New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-25
THE NUlNl!ERY AFFAIR.

MR. HISS RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED.
In the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
on Monday, Mr.. Hiss presented letter of resigna
ton which was read by the Speaker and the question
STAYED, Shall it bo accepted p Ii will be seen by
the following procee dines that the Grand Inqustors
case was referred TO Committee. Mr.. HISS letter
Of Il resignation reads thur:
Boston Saturday, April q. 1885,
The Hon. DANIEL c. EDDY-Sr: The House OF
having today for the first time voted 30 re-
t an nIiic,i p,r,s Of crmin. conduct on my part
While member Of COMMITTEE of the House, subsequently
these f.e. eonser my honor entirely vnec.sed
thai gs sse9 Oh 1y ss s
the eDmty inoivieu.s BIZ continued agitation OF
ne ssi .1 n'Ss dss
the city Of sO'P II ~i no my 1.so to to
nav. , >. s sS at IL tn. si.' a
public I.stnDg permit me 20 bo" tb.ir atom
in rebound to the honor Of the State OF Mass
schu.etts ana the American cause
al 81" JOSEPH HISS
Mr. GRIFFIN, Of ChsIlesto Sn, was opposed to the
acceptance Of the letter tending TO Ddorse the re-
Elections which it contained upon the House. lie
would have the true ressons of the designations pre-
scented TO the House-that the evidence developed
bed been too damning TO allow the gentleman to re-
tain his seat here Suicide was an admission OF guilt,
Webster bad said. IL was well established that the
gentleman had been talking to certain lady at
The depot but be did not Escort her to the Washing
ton House for he feared thst the other msmbsrs Ct
the Con mittee would rot be seen In such company
There be registered her name. che was installed IN
No 10 the next room 70 that of Joseph Hiss. by the
laters direction supper wac carried 70 ner room aIo
tbe next day. when the clerk asked II tue whole
shou6 be- included in the bill, Joseph Hiss replied
sfErmativeIy. The bed Of joseph Hiss WAS slightly
tumhled but not any more than would have 0een
Gone b, any Individual conceslment, and there
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had be en male occupant. Aud yet 1t has been To-
timsted that am hired as public man to perssen'e
the American party through Joseph HTS Let the
puhic Judge Therefore, i say, a. tois time
snicide is confession; thee has been crime COM
nitted under aggravated circumstances; ana II we
would avert from ourselves disgrace Snl in'auiy II
we would not, by the moral power OF example say
that the LAYS make are nnocuous wnen appi'eo 70
ourselves: if we would not entail upon our aacient
Conn oIwealth repIoach blasting ne psst, auu u'm-
ming its future, must cut oil tbs oiehdins ue n
ber must not accept nus ies'goa""n' We nDo -
show our feeling upon this subject. am accused OF
desi,ing 10 destroy member OF this House, because
dor OF wish that adnlterer aDd an OH. buer gu
81 di,pract the House cslnot be msde an rs lman
IN th- account have stood for oor prnclple ID
il the American patty means 10 excuse ana sancn9n
q, ime the sooner we all out OF II the better DO
Dot ledge that this lie the platform OF ms parry
which cent me here. In concluding ne mower, ue
Ginning AZ the same time 10 be on the Committee, th
Con mitee be appointed to take this resignation IN
charge and that 10 them further shall be referred the
rep, ri of the Hrs Committee
Mr. DYER, of Boston opposed the motion aud ID
vored the acceptance OF the report Debate this
longer ard ve would only be more rdicllous there
WAS ouide Interest some where sod he did not care
title gentleman from CbaIlestown might take II to
bios,If Share upon the gentleman 10 say thai here
bsc been sut6cen' evidence before the house 10 con-
vict of adultery when Re knew hsre vas mol enough
TO garraLt divorce. That gent eman EeIna Ks we're
nsr.Iy true hot the he Ell hest soadOE OF evil
Ia, 90 ,bat NJ Hiss knew Mrs 7 70 be bsf wo
wan7 Do not cruelty RI because outsioe people ask
- TIE gentleman from Cha-lessoSn could not nave
.lk.o hotter in favor Of The Dry Adr fis'r, or IN
fave, az Mr. HIS if he had received thousani-do-
sr fee Mr. ID. referred 10 tie wife and chic OF MT
II AZ ser ing of generosity on ~ part oi te eu'e'
Mr. KIspAII. OF Salem oio not see WHIST me Od"y
Adr,f,,,y or the NunneIy Committee had 70 90 win
the Elm pie subject before IKE House, OF reiernog tns
,,,;gnstion. Mr.. Hiss had been charged with crim-
palty tie report of the Committee had gwen Us no
evidence ard we could not yet judge OF the iacls' IL
Mr. Hiss has wife Al child, he should have thought
of when be went 10 lowell There are implications
in this letter which forbid n to accept H. MOT ."
that, il does not look well when this subject s aessl
tlso when the report Of the Hiss Com i ye'
before the House on a motion 10 reconsider wneh ,1e
enlt or innocence OF the subject IL unetcldeo, 'nal
his letter thoud be sent in; Danicl webster was
rislt when be said that suicide was confession OF
op,It. What bad Mr. HIS dofe that be should shrink
I'm The copclusion of this matter For one, Mr. h.
said he wish ed the fsctsif the member were gui'y
b. wanted to rec lin expee1; il innocent he ~lshso
TO zee him sustained.
The motion was a'most unanimously adopted, ana
Messrs. Wllisms, of Cambridge; Phelps, OF Boston,