The Washington union., 1858-02-13


newspapers, then not question Of privilege at all
The gentleman must state upon his responsibility
who had been tainpcred with.
Mr. FENIoN said he proposed 10 state to the House
what he knew He had raised this question in what he
believed to be the discharge of his duty to the House and
the country He then read from various newspapers to
sustain his position. The first from the South
OF the 10th Of February stating that while the special
committee OF the House wandering over the earth
in quest of fraud the Senate should take the initiative
by sending the Kansas constitution to the House, and
then doubtless the influence of the administration would
prevail From the correspondence of the Richmond En-
quirer saying that the Lecompton constitution had ar
rived and would he to-day submitted to Congress with
special message from the President The vote upon IL
uncertain. Strict party discipline might carry II
through the Senate but in the House there was major
ty of four against IT, Ii said that Mr.. Buchanan
had declared his intention to put it through in thirty
days Laughter These four votes might be had, as
there number of desirable executive appointments
to give out but that required nice engineering.
Mr. MIIISON, Of Virginia, caused portion of the
Manual TO he read 10 show that Mr. FESroS himself had
committed breach of the privileges Of the House in re-
porting his resolution TO the House.
Mr. WARREN said he would raise his point of order
The Chair must that was question Of privilege
and il radically wrong to allow him To proceed He
hoped therefore that the Chair would determine at once
the question which he raised
The SPEAKER stated that he must allow the gentle
from New York to proceed before deciding the pent
of order
Mr. FENTON then proceeded to read from the New
York Tribune paragraph stating, in substance, that 1t
understood until Monday last that Mr. BURNS, of
Ohio would oppose the Lecompton constitution but that
the morning Of that day he had changed his mind ON
the understanding that his son in law should retain the
valuable place of postmaster at Keokuk and that he him
self should bc appointed marshal of the northern district
Of that State ut the close of his congressional service He
read from the constitution of the United States and
Washingtons Farewell Address to sustain his position
He desired To say that all this required that they
should vindcate by this examination the dignity and
prerogativc of the House.
Mr. WARREN said that he could not speak for the
other side Of the House. but he would that his side
could not be bbcd because they not made OF that
sort of material If the gentleman attempted to insln-
uate that there was a man upon his side of the House
who could be influenced by the hope of reward to take
any action at ALL he had mistaken his character alto
goher. They would that hi, point was well taken
that il not privileged question III they wanted to
attack the President the cabinet the democratic party
they should up and attack him openly, and they
would meet them, but not attempt to stab him in the
dark
The SPEAKER stated that he had heard the statement
of Mr. FENToY and it was his opinion that there
nothing in IL that justified the resolution. However he
would not undertake say that this not question
of privilege but would refer the question to the House
for its decision,
Mr. BURNS of Ohio Mt this stage of the proceedings
called for the reading of the paragraph from the New
York Tribune.
The paragraph having been read,
Mr. BURNS pronouncedit it a fasehood from beginning
to end.
Mr. STEPHENS said there nothing in the state
ment from any person known to the House The mem
her had presented nothing but newspaper articles cores
pondcnce and vague Tumor which did not show that any
such understanding existed between the gentleman from
Ohio and the President 1t nothing but vague iumor
and the House could not entertain any such question II
the member would rise in his place and make allegations
against the Chief Magistrate let him do it, and they
would meet them promptly But he made no such state
ment and it time to put an end to such frivollty
lie therefore moved that the whole subject be laid on
the table.
After brief remarks by Mr.. GIDDINGS, of Ohio,
The question was taken aud the motion agreed to-
yeas l0S, nays Ssas follows
YEAs-Mes5rs Adran, A Anderson Arnold, Atkins Avery,
ks,a Bishop Boeoch Bow ioyes Bryan" Burnett, Ssskie'
Coccr Craig Of Missouri Cags o North Carolina,
uar, pamia o~ar Edmuui-on Elliott English E,s's Faulkner
flSrenpe 70 ey Gars are ellis Greenwood Gr@csbrck an
cr Jackson jewc' Of CLANCY Jones Of Isnny
ks ks . %s, s s9 SsSs sSs % Sa
nnlIin rcyon, lhc Phillips Powell Q''nan Ready Reagan,
ard Shaw o North Carolina slorer sckes sawoh Stephens
Stevenson Maryland Talbot Taylor q Louisiana Ward
Wright oGoorga, Wright Of Tennessee, and zolico'r los
M n aSoG an Bnrsna. snrps"s
Chaec Clark Of cueccu cwron C. D. Cochrane of New
setts Davis Of Iowa Dawes Dean Dick Ioda Due rorusworh,
Grno" 70, s % G%eI s e ; rs o%ss
Kellogg, Kelsey Kgore KNAPP knkc Of Pennsylvania Leach
syiVans Morse M"c Morse Of New York Mott, Murray Nichols
Iner Iett likc Potter Rcaud Rtcbc Rob
sherman of Ohio sherman New York,
Stanton Tappan Taycr Tompkn Wade Walbridgc Wadon
Walton Wasburnc Wisconsin, Wabburno OF Illinois, Wasbburn
Maine, and Wlson-SS.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, of Kentucky, submitted resolu-
ton, which agreed to- requiring the Committee
Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of
ming bounty land warrants issued in consideration of
military service to the heirs of those who died before
ceiving them.
Mr.. KELSEY, of New York introduced bil declaring
the title of land warrants in certain which
read twice and referred 10 the Committee Public Lands
Mr. McKIBBIN, of California, introduced bin to
provide for the transportation of the mail of the United
States between New York and New Orleans and the city
of San Francisco, and to dcfay the expenses thereof
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads
PRIVATE
On motion of Mr. CHAFFEE, of Massachusetts, the
House then went into Committee OF the Whole the
state of the Union and proceeded to consider the private
calendar After spending brief period in the considera
ton of adverse reports from the Court of Claims, the
committee rosc and reported upwards Of hundred of
them to the House, with the recommendation that the
report of the Court of Claims be ooncurred in
After agreeing to the report of the committee mt half
past 3 o'clock, p. M the House adjourned till Monday
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