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

tack any member Of the COMMITTEE, BAT Quesuoesa
their Jurisdiction. The report vas nothing bet "a 10
cen;oos arvumeot against the accused coopicd With
RESOLUTION FOR BIZ. expulsion. W@ Il ever before heard
ths. under the rseouton for tber sppotnt ncat bey
could oct "a Grand and Peth jury and Soar' 70 cos
denim him II the COMMITTEES were Angels rom hesva
instead of Members of Congress he should Object %
their jurisdiction We have tiled nobody aey say
10 but they have condemned the IAN sitbsa' tnA:
The Committee should have msde ssneis reg
only. WHIST If Mr.. SnoHton prolsbed . he N nc
TINES Were 10 take Il up - true ans PsSs s.ss
TO milk corruption out Of corrupt witnesses
Sweeney was pool miserable specimen OF des1sdee
humanity. He understood that the report OF toe evi-
depce already in the hands Of two three papers
In New-iofk and IL would have the effect to excite
prejudice airs the accused There r,ust be NO
tim and hence the cry of mad deg is raised. There
an absence of manlness in such course and extea,o
i.iustice msy he done by this proceeding. The &C
ctised should have fair h9arng. He protesed
AGAINST the course OF the Committee.
The SPE AkER decided that, as this Wa parid
ranort the House must determine whether il Jaould bs
received as question Of privilege
Mr. ORR said that it was not surprising mar tns
Cen mittee were arraigned He had snhcips.sd teS
ii be discharged his duty according to his CONSCIENTIOUS
conviction he would meet with censurei but be was
prepared for IT, Let the public Judge OF hs cosdaee
when the full publication Of the Commttees prccecd
ng, shsl be made They had under the resolution OF
their appointment full authority and jurisdiction, 20
make the pending report. IL was only tew tnesos
of the sccused who discussed the merits Of the report
before the evidence had the light The geotiemaa
had spoken dispNagingy OF the character OF the wa
pesses As one of the Committee he should be happy
10 saw 10 the House and the country that these W.T.
pesss were unworthy OF belief but be could not Onc
remarked that Mr. Sweeney was turned out as door
keeper Of the House. and that be was miseraoe speci
men of humanity. Only brief year ago: however.
THE reviled witness placed In thai ohoe oy MI
Cilbert's influence and indosemen As to Mr.. IMP
lett being dismissed from office for malfeasance where
was the proof
Mr. BENNETT IN. Y y rose to point Of order.
Mr. ORR remarked it that came with signal grace
from Mr. Bennett who had denounced the witnesses
a. unworthy II was the first time that he had ever
heard Of such an accusation against Mr.; .Tpe'. sSS
have introduced testimony, II 1t had been uus' %
prove it. 49,. ...a ho.. ;ns,ross
that such the fact but that he did not mako inc
staten ent Of his OVID knowledge.
Mr. ORR-The gentleman said he heard It. he
should pane bis author.
Mr. GROW-I have said all We got to say tLssss-
teri 1t did not come from the member fro Now
Mr. A. X. MARSHALL and Mr.. HUMPHREY
MARSHALL. severally said they knew Mr.. Tnpseu
intimately as a Kentuckian, and bore their tesmoey
"A to his good character SO fer from having been d-
missed from office he voluntarily resigned His chGac-
ter would favorsby compare with that OF any member
MT ORR-So mach for the character of this witness.
II was total mistake for gentlemen to think that ths
Committee have made an ex parte report Ioe sc-
cused came before them and examined witnesses On
every point. He was not denied this privilege
single mstspce.
Mr. KUNKEL had no doubt of the integrity Of tho
Committee but the evidence submitted in the pending
case was only q summary, and was calculated TO nave
apreiudicsl effect In he minds of the public Tho
case was too strongly stated against the accused no
would not deal with conversations SUCH as Mr. Sweeny
had adduced but with facts established beyond doubt
Mr.. ALLISON asked suppose you REJECT the report,
what is the position of the accused lie would %
without the power to vindlcate himself before the
House and hence he wanted the Report received and
printed that the accused might vndcate himself no
Cd too tn Committee
their duty, tor which they had been aTslgned' H.
charged this was star-chamber inquisition, and the
Committee guilty Of improperly, II should DO Ok
MIR. GALLOWAY did net intend to be placed u
false position. II he were in Mr. Ciiberts pontios
he would not only court but demand an inves.gsuvn.
| He would 90 to the country on the merits u tns
| case, aud not resort to special pleading. nc
| declared bmself friend OF Mr. 6uoers, ana
wnsd foil nye =, ~ soasurd
with Mr. Allison, that the Speaker made an excsnoe
selection in the appointment OF the COMMITTEES. ra
any one believe that they were capable OF congpnonf
Did sny one think that they would put forward ono
sided statement To entertain that suspicion woud 90
to charge them with corruption as gross as that whco
they charge against Others The House were hot now
trying the man, and he invoked his friends to take
position which they could maintain before the country
Mr. SAGE moved that the House adjourn, but the
| question wa, decided in the negative.
| Mr. WAKEMAN maintained that the Committee
had no right to proceed In the investigation of toe
| charges against bis colleague GILBERT They should
have reported that In the course OF the exsmm shon
| they discovered member implicated and too House
would have directedJ bem to how to proceed He OBJ
ected to the position Of the question The resolution
required the Committee to inquire as to whether there
was a corrupt combination among members, but they
have reported nothing OF the kind Instead, they have
reported an argument winding up with resolution 70
expe his colleague. II the House act this resou-
| ton they would expe him without fair tria. Let
the report go over the question being on It's sdopuon
| Mr.. DAVIS Md said there were now In the hands
Of the Committee three special reports referring 10 ths
testimony in general, and final report IN possession
| the questions and answers.
| MI RICHIE said there was q sort OF minority re-
| port by the chairman OF the Committee
All the reports ordered to be printed, only i've
members Directing, and their further consideHtioo
| postponed to Wednesday next.
! MI. KELSEY offered a resolution, which was adopt-
ed that the Clerk be directed TO pay FRANCIS H. Smluh
six hundred and fifty dollars for his services IN report
ing the proceedings and testimony before the Com
mittse.
Mr.. ORR moved that five or ten thousand OF tbs
| reports be printed. No division was taken on tho
question. ,
| Mr. CAMPBELL Ohio made an Intellectual appeal
to the Houe to go INTO committee on me lsriI oi
| by ali the members OF the Committee except mr..
kelsey. They embody tie testimony IN each 49, aad
| conclude with the following resolutions:
Re,olred-That Vim. W. WEIGH did coruptiy com
| bine with Vim. A. Gilbert, q member OF this House
fom New York TO procure the passage OF RESOLUTION
or bill through the House. for the purchase OF certain
| copies of "Triplett on Pension and Bounty Land
Laws for motley, TO be paid TO the said gilbert on Us
passage; that Vim w. WEIGH did attempt TO procure
motley from james X. Sweeney tor reporting fayorably
| n The claim of Roxana kimball from the COMMITTEES
| on Invalid Pensions q. this CoDgrees that VIM ".
WEIGH a member of this House from Connecticut, b
| forthwith expelled from this House,
The Committee on Mr.. Edgaos s case reports ~
l follows