New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-20

10 receive sny vasabis nsidss0n fE kis support Of
sry measure during the present Cougrsaf.
Whpese-l Garnet cay under oath thss have. snd
newer beve ntendfd to be Understood 80 10 moan
The Hon. U. b. Mstteson-0n the 9Th Of Feb this
gentleman ADDRESSED q communication dsted M
tionAl Hots to the Committee, saying that ne hsd
been confined to his the most part OF the last
two days BY The prevailing epioemL but during that
time occasional rumors reached hin that the c ,mmit
tee ba1 been engaged 10 secret inquiry calculated 10
affec. bis personal honor ar character Represents
tive, whose nights ard reputation were as dear to bin
as they could possibly be 70 his peers. The inquiry be
rays, was prompted against him By bitter eoemiss IN
his District, where malg1ity has been shsrPened by
successive oeieat- Anonymous and unprnciPsed 10
fefepces had combined 70 blsst character and be
further Gays that the meanest off nder hiss show OF
Justice in criminal court, while the with regard
the accused before the Committee Is different lie
protests sgains' the course pursued toEsrd him.
Mr. Gloer' summoned the following Witnesses rela-
tive 10 Mr.. Sweeneys character:
From astnston-S Cole. Bernard Hove Nathan
Darling and U. Is. Marsh. From Jefferson County,
y. 'Y.-Chsrles CLARK judah Lord, A. W. CLARK,
AIorzo Mason and Levi II. Brown.
The following gentlemen were summoned by Mr.
Sweeney To oeieId tis character:
From Washington Robert Morris, Simeon Smith,
+. J. Sesbolt and Peter hammond. From Jefsrson
County. \. f.-C. b. Hoard, Howell Cooper, Willard
Ives and Lysander III. Brown.
Mr.. KELSEY made a report in which be says be
dssents from the several ret orts of his colleagues He
is of opinion that according TO the rules OF the House
and Parliamentary laws, tue Committee have no power
TO institute proceedings against any member OF this
body under the Resolution by which the Com nittee
were appointed The Committee having ascertained
that certain members involved il is their duty 10
his judgment to report the fact to the House with the
evidence by which the fact dsclosed together With
recommendation that the said members be tried upon
definite charges and 10 submit the subject to the House
for their direction such other proceedings as they
see proper to adopt He quotes the rule from the Man
ual on the subject and adds that the majority OF the
- ark .x~. annta
resolutions for the expulsion of the members involved
instead of presenting the fact that they in
vowed and asking the direction OF the House he
dssents FRI and protests against these resolutions
All the Committee JOIN In general report IN which
thew say the delay in making the report was beyond
their control They did not feel at liberty to notice In
any manner the numerous anonymous COMMUNICATIONS
received by them and no proceeding or inquiry has
been instituted upon any such communications, but IN
eyery case where respectable person has requested
an INQUIRY or pointed to witness who could probsbly
prove a material fact the invest CATION has been made
as full and thorough it in the power of tue Com
mttee 10 make it. They say no such general comol-
nations az have been charged are proved to exist
-Four cases came to their knowsdge in which ndiyid-
nal members were implicated. The Committee give
the ouestiops and in the examination OF james
W. Simonton at different times, and state that bis
last answer directly contradictory of his previous
testimony 1t appears, they remark, from his testi-
mouy thst while occupying seat a. reporter on the
floor of the aouse, he personally aided In the pass age
of the Wisconsin Land blu under promise OF recelv-
inp certain compensation If the oil passed. lie also
aided an old friend of his in passing private bill
through the Senate for which service be accepted
email compensation. ,
They say. from the testimony taken, il appears thst
the general charges OF corrupt combinations 10 Con-
or. e. originate from who expect 10 make money by
creating belief that such combinations exist II they
can cause TO be generally believed that Is neces-
sary to use large sums OF money to carry measures
through Congress, it follows that somebody must De
L.. and n man uh M
sbout co,r,pt combinations would be the naturally
SOUGHT for and employed broker TO buy the votes
Of members who had entered into such CONSULTATIONS.
The broker in congressional corrupt IN would receive
norey to buy up the combination, and whether ne
puts the money in his pocket or pays it to some
BODY else can Lever be known TO the parties VINO tur
nsh the motley. They are all engaged IN cnmiual
Transaction in which the broker has the decided al
vantage of biz employers, who must be satshed WIN
out an account, or with any account of his agency
that he may Oh Jose to render and the probaollty 49,
that in ADDITION to bis stipulated compensation, he
" ii pocket the whole corruption fund They proceed
TO attribute much OF this evil 10 the eVidy WIN whch
vspaper correspondents catch up every flying report
s1d serd to their respective journals to appear IN
print They report the following resolution:
!. Resolred That James w. Sin onton be expelled from
the floor of this House as reporter
They lkewse report bill to protect the people
against corrupt and secret influence IN matters OF ess
lation.
II provides that no person shall, directly or iadi-
recy offer or agree TO give any money or onef Valua
bic thing to any person the contnRe OF the pas
cage or defeat of BILL that person shall approach,
converse with or explain to- or in any manner attempt
to influence any me.ber Of either House relative to
sucb measures, without first distinctly explsinDg
whether he i, interested personally in his own right or
az sgeut for any other person in the passage or defeat
OF any measure This offerte Is made misdemeanor,
to be punished on conviction with Imprisonment TOR q
month or year, and a tine OF $500 or 81 wv. All
con bnations TO influence legislation are declared null
and void, and persons offending are to be punished for
such msdemeanor by Imprisonment in jail for six or
twelve months and fine of $500 or COO Adjourned.