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xxxTt,l ooNeRrss-rIRsr SESSION.
4 ID wAsnnstSs. Jun june j.


NA WASHINGTON, June i.
SENATE--Mr. Hale offered resolution |
instructing the Navy Committee 70 make in
quiry concerning the Government purchase
of the naval depot at Brunswick, Georgia.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Benjamin the bill to
amend the act for the settlement of private
land claims Of California, was taken up and
passed. NI9I .N.N y
The resolution reported yesterday by Mr..
Slidell, relative 10 the reformation of abuses
in public printing, came up as the special
order.
Mr.. Toombs moved TO postpone, in order to
take up the Hounan grant bill. Lost.
Mr.. Hunter moved to postpone former Or
ders and take up the Postofhce deficiency
Bill. The bill was debated.
The bill was amended by striking out so
much as provides for the restoration Of dis
continued routes 28 to a. also by the adop-
ton of the amendment restoring the mail
service on the route from Charleston Vtd Key
West TO Havana, giving it to the lowest bid
der. The bill passed.
After Executive Session, adjourned.
H0USE.-Mr. Reynolds, from the Com
mittee on Judiciary, reported q bill providing
that any United States Marshal, Deputy Mar
shal, OF any other ministered officer, who
shall permit the escape of criminals in their
custody, whether charged with otfenses under
the laws of the United States or any for
eign. country with whom we may have trea-
ties of e1tradition, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall be fined and imprisoned
according to the decision of the Court, hav-
ing respect to the nature Of the crime with
which the prisoner is charged. Bill passed.
Mr.. Winslow, rising TO a privilege ques-
ton called for the reading of extracts from
the journal Of the Coyode Committee, Of
which he is member, by which 1t appears
he desired TO subpoena certain citizens OF Lu-
zerne County, PENN to this Mr.. Oovode I'M
terposed, that he had in his possession the
names of one hundred persons as witnesses,
but as in evidence they had no direct con-
nection with the Government he declined
to summon them.
1t appears, further, from the record, that
Mr.. Winslow applied for those witnesses in
April, but they had never been summoned;
he had been informed on authority, said to
be reliable, not by anonymous letters, that
large sums of money had been used to Sc
cure the election Of Mr.. Scranton to this
House.
Mr.. Covode to this replied he would vote
to subpoena witnesses that gentleman could
trace back the use of the money to the Gov
ernment; and as Mr.. Scranton was here, he
| would summon him.
Mr.. Winslow's request was refused.
Messrs. Winslow and Robinson, of Ill,
voted in the affirmative, and Messrs. Covode
and Train in the negative.
Mr.. Winslow's request that this matter be
submitted to the House at subsequent pc
riod was also refused. Mr.. Winslow wished
to subpoena Mr.. McMillen and several others
of Philadelphia. By them he desired to prove
bribery on the part of the officers in the cleo
| tion in that city. ..... .....
Mr.. Covode said he had no objection to
subpoena a portion of them, not being will
| ing to subject the Governmental the expense
| of summoning them. ro .-l....
Mr.. Winslow' s request was denied by a tic
| vote. ...... o..,. H.e--... -.
Mr.. Winslow then moved to subpoena wit
nesses from Greensboro and Pittsburg, un
derstanding that they could prove corruption
in Westmoreland County, to which Mr.. Co
| vode objected, that those gentlemen had nc
connection with the government. This re-
| quest was also refused. ts4s ..sL- ll..
The record further states that when Fred
| erick Inge was called to the stand, Mr.. Wins.
| low aked whether at any minute, he hac
been summoned and the Clerk of the Com
Mite replied that there was no minute of it
| Mr. Winslow then asked that copy of sC
much of the journal as related to the sum
moning of witnesses, be furnished to him
which was agreed to.
The above is a summary of the secord.
Mr.. Winslow submitted resolution di
recting the Speaker to issue his subpoena TO
certain witnesses.
Debate ensued during which Mr.. Train, G
Mass, said in reply to Mr.. Houston, of Ala
that he should consider himself guilty G
gross impropriety as a member and gentle
man, if he insisted on addressing the Chair
and interpolating remarks when he was no
entitled to the floor. .t.sr.
Mr.. Houston asked whether that remar
applied to him. o.ss c- lsa
Cries of order. t.. tt-.r-.
Mr.. Train replied that he meant exactl
what he said es. ,.s B., r4
Mr.. Houston responded that if that remar
, was applied to him, Mr.. Train was di
graceful liar and scoundrel.
Mr.. Train replied that he could not be irr
tated by anything Mr.. Houston could say.
; Mr.. Sherman moved resolution that NJ
4 | Houston be censured for disorderly words
: debate. N. .. .,.-
Other members rose and offered resolution
: to have both members censured. Sever
l members preferred to have the matt
t dropped. Intellectual motions were made
, have the resolutions tabled.
Mr.. Dawes, of Mass, who also participate
in the debate, was very earnest, and alludt
r to Mr.. Houston as member, and not gel
I | tleman. r..f
Points of order were here raised.
Amid the greatest excitement, the Speak
decided that Mr.. Dawes had the floor. Cor
parative quietness was then restored.
: Mr.. Dawes proceeded to justify Mr.. Train
language. Was it not he asked, coat th
: fitted the gentleman from Alabama2 On
e Houston.) He wanted to see the record
: those who would censure his colleague I
saying he would consider himself ungentl
y manly if he violated the rules Of order.
:, Points of order were again introduced wi
!. a repetition of the previous excitement.
Mr.. Hatton moved to table the subjet
Disagreed TOTO to 100. ..l
: Intellectual efforts were made from 4
# Democratic side to adjourn.
Mr.. Millson appealed to Mr.. Sherman
. withdraw the resolution in order that N
= Houston might address the House.
/. Mr.. Sherman consented, and Mr.. Houst
e apologize6 TO the House for violating
, rules. Adjourned.
From Pixies Peak.