New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13
A Committee Of Investigation Refused.

WASHINGTON. Friday. Feb. II. 1853
fol Wolcott has just appeared at the bar CT ~
uouss and asks to be allowed till Monday 10 co..
s;dar his answer becsuse bis counsel. tee' hos.
Pevsrdy Johnson is ndispOsed. Mr.. Hoastsa. u
chairman Of the Committee. has moved that hsh
allowed time till p. m. Monday. The hoSAs .
now debating the question. John Cocaruas d
n Y. and Sherwood Clemens OF Va. orfsss The
motion
70! o'eioek.-Ciark B. Cochrane Of N. r. urrt
that Wolcott be allowed the time he ssks s"s
Mr.. Dawes, a new member from msssscss-
setts. has made bis debut on the Same side IN
cooeut and well delivered speech, which Wa Tep
favorably received BY the House.
Mr.. Stanton has moved the previous question.
and the House has allowed Mr.. Wolcott tul Moo
day by large majority.
. o,cJoek.-Mr. Hoard of New-York hAs Offered
resolution for the appointment oil Comm'see&
Five to investigate the question whether the Ia
ecut;ye has attempted to affect the leg,slssos a
mi, House BY offers of place or patronage OF ~
kind. in reward for votes given or to be gwen
Mr. Hoard's resolution is as follows:
P,soyreJ That Committee of FIVE be sppo,otsd y
the Speaker TO inquire and investigate whether ssy
mnroper attempts have been or are beng msds hy
snv persons connected with the Executive Dapannss
of this Government, or by any person acting unoes
advice or consent to influence the acton OF TINS hoss
or that of any of its Members, upon any measures
upon which the House has acted or when mas unoes
consideration. directly OF indirectly OF whe.nef ssy
improper promise, offer or in'mation OF enp'oywes,
nstronage Office or favor under the Government, q
h. Il
be conferred or withheld in consideration OF any we
given or TO be given. withheld to be withhed-wts
power to send for persons and papers ana 'e""e ."
port at any time by bill or otherwise.
The resolution creates great commotion on tho
Democratic side of the House. Mr.. wsrrss q
Arkansas, denounces it a. an insult to the house
It is also opposed by Mr.. Stephens OF Geoagss
and Mr. Houston If Alabama. Mr.. Hoard hsa .
TRIBUNE in his hand, from which he proposed -
read.
Mr. Houston protests against scurrilous artic!s
FROM newspapers, and there IL great disorder IN To
Hou,e. II is understood that Dir. Hoard proposss
70 read telegram about Mr.. Burns Of Ohio.
General confusion. The Speaker calls Loudly iSs
order. Mr.. Hoard takes the Clerks dssk sal
| reads from The Richmond (Va.) Sontk end Tk
Richmond Enqnirer assertions that the Adminssr
tiou influence will carry Lecomptou through ts
| House.
Nr. Nillson of Va. interrupts, and charges Hoard
with having solsted the Parliamentary prsisss
| BY citing in tho House the opinion Of the King q
| any measure.
Mr.. Warren again protests violently. and thsy
| is much csmor, which the Speaker suppresses.
TrIp Tusu
telegram sbout Burns Of Ohio, and after reading
from Washingtons Farewell Address. warning bic
countymen against the improper influence OF tAs
Executive and its tendency to absorb the functions
which belong to other departments of the Govern
ment, declared that in his opinion there was cone
basis for these newspaper charges.
Mr.. Warren (Ark.) then declared vehemeo!ly
that on his side of the House gentlemen csnnotb y
influenced by Executive patronage, or by brides Of
Office or Of money. This caused great laughter
among the Republicans.
Mr.. Warren also said that he was on the tack
ola reporter who has written scandalous article
about member of the House, and that if be fsunj
out who he was he would move his expulsion.
Ybe telegram from The TRIBUNE was again resl
by the Clerk.
Mr.. Burns (OhiO) rose aud pronounced IL fslse.
and the writer as INSCRIPTIONS as Mr.. Walcas
and the biggest liar from here to Oregon.
Mr.. Stephens (Gs. maintained that this wss %
question of privilege, inasmuch as nothing Wa
written by any person known to the House. Tho
House, he cOntended, could not take cOgnizsscs Of
anonymous articles. He moved 10 lay the resou-
ton upon the table, and called for the Yeas snA
Nays.
Mr. Washburn of Maine, charged Mr.. Stephess
with des ring to strange investigation.
MIR. Giddings Of Ohio regretted that thes
should be so much excitement on the subject, AL
was very grave matter, and should be CONSIDERED
calmly The House should clear itself of al
charges Of corruption. As. Mr.. G.. was speaking
with much warmth, his friends surrounded him,
and warned him that bis state of health would not
permit him to speak too much. After pause, Mr.
G. resumed. He expressed much sympathy for biz
colleague, and appealed to him to ask for Com
mittee of Investigation. Here Mr.. GiddnssS
friends again interposed and prevailed upon him to
sit down.
"A p. m.-The motion TO lay the resolution on the
table resulted: Yeas lO8; Nays s. Democrats
generally voting to lay on the table. The House tbea
went into Committee Of the Whole, on the priyss
calender.
Mr.. Hosrds motion 10 investigate the question Of
Executive interference in Congressional leQislstioa
fell like bomb shell on the Democratic side of ths
House. The conformation il caused was positively
ludicrOus. Members ran in all direcfions And