New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. PETIT, from tae Select COmmitIee t'Iu'o'" =
gate tie facts and circumstances attending the sale OF
the Fort Smelling property, made report iron the
majority that said Committee Is not 30 fortunate a.
to come to an agreement relative to the iacs, Ia
reply to suggestions by Mr. GkOW ne az
ether branch Of Congress de moved that tne IepGPis
be laid upon the table and printed, and MADE Tue
special order the 18th of May which was agreed to.
'fMr. BURNETT made a minority report, which was
ordered ~ take the same direction.
MIR HUGHES asked leave TO offer resolution 10
csnsu,e Mr. Spinner for committing breach OF the
nr;v;leoe order and decOrum Of the House-the aver
having Yesterday asked leave to submit preamoie
and resolution proposing Select Com 4lttce Oh nte
TO INQUIRE as to the facts aud circumstances "4lcn,
nndeT an order of the Commissioner OF the Lana
Office. Senator Bright and Representatives Englsh
ard Foley were permitted to enter sx thousand acres
of land at the Council Bluff Land Office. r
Mr.. CAMPBELL Ohio SAID 1t was not q oreacn Vi
nryilege on the part of Mr.. Spinner. III every mem
ber y;I6ed through the public press should think
Droper 20 bring the subject to the House. they should
have nothing but questions of privilege.
The SPEAKER decided that the question was one
Mr. inches Ind wished the HOuse to set its
seal OF condemnation the malicious assault on the
Senator (BIight and Representatives. Inc House 1s
should maintain its own dignity and character The
Newspaper attack embodied in Mr. Spinners resolution
Was fase and scandaous founded in ignorance OF the
public statutes of the country. He (Hughes) had no
doubt the resolution was concocteo ouSiue tu''
= Mr.. Hughes explained that Messrs Bright, English
and Foley made their locations under law, from winch
he read He said the proceedings OF the House were
used for the purpose Of stabbing Commissioner OF
Land Office Senator and two Represer tatives; and
for this purpose irresponsible and infamous newspaper
attacks we're lugged on.
Mr.. GIDDINGS raised the question OF order, put
the Speaker oyerruled the objection as coming 700
late.
Mr.. ENGLISH Ind.) said he had been member
of the House for five years. and could appeal to the
record &c bear him out in the assertion that in all that
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sona character of any of his associates on TINS oor
and that never before had he any occasion to notice or
refer to any charges OF personal character toward
himself
Heknew of no law which made it improper in any
,ense for Member Congress to purchase public lands
On the sd of Feb he aud Mr.. Foley, f'r themselve
and certain Of their constituents, deposited IN tne
General Lsnd Office anumber Of land warrants wnlcn,
were located in open day under the law and the
instructions of the Secretary of the Interior and the
Commis soner Of the Land Office.
He read from law and the instructions in proof OF
his assert on and showed that preference had been
given in the location If any gentleman made tne
change that favortsm in this matter was shown nun
10 influence his action the Kansas question, or IN
situated that he was Influenced by other than patti
otto motives, be would denounce bin as lar pol
troon, and coward. ,,,.
Cries fiom the Democratic side: Good 3" Hit
him again. ~
Hughes, that he Spnner) did not desire an investiga
ton prooouLced the charge false. The gentleman
from Indiana must have been mslnformed. lie, IN
his preamble, had embodied slip from Republican
ana clip from a Democratic newspaper; and the OBJ
ect of his inquiry was, to ascertain whether Members
of COngess have privileges beyond other citizens In
entering lands. II this was wrong, he was willing to
be cepsured for the movement
Mr. FOLEY (Ind.) asked whether he was not sat
sfed that the charge in the newspapers was false.
Mr.. SPINNER replied in the negative.
Mr.. GlDDlNGS (Ohio) said that the Chair had
miscOnceived his former point of order. He did not
understand the Speaker TO decide that il the right
of the House TO member for the discharge OF
his duty.
The SPEAKER replied hat that was a question
for the House to decide when they came to vote on
the resolution.
Mr. Campbell (Ohio) alluded to class of scrb
blers who hired to malign those in power through
the medium of rags, lsmpbiack and OIL and referred
TO The Daily Globe of December TO show that that
paper published at the expense Of the Government,
had charged directly the Secretary OF the Treasury
with entering into collision with the clerks of the last
House to rob and plumber the Treasury. lie thought
that Mr. Spinner justified in proposing an inquiry
into the conduct of executive officer OF the Govern
ment.
Mr.. ENGLISH said that he wanted an investga.
ton of the foul Islander introduced by the gentleman
from Eew-York.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS (Md.) the whole subject
was tabled.
The House adopted the resolution making it in order
for the Committee of the Whole the State OF the
Union 70 take recess till o'clock In the evening
throughout the present week. Tor the purpose OF gen.
tTdl CeDsie only.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole.
MIR. j. CLANCY JONES made an Intellectual effort
10 consider the appropriation bills. go,
The Commttee resumed the consideration OF the bill
granting pensions to soldiers Of the war of 1872.
Mr.. CURRY ALA opposed the bill, a proposing to
besow more gratuities at annual of eleven
millions Of dollss-an amount as large as the total
sxper ditures Of the Government were in 1926.
Messrs. CLARK Mo-, ANDERSON and CT KITS
snche in favor Of and Mi. QUIrMAN against the bill
The Committee then rose and the House adjourned
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