Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-11


xxxIyfh Csagrsss.. sssss ssssssn.
s-ss n - 81 ISIS s.. ssss9 Warrington, June 3
\ SxsAsr--nr. Brehs bsisg absent. Nr. Ssuart
pessidsd. H iAaa before she senate . message
lkcas ske President about Central American Ct.
'fsirs. which han slssady besn Published 80
A rrsoiu..on sas adopted that when the sen-
sse adiourns on Thursday next II Be til he FOL
to~snR Moaday. +. s5.ss
The presi,iing Officer laid befoee The Senate ::
ktses from Preston 3. Brooks in which be die.
claims any Intention Of offending agasnst the
privileges OF the Stnase b. his sesanh On ~.
Sumner, but Gays he felt bound u chsstsse hr.
Sumner for his insulss 10 his STATE aAd to hi.
relatives. and having scaght him In vain else-
where he deemed Ii proper 70 in6ict that punisb-
men. IN the Senate. II being not In session, he
did not think Is vas committing nny breach 81
priviiese The letter MAS read and laid on ii.
/. table and ordered 70 be printed. The senate
/ then adjourned I'll Thursday.
MorsE.--hr. Campbell. Of Ohio. from the &c
lecs committee on the assault on Mr.. Sumner by
Mr. Brooks, made = report Concluding As FOL
lows
Y 1 .W1ysds, The Senate Of tho U. 8. transmitted
. message TO this House, pertaining that Preston
3. Brooks, representative from sJuth Carolina,
committed on The person Of Charles sumner,
- Senator from the State Of Nass., while seated
Ct his desk In the Senate Chamber sftsr the ad.
Z ioo,nment az that body on the 2ed Nay. last, a
violent assanis which disabled him from attend
ing Ia dssics Ia the Senate, and declaring thai
said sesaul, wss breach Of the prudence Of that
body, and shereas, respcct Of the privileges oi
the HOUSE. and declaring that said assault was Z
! breach Of privilege Of that body, and whereas,
fran rssve,., ~ the ,,r;vIercs NJ the Houae and
g.,.,. f,,-.h.. a.cI.rna ;r,,smnc, - f1,e said r
@ H,ook. (, !. re,n,er ~ iris House. they can.
mi ,,,,;sh h,, ~, t,...ch ~ tl,ese privileges.
~. c.n,,r. $1,000 f;,rther IN the case than
,nske com,s.in, \, the House. and that the pow
:. - rr.f srv and p,njsh deyoiyesIwbolly on
this body. And whereas, on full in vcsligation
II amiga s m this flonse that the said Brooks has
been pulty Of the ASA ,,lt conui ainedIof by this
p.nsss With The oOrava,ed cirenn stances Of ri
olAnce. and thar he same wsa breach OF priv
l,uc NOT onlv Of the Senate hut Of the Senator
ass.iIed. md this IIou.e. Of : coordinate branch
of. the Leyisis,iyc departmept Of I;oyesurnen,
In direct violation al the Constitution Of the
United States which declares tlat Senator'S AMI
REPRESENTATIVE. from .ny sneech or debate IN
I either House shaH mot BE auestioted in any
4 other .pl.ee: and whereas. thia House il of the
4 opinion that j has the power and ought to pun.
lsh the said brooks for said assault, not only as
breach oil privilege OF the Senator aEalied, ana
Of senate and House, declared by the c0nsttu.
ton, but AZ an act OF d'sorderiy BEHAVIOR, ana
WHEREAS Itfurthcr appears from such inves- .
n ugauon that Henry A. Edmondson, represeh.
,tatiye from virginia, and .. N. keitf, repre-
sentative iron south Carolina, sonls time Prev
Gus to said assault, were informed that u was ts
purpose 81 SAID Brooks 70 commit violence on
tue person ot sumner Tor words USED py MN 10
: debate as n Senator in the Senate OF the United
States, and toos no means to discourage or pre-,
ven. the same, but on the contrary, anticipating
g the commission Of such violence, were present
on one or more occasions to witness the same as
friends of the assailant, therefore
Resotpsd That Preston S. Brooks be and is
hereby forthwith expelled from this House, as
Z representative from the State of s. c..
