The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-20

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against this proceeding il violated the constitutional
rights OF member of Congress and thought that the pub
lie would Judge mort correctly OF The matter than the COM
mtee had done. He begged therefore, that the House
would recommt this subject 10 the committee with nsruc
tons.
hr ETHERIDGE of Tennessee, sustained the action of
the committee but could for this discussion
He would simply say that he would for the motion TO
print
Mr. ORR Of South oarolins was not surprised that the
committee had been arragned for he had expected that
they would be. The object purpose OF The committee
was TO present the report and ask that il might be printed
aud that the consideration should be postponed till Mon
day next by which time the report and all the evidence
might be printed and laid upon the tbss of the MEMBERS
that they could form just conclusions of the whole sub
ct lie would cay that there had not been in the history
ct the government single instance precedent nconsst
en with the course pursued by the committee and be
would challenge gentlemen TO contradict the statement
The of the Cey duel had been referred TO- The reso
luton adopted in that authorized the appointment Of
committee to investigate the GAUGES which led to hiss
DEATH and the circumstances connected therewitb aud
report the House. and further TO inquire whether in the
alluded TO there had been breach of the privileges Of
the House. but it did not instruct them to report any
ton He desired TO call the attention of the House 10
other fact He dsked exceedingly TO make the alusisn,
but necessary that the precedent which be held in
his hand should 70 before the House and the country t
only at the last session of Congress that resolution
offered for the expulsion OF his late colleague from
South Carolina The committee had investigated the
ter and had implicated Others but the House had heard
then no viruons indignation from the member from Penn
sylvauia
The gentleman from New York wanted the committee to
confne the report merely TO the evidence. The COM
mittee relied upon the uniform practice of the House to
sustain them, and the resolution under which they had
been authorized To act superseded the rule in the Manual
for the time being He had spent forty days more
disagree lby than in investigating charges against men
who had heretofore sustained high chpracers but be had
done ii firmly He would submit TO the House that there
ought TO have been discussion the evidence in this
case only tho friends of the accused had been permitted
to see ~ and the majority of the House knew nothing
about il.
Gentlemen spoke about the character of the Witnesses
The committee had weighed the testimony and the charac
ter Of these witnesses aud he would have been glad in
deed if be could state that they uuworhyi he
could not do IT, Gentlemen said that of thu witnesses
In this case was turned off dooreepor. de wond state
that only ago this witn0ss appointed door
keeper OF the House by the influence of the gentleman from
New York himae With reference to The other witness it
was sad that Mr. Trpett dismissed 70. Malcasanoe in
Office. He would ask where TIE evidence that he
so dismissed Tie would Undertake say that it the
Mr. GROW, Of Pennsy lyania, had been informed that
That fact and he bad stated il for the normation Of
the House He did not know it himself
Mr.. ORR. The gentleman says he heard it. think il
is due to the witress that he should say from whom he
heard it,
Mr.. GROW 1t was not the gentleman from New York.
MIR. A. X. MARSHALL of Kentucky, stated tbst Mr.
Trpet wes Kenuckian and he did believe ths state
ment at the time it made lie had since sought in
formation this subject and had found that instead Of
being dismissed at all he had actually resigned himself
and entered upon some other business which he had pur
sued without discredit so far ns he had heard.
Mr. H. MARSHALL Of Kentucky, had to say that he
him. and thought That his character would compare with
any member upon the floor of the House
Mr.. ORR stated that what the committee desired was
that if the House received the report and ordered be
printed, 1t could be done and laid upon the tables of
bers by tomorrow afternoon, and gentlemen could then
have an opportunity Of investigating the evidence for
Mr.. KUNKEL of Pennsylvania, had no doubt as to The
integrity OF the members Of the committee but be could
not deal with Conversations but he would deal with facts
The report shows that the witness Sweeney was asked s
70 the coIduc OF the accused in respect to the cw land
ei Hc the witness represented sayng hat he was
70 get this land and ptoek from Mr. Chase IF TIL report
had shown that Mr. Chase had been EXAMINED and lad
testified that The accused bad received the land and stock
.hen ], should 90 against him but il be had testified that
nc mad received nothing then it should be stated ia the
report in his favor and would v 10 Mr. X conclusive evil
denee that ne was not guilty Of the charge,
Mr. ALLISON OF Pennsylvania, had no objection to the
reception OF the report at this time II was due 10 The
country that his matter should be aud il was
So re to the members of the House and what would be-
come me gentleman accused the report should be re-
jtced and what would be bis position before the country
The people would become acquainted with the facts and
he would have power 10 yndicae himself The House
would sulfy itself ii refused receive tic report of It's
committee He wished TO the report received and then
to let the before the House and acquit him
self IL he could He opinion that the friends Of the
accused themselves appeared to be doing him injustice by
obcing to the reception OF this report If the report was
not received it would appear TO the world that because the
committee had succeeded in their investigations the House
wished now to cover it up .a
in false position before the House. and hoped that the
port would be received He thought that if every gentle
here placed in position similar to that occupied
by the gentleman from New York. they could then tell
what they would do. If he placed in such position
he would BOT only court but he would demand nvcs-
igaon He said let every put this question to him
self and he could then decide what best to be done
He appeared the friend of the accused but he would
that he ought to have the investigation The conduct of
the gehenans colleagues looked if they entertained
doab,s Of bin when they opposed the reception of the e
port hen the evidence before the House then there
would lie trial He thought that the coninittee should
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