The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-28
Fort Smelling Fraud.

House, Petit. from a select committee
appointed to inquire INTO the facts and cir
cumstanees attending the sale Of the Fort
Smelling property. made report from the
majority. lie said the committee was not
so fortunate as TO come to an agreement rel
utive to the facts.
In reply to the suggestion of Mr.. Grow, oi
Penn, Mr., Petit remarked that there was
nothing in the report duplicating any mem
Der of either branch of Congress. lie moved
! that the report be laid en- the table and print
ed, and made the special order Of the day for
the 18th Of May. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Burnet made n minority report which
was ordered to take the same direction.
Mr. Bright's Land Entry.
Hughes asked leave to offer resolution
TO censurc Mr.. Skinner, member of the
House from New York, for breach of privi-
lege. order and decorum; the latter having
yesterday asked to submit n preamble and
resolution. proposing q select committee OF
| five to inquire into the facts and circum-
stances by which, under the order of the
Commissioner of Lends, Senator Bright and
| Representatives English and Folly. were per-
mitteu to enter COCO acres Mt the Council
| I}luifs Land Office.
Campbell said it was rot breach of privi-
legc on the part of skinner. Ii every mem
her vilificd through the public press should
think proper to bring the subject before the
House they would have nothing but cues
tons of privilege.
Hughes wished the House to set the seal of
condemnation on this malicious assault on
Senator and two representatives. The House
should maintain its own dignity and char
acter. The newspaper attack, embodied in
SINNERS resolution was false and scandal
lous and founded OH ignorance of the public
statutes of the country. lie had no doubt
that the resolution was concerted outside of
this House. lie explained that Mcssrs. Bright,
English, and Foley. made their entries under
the law. lie said the proceedings of the
House were used for tho purpose OF stabbing
the Commissioner of the Sand Office. Sen
ator aud two Representatives; and for that
purpose, irresponsible and infamous attacks
were logged in.
SENATE.-Thc business during the morn
ing hour was unimportant.
In special order, the Conference Committee
report came up.
Crittenden took the floor. lie said that
the offer made by the Committee { Confer
ence in the substitute presented is merely
equivalent To a bride of public lands to
accept the I.ccoHlpton Constitution. lie
went OH to say that the conference substitute
is poor. MANNED and imperfect substitute
for the bill adopted by the House.
WASHINGTON, April 21-rM
IIoUsE.--Giddings raised Il question OF or
der but the Speaker oyerruled the objection
rs coming too late.
English said he had been q member ofNhe
House five years and lac could appeal to the
records TO bear him out in the assertion that
mall that time be never uttered sentence
ri cung oil the personal character OF any of
his1ssociates on this floor; and never, before,
had he had any occasion to notice or refer o
any charges of personal character towards
himself lie knew Of no law which made it
improper in any sense, foi members of Con
gress to purchase public lands. On the 23I
of Feb, lie and Mr.. Foley, for themselves and
certain Of their constituents, deposited in the
General Land Office number of land war
rants which were located in open day and un-
der the law and instructions of the Secretary
of the Interior. and Commissioner OF the
Land office. lie read from the law and in
structions ip proof of his assertion. and
showed thatAo preference had been given in
the location. II any gentleman made u
charge that favoritism in this matter was
shown him, to influence his action on the
Kansas question or insisted that he was in
fuenced by other than patriotic motives, he
would denounce him rs u liar, paltroon and
coward.
| Cries from the Democratic side of '.good,
| bit him again"
On motion of Davis, of Nd, the who'c
| subject tabled.
Guncy Jones Eadc an Intellectual attempt
to consider the appropriation bill.
| The cOmmietcc resumed the consideration
of the bill granting pensions to soldiers oi
the war Of 1872. The committee rose and the
blouse adjourned.
SENATE.-Mr. Crittcnden after defining Il.
position for adhcring to his amended bill
adopted by the House, i'm preference to tn,
conference substitute now offered, invite TIA,
Senate impartially TO do justice. without re.
elimination and without sectional prejudice
to the geographical position of Kentucky hC
pointed her interests us peculiarly in tavol
of the maintenance of the Union and of The
preservation of cordiality among all sections
He concluded with an earnest appeal to a
parties and sections 70 respect the magnii-
icene proportions and destiny of this Union
which already was recognized among IN,
great powers, but will soon be recognized IL,
the greatest, if we avoid sectional strife anc
petty causes of division.
Gil t,nd was h,arl with attention y {
crowded house.
Hunter made an able argument replying
seridtim to Crittenden's points. lie said, tC
throw back the people into Territorial con-
dition would produce a truce of three or four
years; which truce might be improved into
permanent peace and this distracting QueS
ton pass out of Federal politics, thereby Civ
ing time to attend to the great objects boil
moral and political which address themsclxc
TO our attention.
Collamer took the floor and made an oil,
fashioned Kansas speech.
, Green replied in defence of the Executive
and said that Mr.. Wade, in describing it u
; corrupt, acted as the slandercr of the Exec
: cutive. lie also said that the assertion o
: Mr.. Crittenden that the Administration hav
: abandoned their position by submitting TIA
the Lccompton Constitution to the people u
not true.
Mr.. Crittenden took exception TO the en-
phisis with which Mr.. Green used the word
not true.
Some verbal sparring ensued, in which Nj
, Green likened Crittendcn To a Kentuck
. climber, phrase which MIR. Crittenden pro
fesscd himself unable to comprehend.
, After a few words, in which Crittenden ha
palpably the best of it Mr.. Green resumed hi
speech, declaring that the lands donated b
the Kansas bill were nothing tie nature of
1 bride.
Washington Items.
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