New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-12

involving the action Of certain members Of the Legs
la,uIe, have been Used. The ACQUISITION csne from q
retrorslble source, Add direc ~ made. l. COZ
ceiItd the boDor f the Senate aod IN. security OF the
Government that rule OF merely re clinical ehsac
TOR should prevent q thorough investigation. IL was
The mere imperative In view OF The st,t1e passed py
TIE la. Cor for the detection OF corrupt practices
by n eubeis Of Congress He coLcuroed in the other
poiDts. The contestants should have al op?ortumy
TO re beard before q Committee OF 1nvest Rs'ion.
Mr.. BENJAMIN protested against Any In'inuauon
that majority Of the Committee were indspcse1 -
nveieate epy charge Of fraud or corruption to viuse
sDy election. No charge whstever hao peep mile
o. sDst Mr.. Csm.ron There Vas genera vogue
sts.tnent embodying no specfc fact II the cone
srts can tretent any circumstances OF time, psce and
manner Of corruption let them do 3d.
M BUTLER said the report was orsWn Ia eonio'm'
ify ith The views Of the m.jorty Of the Committee.
Re vas sorry Il at M Pugh ha dis cited. Tie usage
Of tie Senate formerly that DO minority repOr,
could be 10 de but simply paper read he protested
sgsirst devolvisg on The seoate jurisdiction u Try
cssts OF corruption Of State Leg slatGreS. Lee. the
Insubers of tuch Legislatures who are 30 charged be
tiled by their peers, II would he an unsafe thing 10
out q rowing commission II Mr Cameron sh ,ul1
on proper investigation, be found ppli ,ated, Re for
ole would 90 for bis expulsion. Bat let the Leg sli
ture purge sef before II comes here To the Senste
10 i've it The medicine He would no. try suy msu
unlesr specific charges, which it was intended to
convict bin.
Mr.. PUGH sold, in Masking 9 minority report he
had followed the example set by Mr.. Butler. AS to
M Benjamin. objec tion that the charges not
sps cifc. they were as mucb so as chTges generally
Of contested ee tons; bot direct charge
made that corrupt means had boen used TO procure
certain etcion. He did DO. insiL ste that the
j0ity Of the COMMITTEE would not nvestiy ate such
charge. He had con6nej hmslf to TIE tu' before
thtn which the Committee prOpOeed to dismiss with
out further notice If it so ud be proved thst the
G. srees were fase he would be grsfs ID Ba' for the
pufptsts Of this discussion il must be assumed that the
piofe stans have the character Of reliable accusers
Mr.. MASON here moved that the Senate 90 into tx
ecDtivS Section.
Mr. STUART said this was question OF privilege
NJ involved the isht of a me Der TO a sei, aud
therefore that it took precedence over all other bls
Iess Suppose you 60 into Executive session. the right
of ibs ms mber 10 vote may there be JntfOvered.
Nr BIGLER moved that the report be printed.
