The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08
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Our Warrington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March q, 1850.
~ Corodes In,cstsa.in0 Commitee-A Sprsdti Scheme
for E,coneerrng Documents and Stump Speeches andw
Fa, jobs for the Sergeant al Arms ond the House
Printing Firm Of Ford Co. Vh These Investigations
/foo< No. Much Chance Of End to his Session Borc
Jsly- Proa< FJtc. of these Investigations C,u The Pre-
side-,t,al sleo,,On, dc.
Mr. covodes resolution, adopted yesterday, ordering
select Of five TO inquire into various acts Of cor
rupton indirectly charged against the administration 10
sse o the magnificent cIeconecrng and spos and
ploDder schemes which the Wit OF Pennsylvania
SVIitcian ever invented. Let US dissect ii.
This select committee OF five instructed to inquire,
FIRST whether the President Of the United Sates or any
Other oer Of the government has, by money patronage
any other improper means, cndeavored 70 influence
Congress or any committee thereof, for against the
passage any la~ affecting the rights aPpertaning 10 any
STATE or Territory Of the Union.
What ths Bless you, Is the old ghost Of " bleed
log Kansas, ncuding the ieconpton fraud and the
.'ILgnsb swnoes +" This committee IS 10 inquire whe-
ther The President OF his subordnates did or did
by bribery and corruption endeavor 10 push through
the Lcompon bill, whether the agencies were
OF we're not used carry through the English bill Thus
this rst little item oil The resolution com pre-
b.nas phg investigation into all the Kansas legis
iAtoo Of tic Congress, including all tue appointments
~ rce mace by the President may be suspected in
oonuecnnn with lecompon and the English bill For cleo
y
produced and such cloud OF witnesses
viii The pok,ts OF the sergean. III Arms with mo-
ncy from ns COMMISSIONS, and such journal OF testi
.oy plum ~ the House Printer and all his
cxpaTtneis IA those spois
Ibe committee hot instructed to inquire whether
any officer officers OF the government have o. combi
Other nted or defeated, or attempted
neitAt. ibe exec zion Of any law on the
statute books and whether President failed
fused TO compel the execution thereof This, suppose
refers the slave taiefs o. tire yacht Waudcrer and
their conicderas il Georgia. but some say refers 10 the
IF th. QAni.
henauon Mr. Covode take his choice; but as the
81 uherp slave rade experiments OF the Wapderer and
vessels VIII furnish materials for splendid North
oieciionecriug document, We apprcn nd that Mr.
c., cde will lock airer them
The third OF these inquiries relates TO the Chicago
Poet Offices the fourth TO the Philadelphia
ami Other navy yafos ana the alleged frauds aud cor
rup,,oDs Her, margin Ior more esctioneer
ing matter another cloud Of witnesses 10 easn case,
aLotner plum 10 the House pruning firm OF Ford
Il tOmpAny.
III ,tn subject of inquiry devolving upon the COM
m,ee re olheI pnblc works OF the United States
navy yssos Post Offices such other works, for
instarc., iortbcst,os custom houses marine hos
ptsis, military stations, &c, compromising scho
ope, those other works as VIDE rs the
bolic S ol the Union.
The siSth resolution refers 10 letter o, the
Presdeot Of Nov 25 1858, which be deplores "the
psoy d money carry elections " Upon THIS point
the nl.e 10 inquire what amounts OF money
(sipce ls5" We suppose have been expended III Penn
aud other tats carry their political elections,
by whom, aud by whose authority, and from what
Sou ca ,,ivcd: ana tic comm are to report the
paues of cares impnc.ied &c his item coyeis wide
Range and hhmnaoie discretion the suinIaoDing Of
win, IRON every quarter OF tho Uni,e5 states.
The Intelligent readers OF the Herald Will thus per-
,iai tons resolution OF inquiry of Mr. Covodc is
The ms gniDceDt proportions elecuopeer.
sEoils Job TO dominant party Of
Nh House rua previous subjects Of INQUIRY in
vowed huD6E vito. 80 from all parts OF the country
pssy Washington; thousands Of
money nay be put ino the pockets OF tho Sergeant At
Arms suu thosa into the pockets 81 the House
pruucg Company. In tact, TITS Investigation Of this
sDgc coiDipIee may he made from the treasury
tao ed
dollars at tue discretion Of the committee
The ouly impeachment III the way ct half million of
spois ,hs account Is time. the wan, OF time The
ebsct OF Dir. Covotc is 70 bring a the catalogue Of In
vesecatous bear upon tue PRESIDENTIAL To do
ths the iDquires s0geeted inas, be limited TO few
specific objects special CASES which have doubtless
been gcd ont by Mr. Covoe uot 10 interfere with
OF The House, special aed regular The reports OF
these committees will furnish tremendous quantity
eectoneeTDg matter for the stump AMI probably not
ss than hundred thousand actars IN work % the
printer The HoEse So mat you Will perceive that the
repubacar patty dt OF becoming subject to the
charge the Holy pures, that me who takeh not
care of bis household Is worse thau an infde ;"
In OF these things for Presidential ammunition, It
b cot very nkely that this session of Cooercss will be
favor OF early Adjournment 10 hold tho oppoet
0cr IN the unmiSed QUESTION OF thc jrrepressipe con-
a'ct' but the opposition, bearing IN mind the prodisous
White House Investigations, gold spoons, silver tea scs,
B-csses careets rosewood iurnitne &C, &c. of the
celebrated Osc, Of tennsyivana and the still more pow
cr ipduencc OK the disclosures OF the Florida
pcnse, the Swsr.vout and other Official deficiencies aud
defaexiions brought upon trail of those now
veetgatuns against the democratic party in power.
Nr. Buchanan, secure in the honesty which has 60
verned nm N all things In the discharge OF his great
Office may saely challenge the closest scrutiny into all
ms acts bu such not the with many Of his SAILOR
dpat,s beyond his immediate supervision, for evidence
Will be brought against them In many which cannot
fs to emoarrass shc democracy ana divert the public
mind very materially from the main questions OF the
s'rrepressbie conflict y Helper and John Brown.
As coee the House Is engaged IN the completion Of
~ organization BY voting for . Chaplain Some twenty
Odd different candidates IN nomination, including
Henry Ward Beccher the learned Jewish Rabbi OF New
Yos, and Dr. Rspha, whose powerful prayer 90 the Let
February Immediately followed BY the election OF
tne aker Upon motion TO postpone the election ti
thc LIST Of july dnd the democratic side pretty much
N body in the Affirmative, and tho republican side Ia
she negative But must not DC thus inferred thai the
asmscracy are opposed TO prayer. They only want II
IS tnoat money sud without price," - IL any person
goao ancso from day 70 day, without pay, to prny for
this sinful House Of Representatives..
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