New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-19

The Union declares itself quite at loss to Inn
agne what that ancient Parliamentary rule can be
which Speaker Orr is charged with having violated
in the selection of the Lec0mpton Investigating
Committee. Yet, in the very next sentence, 1t ID
mits that there is Parliamentary rule which re-
"quires that when any bill, or measure, or matter,
"is referred to Committee, it shall be referred
"to q majority of friends, il being ParGa-
o lnentsry maxim that as child is not to be put
80 nurse that cares not for it, 80 no man Is to
" be employed in any matter who has declared him.
Z" self against it," 1t would be difficult to state
the case against Speaker Orr more distinctly than
The Jnisn has done in this very sentence. Mr..
Speaker Orr has done precisely what The Union
eonfeaseH that ii is against Parliamentary rule to
do. He has committed the investigation into the
origin and history of the Lecompton Constitution,
not to a majority friendly to the investigation,
but to q majority Of those opposed to it. He has
put the child not merely to nurse that cares not
for it, but to one determined to strange IT. He has
appointed for this investigation q mA9onsy of men
Who had declared themselves against making il.
This ease against NJ. Speaker Orr ss stated
BY itsef, The Union attempts to turn aside BY the
suggestios that as "the Lecompton Constitution
was the subject matter to be referred to the
Committee for inquiry into the whole facts of its
origin and history, this very rule rendered it i'm.
"psrstiye upon the Speaker to constitute the
Committee so that it would contain majority
friendly to the Constitution" But here The
Inion attempts to throw dust into the eyes OF the
public a. TO the real matter Of the complaint against
the Speaker Nobody has required of him to appoint
Committee majority Of which should be opposed
TO the Leccmpton Constitution. All that was OK.
pected of him or asked of him was that he should
appoint Committee favorable to that investigation
into the Aoe facts of the origin and history OF that
Constitution, for which very purpose, by Ihs
Unions own confession, the Committee was
ordered. Could the Speaker have found fifteen
men all favorable to the Lecompton Constitution
but at the ssme time all favorable to searching
inquiry into the whole facts Of its origin and his
tory" and ready and competent to make that IN
'esiigaton, lie would have been at liberty 70 nave
made up the Committee entirely OF such persons
ihs optnioa which 3 majority of the Committee
may have formed Of the Lecoinpton Constitution
"u' secondary matter only Of importance a.
Ds'fos On The question Of their being favorable to
'ne ih'e'tlsaion ordered BY the House. The plain
''a'e Of The case is this: The House has voted
'"s' INC Lec"uPton Constitution shall be insest
s''ed aud Is origin and history thoroughly sifted,
'n' "'e'' Committee to DO appointed for that
purpose. Dir. Speaker Orr determines TO defeat
the viii and vote Of tho House, and instead of an
n'e''lg1'ipg to substitute whitewsshins Com
miiee. and IA pursuance cf this intention. directly
Opposed TO that Of the House. he proceed, TO nom
hute OF he Committee meiorit: not u.rsy de-
;erH'ued TO "b''c"aSh. but totally TO suppress. or
a. least -Ob"'eAta.I 70 d,fsas tas preuluioasy N