The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-04
PROCEEDINGS 0F THE TIIRIY-SIXTH CONGRESS


WASHINGTON, June The VICE PRESIDENT
laid before the Senate communication from the
Secretary Of War; in compliance with a resolution
OF the Senate of the 2Sth ut., calling for informa-
tion as to whether any of the money agreed to be
paid for the purchase of the Fort Smelling reserva-
ton has been paid according to agreement and if
so, how much, when, to whom, &c; which was
read and ordered to lie on the table. The Secre
tary states that $50 900 was paid by the purchaser
on the 26th of july 1857, by deposit of specie to
that amount with the Assistant Ire asurer of the
United States The deferred instalments of the
purchase money secured by withholding the
title until they paid The purchaser having
failed to make his deferred payments, suit has been
brought to enforce the vender's iien and the land
will be sold to pay the residue of the purchase mo-
ney, if it is not sooner paid. No part of this re-
serve is now in the possession of the United States
On motion by Mr.. FESSENDEN, the Senate
resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the
act entitled Gan act tn ascertain and settle private
land claims in the State of California" passed
March 3, 1857; which was discussed until the hour
of taking up the special order.-On motion by
Mr.. HUNTER, the prior orders postponed,
and the Senate proceeded to consider the House
bill making appropriations for the support of the
army for the year ending the Both of June, 1861
The first amendment reported by the Committee on
Finance was to increase the appropriation for the
regular supplies of the quartermaster's department.
from 81 900 to $3.50, 900; which was agreed
to. Several other amendments were likewise
agreed to. On the question to increase the appro-
priation for constructing barracks and other build
debate it was agreed to-yeas "a, nays II.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House resumed the consideration of Mr..
Winslow's resolution, offered yesterday, direct
ing the Speaker to issue his subpoena for certain
witnesses to appear before the CoyOde Committee
MIR. TRAIN said, with his sense of duty, he
could allow the minority to dictate the direc
tion of business. He would however listen to any
suggestion from his colleague the Committee
(Mr. Wnslow), as be had always done, with de-
ference: tied he pnuld ot oil
tie minority to dictate to the majority how they
shall pursue the investigation. We are he added.
responsible and therefore should pursue our own
way.-Mr: CLARKE, of Missouri, inquired: Did
| understand the gentleman to say the Republicans
are in the majority in this House ?-Mr TRAIN
i don't include the gentleman, ard that's enough
MIR. BOTELER-DOes the gentleman include
any member of the Southern Opposition 1t is
an imp tation the party to which have the
honor to belong.-Mr. TRAIN-Perhaps ought
to qualify my language, that the Republican party
is responsible for legislation in this House. We
shall be held responsible to some extent for the
conduct of this Committee. The resolution of Mr.
Winsow is out of order.-Mr. WINSLOW said
he thought his friend from Massachusetts,, whose
gentemanly bearing be appreciated, had fallen into
an with regard to the testimony he sought to
bring out relative to the Congressional election in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Instead of
assisting in the investigation, the Chairman Mr.
Covode) said he had some personal knowledge of
that district, and therefore declined to subpoena
the witnesses. 1t was gross outrage, and a blot
on the Republican party which all the waters of
the ocean could not wash out. The refusal was
unjust and iniquitous. He had been informed
that greater frauds had been committed by the
Republicans in Pennsylvania than those charged on
the Democrats.-Mr. COVODE said he never
yet refused to summon several witnesses, but OBJ
jected to summon thirty or forty who knew nothing
which would entail an expense of five or ten
thousand dollars. The gentleman from North
Carolina had brought Witnesses before the Com
mittee without their being summoned, and the
majority of the Committee did not obiect-Mr
WINSLOW said he glad the gentleman had
to him. m."-Mr. WINSLOW said he had asked
that only eight of the thirty witnesses be summon
ed and stated his individual responsibility that
it had been the practice of Mr. Covode to summon
without consulting the Committee Mir. co.
VODE replied that it was only this morning an
order had been passed by the Committee relative
to summoning witnesses.-Mr. CAMPBELL said
that the charges of the fraudulent election of Mr.
Scranton came, assassin like, from an anonymous
source, which Mr. Winslow refused to give to the
public-Mr. C0V0DE said he told Mr.. Winslow
he was willing to send for several witnesses, and
Mr.. Winslow informed him that these witnesses
have nothing to do with the Government-Mr
WlNSLOW asked for no favor. He stood on his
right to have witnesses summoned MIR. ROB
lNSON, of Illinois, remarked that from the
ganlzation of the Committee to the present time,
Mr.. Winslow has insisted that witnesses ought
to be examined unless the subject of subpenaiug
them first be brought before the Committee
Mr.. CoNODE-My course has not only been pro-
tested against by the minority of the Committee,
put by the President. Laughter. l-Mr. ROB
lNSON-l was only stating fact, sir Mr. N
SLOW trusted the Speaker would not hereafter
issue his subpoena for witnesses until the list has
first been certified by the Committee.
WlNSLOW alluded to the fact that the testi
mony against the Administration had been pub
lished improperly. H. did not think it proper for
him to have any agency in publishing refutng
testimony, coming, he did, from North Caroli-
mn tha d,t, ,ogr ic lpOt ~
proprieties of life are regard d.-Mr. COVODE
replied that he had particular sometimes
for not communicating the names of the witnesses
he intended to examine, one Of which was that If