Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Charleston Standard
WAsHiSdroY, January IL, 1857.

RAsHiSdroN, January II, 1897.
The character Of the committee appointed by
the Speaker, to Investigate the charge Of fraud
and corruption on the part of certain membersof
the House Of Representatives, is a cure gunrantAe
that tho whole matter will be thoroughly sifted,
| and if there be no foundation for these rpmors
they will be cleared up, butif forind to pc true,
the corrupt scoundrels will be exposed and proper
ly punished. COL Orr, Of South, Carolina, is,s
member of the committee, and he is determined
to open up the whole matter, including not only
the proceedings Of present but the session
of Congress. Persons refusing TO obey the sum-
mons and to appear and testify viii be; ordered
under arrest and left to the writ Of hdbtds corpus
for relief Should the Courts determine that. the
House can exercise no such authority outside Of
its own body, then an act will belmmedfately pas,
sed giving plenary power, and under the COM
mittee will proceed. = EsSltS. -, -
Mr. Edwards, of New York, to whom Mr..
Paine alluded as the individual Offering the bribe,
was present in the hall during the hubbub and
remarked to gentleman sitting near him. that
Mr; +. naa eh.;roiy miseohse,feo his. sanguage
ana purpose anu yet he 'aieu 10 rise aaa pau
or defend ms conduct. -
1t must ne oorne IN miGu tnat eoth .nese gen
tlemen are tnemeers OF inc aarS ahsern fraternity,
ana MI. haSards Psooae.y Rresamea apSa sns
se "n'ea Dou"u .':uu ~,
doup' not some hu'ai,iaehg sa.oe
,aae, 99Aeu a. ie"Ss
DacN hepuo'le" W tieir nee
deoouhce .hc VI Sne psess. Waes .ls
MEMBER Oh the nouy naa corrooorateo tae tru
OF thei" statements. Mr: brenton,- q lnaiana,S
was particularly severe, ana many "onasled WnyE
he should be so hurried II as innocent as
clared hlthsct to DC IN ADVANCE OF cnasges psings
preferred against MIN: ne SPEAKS SaeA OF ;nim-
.; .as Gpn oror Loot on,for som sth;ns
butipn is athand. sts.ss' =.
Mr.. Boyce's substitute Tor the bill OF the Com
mittee of ways and means proposes 70 reduce tue
tariff as follows
All duties above ~ per cent are reduced 70 w
per cent. IL. =. =, -szsy.i
Tea and coffee are taken from the tree liatand
put on the ~ per cent schedule.
The duties at and below ~ per cent. are not
changed. 20"
: Inc amendment OF MT: Doyce Hiakes Srea'
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~ VIII t r,'snt ;. r 49, 90 ito odont;nn Nv
ne p.eSoA' b. ,st;,nants .;,I ~ doubf hso,t;.
h;a ..;nn =, the n-srniae,s ted =.
App.o iv -, Innn., ~ me. - ,ron,o,o bsr
nv H. IA osrss;tr nf .hs psi.
interests aua VIZ hoAof snu pio'pe'i'' 0i''D' o.
meI,o I'll. Sta.e. g:U. a.. r;h.,., - sh;oh
Ihe JOINT oomml.tee On .ns ED ;.a W,r.;a~. NJ "aU
Mr. A'Sen - nen1e,, aa,I r,,aS -
ha.,1s scs for the nov Can;,ol erten
M ;.,.;.a.;on p ros hnon orcan,ea and ihe
artist NAV be expected in the United States du-
| ring the coming spring. He is now engaged upon
| picture for Louis Napoleon, representing the
[ storming of the MalakoA and as soon as that is
! completed he will be here. -
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