The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
rHIRTY-FlFTn CONGRESS--SECOND SESSION,
DIN y Il.
WAsHyGToN, Dec. 10.
SENATE.


WAsmSGToN, Dee 10.
The Senate met at the usual hour
The Chair presented communication from the
Secretary OF the Interior, containing an abstract
showing the amount of money for public and pri-
vate purposes expended in the city of Washington
since the location of the seat of government there
Also, the annual report of the United States Trca-
Surcr.
On motion of Mr.. ALLEN the Senate agreed to
elect the Sanding Committees on Monday next.
MIR. WARD, of Texas, introduced a resolution
authorizing certain alterations in the place of the
new Custom House at Galveston, provided the ex-
Pense shall not exceed the amount already apPro-
priated.
Mr.. RICE introduced bills for the construction of
wagon road from Fort Abcrcrombic to Puget's
Sound, and for the establishment of a Northern
Pacific Mail route. The first appropriates $500 coo
Tor the building of the wagon road and the second
authorizes the Postmaster to contract for carrying
the mail for six years from ST. Pauls, Minnesota,
TO Pugets Sound, rta Forts Benton and Union, in
Nebraska and through Washington Territory.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House organized at noon.
Mr.. BoYcE, of South Carolina, offered a resou-
tion admitting i. Sylvester Mowry. a delegate
from Arizona, to the privileges of the floor.
Mr.. JONES, of Tenn, objected on the ground that
Arizona part of New Mexico, and he saw no
object in giving that territory two representatives,
on the floor.
The consideration of the case of Judge Watrous,
resumed.
Mr.. BULTNGHURST, of Wisconsin. referred to the
Importance of the subject upon which they were
called to act The people could correct official mis-
conduct in a President legislator but a Judge
holding his Office for life or during good behavior
could only be reached by impeachment. A federal
Judge was charged here with COnspirng with Lea
que, Lapsley and other spectators to defraud par
ties of land by false title papers, with having tried
cases in his court although disqualified by of
personal interest from sitting upon them; with
tavortism towards counsel engaged in in
which he or his friends had interest and with per
mttlng improper practices on the part of officers
in his court to go unrebuked. He now proceeded
to review the evidence at length and concluded by
expressing the opinion that the Judge was guilty of
the charges preferred. Ho held that he had sat in
Judgment on cases in which he was interested and
charged the jury that the title good, which was
gross indecency, inasmuch his Judgment might
be cited before the court in New Orleans.
Mr.. REAGAN, of Texas, referred to the statement
OF Mr.. Bryan yesterday that he had in his posses
sion statement from Mr.. Austin, that he had pur-
chased the three Eleven league grants of lands and
that Samuel NJ. Williams had full power of attor-
ney to sell them. He desired Mr.. Bryan to lay this
statement before the House.
Mr. BRYAN replied that this statement had been
sworn to by one whom one would doubt and
when the proper time came he would use it.
Mr.. READY, of Tennesse, from the Judiciary Com
mirtec, said he had examined this subject with
anxious desire to arrive at the truth, and if Judge
WatrOus guilty to bring him to trial before
the proper tribunal. He was disposed to screen
man from punishment Justly due He called attCn-
tion to the charge brought against Judge Watrous,
and showed that his colleagues on the Judiciary
Committee who favored his impeachment, had aban-
doned the allegations of the Spencer memorial. He
denied emphatically, that there was any evidence
to sustain the points assumed by those seeking the
Impeachment of the Judge. lie into an exam
ination of the evidence in great detail.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Maryland wished to know whnth-
er there any evidence to show that Judge Wat
rous engaged in a series of speculations with
parties who were litigants in his court
Mr.. READY replied that there not syllable
tAu ul,F Il,
contrary the only purchase of land in which he
was interested was that of the three Eleven league
grants. He never had the money to make extensive
land purchases, poor man now, and had never
made cent out of the speculation referred to. He
had been led into it by other parties. and was in
formed by League and some of the first lawyers of
Texas that the title indisputable. He
quently could have had no idea that there would be
any litigation about the title before his court or
any other court in Texas. He concluded by insist
that nothing had been proved of disrcputable
character against Judge Watrous, and that the i'm
parchment should be abandoned
The SPEAKER stating the question
Mr.. CLARK. Of \. Y, said he wished to speak, but
preferred that some gentleman favourable to the
impeachment, would precede him, but il the
vote to be taken to-day, he would 90 on.
Mr.. lI0usrON, said he intended to ask for a vote
some time tomorrow, and also move the previous
question upon a motion to terminate the debate at
some stage agreeable to the House, and then the
resolution, being reported he would ask the privi-
lege of closing the debate.
After further conversation from which it
appeared that a number of members desired to
speak each side, Mr.. STEPHENS, of Geo. moved
that when the House adjourn, it adjourn till Mon
day. Upon this motion the yeas and nays were or
dered and resulted, yeas 81, nays 96, so the mo-
tiOn was lost.
Mr.. REAGAN, of Texas, said he was not fully pre-
pared to go into the discussion now, but the
House seemed to insist he would proceed
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Geo. renewed the motion
to adjourn which was carried by yeas 81, nays G5.
The House accordingly adjourned.