New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-16

inQe 10 be produced whenever VNN" L.
Mr. DAVIS said the gentleman proPoSou and
away everything Of advantage 10 'he o. sa LII;
thus would embarrass the poceedi,es IN mnh ;nses'
Mr. KUNKEL pal reinarkeed 'naJ S o. a,osnsa bu,
LEGATIONS involved tn,e, ore now proposed These
ne was ~ NV Vrs;velv made over the whole coun-
nv and if they were no'hhs III p' Co. nrest;s,o-
paper 1nIsjd not concur With the opinions OF the
uou. ,ns, from Maryland relative to the newspaper
bich had not failed TO serve Its Junction. fo9
press, "noyrnot men in the House and Senate, and
may NAV reek all along the Avenue, yet, with
~ abuses a free press may save the liberties
az 81 The people This charge was not only made IN the
swspaper press but the authority OF stockholders
nf,he Middieeex Manufacturing Company. lie knew
Satb;po about Lawrence, Stone & Co. IL is sad they
aye merchant princes of NewEngand But ne knew
that these merchant princes struck handS WIN !ne
FTee-1rade interest in the last Congress 10 eIus e
;,Snstry OF Pennsylvania. He knew that faith IN the
interests Of New England toward the rest OF the coun
nv was the cause of the panic. The gentleman IRON
Massachusetts spoke Of the high character OF Law
renee Stone & Co. Were they TO De euoSz o on n
Congress because their books show hey spent ,oVo
40 control the interests of the country
Mr. BURLINGAME replied that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania was laboring under mlsapprehen-
sion, and after repeating wnst nc hau SaiI' auueu'
tstbe senior member of the firm, let him make the
ssmost of H. I did Iot consider it eulogy.'
Mr.. KUNKEL--H the gentleman retracts l am
'' Mr.. BURLINGAME-l retract nothing. never
Mr.. KUNKEL.-If the gentleman AYERS that he did
not pronounce eulogy am mistaken. Members
were assaied with regard to corruption in connection
with the tariff policy, and it has been charged owe
and over again that members had combined for mer
cepery considerations to affect that policy together
with propositions to admit railroad iron free OF duty
Thus the great interests of Pennsylvania were kept IN
anxiety and suspense. The charges uttered when
the tariff act under consideration. He heard them
when he went home and but for the mild and GENIAL
Winter there would have been starvation WITHIN tse
borders of that State.
Mr. HARRIS (Ill.), thought it was proper that some
investigation should take place, and thought 1t did not
affect him and those with whom he acted.
Mr. MORGAN wished To know by what authority
the gentleman made that assertion
Mr. HARRIS replied, he had before him the names
of those who voted for the modification OF the tariff
Eotbing transpired to show N what direction the
money had gone, but from what transpred last ses-
sion The Democratic side has very little to fear from
the present investigation. 1t might be well enough
TO go Boston, but they had better turn TO the Con-
gressional record, where would be found case
worthy of consideration He meant that of Mr.
MattesoD who, fortunately, was not member OF the
Democratic party. He then offered an amendment
settng forth the proceedings of the last House relative
to sMattetOn, and instructing the Committee now
proposed to take all the facts into consideration and
report what action is necessary TO indicate the
character OF the House. Mr.. Matteson, he said, is
still resting under serious lmpuatiOns.
Mr.. STANTON raised question of order that the
amendments not germane to ;he pending resolutions.
The SPEAKER ruled it out of order.
Mr.. STANTON thought it was the first duty of
every family political party to purge its own house
hold and he would twice as readily vote to expel
members from his party for sufficient reasons as
member from the other party because 1t was lnpor-
tant that its integrity should be preserved. Gentle
men on the Democratic side had family affairs to
settle including the sale of Fort Smelling. The card-
nal object of the manufacturers was TO get
rid Of the duty on wool, ana the gentlemen
on the side voted accordingly therefore, they
are the very men implicated III the nature OF TINS
charge. In reply TO Mr.. Davis of Maryland, he said
II was possible that injustice had been done the ac-
cused parties of the last Congress by the Investigating
Committee but he made the point that the nights OF
members are not to depend on the discretion OF few
gentlemen who may compose such Committee.
Mr.. HARRIS Ill.) wanted to know whether Mr..
Stanton meant to say that any Democratic member
was implicated in the sale Of Fort Smelling.
Mr. STANTON-I meant to say that the Adminls-
tration made the SALE and that member Snithl from
the gentlemans own State moved Tor an investigating
COMMITTEE and that il seems all round to be family
affair-thats all.
Mr.. GROW protested against the positions assumed
by Mr.. Davis Of Maryland, and Mr.. Harris OF Illinois
The latter had attempted TO throw suspicion on mem
bers of the House. and, like the man of old, thank
Godieis not like other people, and wraps his CLOAK
self righteousness about him. lie trusted that inc at
tempt to make the select Committees OF the last Con
gress precedent would not be successful ne
tSould throw around the most humble individuals the
safeguards Of the law The Constitution guarantees
that the person charged shall be confronted with Ms
from fine streets to backen the character OF members,
and IN a secret chamber allowed them to give evil
der &c in the absence of the accused lie protested
against ~ raising Of Committee ana that WITNESSES
sbnu he called without the accused being permit 81 10
confront Them The character of q member OF Con-
az should not be held less in esteem than that OF
Setty thief who is entitled to fair trial. lie repeat
ed that the Committee of the last Congress prevented
The accused from confronting the witnesses ana nav
ing suppressed part of the evidence, asked tue House
to pass judgment. - Oil:
Mr. HARRIS UlinOs)-The gentleman from ONO
eaysI and Others are like the man OF old III he means
90 assert that al thank God am not as other men,
he il correct If the gentleman will put himself IN the
position of the other man mentioned IN tne scripture
by way of contradiction and exclalm " Goa De mer-
ciful To- me a sinner" have no doubt the exclamation
,youIi meet with hearty amen from every gentleman
On this floor Laughter
Mr. LETCHER wanted to know why Messrs. SIAN
ton and Grow sat quietly in their seats when resou
tons introduced proposing an nvestsa'iom d ,n;O
the conduct Of the late Clerk OF the House ana IN
relation to the sale of Fort Snellingl
Mr. STANTON replied-Fort Smelling involved no.
NJ. iETCHER, resuming-Nor do these proceed
ings involve the name of any Member OF Congress.
When tie case Of the late Clerk was taken up, why
did not the gentleman from Pennsylvania Grow pro-
test Now The said, great outrage was 10 be com,
med, rights violated, and the accused arrSSheq anu
prosecuted in secret and brought before the House
NJ STANTON said the Clerk was the person
named. The Fort Smelling case did not involve the
rights Of any member or the character OF the ouso'
The sale of the property was the act of the Execu-
tive, and as the House has power TO try him they
could not pass censure.
Mr.. LErCHER-You explanation amounts to this.
You did not rise occasion because nobody was
named and YOU did not rise on the other because
somebody was named SO far as Secretary Floyd Is
Concerned, more unfounded charge was never made
On the reputation of public officer.
Mr.. ROBERT SMITH said he offered the resou-
tha