Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-02

Mr.. Cox resumed saying: The case. OF
Stanberry and Houston excited great deal
of interest, and Stanberry never again was
returned by his constituents to Congress
| because he had submitted to Houston s
Aagellation. The gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania proposed in effect, to hang the man
first and try him afterward.
Mr.. TuAYER interrupting, said he. did
not propose to punish the accused until
alter he had been duly convicted. But he
did propose, as there was pr5nla fdctc case,
to exclude him from the floor until he should
show bis innocence ...
Mr.. Cox asked whether it was not a
punishment to take away the only privilege
the man had?
Mr.. SHENCK said he was familiar with
the c,se Of Stanbcr,y from its political as
poets long ago. lie had no objection to
| bring Field before the bar Of the House, ss
/ had beon suggested, but ne thought his
resolution answered the end in view just ss
well. He detailed the proceedings of the
| House in 1ouston's case. Houston Ii APP
! pears, was brought to the bar, aud questions
we're put to him. and after he was with
! drawn the committee, at the head OF which
was Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, recon-
menled what further the House should 10.
| had the privilege Of the floor, and after the
case was fully heard, he was punished by a
reprim+nd from the Speaker, for the assault
he had made upon Mr. Stanberry, and also
deprived of the privilege of the floor
When the communication was sent to the
House, question rose as to whether there
was sufficient showing, but some of the
friends of Mr.. Stanberry induced him to
gmake an affidavit. In the case now pend
ing he had produced the narrative of sworn
tcstimon l...,
Mr.. FARNswoRTH said that az to Mr..
Field he was merely admitted to the floor
as matter OF courtesy, and it was mani
testly proper that the privileges should be
withdrawn until after an investigation.
The attack on Judge Kelly being so unpro-
voked, it was due to dignity and propriety
that the aggressor should be denied the
privilege Of the floor. raua ..4 r.'.
Mr. Cox said Field wcs more entitled to
the floor than Houston had been, because
Houston's Congressional term had expired
and Field was endeavoring to be adaitted
Mr.. JAMES q. ALLEN said grave charges
were presented in the resolutions, for which
he expected to vote. But while they were
trying the man they proposed to give him
the privilege entended to the meanest
criminal, of being present during the dis
cuSsiOn of his guilt or innocence. The
amendment to exclude him, If adopted,
would assimilate this hall to Star Cham.
ber.
Mr. LEONARD MYERS desired to say on
behalf of Judge Kelly that he neither pre-
sented the ease here, nor prosecuted it in
the courts. When the testimony was re-
quired Judge Kelly was sent for as wit
ness. He (Myers) saw the whole proceed
ing. The attack was cowardly, dastardly
and infamous. Judge Kelly took care of
himself amply, though having his assailant
at a disadvantage. r
MIR. Cox said he made no charge of that
kind. l .r
Mr.. MYERS said the gentleman had made
a jocular intimation about one s defending
himself
Mr.. Cox said that he had reference to
his own physical disability.
Mr.. MYERS said he understood the comic
part of the gentlemaas remarks. In con
cusinu he said he hoped that Mr. Field
would at once be excluded from the privi-
leges of the floor. .s. .
Mr.. HARRINGTON said for one he was OPP
posed to the amendment, as there was no
evidence before the House except of police
reports that violation of the privileges of
hlh hLlAn f(uNnn Ell ~ I'm
wouid @ f,r,;ah u v;olat;on" % af nr;r;,enes 0 e he
wonld not exenda The acmsad bscansa II
,yss unwarrantad and contrsry 70 .verv
nr;nc;naI of ;nvss,;aat;on If .iudSe Kali
d;d nss snch lanouaSe "a WAC renresentad
Field ought re- have resented IL If .Judss
Ksllv had nsed onts;Jo tha Ionauaoo be
h aJ vsnS hars to ;nsnI, NAM hare ,hsn the
chastisement cha was inst Ho did nor. how.
svar tnow tha eats in tha caSe
Mr.. THAYER regretted that the gentle
man from Indiana had put hypothetical
case, rejecting On the character of the
gentleman injured rather than on that of
the aggressor.r y, sd .u- e. . .4t
Mr. TOWNSEND thought that something
was due to the representative character of
Mr.. Field, and suggested a substitute for
the amendment, which Mr. Farnsworth ac-
cepted, namely: ~ a.. E--lf s,.-'. go
\ That until the report of the Committee
shall be made. the privileges heretofore ex-
tended to A. p. Field are suspended. :,
This was agreed to and the resolution for
the appointment of a select Committee, &C..
as thus amended, was adopted. :
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