New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-10
UOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESEN CAIINES.
Mr. CRAGtN from the JOINT Committee on Printing
spbnitt, OlLtion to prbt 100 O0o copies OF the
Majority and Minority Reports of the Select Commit
tee appointed to gae the ut Mr. sumner
by Mr. Brooke, at cot OF nine cents per copy
Mir. SNEED unsucoessfuly moved 70 lay IT on the
table.
On motion of Mr. COBB (Ga J, the number was re.
duceo to O,OOO aid the resolution thus modified was
psssed.
Mr. BALL intr0c uced a resolu ion providing for the
appon,n ent of st Ct Committee Of five, whose duy
it sbOulo be 10 inquire into the management of and
expenditures on public bui oings, and 9th works
here and els. where to asee tain whether bribery
fees have been resOed to in connection with the
Mr. b. said thai certain papers had been placed In bis
hands, charging certain parties with frauds against
,fficers Connected with the Treasury Department.
One Ofthese adsvs bel had placed in his preamble to
toe resolution. IT from Cornelius WendaIl, Iea-
tive to mOLey appliances to procure the alteration of
the Mobile Custom House.
Mr.. PURYEAR aked th.t all the papers be read.
MIR. CLlNGMAN was willing for an investg atiea,
but otjecteo to The reading of tie papers.
Mr.. HOUSTON suggested as the preamble and
resolution were long, would be better to let them lie
over mil morrow, and in the mean time have them
printed.
MIR BALL had no disposition to press consideration
now, and acquiesceo il the post ponement.
MIR. CAMPBELL of Ohio called up the report of
the Sci, ct Committee relative to the assault ON Mr..
Sumner by Mr. Bro ks, which concludes with resou-
tons to eIpel MIR Brooks, and expresses dsapproba-
ton of the conduct Of Metsrs. Edmundson aud Keitt
in the sftair.
Mr. COBB of G. orgia moved substitute, declaring
that the House bad jurisdiction over the subject,
and therefore deemed it improper to express any Opin
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Ohio said the resolutions were
p,edicsteo on a complaint TO the House from the
Senate charging that the of the Senate had
be- violated by member Of this body In his assault
on the ptrsOn of Senator Of massachusetts,. The
testimony on the subject full, and the facts stated
in the X, port If the majority of the Committee
not contiovtred by the minority. That violent as
sault was committed is esta olished beyond doubt.
He claimed Il al the House has full power to protect
lie purity al dignity as recommended by the majority
of the Committee
MIR CLlNGMAN said this matter had produced great
excitemeLt III the country He had not beel here
many YEAR, and yet be had much stronger
than this--ot fights when the House was in session.
He Iecapitpted those persona reDcOunters, remark
il that the Hou did take actoa any Of them.
HIS ject show that the occurrence now under
consideration was sought to be msgnied with view
to make political capital. A certain party, thihking
their SANDS of life are running low, waot to get up
great excitement. There was nothing to justify II.
He thought the argument of tho minority of the Com
mttee took the proper ground lie commended that no
breach OF privilege had been committed by Mr..
Brooks. Were he to speak of Mr.. Summers speech
as its character deserved, he would have to adopt
collection of coarse and offensive expressions. No
man has right to indulge in vituperstion, as
Frobkhn says, without eubjectiog himself to
ebusive but those who falsely are generally towards
He believed that Mr. Sumner Yves closely identified
with the Garrison ana PhtIpt school,, ana
union Iftbet Senator wanted to degrade the country
al the Senate BIT might well indulge in such things
In conclusion, MIR. Chpgman said there was nothing In
the assault to justify the Indignation of the county
1t wac not matter for the House to int arfere with,
apd ought TO be left to the Judicial tribunal
Mr.. BINGHAM submitted to the House that
while MIR. Gin gnan lectured members as to the pro-
p,iety of their conduct he INDUCED in the most gross
and outrage us personal abuse which could fall from
the lips OF any man. Who constituted Mr.. Cingman
centor of the distinguished gentleman Of Massachu-
setts Freedom of spt ech and security OF person IN
deIles every representative syetem OF government,
al on the aiutehance Of this great principle depends
the life of State Without its Observance there
could be no free state and free people. This case
involved more than an assault and battery. Ii IN
VOWED guilty violation OF the representative pnv'
lege and contempt and crime against the great prnc
ple of Free Sp ech. No civil trbu0al has cognizance
over this House Justice Story, when speaking Of the
privileges of the two Houses says "these privileges
are the rights aud privileges OF then CONSTITUENTS
Yet gentlemen here represent this as an ordinary case
Of assau al battery. MIR. Brooks violate that Con-
sttutOn he had sworn to protect, that Constitution
tcb prOtec DatOr in The freedom OF speech and
debate. The Senator being beaten and LEFT Gripping
in blood for having denounced tyranny and Slavery,
the sum Of all viaines which makes merchandise OF
mortality, be was felled and made to bleed.
bluogeon was USED, the weapon OF baroarous age.
The Instrument was in perfect keeping with the act.
Mr. BROOKS expressed his qualification that MI.
Bingham had cisclaimed personal uDkindness, and
eskt him whether be understood him saying that
he BiCOks) wa guilty of moral turpitude, of perjury
MIR. BiNGHAM-Tbat consideration lever entered
into my mind.
Mr. BROOKS repliej-Atogether satisfactory.
MIR. ORR said that Mr.. Bingham, after induging in
q besuiifu paI asserted thst Mr.. Sumner was
struck down in consequence OF the pleading set up In
behalf of the injured people OF Kansas. IL was at
tempted TO produce such impies,i in the public
mind, but was not true 10 poiut OF fact MI sumner
wes pulshed for libel on South Carolina ana Islander
Oh MIR Intler the abeent relative of MI Brooks. Mr..
BIssAn 20 informed MI. Sumner. Franklin was
iisA wien he said that freedom OF speech
was freedom of the cudgeL" This was no more
ugoiuet u Senator than against newspaper Editor,
wbose foul sluncers against private Individuals are
often punished by blows, there beng no renee az
law Ii was not true that Dir Sumner was stuck
Gown with biudg, on. The teetimeny showed TIA II
ordinary walking cane, one witness testi'yihg
that il yas one inch in thickness above, ano hve
egb'hs Of an inch below. Fair play il je vel. The
cesgn of the Misrepresentation that going on Is TO
op6te on the Pr, soentia election. Who ever hsari
b, fore of pen onal difficulty being msgnied as this
hes beeDl
Mr. ORR alluded to gentlemen voting to-day to
print 100 eco copes Of the report on the assault ON Mr.
Sumner sa,irg IL was eledioneering document.
BIZ. HICKMAN, rising amid the confusion, said;
did OF vote for rs eleciopeCrirg document, Tor
owe no ALE glance to the Republican patty, and am
opposed TO II.
Mr. OKR-Ifthe gentleman il not, HE public posi-
ton has been much mi-unGt rstood throughout the
country II u rar Of sy ste IN TO nfiame the pub
hc mud and If tue gentleman from Pennsylvania did
rot vote for tte proposition, he cast vote the effect
OF wbhb was to inure the party TO which the gen'ie-
Mr. HICKMAN otsieo 70 reply, but objection il
verious qutries made.
NJ, ORR quoted the testimony cf DR. Boyle TO show
that The physical coDciiion # Mr. Sumner hsc been
eIguing hat TIE p ndins case ~; q1es,Ua oil
,,f,ile.. A iCUrusd