The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-15

ment so to allow the terminus to be anywhere
! within the limits of the United States. This mo-
| tion adopted.
| Mr.. Wilson's motion to postpone was then nega-
! tived, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. W ASHEuRNE, of H.. gave notice of bill for
the establishment of mail route from Minnesota to
Puget'S Sound.
MIR. PnELrs, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported bills for the payment Of invalid
and other PENSIONS for the support of the military
academies Tor the contingent and other expenses
of the Indian Department.
MIR. KELLOGG, of ILL.,, offered resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish state
! mcnt Of the amount and kinds of the productions
OF the British Colonies imported into the United
States free, under the Reciprocity treaty; and also
the amount and kinds of the productions of the
United States exported to the said colonies under
that treaty: and also the like exports and imports
from 1850 until the ratification of said treaty. which
was adopted
The House then resumed the consideration or thn
NatrOus case.
Mr.. WARD, of New York, defended the character
OF Mussina from the aspcrasions thrown upon it. He
considered that the resolutions of the Texas Lepis
turc, as well as the evidence adduccd before the
Committee demanded the impeachment of Judge
Watrous.
Mr.. c. T. CocHrANE, of New York, opposed the
view that the House occupied the position of
Grand Jury in this investigation. He thought it
rather united the offices of grand inquest and pub
lie prosecutor. He then went into a legal argu-
ment to sustain his views and concluded by saving
that conVlcting evidence was necessary to enable
the House to send this question up to the Senate
and as that evidence lad not been produced he
thought it 4 waste of time to find articles of i'm
parchment.
Mr. BrLLTNGnURsT, of Wisconsin. said the gentle
man was mistaken in supposing that the evidence
had been exhausted. Such was not the case
Mr.. CHAPMAN, of Pennsylvania, said both atd-
tional cXculpatory and criminatory evidence might
be expected to be produced if the went to the
Senate.
Mr. CocHnANE said that did not affect his posi-
ton. The House could not impcach unless they
found evidence sufficient to convict.
Mr.. NALIANDIGHtM maintained that the impeach-
mcnt was not criminal proceeding ard the House
had no right to pronounce the Judge innocent
The case he thought should 90 to the Senate
Mr.. BRYAN referred to the statement of Mr. Rca-
gan, and read the statement of Stephen F. Austin,
that he owned the three eleven league grants and
gave power OF attorney to sell to Samuel NJ Will
liamS He trusted the House would weigh well
facts, and not he governed by prejudice. He de-
sired the case to go to the Senate that Judge Wat
rous might come out with his reputation cleared
Mr.. REAGAN replied that the statement of Austin
now introduced, at the last moment for effect
proved nothing and did not touch the power of at
torney of Williams which lIewetson had sworn was
a forgery.
Mr.. BRYAN asked excitedlv if his colleague meant
to impute improper motives to him.
Mr.. REAGAN dSclaimed any such intention
Mr.. BRYAN still complained that imputations had
been cast upon him and that the verify of his
statement in regard to Austin seemed to be called
in question by his colleague.
Mr.. REAGAN hoped it was not his colleagues in
tcnton to regard this as a question of personal We
racity. He had expressly dscaimcd any intention
to impute improper motives or conduct to Mr.
BRYAN.
After some further explanations
Mr.. BRIGHAM, of Ohio, obtained the floor and ar
gued at length in favor of the impeachment, upon
the conclusion of his remarks
Mr.. lloUsroN, of Alabama, moved the previous
question.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia said he desired to offer
some remarks and hoped it would be agreeable to
fix the close of the debate at some time tomorrow.
The question then taken on Mr.. Houston's
notion and the demand for the previous question
was not sustained.
The House then adjourned