New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| On motion Of Mr.. WASUBURNE rep, I'LL
resolved hat for the I'D Of February seats IN TINS
hsll he so arranged under the direction OF the
Sneaker as to accommodate the Senators and all IN
vited guests, end II room enough, for their families,
and, at the c'Ose OF tue proceedings, The Speaker
dOurn the HOuse.
Mr. CAMPBELL (2ep., PENN, from the Pacific
Railroad Committee, reported reecniions, which
were adopted calling on the Secretaries OF War and
the NAVY to furnish the House with statements
showing the expenses OF transportation for the lasi
five years Of arm., munitions, troops, ETC., between
the Atlantic ard Gull poris and the facihci and
also calling On the Secretary Of State 10 ufrish the
last annual Report Of the Government Of Colorado
aud the panying documents if not incompatible
with the public interest.
! Mr.. BENNETT, delegate from Colorado offered
resolution, which was adopted instrncting he
Committee of the judi, larry 10 inquire into tie eA
pedency Of lepalizng all Contaminated litigation
under the Miners aud Peoples Court III Colorado,
prior to the organization Of that Territory.
Mr.. HICKMAN rep. Pa offered the following:
Hle,tG' TIE BarsOre ClJp~ Of this date contains the
"DocusESrs ForxD.--Durinr ye,tsrdsy, police force
visited the cfe Of The Su ne~psper and TOOK possession
bury OF Deev se and the notorious Valsnosham Of Ohio
The documents contain touching senments OF poor bleeding
Dixie and ou'.usge'ors Of h'~ the Yankees might be
KtSed That the Committee the Judiciary bs directed
TO inquire into IT,. truth Of the allegations therein msde
ssains' G. L. Valsndghaui, member OF his House with
power to nd Cor persons aud papers and 90 eIaine wit
oath smaton, aud to make report thereon.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM Dem, Ohio), immedi-
ately risipg SAID be had waited for opportunity
10 call the attention Of tie House 10 this statement
himself lie did not know what the motives
Of the gentleman, nor did he care. His purpose
rome time since was just the sumo as it was now.
lie gave a plain, direct and emphatic contradiction
10 the statement in question He had pever written
n line or letter to The Baltimore South or TO any
other PAPER or 10 any other fOuth Of Mason and
Dixons line. The article III question WAS most IN
famous and scandalous. Was mans reputation to
be placed at the mercy Of local irresponsible paper,
with its libeOus slanderous falsites like this one
lie would not enter defense in this case till the
letters should be produced that he had written, and
their matter and character stated. lie distinctly
stated ttn such letters fOrgcries, and be denied
that il was the duty or the night OF any member OF
the Home call the attention Of this body 10 ire
spoDsible statements Of this kind. lie deprecated
gentlemen making pertonal statements in regard
TO newspaper paragraphs, and be himself Lad, with
one exception, refiaiued from It, lie had always
acted and spoken in manner which he deemed TO
be consistent with biz duty and the cath be had
taken 10 support the Constitution of the United
States. He again alluded 10 the charge in question
NJ being uufuunded and irresponsible, und FL u duty
to hiusef lie felt called upon to deny the truth Of
the charge.
Mr.. RICHARDSON Dem, Ill., interposed re-
mark that those who wonld not vote for anything
SUPPORT the Government, unless Slavery Wac 10 DO
abolished, were traitors and ough, TO be brought 10
trial.
Mr. HICKMAN remaykcd that even a snspicioD.
an ordinary suspicion would Justify such All inves.
iigation the resolution contemp plated and the gen.
tleinAn from Ohio HIMSELF ny well ar other member.
on this floor, Knew there were suspicious against
him. He would Lon say whether those suruicious
we're ilst uuj ust, bnt certain was that they had
been numerous Tor a long time part. II vas duty
OF the Hooee 10 purge itself Of unworthy members.
He did not know whether the gentleman from Ohio
occupied properly impro crly his seat this floor
By Offering the resolution 10 did not prejudice the
gsnileman. II WAS hIs dn' 10 urge the invosliga-
'ion lie referred 20 the seizure Of the publisher aud
editor Of Tine S0ah newspiper at the instance
OF tbe Government, md lcuce presumed the
ehscts OF the Office were al tht ne ia Federal cur-