The New York herald., 1865-01-24


could 5e no higher breach Of privilege than assault.
member OF the House for hs official conduct
MI Cox-Did understand you to say you would vote
for his punishment
Mr. THArER-No; but would vote for the amendment
on the ground that where there Is pima Jccie case
maae out tne man IL not nt TO come into the House
WINE ne ress under the charge II the investigation
suouu snow tue charge groundless, then shall vote
70 restore him 70 the privilege OF which he has been
oeprVea The dignity and self respect OF the House
qulre that ono that commits assault on member
should not be permitted TO come INTO this hall until he
ciess ns sk OF the charge The House cannot b too
JEALOUS s osnities and rights The rights OF the pso
pc aro " 80 sacred character and the untrammeled
liberty Of tho representative that they should
Always DC adequately protected
Houston excited great deal OF interest and stsnsberry
was returned by his constituents Congress-
no naa submitted TO Houstons aagellation. The
from Pennsylvania proposed In effect to hang
the man first and try him afterwards
NJ IasYka nterruptng said he did not propose to
Punisn the accused until he had been duly convicted
put ne did propose as there prima dcie case
exclude MIN from the floor until he should show his in
nocence,
Mr. Cox asked whether It was not a punishment to
taxe away the only privilege the man hadf
:, Mr scHExcK said he was familiar with the case OF
o1ection TO bring Field before the bar OF the House.
Is nad been suggested but he thought his resolution
proceedings Of tho House in Houstons case Houston
appears, was brought 70 the bar and questions
put TO him touching his admission denial Of the charge
aganst nm ana ater he was withdrawn the committee,
at the head Of which was Mr. Davis Of Massachusetts,
recommended what further the House should do II
privilege Of the floor and after the case was fully heard
ne was punished by reprimand from the Speaker for
tne ASSAULT no mad made upon Mr. Stansbery and also
deprived OF the privilege Of the floor. When tho
municaon was sent to the House question arose as to
whether there was sufficient showing, but Of the
friends OF Mr stansbcrry induced him to make
ahoavN In the case now pending he had produced the
narrative OF sworn testimony.
Mr. FAHsswoETH said thut to Mr. Field he
merely admitted 10 the floor matter of courtesy and
II was manitestly proper that the privilege should be
d un,ii after an investigation The attack on
and propet that the aggreseor should be denied the pr
yilege OF the floor
Mr.. Cox said Field entitled 10 the floor than
Houston had been, because Houston's Congressional
term bad expired and Field endeavoring to bo
admitted
Mr.. JANIS G. ALLEN, lopp) of m said grave charges
were presented in the resolution which he expected
to vote But while they were trying the man. they pro-
posed 10 give him the privilege extended TO the meanest
criminal Of being present during the discussion OF his
guilt or innocence The amendment TO exclude him, If
adopted, would assinate this hall TO a Star Chamber.
Mr. LIZ NAnD MxRs, lrep) Of Pa desired to say in be-
half OF Judge Kelley that he neither presented the
here nor prosecuted II in the When the testi
mony was required Judge Kelley was sent for wit
ness. he tslyersl saw the whole proceeding The at-
tack was cowardy, dastardly and niainols. Judge
Kelley took OF himself amply though having his
sailant at y disadvantage.
Mr.. Cox said he mnde charge Of that kind
Mr.. MYERS said the gentleman had made Il jocuar init
nation about ones defending himself
Mr. Cox said that he had reference to his physical
disability.
genilcmans remarks In conclusion, he said he hoped
that Mr. Field would at once be excluded from tho prvi
lcges Of the floor.
Mr. HAnnsaros (opp Of Ind said for one he was op-
poeed TO the amendment there evidence before
the House, except Of police report, that violation Of
the pt, leg OF the House had DO committed. While
he would punish violations OF privileges he would not
clude the accused, beet 1t unwaTranted and
tnry to every principle OF investigation II Judge KEEL
Icy did such language wns represented Field
ought 10 have resented IT, II Judge Kelley had used out
side the language he had used here to insult members
" HA Al nat hntra
know the facts In the
Mr. THAYgR regretted that the gentleman from Indiana
lad put Hypothetical reocng the character OF
the gentleman injured rather than on tha. OF the az
grcssor.
due to the representative character OF Mr. Field and
suggested substitute for the amendment, which Mr..
