New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
uorsF OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. REYNOLDS rep. n. ", from the Ccnmit-
tee on the Judiciary reported bill providing thai any
L. s. Darshal, Deputy Marshal, or other Ministerial
officer who shall permit the escape OF criminals IN their
custody. whether charged with ofenses under the
laws of the United States OF those of foreign
Government with whom we have treaties OF eXirad
don shall be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor and
sha be fined and Imprisoned according 10 the dlscre-
ton of the Court having respect to the nature OF the
crimes with which the prisoners are charged. bin
passed.
Mr. WTNsLOW Dem, s. c., rising to question
Of privilege caused q be read extracts FROM the ,urna
Of the Coyode Committee, Of which he is member,
by which it appears that he desired 10 subpoena GER
tain citizens of Luzerne County Pennsy lgania 10
this Mr. COvode jniepOsed that he had IN his pOsses
lion he names Of hundred persons as witnesses
but as IN every instance, tly bad no direct connection
with the tOv6 rnment, be Of cined 70 snni'J tsin'
II appeared further from The record that Mr. Nlnsow
apued for those Witnesses in April bat they had never
been summoned. He had been informed on authority
ad 70 he reliable, thai large sums OF money had been
used to secure the election Of Mr. Scranton 70 ths
Uouse Mr. Covodo 10 this replied that be would vote
TO subpoena Mr.. Wiusows witnesses II that gentleman
could trace back the OF the money to the ioverh
ment and 80 Mr. Scranton was here he would summon
lin. NJ. Wnslows request was rel used, Mess'S'
Wipelow and Robinson (ll.) voting IN the Affirmative
and Mefsrs Covode and Train in the negative; rs was
also Mr. NinslOw request that tins matter be sGhit-
ted 10 tie House. AT Subsequent peuod Nc l"f,
low wished 10 subpoena MIR. Mchulleh aao
several others of Philadelphia BY them he
sired to Troye bribery the part q the officers
of the election in that city IN the fall OF 300
But Mr.. Covode raid be had no Objection TO subpoena Il
portion of them, not being willing 10 eu'9ec' ue pv
erumelt 10 tie expense OF rulnmohut tuelh' ~
Winsloyy's request was denied by ne vote. mr.
Niuslow then moved 10 subpoena witnesses from
Greenboro and Pittsburgh, Penn, und' fs'andns INA.
thew could prove corruption iu Nestmoreand C9uh!'
TO which Mir. Covode objected that those gentlemen
had no connection with The Government Ihls req resi-
was also refused. The record further states that when
Frederick Inpe was called 10 Tho stand, Mr.. Ninsow
asked Wheeler there was any minute that he had
been summoned and the clerk Of the COMMITTEE
uplied that there was no minute OF j.. Mr. Ninslow
then asked that copy Of 50 much Of the Journal % re-
lated to tie sun moning Of witnesses be furnished him.
which was agreed 10.
TIE above is Il summary Of the record.
Mr.. CONODE (Rep Pa sald It was proper tiiat ne
should give an explanation OF ihs matter ana 10" II
vas HAT Lc had dris rmncd 10 cuninc the testimony 10
officers and employers of the Government In lhe
early Investigation of the OF Collector Sebel the
sui iect Of tie NeW-IMk Hotel contributions vas
brought before the Committee, and the witness de-
clined 10 answer some questions because That some OF
the contributors to the fund were private clehs' anu
had no connection with the Government The mailer
wss rerorted 10 the House, and the House sent IL back
10 the Committee and the Committee took no iurther
action H. the mauer. From that time II gave up ihe
IiQh 10 examine any witness except such as were or
Le,i lacn connected with the Government. My col
lea,u" III he Committee Mr.. Ninslowl asked Inc 10
eutptna certain witnesses, OF which he gave me "a
lit amounting 10 twenty or thirty, an hNlhg III one
| Hulc ueiphLofnoOC. ] stated that ! WAS always
ready 10 scrd for two or three witnesses, 10
| see if there was anyhpg III H. but that l
was opposed to putting the Government to an enor-
nous expense Of which carry the load WIN,
oul some reasonable ground for believing that they had
| some connection with the Government. ASKED my
colleague whether any Of these Witnesses had any
! connection with the Government, ana he never FAll
whether there were or not. This was the reason WY
| 1 aid moi subpoena these wltnesses The committee
was raised on the 9Th of March last and mp 10 yeer'
da, we had never been able TO get a dollar from the
| Government Notwithstanding that tue House dd ns
duly Ia passing a resolution 10 give us money ~ cn."e
Us IL investigate this case OF fraud ana corflplVn'
lie utwer of tie Government has boeh Drous,H'
some way or other to bear upon u ana deleal uS'
lave net up 10 Yesterday und we never y "a uo.-
lar 10 send lor Witnesses but what TOOK oui "i 'l
own pocket. iAuplter.l fad over ana over asal1 u
at was ready t. send for reasonable huniper
witness Int did not want b. swell me ch Ieivs ~
! an enormous amount for no good. told re ksnue'
man tl.at if lie ould shell out the none! Noulu suo-
| Iera he witnesses. Laughter lbere were l'',T' !;
number Of eases Of Importance ~ conheelo' WIN tI'1
| Committee which | might have brough, v'iolS ''S
House, bat after cOnsuttion with my menus
| doing gbcre has been means urea !" @se uMnl
| wiiHessofscR whom We have subpenhed anu graz
defrc UaIif, sted By TO get ava! iiuni ,'s 70
| yode Committee. / was informed by leuer ma, Mf.
Hart The Surveyor Of the Port OF Novel York iAd ei
lie country after tie Committee was fair,d' some salu
| on "a mission for he Government olhert ~ Eet "a I"r
| tune left lin by - Dutch girl. Loud iIntm0f.l a.,
] Mr. JOHN COCHRANE tDel'I ~ i'l-Hii