New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-07

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day. Yous only conplcatipg questions which tn
House kas given committee authority TO inyestgae
The only effect will be 10 n crease expense OF com
nitee already ordered by the Great An"ns own ParI.
at the bead Of which will be the gentle "a an from rem
sylyaIia, tsfF. Coyode). subst to hin as II ate
Of economy TINT the resolutions ere mere sp sccaton
on what ile H0lse has already ordered q COMMITTED
upon, and there must be an end 10 these things.
TIE SPEAKER--lt Is not a question of order II
IL Question addressed TO the discretion Of the Hoss
Mr.. CLEMENS move that the resolution be car
| Iied to that Committee.
| The sPEAKER-The gentleman from New-York is
entitled 20 the floor ana demands the previous ques-
ton.
"Quesdon, question on the Republican side,
Question Is the resoution before the HouseY
The sPEAKER-Iti is, end the previous question is
demanded
Mr.. HOUSTON (Dem., Ala. III am not going to OBJ.
ect to that resolution but it to me that the
oluon might go TO the Committee raised yesterday, If
| the gentleman from New-YoTk VIII consent. J. then
shall have objection the ground covered by
the resolution offered yesterday BY the gentleman rom
| Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. COvODE-I win state thu If It should appear
that The ground is covered by that resolution, where
| can the two come in conflict +? l will give way and
will not have testimony taken. Twill yield to this
| care!
Investigation ordered by this Houfe. The Chairman
| Of the Committee of Public Expenditures Mr. Haskn,
had the thing referred to him. and my colleague,
Mr.. Covode, yesterday cut wide swsth, and went,
] besve, from the banks Of the Delaware TO tho
| Pacific shores. II strikes my colleague haE
| enough already his back. If be gets through all
that by bext June, il will be as much as be carry
to his people. am not opposed to the resolution, but
let us have committee and a thorough inyesti-
| gation.
gentleman On our side will object 10 tn resolution.
Here are charges made upon the responsibility of
members upon this loor who have risen in their places
and made charges of corruption against the Admins
| tration. The gentleman from New-foTk asks for All
investigation and he ought to have il, and il ought
not to Go confined TO a Committee charged with an
| investigation Of frauds.
| Mestrs. MILLSON and HOUSTON and half dozen
others addressed the Chair amid shouts of Order"
Mr.. McRAE Dem, Miss III insist on the Chair
| bringing the House to order.
| Mr.. BRANCH proeeeded-Grave questions like
those ought not TO be Consigned to Committee raised
for the purpose of investigating misconduct in the
| Custom Houtes, or charges against Public Printer
hope the resolution will be passed unanimously and
| Committee raised, and these charges investigated
fully, in order that if true, the President and his ad
vseTs may be held responsible; and, If false, that
those who have perperated the calumny may be held
responsible before the country. lSlight applause on
| the Democratic side.
and Previous question" The gentleman from North
| Carolina has made very warm speech appealing to
his side of the House to make no objection, as II
no objection had been made. That speech was
wholly unnecessary. don't understand any member
this side Of the House has ever lntmated desire
to make objection 70 the introduction of that resolu
ton, and / don't like the speech OF the gentleman
from North Carolina 10 90 10 the country from which
an inference may be drawn that l or any individual
on this side desired object to that resolution. did
DESIRE and vet desire, tina il should 20 to the Commit
tee raised On yesterday That ia the proper place for
IT, but didn't intend TO object to the resolution, even
if the gentleman from New York had objected TO that
course. L insisted, and i appealed to him, that he
should allowed il to be introduced, and go TO that
Committee but / did not intend to object, have
understood that any elee intended 10 object to
the resolution. If the gentleman from New YORK
defires to press them, and refuses 10 let
them go TO the Special Committee already
raised then, / suppose we can't help ourselves,
unless there In a majority that wishes to send
them there. There is 10 disposition, and has not
been smother investigation into tho action OF
this Administration. Look st the resolution adopted
yesterday, by the votes Of large part OF the mem
bers Of this side Of the House. There you have di-
rected Committee to go into pennsylvania, and INTO
every other State in this Union, and seek TO learn
who has expended money in elections. You can 60
o the Congressional District Of any solitary menu
bersend for witnesses bring them from his District
and make him swear whether that Representative
bis friends have spent dollar on his election.
Now, Sir, what sort of principle of inquiry is that
when you send cut Committee to send all over the
States Of this Union, into every district, and inquire
into whether any officer of the Government has been
tamperng there whether the President Of the United
States has been attempting to money; whether
any officer responsible to us-yes Sir, or whether any
has cone 50 don't care who he is, private indi'
vidGa though he may be- your Committee is bound to
report his name to the House of Representatives
by louder ouburt than usual Of the cries for order
which had never altogether ceased.
Mr. HOOD took advantage Of the pause again 70 de-
mand the previous question.
Mr. HOUSTON, resuming at the top Of his lungs-
Mr.. Speaker, would like TO know II the Committee
are going in the discharge Of their duties anghter to
examine into tho election OF the State Treasurer in
the State Of Maine, where he has himself made a
statement that he has expended thousands of dollars
for his election for which he has had TO be deauter
want to know if tie Committee will discharge it's
whole duty and inquire into the elections in Maine.
A NOlCE-Louder. laughter.
Mr.. H0USTOE-If II VIII do its duty, it must go
up Maine and inquire into that dealcaticn and not
only that, but il must inquire what mas been done IN
your elections in this House of Representatives. Why
did gentlemen vote for nominations which they would
not touch before their constituents What sp0ls
were divided offered to be divided out in connection
with your House organization, Sir Your Speaker
Sir 7 Your Postmaster, Sir! Your D0orkeeper, Sir a?
Your Clerk, Sir Loud laughter l don't know
that you MADE any arrangements for parson to pray
for you, because, though You wanted good deal OF
praying done for you, think you acted with Some
seeming fairness about that. Laughter.
Mr. DUNN Rep, Ind said if the gentleman wanted
to make specific charge against the Speaker he would
vote for an investigation.
Mr.. HOUSTON-IIad said no such thing. He
wanted the Committee to investigate these things.
MIR. DUNN should like to know what the gentle
intended by referring TO the Speaker 10 connection
with fraudulent contracts unless he meant to charge
him with corruption.
Mr.. HOUSTON said every man but the gente man
from Indiana understood him as referring to the ntlre
House orpanization He wanted it investigated, that
men might see how and why these strange results
produced.
Mr. COVODE-Th gentleman from Alabama has
charged upoD that my committee takes range into
Congressional districts. Twill state for his informs
ton that within the last half hour distinguished Dem
ocra from the city of Pittsburgh called 10 the door
and asked me to subpoena him in regard to eXpendt'