Farnsworth accepted, namely
That report committee shall be made the
pfcges heretofore extended 10 A. r. Field suspended
This agreed to- and tn resolution for the appoint
nen of select committee, &C, as thus amended,
adopted.
MR.. BROOKS AND GENERAL BurIKR.
Mr. Brooks topp, of N. " said that not long ago, in
certain major general gold robber but in some OF
the prints he reprcs ncd us saying bold robbcr "
No donbt this WAS misunderstanding He had received
q letter from major general who, II seemed supposed
that his remark particularly applicable TO him,
though at the time there was another major general in
the city Of New York.
AT his desire the letter read as follows:--
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 1886
JAMES BaooKs Member of Congress- House Of Representa-
Innd in Che Dy Gs Of the 7h instan. report yoar
wh personal 10 me- s appended has. the honor 70 ia.
Ss &C. % a5I s a
there any modification explanation limitation made
ssy y sS s s n .a
f''s' H. y BUTLER. Major General
Thc extract from Mr.. Brooks speech Z" e"s-.-~
suy control the city of
My xoT. d.sns & ss I'm s'Ss ss
the United States Robbcr he OF the public treasure
aa,ons oi those whom the ecassmsn from Pennsyyanis
tMr. scoGeld) had called thieves and robbers.
Mr. BRcoKs rcsiming, enid that tho letter from Gen.
Butler brought 10 him by H. Z. Clark, Captain and
Adju.nt
Mr. BouuwsrI, trcpl OF Mass rose TO a question OF
order that the letter OF Gen Butter did not violate any
OF the rri igiIeacs OF mes,bcr
Tho SrrsKYa said tofor, deciding the point, he would
like Mr. Brooks TO point what words in tho letter no
excepted to- and he would then rule to them spcc-
cally.
Mr. RrooEs in reply, quoted from the constitution
that Tor any speech debate In either House. members
slnll not he questioned in any other place
The STEAMER repl ed that would jr,ify the gentleman
IN eusns TO answer the letter but did not settle this
Mr. BROOKS then said he excepted to the whole letter.
that u was sent through Gen. Butlcrs Aid dc Camp in
uniform. Instead OF through tho rost oice and that
Captain Clark was dearous OF an immediate answer lie
did not like mil tary gentleman coming into his house
and calling for an immediate answer--(laughter)--o
any answer He expressed to this Aids. do Camp
that he could not give immediate answer, but
would take his own tine The remarks to which General
Butler had taken exception made the floor Of tn
House. and he did not choose to enter into correspond
encc with General Butler concerning them
Mr.. BsurwEiI pressed his po mt of order
Mr BRooKs quoted from the letter: tsrhc gentleman
who hands you ihis win wait call for any
place you may designate" This said Mr. Brooks, Is tho
language ~ tho d~cllIu.
The SrEAKfR decided that the letter was not M in
frngement Of privilege He said that II he should rule
that u was not would cut OF all right Of criticism by
constituents in their letters the speeches acts Of
their members, and all attempts explanations
Of language which pcrson alluded 10 hero deemed
In mt in.urn nj cpu
who had been charged here gold robbor should inquire
II this charge correctly reported and whether there
was not some explanation quah alton OF IL; and the
languags OF the note did not offensive. Language
something like this might have been used by those cog
mixing duong II the letter clearly intended In
yitng settlement OF the matter by what IL called the
code Of honor but which the Chair regarded the code
of murder, he (he Chair would have ruled differently
but rs u was susceptible Of different construction, he
decided that IL was not question Of privilege.
Mr.. BRooEs appealed from the decision Of the Chair
II hc had said the object to ascertain whether he
had been correctly reported not he would have found
out ~ the ohcc OF the Cong csondi Gfobe of s
portcrs o had revised the speech making the words