New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-15
NEW YORK DAILY Tribune. TUESDAY, JJTY * rasS


take toe means 10 prevent il. Now lie thought. il
any ore was in danger at that time, it was M.
Brooks who had only walking STICK while
report rad gone out that Dir. Sumner
ives simed. He WI "a have degraded himself had he
ityeeled what had been privately sad to him by Mr..
Brooks The condemnation 1T the House could pu,.
cuce nO change in bis mind on that point II he was
70 he punished for not turning hatG 10 frend-if be
was t0 be degraded for histheb be idy for hs
sentence. He had 10 idea o. taking any part in the
oocu,rer &C. unless some third lrty should attempt
foul play either side. In that event be would have
adopted the KeI.ucky aud Virginia doctrine. and in.
ris,ed upon fair play He was there to do iusiice
and ro,hipg more This was tie only ground on which
Re wes invited TO be present nor would he have been
tt any Other terms. TIE Committee in their report
say his conouct " repreLensible." That was
jus, word, and wounded bis sensib'ltics He said
in response TO question by Mr D1nr, that the frst
irtimston he bad that the Committee designed cen
surng bin was from the correspondence Of a news-
paper ard further he could have sa'i'fed the Com
mitse had be hsd an opportunity that he would hsvs
inieIftred only in the case Of foul play
= DIr PENNINGTON said. far as he was con-
celned be ives anxious that Mr.. Edmundson should be
> hesId before the Committee, but the gentleman made
such reoues st. and he (PenningOnl came TO the
cuton that be (Edmunoson) had abandoned the de-
sire to he 20 head.
Mr.. EDMUNDSON replied it was too late for hin
10 sye himself Cf that courtesy after the character of
the Report had been determined. As justice had been
denied him in the first place. he preferred appealing to
tie House.
Mr.. ORR desired to know whether Mr.. Summers
testimony was ON the evening of the day that
wss taken, furnished to the press by the authority
conpysrce of the Committee?
Mr.. CAMPBELL tOho) gave this an emphatic aud
ursquvocsl denial
Mr. COBB Ca corroborated the statement say.
irg the testimony alluded to was not procured from
any or whatever connected with the Committee.
Mr.. CAMPBELL tOho, said thst Mr.. Or had made
a charge which involved his integrity as a Member,
namely: "That the Committee had sought by this
" I opart to make political capital"
Mr.. ORR replied-He old not impugn the motives Of
the geI tlenan or his associates but the Report itself
mako Presidential capital He stated expressly he did
not irtend IN reflect personally on the gentleman.
Mr.. CAMPBELL expressed himself satisfied. He
said that up to this morning he had not only been will
pg but ANXIOUS that the gentlemen implicated in this
transadion should present their facts BE argued that
the nj question involved strikes at the very exist
ence OF the overDment-whethtr the People shall
have the power to govern whether the Constitution
ard the laws shall be on one side, and freedom OF the
cudgel on the ether.
The House then voted on the Substitute of Mr.. En-
gsh that "the House declares ito disapprobation of
''the assault and deems this fit occasion TO express,
"its c-approbaton of the Of language in debate
"persopay offensive ~ individual members of Con.
gress OF States Of the Cniop.p
Disagreed b. by a vote OF 35 Yeas against ia Nays.
The House now voted On the substitute of the mi.
btiity for the resolutions OF the majority namely Ihat
the House has no jurisdiction over the assault con-
nitted by Mr.. Brooks on Mr. Sumner, and therefore
deems it improper 10 express any opinion Oh the subject
Rejected by Yeas, &c; Nays, l45.
YEAS-blessra Aiken Bsrksdsit, Bet, Bennett missy
Bocock Bowie Boyce Branch Burnett CaIuhers COBB Ala
Cobb (Ga), Cr,wfol, Davitson Denver. Dowls Elliott
Harris iAla J. Harris NLl. Houston. Je~et Jons, Tenn.
Jones s.). Kdw ell Lake Letcher, Lndey Lumtk Max
veil MeMrliD McQueen, Oliver Of No. Orr Phelps Porter,
Powell, Quman, Ready, Rivers, Rufn, Rust. Sauddss, Sa
Seward Shorter Smith Of Va Smith tf Tenn 3need
WSrsssl a Wsh T Wight Of
EAYs-Atsiggh Allen hli:Sn Bal sabqgf s Bsnns,, IN
Brenop Broom Butfnton, Builinsams, Campbell Penn
Campbell (Ohio Carlisle, Chaaes, Clarke IN " Clark
Conn Claw Clgnan. Cofax, ComiIs Coyods Cox
Crsgin, Cullen, CuInbact Dzmr-ii, Davis lMd) DAVIS
Mass Dean De WITT Dick, Dickson Dodd. Dunn, Durfes'
Edie, Edwards Fnrie, English, Etherdso Evans Ga2H.y
iMd Ha;S3oq havep III Hctm,E H9G%sn h0
ing. Knapp, Knight, Knovltln. Knox Kuntei. Lei,sr
4. X. Marshall !Ky.), ssnl. s. Msr'haa nll,
Miller IN W Miller dina Mlward Moore Morgan; Nor
ril Mott Murray Nichols, Norton, Oliver IN. Paeket
Parker Peace Peck PeltOn Pennington Perry Petit PAe
Robson sasn, Ssss, SaPP Scott sheman simmons sntH
(Ala SpinIe Stanton Stewart StTaahan, Sxops Taofan
Thorr 2ol Thurstou Tcdd TIston, Trpre. Tyson Under
wood Val, Wade. Wsasman. Wslbiidge, "aldron w ASH
bun WIS J. Weshburne (ul), Weshbsrn iae Wasoo
WEIGH Wells Whitney, Williams. Wood, Woodruff, " ood'
worth, ZOllcofer. =. .,
The House next voted first on the resolution of the
majority of the Committee" That Preston s. Brooks
be and he is forthwith expelled FROM this Holue as
a Representative from South CarolIa.'
TIE result was-Yeas, I21 Nays s5.