The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-04
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 2, M.-SENATE.-The
bill to settle private land claims of Califor-
MIA, was taken up and discussed, but with
out arriving at a vote upon it. The sub.
ject was postponed.
The Military appropriation bill was then
taken up.
HoUsE-Mr. Winslow thought his friend
from Massachusetts whose gentlemanly bear
ing he appreciated had fallen into an error
with regard to the testimony be sought to
bring out relative to the Congressional cleo
ton in Westmoreland county, Pennsy lvauia.
Instead of assisting in the investigation,
the Chairman, Mr.. CovOde, said he had
some personal knowledge of that Dis
trict, and therefore declined to subpoena
the witness. 1t was a great outrage and
blot on the Republican party which all the
water of the ocean could not wash away
The refusal was unjust and iniquitOus. He
had been informed that greater frauds had
been committed by the Republicans in Pa.
than those charged upon the Democrats.
Mr.. Covode said he never yet refused to
summon witnesses, but objected to summon
ing so or 40 who knew nothing, which
would entail an expense of 1000 to 10000
dollars. The gentleman from n. q. has
brought witnesses before the committee
without being summoned, and majority OF
committee did not object.
Winslow was glad the gentleman had re-
minded him of this. Mr. Hughes gave it
to him. Mr. Winslow said he had asked
that only eight of thirty witnesses had been
summoned, and stated on his individual re-
sponsibility that it had been the practice Of
Mr. Covode to summon witnesses without
consulting the committee.
Mr.. Covode replied that it was only this
morning an order had been passed by the |
committee relative to the summoning of
witnesses.
Mr.. Campbell said the charges of the
fraudulent election of Mr.. Scranton came |
assassin-like from an anonymous source,
which Mr.. Winsiow refused to give to the |
public.
Mr.. Covode SAID he told Mr. Winslow
that he was willing to send for several wit
nesses, and Mr.. WInslow informed him that |
those witnesses had rathing to do with the |
government.
Mr.. w. asked for avor. lie stood on
his right to have W feSseS summoned.
Mr.. Robinson of Illinois remarked, from
the time of the organization of the comm it.
tee to the present Mr.. w. insisted that no
witnesses ought to be examined unless the
subject OF Supporting them was first brought
before the committee.
Mr.. Covode said: Ny course has not only
been protested against by majority of the
but by the President Laughter.7
Mr.. Robinson said: l have only stated the
act, sir.
Mr.. WinsIow trusted that the Speaker
would not hereafter issue his SUBPOENA for
witnesses until the list has first been pro-
posed.
Mr.. WinsIow alluded to the fact that the
against the Administration, had
been improperly published. He (Wins!ow)
lid not think it proper for him to have any
lgency in publishing refuting testimony,
oming, as he did, from North Carolina,
where the duty of gentleman is known,
md the proprieties of life are regarded.
Mr.. Covode replied, he had particular
easons sometimes for not communicating j..
he names of witnesses he intended to ex-
mine, one of which was, that if they
honld hear of it they would get out of the
way.