The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-04
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HoUsE.-Nr. Rirhett from Select Comniistc
70 investigate the facts and circumstances -
sending The sale Of the Fort Smelling property
] made report from the majority that said Com
/ mi,eee was 20 fortunate as TO come to an agree
ment relative 10 the facts. In reply 70 sug
! eertion BY Mr. Grow he remarked that Their
was nothing mplicating any member Of eitas
branch Of Congress.
The bill which Mr.. Quitman endeayored 4
| introduce Ia the House to-day provides that ny
new States shall be admitted into the Union un
Ill tits ascertained BY = ceIsas that the Terrific
ry asking admission contains 4 population sum
cient for representative to Congress; nor un
ill the people have been authorized BY Congress
to hold . convention and present the same g
Congress -
He moved that the report he laid on the t.
bic and printed, and made tile especial order
for the 18th Of May, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Burnett made minority report, which
was ordered to take the same direction.
Mr. Hughes esked leave to offer resolution
to censure Mr.. Spinner for committing breach
Of decorum Of the House, the latter having ask
ed leave to submit preamble and resolution
proposing Select Committee of to inquire a.
to the facts and circumstances by which, under
an order Of the Commissioner ofthe Land Once,
Senator Bright and Representatives English and
Foley we're permitted to enter 5000 acres At the
Council Bluffs land Office.
Mr.. Campbell o: Ohio said it was not breach
Of privilege on the part Of Mr.. Spinner 1feve-
~ member censured through the public press
should think proper to bring the subject to the
House, they should have nothing but questions
Of privilege. sssfa
The Speaker decided that the question was
one Of privilege.
Mr.. Hughes, Of Ind, asked the House to set
its seal Of condemnation on the malicious ault
Of Senator Bright and representatives. The
House should maintaia its own dignity and char
acter. The newspaper attack embodied in Mr..
SIS resolution was false and scandalous, founded
in ignorance Of the public statues Of the
country. He (Hughesl had no doubt the reso-
luton was concocted outside this House. He
explained that Messrs. Bright, English and
Foley made the location under law. He said
the proceedings Of the House were used for the
purpose of stabbing a Commissioner Of Land
Office, Senator, and two Representatives. For
this purpose irresponsible and Infamous news
paper attacks we're lugged in.
MIR. Giddings raised the question Of or der,
but the Speaker overrued the o lection as CON-
ing too late.
Mr.. English said he had been Member Of
the House for five years, and could appeal to
the record to bear him out in his assertion, that
in all that time he had never uttered a sentence
rejecting ou the personal character OF any OF
his associates on this floor, and never before
had be any occasion to refer to any charges OF
a personal character towards himself. lie
knew OF no law which made il improper in any
sense for Member OF Congress to purchase
public lands. On the 23d Fedrnlry he and Mr..
Foley, for themselves and certain Of their con-
stituents, deposited in the General Land Office
q number Of land warrants which were located
in open day under Law, and the Instructions of
abe Secretary Of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of the Land Office.
He read from the Law and the Instructions to
prove his instructions, and showed that no pret-
erence had been given in the location. II any
gentleman made the charge Of fsyoritism in this
matter, it was shown him to influence his vote
on the Kansas question. or inSinuate that he
was Influenced by other than patriotic motives,
he would denounce him as q liar, poltroon and
a coward.
(Cries from the Democratic side "Good! :
/" Hit him again!m
Mr.. Spinner, aludipg to remark Of Mr..
Hughes that he Spinner did not desirenn inves-
tigation, pronounced this charge false. The
gentleman from Indiana must have been misn-
formed. He, as in his preamble, had embodied
a slip from a republican and slip from dem-
ocratic paper, and the object OF his inquiry was
to ascertain whether Members Of Congress have
privilege beyond other citizens in entering
lands Ifthis was wrong, he was willing to be
censured for the movement.
Mr.. Foley asked whether he was not satisfied
that the charge in the newspapers was false
Mr.. Spinner replied in the negative.
Mr.. Giddings said the chair had misconceived
his former point Of order. He did no: UNDER
stand the Speaker to decide that it was the right
OF the House to censure Membsr for the dis
charge Of his duty.
The Speaker replied that that was question
for the House to decide when they come 10 vote
on the resolution.
Mr. Campbell alluded to class of scribblers
who are hired to maEgn those in power through
the medium of rags iampblack and oil, and re-
ferred to the Daily Globe Of December 10 show
that that paper, published at the expense OF the
Government, had charged directly the Secretary
OF the Treasury with entering into cousion
with the Clerks of the last Housc TO plumber the
Treasury. He thought Mr. Spinner was justified
in proposing an enquiry into the conduct OF all
executive officers Of the government.
Mr.. English said he wanted an investigation
into the foul SANDER introduced by the gentle.
man from New York.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, of Nd, the whole
subject was tabled.
The House adopted the resolution making il
in order for the Committee Of the Whole on the
state of the Union to take recess until seven
o'clock in the evening throughout the presen,
week, for the purpose Of attendiu., debates only
The House then went into Co,na.ittee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. J. Clancy Jones made an inefficient effor
to consider the Appropriation b II.
The Committee resumed the consideration o
the bill granting pensions TO soldiers OF the wa
Of 1912.
Mr.. Curry opposed the bill as proposing L
bestow more gratuities, at an annual expense Q
81 900, 900, an amount as large AS the tota! ex
penses Of the government we're IN 1925.
Messrs. Clark, Of No., Adrian and Gusts
spoke in favor Of and Mr.. Quitnan against til
bill. The Committee then rose and the Hous
adjourned. t#a
SENATE-Nothing Of interest transpired dur
| ing the first half hour Of the session. At hal
past IL the report Of the Committee of confer
ence came up, whereupon Mr. Crittenden too
the floor. He said the offer ma De by the con
ference substitute is nearly Al equivalent to
| bribe Of public land TO accept the Lecompto
Constitution. He then went OH to sac that til
| conference substitute is a poor mean and impcl
feet substitute.
After defining his re1son for adhering to hi
amendment, AuOpteO Oy tue NOuse IN prefer
ence to the conference substitute now otfere
lie invited the Senate impartaly TO attempt
do jussce, without recrimnation and withot
sectional preference. Referring TO the geo
graphical position Of KY, he pointed out ths
her interests are peculiarly in favor Of main
tanning the union and OF the preservation (
cordiality among the great powers, and vi
soon be recognized as the greatest II we avci
sectional and petty causes OF division.
The Senate was crowded during the deliver
Of Mr.. C's speech, which was listened to vii
wrapt attention.
Mr.. Hunter replied in an able argument
Mr.. Crittendens points to throw back the pee
pie OF Kansas into territorial condition shou
produce a truce Of three or four years, whit
truce might ssbe improved into . permanel
peace, ard this dstracting question pass out
federal politics, thereby giving time TO attei
J 10 the great objects, moral and political. u
rddress themselves to our attention.
} Mr.. Collamer made an Old ia. hioned speec
Mr. Hale discussed the merits OF the confs
! enee substitute, saying that by no possbili
could Kansas come into the Union under th
Constitution except as . Slave State, and I'll
, the substitute offers premium OF i've miliio
j 20 come as slave state.
OF Mr.. Il. then went into severe comments
the president, saying there existed no r.