IA Rcso!ped That this House hereby declares DIS
appreciation of said act Of Henry A. Edmondson
and l.. 81. keitt, in regard 10 said ASSAULT !.
Signed by Mr.. Campbell, Skinner and Fen
J ningtOn. ssigs
Mr.. Howell Cobb representing the minority OF
the committee, presented memorial report, az
gu,ng that no breach OF the privileges under the
constitution had been committed.
Both reports we're laid Oh the table ana ofder-
ed TO be printed.
C,.;n,a,; In. epw
Ai.x.ra.r a f.,;,h.r.I or Al.h,ma w r
R;.Ino =, v, wers .i.c,ed ,emnor,rv Secre,..
rios ma {; Rrown n M;.s;ss;nn; introduced. !,
..s.i,,,s, A., i;nr ,i,arn.,.s,o s,.ts in ,ho
Hill III, If IN ,rnnosed certain nro ratio
mam,,nrs ,,nm o,r, S,,,e no admitted nc the
Ib,il was ma, l.rg. annuvb m accommodates al,
J Crazy Of e. C. moved 70 lsy resolution on tn.
,.h,e III, N. ,ony.n,io, nrc,n;yea fuIv Car.
r;ed, Harris of m. moved ihn, the appoiuted
con,pit,ees on eredenrinl one from each uneon
tested State. Carried The following commit
tee wore appointed: Vermont B. Darlow, Mass,
IS Whitney Rhode Island, A. j. Burrows.
Conn, T. A. Phelps N. Jersey. g. S. Cannon,
Penn, Ii. Wright Delaware, Jas. A. BartOrd,
Maryland, Otis Scott Virginia, r. II. Gannet,
North Carolina, X. r. Heath, Alabama II. Ak
en- Mississippi, Il. NJ Rules Indiana, Samuel
w. Fellfory, Ohio, James b. Steaman, j. II.
Thomas, Illinois, Thomas L. Harris, Michigan,
Z Win. Hale, Florida, David L.. Yulec Iowa, Ber-
+. nard Hem. Wisconsin,, Paul Jordan, California,
j. Lancaster Brent, Arkansas, gilbert Caldwell,
Texas, j. II. Bryant, Mobill, Albert w. Lamb,
Georgia, james Gardiner, IT., South Carolina, f.
G. Mears.
As soon as the committee was announced,
Mr.. Richardson arose aud said he did not de-
sire to interfere in the o,,arres of other States
but the Convention we'd to itself, its dignity and
propyiety that no person should be allowed to
force an entrance
Mr. Hall oyerpowered the doorkeepcr.
The Convention should protect itself from rid
CT
Hall, Of Mo-. one Of the delegates who forced
the door, arose.
The chairman refused to recognise him. The
gentleman must pre- sent his grievances to Com
on Credentials
Hall made sanother effort to speak. Inter
rupted by cries Of Order.
p,;.. &c M roso and sa;d ,bo de,acot;or
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Cries " W;rll;tya of Kv' offered reso,..
,ons ass;,,n,r,, nnoccnnia3 sents 10 outside dsle
,,,es
Irdra W;,so, rs Iowa orno,ed Tho reso,u,io,
IN ~. ,,o,,na ,h.,, ~, t.s, IR,,,;mor.l ,ony.,.
lion y,s over,;daen nv on,.i,le measure. and al,
E.;.ra,'s.es,',s, or S,.,cs NO done .w.y win
CAM, ,,.s nm Rcsoln,ions- Messrs Ell Aver
q q E,s,,,,n H.llett " r I.awrense Alvin
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Dnd,ev A X Wrisht ! Coehrane. ] THOMPSON
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