The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-06-22
COngrcssiOnaI---Absttact Of the
Report Of thc COvOdc Commit

4 WssirFGTON, June 49,.
W.. Bherudn roporicd back The Sen
ate resolution 10 adiourn Monday week,
I with an amendment, substituting
4 "Wednesday next
i Tho confusion was excessive.
Y Mr. Farnsworth said If The members Of
The Baltimore Convention were to con-
troll here, he would move that the keep
. era let thcm an I'M.
Mr.. Duksdalo said these gentlemen
wcrc not crcaung tho disturbancc.- The
/ members Of both sides ofthe llousowere
! doing 70. The amendment disagreed 20,
30 against 90, An intellectual effort was
m0do 20 table the subject.
/ The Senate resolution was adopted,
1913 against 58.
Mr. Train made report from thp Coz
vode Committee, signed BY Messrs. Co
vodc, Olin and Truin. IL sets out by
speaking Of The embafrassm5nts which
attended their labors, and stating that
the President saw tit 10 send In solemn
protest, in the way Of p proclamation TO
the world that the whole power Of the
Executive, instead Of being exercised to
} forward an investigation into hdministra-
tive affairs, would be exercised to protect
those who might choose TO disobey the
summons of the House, or who, having
obUyed the summons might refuse to tes.
tiiy before the Committee, who quote
proccdcnts TO show That they have felt at
liberty 20 investigate the conduct Of the
President. or any other officer Of the
Government. I'm regard 20 the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, they say the country
viii pause with astonishmcnt, over the
shameless record. They examined,
Fimt--Hho emphatic and indubitablc
1 pledges Of the President, os well before
az after his election, aud the pledges of
all his Cabinet 90 tho doctrine Of leaving
tho people of Kansas perfectly free Go
administer their institutions In their own
way.
Second-Tho deliberate violation Of
these pledges and the attempt TO convert
kansOs into a slave State by means of
forgerics, fraud und force.
Phird--The removal aud attempt TO
disgrace the sworn agents Of the Admin-
istrution, who refused 70 violate their
pledges.
Fourth-Tho open employment Of
money in the passOge Of the Lecompton
ind English bills through Congress.
Fiith--Tho admission Of parties en-
gagged in the work of elcctionooring for
this scheme, that they received enormous
sums TO. this purpose.
Sixth-He offered 70 purchase news
paper editors with extr0vagunt sums Of
money.
Sevcnth-Evcn the prescription Of
Democrats Of high standing, who would
not support the Lecompton and English
BILLS.
The witnesses on these points were
Governor Walker, Wendell, Bean and
+. W. Walker, and fortunately for the
cause of truth, the evidence OF these wit
nosses does not, the Committee say, de-
pend upon their own admissions.
The testimony Of Forncy Is not to be
overlooked in this connection, while II
shows a general willingness ON the part
of the President TO subsidize the public
press; It proves also a determination to
buy all who could be bought, and TO crush
out the honest man who could not be
bribcd or reduced to an Hililiation with
the Administration in its Lecompton pol
lev. Forncy was offered the printing of
the post-ofice blanks, with at least $780,
600, on the condition that he should by
an editorial no longer than a mans hand
support the Administration in lis Kansas
policy. ..
The Committee refer to the fact that
twonty-four Democratic members of the
House opposed the Kansas policy. This
number dwindCd down TO thirteen, and
enough wcrc found to carry the bill
through the House. The Committee
saw that the war in Washington was
supposed to have been gotten up for the
purpose of fastening slavery on Kansas.
The next point examined involved the
abuses of the Philadelphia custom-house
and other public Offices, in regard TO
which the Committee say there woroim-
proper contributions among federal Off
GERS with view TO control the senti-
ments and prejudicos Of the people In
their primary political movements.
Secondly, the improper and coruptuse
Of the public money in the employment
ofporsons in the public service, in violu-
tion of the laws ana government regula-
tions, and the frauds on the part Of oili-
GERS of the government to deteUt the stat
ute Of the United States enacted for the
purpose of protecting the public treasury
from unjust claims and improvdent and
unnecessary expenditures. The witness
os are, John H. Bryant, Francis and Sam
uel II. Rice, Francis Mccormick, John
+, Schell, Andrew Bmmoker, Geo. Dow
ncy, Patrick Culterty, John Dunn, aud
others.
The Committee say Collector Baker
IL subject to the highest censurc.
Unable from want Of time TO procure
investigation into the management of the
Post office, they examined the subject Of
the Executive binding, saying Mr., Petit
bone was wrong in tho matter, aud pat
rohape retained in tho hands ofthe Pres
iden's friends aud most efficient aid,
Wendell. The Committee say the evil
dence proves beyond doubt, that tho
prices paid for the Executive printirgand
binding were utterly disproportionate TO
the work done.
The Committee also ollude TO the ems
ployment of men to carry elections.
In view of all the facts and circum-
stances attending this Investigation, from
its inception to the present time there
seems n marked propriety. in closing this
Report with q quotation from O letter Of
Mr. Buchanan's in condemnation of cor
WptiOn.
Mr.. Train moved that 10000 copies Of
the Report be printed, Referred TO the
Printing Committee.
Mr., Wilson was privileged 20 make
minority report on Monday morning, ho
not having time tn prepare il, as the toss
tmcuy was not olosed till Thursday.
The House took up the Kentucky cleo
tion case. Tho majority of the Commits
tee on Elections had rcpartcd in favor OF