MIR CAMERON said it was not until YESTERDAY tina,
be heard OF this charge OF corruption The whole pro-
est was looked upon as a piece of hunbug. More
Than twenty five of the sgDefs OF IT had called on bin
TO say there otbag il il, but that they were )m
poed to sign let they might give ofense to of
he kaciDg men wbo can influence appointments. He
could not say anything about corruption Ia Pennsyi
vana He was born there aud eI pee ed hst hii b-dy
would in that State. II, could not bslievs that
any ,ody there did corrupt ac'; but gentlemen
aspire to place the Legislature in ZACH petition that
they may next year be elected. lie asked istice from
IL Senate and that they decide the before they
aojouIr. II they houd turn hin ont, he believed he
would be returned here. lie was too proud Of his
character TO occupy sea by any other than honorable
means He came here TO add 10 HE fame and charac-
ter ard certainly could not resort to the Influence OF
SeDstor could aoop' such diigrscsfdl expedient
Mr.. BiGLER desired TO controversy. but he was
not wiling to believe that % members OF the PenDsyl
yaiis Legislature had Iifed with the Sen.te this
tutject that they bad since the election said that
the protest they had signed, aud which he had the
boror 10 pieseLt, amounted 10 nothing and was
brmbug" lie CT uld not take ths assurance from hi,
colleague He bad the privilege of knowing pecs nsy
large number Of the sgners Of tn at protest aud
willing to beer testimony TO their honorable career
every where anc must therefore testify TO their hOnora
hs - IN m at
fom and on questions OF sub'tance, 50 far as they
affected the rights OF his colleague to seat bat he did
net believe th t they were moved 10 this act of grave
respor sbity by other than pure motives. Bat for the
unhappy remarks of his colleague be wolld not have
trcube I'd the Senate for moment but he could oot
Iemsin silent when an obs :rvation was made
involving tie integrity of twenty five members
Of Ire Legislature lie agreed with his cole,g that
The chgee of an election by fraud and corruption
crave one, and he wss ss slow to entertain the idea
a. any He was proud OF BILE naive Stae ant had
"a xaled an opinion Of the members Of the Lsslsl+
tue ss bis colleague but lie Couli no; al)E t1e i'm
preston TO ge out dat this allegation was iru nped up
without any reasonable ground for the charge. Tds
psry to which Mr.. Cameron cid not 6eloog elected
mri,1itv of the members of the Lssi.ll tme. Zoe
D.ucca ats were entitled ~ Al txpeced the Sso,'o
vet they were disappointed, because three me n
bs in violation Of party party principles AMI the
ter of the Republican party: Toe tmsmosrs
of the Legislature thus csc: their votes aud bee sns
.uhects OF cr cism were elected 10y large Dsmo ratc
usjOTi'ies Ore WAS elec'ed oS @uOU aod another oy
l. u msiority; and hs colleague must be aware that
The lltgattn was promptly made by their ttusnts
that II ey had betrayed them fro improper motives tie
united in the hope expressed by Mr. Pdgh, that thsre
would be evidence of corruption, for that was too
dear pri to pay for seat here lie could not aStee.
cob,ittIipg the circumstances surrounding the case,
TINT il should be Gspcs.d Of withOa full exani aaon
He row asked that the case might lie over, aud the
report of the Judiciary Committee be p-uted
Mr. CAMERON replied that there hsd besn no time
within tie last twenty five ytars and his colleas ne
knew it, that there had not been more than three man
in TIE Peupsy vaDa Legislature of aoy patty ssd
10 him politically who would not have voted for him
for spy Office. In the County OF Schuylkil where
two of the members resided. th re lever was tine
when msorit, of the Democratic patty Id not pre-.
f. bin 10 sny other pubic MAJ. 10 the Comfy OF
York bis colleague hsd reason 10 believe and know
that there always had been srg: Per ion Of the De
90 ATTIC aIg favorable to him Cameron; ana when
Mr.. Bigler wss nominated 'of GoVe'n" ne 80. ue G
pstes f ON that county to vote Tor HIM. Many gentle
n en- he'd voted for Lin Cimero1) from personal
preference; but he cid not deere 10 Gle ues th, qles
hon. ar ssh cd the Senate 10 decide 1t a, once.
Mr. BIGLER IeIlud tn It his colleague had SAIL
that he had age body Of personal friends who a.!
tered 10 him with great tensci'y lie m'de no issus
with IN On that point; but 30 far as conc-rDed m
ben of the Legislature from the Couotles OF SLuykl
and Y,rk he tCsmerop) would scarcely cJnteod t1s'
they were elected to vote for him. 90 the contrary
they were elected 10 woe for a Democrat OIe "
there ger tlemtp went into Democratic caucu. aud
voted for tire Lonnee. As for the crcums,iucs fhst
a, OIL time, when acting with the Democratic party,
his colleague had favored his bigeIsl nomination. he
os ud hardly see what be sriDg th had on this
He did that when he was member of the Democratic
patty.
Nv FOOT submithd the folio wing resolution Tln
Mr. SIMON Can is entitled 10 ses, on tdis )Dr
a. legally chosen Senator from Pennsylvania. Lnd