed that his mana Ia
been sent 10 the Senate Under taese circa.as,suoss
the President granted him hort indulgence {, era
slider TO whether re would accept the post: sad 10
confer with bis frieuds After DONG 80, while dsecly
spp, eciatrg this mark OF Executive csnhdeacs and
toe manner in which il conferred he hal telt n
his duty to decline the appoin ment aai had 90 a.
prised the President He wac now at liberty no. be-
ing affected by the bill. to vote in the affirmative.
The bill WA passed iess li3, Nays33.
Mr. BOCOCk, from the Committee on Naval As
fairs reported bill authorizing the coussuc iou G
seven sloops.of.war. Referred TO Committee Of tha
Whole on the state of the Union.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole %
the bill extending for seven additional years Colts
Pstent Improvement Firearms.
Mr. EDGERrON, resumrg ha remarks from Set.
urday last said the tIst information touching the in
tegfity Of members in connection with this bill ap-
peared in The EveaiEg Star, OF Washington, tie
writer uttering. that one hundred THOUSAND dollars
were set apart to carry out the object of Coils sppl
cation and saying be had seen enough 20 satisfy hu
self Of the truth Of the story. Here was tbs coa-
rnencement Of the gross aud iLfa sander the
Amer ican Congress, perpehated By nan who 10 a.
mi'ted TO seat, as a reporter, on this door.
Mr. CIINGMAN-What psperi
Mr. EDGERTON-EreR,ag Star.
Mr.. GIDDiNGS-Iti is an Adminis,rstio paper.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures 10. Laughter.
The Scientific Americdn lisewise repeated thst tho
passsge of the bill is 10 effected by champagne sad
gluttony. And The PAiiadephis Pot retsretes tho
charge agsiLst Congress Of being c,uup.ole aud
corrupt bsiDg it on the article OF The Evessag Star.
Those articles copied throughout The country. had
impressed the minds Of the people that tia msRoers
Of the American CoDgrees are corrupt, aad can DO
bought and sold like slaves in market Next an
honorable gentleman (alluding TO Mr.. ClDgnasl re-
iterated The tumor and insinused that members are
omen to bribery and corruption, when he had not
courage enough to accuse any Que openly end
directly.
piled cowardice, and thought the gentleman frsm
ohio by using IL. violated the rules of order
Mr. EDGERTON doubted not but every member
had courage enough to state what Is true II he had
truth to state. Ii was because hore Was not rdh or
substantial charge 10 make. that the gentle mao de-
cned TO assert it, and confined himself TO gene al
NOR. lie had net dared to make the charge directly,
because he could not fix the charge on any member.
Al. Il hA~a .la-a MAJ . hat
Seize Committee to examine into the Colt and other
cases was inqus.oria in ts mature IL was to inquire
not whether there was any truth IN the charges res
pectipg members, but whether charges nigh. not be
made. All the questions were leading IN their charac-
ter fishing for bfor nation not based ON any specific
charge. The expenses Of that COMMITTEES already
amount 20 81 600. Ia conclusion he advocated the
bill.
Nj. CLINGMAN said this wss singular question.
IL was the only bill he knew Of, involving large
amount of interest," not supported by some good pre-
text. Ii violated all sound principle. Everything
said in favor Of the bill directly in the teeth Of
application for tie renewal Of the pstent. Mr.. Coli
col psten for fourteen yeers. which was rene we'd.
and Of which several years are yet TO run. 1t ws
shown before the Commissioner Of Patents who re-
jected the application, that Col Colt has already
N ade more tina . 900 900 by it. Toe whole fouu-
daiion on which the application rests il fake. In
s.ead Of losing money be has been abundaa,ly 70.
munerated. The gentleman from Ohio Mr.. FL ger.
toni said that las! week no member had the courage
TO make direct statement regarding the influences
sought be applied to members la favor Of this bill,
ara repeated the charge 10 day, charging members
With want Of courage which was ia violation Of the
rules of order. lie did not believe there was any
member who had not courage to mske a staten snt he
believed true. The allegation is gra.ui.oas false
hood. sensation He had spoken Of efforts TO in
fuence members. The facts show that ten or twelve
persons have been employed here for that purpose
Mr. EDDY defended the Select Committee from
Mr.. EdgeitoDs charge OF its being nqulsitoral aud
IL. -. al.
either In or out OF the Halls should be repealed, and
by none more than hmself-a member Of that Co n
mi.tee. As TO tho charge Of that Committee sitting
secrety TO try members for bribery corruption, he
would merely say, when anything occurred which re-
quiIed explanation, any and every member Of the
House whom the explanation concerned was pro nptly
invited TO appear before the Committee aud ex-
puIge himself l0t only from inputali0n, bu! from
every suspicion When the Gentleman from Ohio at
TEN pied 10 strike down the Select Committee he
Mr. EDDY wished to remind him that blows may be
struck back. He opposed the bill, saying the charge
of Mr. Letcher is true that not ess than $4,000 or
SIS 600 have been used 70 procure the extension Of
Mr. ETHEREDGE moved to strike out the enactiag
clause Of the bill. Agreed to, 90 sgaios, %. The
COMMITTEES rose. The House concured in this by
yeas lll-nays So.
p.Dsr Csra hers ca.Is, Chsssin G6rsm.n, CisE Cling.
Fuller, GIddiDa 9oods, 6Ooddeh, Or.ea.ood. Grey
Grow Harlan, (0ho Harris. .(Miss } Hsstnss Hs-
ven, HendIess, HibbaId. Houston, Howe, Jeass,
N JsH. lTsnn Jones. Pa J9se:. lLs
Lyon. MeQueen Nay, Mkdleswsih Miller, dad Wilson.
hoIssn, Morrison murray noble onver. Mo- Orr Psetsr.
Puksr Peek Psrkin,, (SY Perkins (Ls Phelps Philips,
Powell Preston Plinsle PurJen Ready, Reese, RI che,
PA Robbins Rufhn, sabin. sass shay. simmons Smith
IVA Smyth, (Texss stevens dich STATION, Taylor. ~
Y tphsn, Vail, yshssnt Wade VALLEY. Walker. Wash
burn. (we } Wentworth, tn Wentworth, (Mpsj Witn
Wright, (Mis } Zolcofer.
RAY5-AbereroIabe, Wills Allen, IN } Banks. B.lehsr
Rli.s PtiiS,a Hr.tow Hurs CamohslI