New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10

Nj, TRUABCLL reflied that this vas edmirs1
and wa ret 1cissior of the Get Which they scas
a. led vouId be Al eupssd before /, Wa consummsed
He desied hat the credentials snd protest should De
retired 10 the Committee the JudiciEy. ard 70 81
they rho alo &C. econ The ns.ter torth with
Messrs. HUNTER TOCCEY and BELL Tenn J
argued ths; tie u,5s cvure should be pursued, viz
et The cath be administered and have the merits OF me
auosti6 investigated.
Mr.. SEWARD argued that this case and th,t OF Mr..
Harlan wee ,imilar, and s,ksd WHAT would tue
country TIN with scarcev che month intervene ar
NJ Herl6r ves erpelled if they owned the csse Of
FITCH analogous snd should peni, lin TO take his ses
MI Harlan berg R-pubhesn and M. Fitch
Democrat and three our'hs OF the Se1s'e Democratic
Mr. DOUGLAS hurled back the irpuiadoa thS
tbee being 9 difference Of political opinions among
thoee gentlemen, different rule OF seton was TO b.
a. pied.
In M Hsrln's ca.e all bis political friends voted
fr him but ike Democrats did not make party to the
issue.
Mr. BUTLER objected to the remark Of Mr.. Sew
ard, hat uocer the arbitrary power Of the Com nlitee
on TIE Jucc ary the Senstcr frou Iowa Mr. Hsrisn
wss expelled. He thought that that Co nmitee dealt
out ju-tce impartisly. He Batter would ssy
enpha.icsIv aud in 81 honest spuit, that N
3 MAYER involving the Constitutional privilege OF
m. Der coming fri che Of the sovereign Sate., be
knew either the Democratic nor Republican SIDE OF
tie House. He believed il wss Tresumptive eonca-
sop 70 say vba' would lie the conclusion Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. one way or the other. lie
knew biz rem arks would not ind their way into the
Ne~-1oik pagers. He would remsk that they should
trsst the mater with fairness. aud approach il with
jus tice bat be should, a. member of the Judiciary
Committee decline taking jurisdiction on the slb)ect
after VI at has been said
Mr. WILSON said these itnputations were com
nerced BY the Senator from Indiana Bright and
the Senator from Connecticut Toucey They set the
exsmpe Ct making sllUsions q partisan character,
and assumed TO bDke the course pursued by senators
Of tie other eide of the Chamber. They had before
them Ct the most siUpeodous and gigantic frauds
TO be found the records Ct the country. IL was e1-
-. Ia hNfsl .kfa IN %
differently from those with whom he usually acted.
II ey had befr them TIE certificate Of the Governor
Of Indiana and the declaration OF the Senate OF that
State showing that the Legislature never elected Fitch
member of this body. He bad thought il would have
been better 10 have referred this matter 10 the Coz
nit,ee in order fer lie examination without swearing IN
the gtnieu an. but during the debate 1t had baen
shown that the policy of the Senate had been to sdmt
the pcrson claiming seat and then refer the papers.
He thought they bad more 10 gain by following the or
binary course He said that two years ago the people
OF IIdisna were cheated out OF Sens0r to sccom'
p-h the present. result, and then alluded 10 recent
events, ..,
Mr. frGH raised the p,iut Of order, that Mr. VIII
sop should not be permitted thus 10 traduce persons
who were not here TO answer for themselves
Mr.. BRIGHT thought II unnecessary mere 70 enter
into defense Of Gov Willard 10 whose behai ne en-
T. red general den al Of the truth OF what Mr.. Wilson
had said sgsinst HIM.
Nj WILSON del led having inside personal att,ck
on Gov Willard. He had sta'ed what he was in
formed were historical facs derived from the news
pareis of the country.
M. HARLAN made statement relative to the Sen
-, roceedir 60 in his own cxe, denying that his and
,be,f,s -, ing we're parallel The Committee the Ju-
dietary bsa ;eated him with great masnanimity, but
be had no doubt hat they overlooked the great prn-
chile which should baee controlled them
M. TRTMBULI,s motion 70 refer the credentials
snG protests to the Judiciary Committee, was disagreed
10 by Yeas IL, Nays SO.
YFAs-Messi. Colamcr. Cnteuden. Fe.euder, Foot fos
ter Hale Harlan, Nour'e, Seward Thompson OF hentaesy'
Made, Wilson. -
Mr. FITCH. in pursuance Of resolution 10 that
purpose, was then Qualified and took his seat
Mr. TOOMBS .ignfed bis intention Of moving to
refer the papers to Select Committee, as SIR. Buter
the Chairman of tie Committee the Judiciary, had
said he would not act on the case. Adjourned.