Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-14
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public and private purposes. eXpe'lde" III .'c
city of Washington since the Locations oi.thc
seat of Government there. Also. the ANNA!
report of the nitcd States Treasurer
On motion Of Mr. Allen. the Senate agreed
10 elect the standing committees on Monday
next.
,lr. Ward. OF Tcxa, Introduced resolution
authorising certain alterations IN the pia;i "i
the new custom house at Galveston provide!
the expense shall no, exceed the amount al
ready appropriated
Mr.. Rice introduced ill, for the con>trl!"-
ton of Il wagon road from Fort lbercromh!r
10 Pugcts Sound. and Tor the establishment ri
Northern Pacific mail route. The first ap-
propria,cs ;30r.uUu Tor the building al the
WAGON road, and the second authuri>c' the
Postmaster 10 contract lor carrying the mail for
six years. from 81 Paul. Minnesota. To Puget :
Sound. via Forts Benton and Cnirn. in Ncbra>.
ka. and through Washington Territory.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met Il; noon. MI Boycc al
South Carolina. offered a resolution admitting
Lieutenant Sylvester Mowry. DELEGATE from
arizona. to the privileges OF the floor.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, objected, OF the gGoun!
that Arizona WAS part of New Mexico. and
he saw 10 object in giving that Territory t""
Representatives, on the floor.
The consideration of the ease of judge Wa
truilS WAS resumed.
Mr.. Biilinghur>t. of Wis. referred 10 III"
importance of the subject upon which thcT
were called to act. The people could correct
official misconduct i'll 4 President or legislator.
bu. ildsr. holding lis Office for lie or 'lnrn.
"a L.. hN mn
parchment \ federal Judge WAS charged here
with conspring with League, l.apslry and
other SPECTATORS To dciiaud parties Of land by
false title parcr>-with having tried eases IN
his court although disqualified by reason Of
personal interest from sitting upon them
with iayorti>m towards counsel engaged III
cases in which he ar his friends had interest
and with permitting improper practices upon
the part of officers in his court 1" 20 unre-
blkcd lie now proceeded 10 review the cvi-
dcncc 1T length and concluded by expressing
the opinion that the Judge was guilty Of the
charges preferred He held that hc had sat III
Judgment on ease; in which he was Interested
and charged the jury that tue title WAS good
which was Il gross indccenry, naSmurh a> his
Judgment might hc c;cd before the court in
New Orleans
Mr.. Reagan. oi Texas. referred 10 the state
ncnt OF Mr.. Bryan yesterday that he had IN
his possession statement from Mr.. Au>un
that he had purchased the three eleven league
grants Of lands, and that Samuel NJ. Williams
had full power of attorney 10 sell them. He
desired Mr. Bryan to lay the statement before
the House.
Mr.. Bryan replied that this statement had
been sworn 10 by one whom no one could
doubt, an'l when the proper time came he would
USE it,
Mr.. Ready. of Tennessee. from the Judiciary
committee said he had examined TINS subject
with All anxious desire 10 arrive At the truth.
and if Judge WatrouS was guilty TO bring him
TO trial before the proper tribunal. He WAS
DISPOSED t. screen 10 ;nan from punishment
Justly due He called attention to the charges
brough, against judge Watrous, and showed
that his colleagues Oh the Judiciary committee
who framed his impeachment had abandoned
the allegations of the Spencer memorial lie
denied cnphaticallv that there was any evil
dcncc to sustain the points assumed by those
seeking the impeachment oithc judge i!cwcnt
into an examination Of the evidence III great
detail
Mr.. Davis, Of Md, wished to know whether
there was any evidence 10 show that Judge
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tons with parties who were iitigantS IN his
court
Mr.. Ready replied that there va, not 4 >yl
liable Of evidence to show anything OF the sort
On the contrary the only purchase OF land in
which he was Interested was that of the three
eleven league grants lie never had the money
TO make extensive land purchases: was poor
man nov and had never made cent ont Of the
T.. b,l l,l ipto
il by other parties and was informed ny
League and some of the iirst-lawycrS OF Texas
that the title WAS indi>putablc. He r"nSc-
qucntly could have had no idea that there
would be any litigation about the title before
his court. or any other court IN Texas. lie
concluded by insisting that nothing had been
proved IF n diSrcputablc character against
Judge W.. and that the impeachment should
he abandoned.
The Speaker stated the question
Sir Clark. Of New York, said h" wished to
speak. hut preferred that some gentleman ia
vorablc 10 the impeachment should prcccde
him: but il the vote wa, to he taken to-day hc
would 20 OF.
Mr.. Houston said he intended to ask for 4
vote some time tomorrow. and also move the
previous question upon motion to terminate
the debate AT some Time aTrccaDlc 10 llic Ilou>c
and then, the resolution being reported. he
would ask the privilege of closing the debate
After some further conversation. from which
Il appeared that number Of members desired
to speak on each side, Mr.. stephens. of ia.
moved that when the House adjourn. 1t adjourn
until Monday Upon thi- motion the yeas and
nays were ordered, and resulted: yeas 81. nays
gG So the motion was lost
Mr.. Reagan. OF Texas. said he was not fully
prepared to 20 into the discussion nov. bat
as the House seemed to insist he would pro
cccd
Mr.. Stephens. Of ia. how renewed tn mo-
ton to adjourn. which was carried BY yeas -.
nays IL. and the House accordingly adonrnrd.
SArrKpAy. DECEMBER II. ISIS.
The Senate WAS not in session to-day, haTiae
adjourned Yesterday until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met 1t the usual hour. Mr. Smii!
ofTcnncssee. On the committee ctprinting. offer
cd resolution in favor ofprinting 20,ooQ co
pics of the Presidents Message and the accompa
nvins documents and $4,000 copies ofthc rcpor
of the Secretary of the Treasury. also Loot
io- the use of the Treasury Department
The House then resumed the consideration
of the Watrous ease
Mr.. Reagan OF Texas reviewed the tc|timo