Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-24
THE EVENING STAR.
CSNGRESsI0NAL.

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In rHs SENATE yesterday after our report
slessd-
a joint resolution authorizing the purchase
of the New York Merchants Exchange, for
Custom House purposes, was passed; also. the
eiIl definirg the rank and pay Of paynasters
in the navy; and after the consideration Of q
,oint resolution authorizing retaliation on
TeSel prisoners for the treatment Of our OWE;
ADJOURNED.
In TIE HOUSE,
A select committee was appointed to inyes-
tigate the circumstances OF Judge Fields as
saukon Hon. W. ID. Kelley, and resolution
adopted excluding the former from the heof u
the Hall
Mr.. BROOKS said not long ago, In the course
OF his remarks, he had occasion to SPEAK oi .
certain Major General as a gold rooeer, out IN
some OF the prints he was TepI o as misn1.
dsrstandiDg. He had received Ie.eoI IIon IA =
Major General who, 1t seemed, supposea snas
this remark was partcaialy "Pp.'o a,.ne,su
Msior General in the city of New York. At
Mr.. Brooks desire the letter was read; H. -oc-
WARRINGTON, January 20, 1865.
JGmss Brooks, Hember Of Congress, House o. Rep
i find in the Daily Globe, OF the eth instant,
report of Jour remarks In the House onlthe
9th ins tant. an extract from which. personal to
nae, is appended / have the honor TO inquire
whether your remarks are correctly reported,
except, perhaps, in the m'sprint gold for bold;
ton, explanation. or limitation, made by you
other than appears in this report. The gentle
man who hands you this will wait or call for
your answer at any tune or pare Gs sog
THE extract from MIR. Brooks speech was n
subs,ance:-"I am bound TO say an effort was
made TO control the city OF New YORK during
the autumn election, and the Govern ment sent
there a gold robber In the person OF MAJOR
general OF the United States. Rohber as ne
was OF the public treasure, and major general,
lisa troll nu0r y
of those whom the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania (Mr. Scofeld) had called thieves ana
-yobbers."J
late airy of the privileges OF member.
Mr. Brooks then said he excepted 70 the whole
letter; that it was sent through General But
through the post office and Captain CLARK was
desirOus of an immediate answer. He did not
like military gentleman coming into MS
house and calling for an lmmediate ans Wer -
rlaughter1-or any answer. He expressed to
ibis aided camp that he could not give an
immediate answer, but wonld take his own
time. The remarks to which General Butler
had taken exception were made on the noor OF
this House and he did not choose to enter iato
correspondence with Major General Butler
concerning them.
MI Brooks quoted from the letter, ''the gen.
tleman who hands you this will walt or call
for an answer at any place you may deslg-
nate This said Mr.. Brooks) is the language
Of a duellist.
The Speaker decided that the letter was not
an infringement Of privilege
Mr. Brooks appealed from the decision OF
The Chair. If he said the object was TO ascer-
tain whether he had been correctly reported
or not, he could have found ont at the Off zee OF
the Congressional Globe, or OF Its reporters.
He had revised the speech making the words
bold robber read gold rsbber. The reason he
did not reply TO the latter was that he had
known him on g previous occasion, in New
York, when surrounded by staff of twenty or
twenty-five officers, in the HOFFMAN House,
Eesd oat his aide. de. camp to demand the pres
epce of gentlemen before him, and " hen the
gentlemen appeared they found him seated al
the table vii two pistols before him, and this
in the peaceable city of New York. The ground
on which he made the charge Of Butler being
gold robber, was certain transactions in New
Orleans, and the proceedings In the Surrogate
Court in New York. The plaintiff in the CASE
wned a banking house in New Orleans, and
Gep that city was captured secreted his gold
the a3utler soon commenced examining int
had s6rs of bankers. Finding the deponen
HIM, and gold, he demanded the money O
Rsnt Gen Butei Cd ne e was ar
gold. &c. He (Mr. Brornowp go GOO of thi,
LnsI tbs money bad never bead only to add
in Buffers hands. -amaSns
Mr.. Stevens.-We have heard TODAY a..
the privileges OF this House. Members deaen
oecorons and respectable in their behayIo
nave been assaiied; but there is another privi
ege- injurious and dangerous to the countr,
and mat is the privilege OF member rising
their place, and in q yindictiye, malignenr
outrageous. and indecent manner, scatter thei
Gitn and SANDER on great men and patriots :
me naion. and then shirk from respon sibility
and shield themselves from answering becans
iney are members on this floor.
AI'er lnrther debate Of a similar eharacte,
tne consideration OF the subject was postnona
IN III to-day, and the House adjourned.