Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-10

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In TIE SENATE, yesterday, after We wen.
to press, the debate on the resolution Of Mr.
Bright directing that Graham n Fitch should
be swoIn in as a Senator from Indiana on the
certificate of the Governor Of that State, and
to refer his credentials to their judiciary Com
mittee, was continued by Mcssrs. Bright,
Douglas, Toombs, Pugh, Rusk, Butler, Nal.
lory, Rayard, Hunter, Toucey, Benjamin, and
Bell of Tenn for il, and Messrs. Trumbull,
Seward, Hale, Nourse, Wilson, and Harlan
against it
In the course ofthis debate, Mr. Bright said
that he did not intend to be betrayed into any
thing like an argument in relation to this mat
ter now, for the reason that it would be IN in
dignity to the State which he had the honor
to represent Mr. Fitch claimed to be elected
by majority vote and he had received it.
At the proper time he would show that this
protest was false from beginning to end. He
would NO. 60 into the argument until the oath
should have been administered to his col
lesgue, as was the uniform practice; and be
thought the object Of this argument in ad
vance was TO preoccupy tho public mind SO as
to prevent an impartial investigation IF the
facts in tbs case He expressed the opinion
that the Senators from New York and Illinois,
/ IL.
cOunsellcrs and advisers in endeavoring to pre.
vent an election Of Senators in Indiana, and
sought 10 take advantage Of the state cf tbines
now existing in that State But In spite Of
their efforts there had been an election Mr..
Fitch received SIS cut of $50 votes of the reg.
ularly commissioned senators and representa-
tives Of the State Of Indiana and when this
question should have been investigated By the
proper committee, and all the facts fairly can
vassed, he thought there could be no doubt
but that the Senate would decide in favor of
the legality and constitutionality Of the cleo.
ton. lie charged the course Of the two Sem
ators named, in objecting to the administer.
ing of the oath, as being unparliamentary
and unheard of; for he could refer to prece.
dent after precedent to sustain the course
he now proposed
Mr.. Bright, 1t was agreed to-yeas 80, nays
IL as follows:
Ieas-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Beyard, Bel of
Tenn, Bigss. BIGGER, Bright, Brown, Butler,
Cass, Clay, Dodge, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Sever,
Green, Hunter, James, Johnson, Jones Of Iowa,
Mallory, Mason, Pratt. Pugh, Reid, kusk Sebas.
tian, slidel, stuart, Toombs, Toucey, Weller,
and Yu,ee-B
Nsys-Messrs Collamer, Crittenden, Fessen.
den, Foot, = Foster, Hale, Harlan. Nourse, Seward,
thompson Of Ky, Wade, and Wilson-l2.
Senators whose names are not on this list
gave, as reasons, when their names were
ealied' that they had paired Of"
IN lHE House, the motion to suspend the
rules Tor the consideration of the resolu ion re-
ported by Mr. Barbour from the judiciary
COMMITTEE directing the impeachment of John
{: Watrous, Judge of the United State. for the
District OF Texas, was debated at Length bv
Messrs Bocock, Campbell of Ohio Simmans
Cobb OF ia Boyce. Wakeman, Mar,baII .,
l52. nays 80 ''"'
Mr.. Barbour then moved 10 pos,nons IN.
subject until the I7th, and that In the mean.
while the testimony in the case be collected
by the Judiciary Committee and printed.
And then, after further debate, in which
Messrs. Boyce, Wskeman and Quitman par.
ticipated, this motion Was amended SO as to
substitute Saturday the 2lst inst for the 18th;
and rs thus amended it Vas agreed to
On motion Of Mr. Campbell Of Ohio, tho
hour Of meeting for the balance of the session
Was 6xsd at III O. 10. ....
Mr.. Kelsey, from the select committee sp.
pointed on the 9th ultimo to investigate GER
tain alleged corrupt combinations on the part