The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-28
HEAD ToOMBs, SEWARD, and others participated The
amendment then adopted.
At eleven o'clock the bill passed and the Senate sd-
lio..un aA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

At eleven o'clock the bill was passed. ana tue senate aa
)oarned'
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HOUSE OF hhfhESHN
The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to be
the consideration of the report of the select committee in
the of the Hon. WILLIAM A. GiLBERT OF the State OF
New York.
The attendance Of members being thin,
Mr.. BILLINGHURST, Of Wisconsin, moved that the
House adjourn and upon that motion demanded the yeas
and nays for the purpose Of obtaining full House.
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken, re-
sulted-yeas none, nays lbb.
The question first taken upon the following resolu-
ton offered by Mr. PURvIANoE of Pennsylvania sub
sute for the resolutions reported by the select commit
tee upon which theyeas and nays were demanded
P.o,., rh., az, pou.. vii, sor,h;,h nroo.sd Win ,hs
:" I 9 viii and APR S s Inc
be directed to summon r. r. O. Triplett James r.
Sweeny and other witnesses TO at the bar of the
House, and that said GIIBEHr be heard by himself
counsel
The yeas and navs were ordered and be;np taken re-
snlted .yeas az navs 100
Tbs ss,;on bs;n nnnn Tho ra,ont,ons renorad NV the
selsct cdamn,;,,aa 40 'fO' ~ y ~
M SiIBERI of New York stated that bs rose AT this
.;ma With narhans an nuaual dsarse ~ emoon Int he
slt In his awn that he was not Condemned He
t that al,hongb nlsced here before this with
his name snread broadcast over this land he was con-
WINGED In III own he stood void Of offence He
wond sa az INC which had heen
nscd hsrs ha bodv In rsgard 10 bimsaS and which had
been upon by those who had spoken upon the
subject because il needed no from him He would
snbmit TO gentlemen whether thew sitting az iury would
enforce nnon snch evidence ndgment In civil case for
Eve dollars Upon such Evidence he had been ar
a;ona beore the hod charges which mt man his
name Stain and soma moi far he nresent Int tor time
IN Never had he occnnied mora modest and mas
Stunning position than since he had occupied seat in this
hall and he would challenge gentlemen present 10 saw
angbt AGAINST his conduct "a member of onpre,s He
was not If do;ng tha 6rs bjnu which sbouId call
mon hin, the d,sneasn re of The Honae
He de,aed he circumstances attending bis OK animation
baore the committee 70 show that II had not been his de-
se or Intention 10 DELAY the committee for one hour Gem
temen in his county him, saying that If tie
testimony of Mr. Sweeny had implicated him. he should
take out a subpoena and impeach him. He had pursued
this and upon the assertions of the men who had
FFs T III lii AM INCL e o ; asaa IN; 0 49,
" .no iiouoo "a 'uo "o'o VI "sy o w inJuie MN "nei0
he referred to his political career as member of the
legislature OF the State OF New York to show that II he was
would have been very likely to have been known where
he was best known For forty years had he lived but up
his dodr le claimed ~ stand ahove ment here
sna IN III, mn nnnntv ona Ala ~ aL &c IL Innsa .ia
sncy mercy he had asked for justice but that justice
nau oeen aenled 70 Mn nose VINO were dear 70 MN ana
let the result be what it would If his pursuers followed
him to bis home his friends would see that he was taken
in the world God knew that he would feel himself free as
arbnt With thasa resnonsh;l;t;as act 70 ,rsdnce bs
character which was e dear as life was thing unprece
ana ne would charge upon the House an act Of
privng him Of fair hearing at the bar Of the House As
time rolled he felt more free saw no darkness in the
lie expected to overcome influence
here but the small influence elsewhere in his own district
He would say here his place that according to his hon.
est belief and ne thought he could be sustained by Others
there were men perhaps high in az he was
who did not dare TO the track OF this witness Swee-
ny, and if they had gone into trial Developments
would have been made here that would have astonished
the House and ypdicated himself fully In conclusion
he stated that he had already transmitted his
10 the executive Of the State Of New York and
a. saI,; = - sh;L 80 s go ~, ~. IL, al, .
Tue oo"ihs paper "hc WAS feau from Tue cerA ueSA
"A committee Of this House having, without sufficient
authority from the House. assumed sit in
trial upon my conduct and character representatives
having, without notice to proceeded to take testimony
for purpose convctng me of corrupt practices
me no notice tha such witnesses were under
tent deemed ueeessarv 10 ar s,igpa 10 INV name and
having presented to HOUSE accompanied by
~; M smasns hs WIN oenoes ~ menogI o
Of ca parte which Ala rsnort
to be founded and from which material parts Of the state
men actually made in have been by the
h ~ W. ~ ; u y 81 h n H a @ d,' "a nI
thus made against having claimed Of this House
House ha wing Nv majority vote rs,sed me sncb
the rights Of the peope whom and right,
and privileges as member Of this having been Tins
nnt,arad Hioiatod and tramnia5 ,,nan =; To- - 49,
facs have considered Il INV ntv II NV ana
m se,f that 7 sbnnId res;an nv comm;sson >''
have noisd The eyecn}ive of The State of Nav, yore
of this resenaton and from this INV seat in this
House ia vacant w A ali ERT
/" Housr or RrpnEsrNrArryrs Feb ~ 1877 -
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Mr.. ORR, of South Carolina, remarkng that Mr.. Gil
its Jurisdiction moved that the following res olpt;ons he
LAID nnon tho taha. nnon which mot;nn tho rnoa 5
nav, w. da,nondad r. ~ 1 anu
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al Reotced, That WILLIAM A.. GILBERT, member of the
House from New York. did agree with f. T. c. Trpett to
procure the passage OF resolution bill through the pres