Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-04

order. He said, substantially, that ii v:i
represented or charged that member ."l
the House had assaulted q Senator wii:>
in discharge of his official duties. lie
Senate could not interfere with a memb;
the House, but it belonged to the Hou:',.
one of its members had violated the priv:l, -
OF the Senate, to make au investigation II
being the proper tribunal for that purI".'.
The Senate being coordinate branc!: -:
Congress, aud covered by some copstitulin'.
al privilege, was the duty. of the Chair +.
receive Mr.. Campbell's proposition as
question Of privilege.
Mr.. CIingman appealed from the decisi":
Of the Chair.
Mr.. Craige was satisfied Mr.. Keitt va,
not concerned in the matter in any Wa,
stated.
Mir. Campbell replied that if it should b,
passed, certainly no wrong would be doar.
Mr.. Kett said he thought the dignity az
,he House required the investigation. H
personal relations with the parties had t.:
! ways been those of friendship.
Mr.. Paine inquired: Is this resolution !b.
result CT precedent of action outside this
halI, or of caucusa
Mr.. Campbell replied that not one word
had ho heard passed by a member Of an,
party as TO such course. He was inhueH-
ced alone Ly the dictates OF his own judy
ment aud sense of public duty. AS to WHO
perpetrated the outrage, he only knew fro :
what he had heard, although he saw Mr..
Summer lying in the anle.reom adjoining
the Senate Chamber, with gashes on | is
head to The bone, ard blood lowing over
him.
MIR. Clingman repeated that lie would
leave the offender, Mr. Brooks, to answer 70
/ the law.
MIR. Letcher said that several years ago
Post Master General Hubbard was ATTACHED
by George Briggs, member of the House,
yet neither he (NIr. Letcher) nor Mr.. Camp.
bell thought it proper to bring the subject
to tho attention of the House.
The Speaker madea personal explanation.
He had not been party 10 any delibera.ion
or consultation on this matter; and had no
knowledge of the proposition until it YVES
made from the clerks desk.
Mr.. Brooks explained. / take the entire
responsibility on myself, and state on my
honor as gentleman, no human being be-
sides knew when or where the transaction
was intended to be made.
Mr.. Mcqueen informed Mr.. Campbell
that q process had been instituted against
his colleague, Mr.. Brooks, who was amane.
bic to the laws of the country.
Mr.. Campbell said he had no purpose to
put any party in false position, but be mere.
ly wished to ascertain the facts: there being
SO many rumors prevalent.
Mr. Haven appealed to Mr.. Campbell to
omit The same OF Mr.. Keitt from the preamble.
Mr. Campbell asseuted.
Several gentlemen wanted him to strike
out the words other members" but he re.
fused, saying he had reasons for retaining
them.
Mr. Keitt remarked that as his name had
been Withdrawn, lie would say that he dill
not know the time nor place where the act
would be committed, and when it was com.
lnitted he was behind the chair Of the Presi-
dent of the Senate, with gentlemen from bio
own State; and he did no. see the beg in.
ming of it. Therefore he had not the slight
est preconccrt with his colleague.
Under the operation of the previous Ques-
ton, MIR. Campbell's proposition was adopted
yeas %; nays Gs
The Speaker appointed Mr. Campbell, { {
Ohio, Allison, Cobb, of Georgia, Greenwood
and Splinter. tho committee.
Mr.. Allison was excused at his own re.
quest.
Mr.. Stanton offered resolution directin
the arrest of Judge Lecomptc and Marsh' !
Donaldson Of Kansas, to be brought before
the bar of the House, to answer for contemEt
and breach of privilege and dignity, in is
suing and serving process against ex-Go'-
Reeder.
The Speaker decided this not question
of privilege.
A vlolEsT Blsuop.-Thc franklin county
(Vt.) Journal of the l7lh inst, has the follow
ing:-On Tuesday last, The Roman CalhoEr
Bishop of Vermont, now residing at Burlington,
visited Highgate for tile purpose, as it appears,
of obtaining title to the church and lot recently
built at Higlgate Falls. Four individuals,
who were Irislimen and Roman Catholics, re-
fused 10 deed the Bishop their right and interest
in said -whereupon the Bishop threaten
ed them with immediate accommodation aud
denuncialion of The Romish Church, but all thia
did not oyerawe those who ventured to think
and net independent of his Hoiness-when the
Bishop at once proceeded to Exconmuneatc
and administer Errlesiastc DenuncLltioR upon
the four persons who refused to obey his holy
mandate. But the matter did not rest here
His Holiness sent for m axe and crow.bar, aud
tore the tour pews up and threw them from the
church.
We understand legal proceedings have been
commenced against this law violating Priest.
EPISCOPAL CoxvEsTIoN-The Marietta Geor-
nian of the 18th says (" The annuaC Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the do-
cese Of the State of Georgia, closed its session
in this place Saturday last On the Sabbath,
two gentlemen were ordained, one, Rev. Mr..
Pinkcrton, formerly Of Augusta. to the Office Of
Priest, and Rev. WIN. McAuley TO the office Of
Deacon. Nine persons were confirmed at night,
and n larger audience was present than has ever
before assembled in the Church. We learn that
the exercises were throughout interesting and