The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-27
XLth CONGRESS. LIST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March q

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tuition, abolishing slavery, declaring
the immunities of citizens, and guar
anteeing republican form of govern
ment by securing the franchise to the
colored citizens; and providing that ey-
cry citizen shall have the right to vote
| in every State or territory, at a Il cleo
tions for Federal, State or local officers,
| OF every kind, on equal terms, without
/ regard 10 race or color; all State or Ter
rttorial constitutions to the contrary,
notwithstanding. Ordered to lie on the
table anu be printed.
Mr.. TrunbulI reported the House
resolution for adjournment, with
amendments by way of substitutes
The Judiciary Committee recommend
in lieu OF the House resolution, that the
| two Houses adjourn on Thursday next
at u O'Clock.
After considerable debate, several
propositions Were made, and voted
down. Finally Mr.. Trumbull's propo-
sition was adopted.
Executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Eggleston introduced Joint res
olution providing for necessary survey
TOR n ship canal around the falls OF
Ohio. Passed.
Mr.. Schenck introduced a Joint reso-
luton authorizing the employment of
Brevet Brigadier General Seth East
man, in decorating the Capitol, was
passed.
Mr.. Covode offered resolution in
structing the Committee on Public Ex-
pendltures, to inquire whether any
legislation was necessary to secure
prompt payment of bounties to soldiers;
also, looking to an increase ofthe clerical
force in the second AUDITORS office.
Mr.. Butler called the attention of
members to the fact that Mr.. Bingham
had revised, altered, and materially
changed the Globe reporters manu-
script OF the personal debate. last week,
between himself and Mr.. Bingham
Mr.. Butler then laid on the desks of
members, printed pamphlet,
showing the report as written, and the
report as printed. He characterized
! this proceeding as most unfair in defense
of his own assertion made the other
day that Mrs. Surratt was hung with
out sufficient evidence. He charged
that John Wilkes Booths diary, which
| showed all his movements preparatory
| to the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln,
was kept from the knowledge of the
court, and it now appeared that it had
been spoliated, by having eighteen
pages of it cut out, after it got into the
hands of the Government. He said that
there is still remaining in the diary
memorable sentence, written a few
hours before Booths death, and quoted
II from memory: 81 have endeavored
to cross the Potomac five times, and
failed. propose to return to Wash
lnSton and give myself up, and clear
myself from this great crime" He
! commended that this piece of evidence
would have shown, in his judgment, the
whole case. 1t now shows that Booth,
up to certain hour, meant the capture
and abduction of Mr.. Lincoln and that
he changed his purpose and resorted to
assassination. II Mrs. Surratt did not
know of this change, she would have
Rnnwln6Da n "a nj
sassination, and therefore could not
have been convicted. If all the testi-
mony had been presented, we should
| have been able to pursue the accom-
plices and find out who it was that
changed BOOTHS purpose from capture
| to assassination; who it was that was to
profit by assassination, and who would
not profit by the capture of Mr.. Lin
coin; who it was that should succeed to
Mr.. Lincoln in case the bullet made a
Mr.. Bingham replied: In the ex-
element and hurry at the time it so
happened that the report of my reply
| to the gentleman was the most imper-
feet report ever sent to me of remarks
made by me in the House. Any gen.
tleman may examine it, and will fail to
find in the corrections a single accusa-
| ton that is not, by express words or
by necessary implication, in the re-
porter's notes. defy his cSlumny.
I
That said he had condemned without
knowing or caring for the evidence? /
say so yet. If he is the LAWYER he is
reputed to be, then he is to be pitied for
coming here and arraignIng his peers
for not consenting to admit testimony,
of man accused made after the fact.
l defy him by any Investigation which
he dare institute, here or anywhere
to show that any communication came
into my hands, PnrRorting to be the
was not made after the fact, and long
after the fact. Is there any lawyer in
America or England who would say
| words and declarations of an accused
felon, after the fact is on evidence
which the advocate for the Government
is bound to admit in any court. treat
| with contempt and scorn any intima-
| ton from any quarter, that / or my as
| sociRte counsel were under obligation
/ to admit any such evidence. The law
does not require 1t; the common law,
| the growth and gathered wisdom of a
thousand years, excludes it. Perhaps
that great monument and wisdom and
| learning is not equal to the incompa-
ra BILE genius ofthe incompatible hero
OF Ft. Fisher. lLaughterl which the
Speaker endeavored to suppress.
Butler tried to get in a remark, but
| Bingham would not let him; adding
that the gentleman from Massachusetts
has no right to ask fayors at his hands.
! MI blQBnam cOntlnued-ln never saw
any memoranda by ]. Wilkes Booth
which indicated any plan or motive by
which he was 10 carry out his projected
| conspiracy. never saw any such
| thing, and am not surprised that the
gentleman would not let me see the
book which he put into his pocket.
Mr.. Butler again assayed to make an
explanation, but with no better result.
M. Bingham said-No, sir, do not
| care about it; having refused to let me
| inspect the book on which he based his
1 charge, he may now initiate the exam
pie seen in the vision of the Apocalypse.
and turn around and eat it. Laugh
teri The gentleman talks of a
spoliated book. Who spoliated? That
/ is about interesting a aaery
as that to which 1 referred the other
day, "Who killed Cock Robin?" Who
knows that it is spoliated? If John
Wilkes Booth tore pages out oft, was
that spoliation? The gentlemen's words
are as impotent as they are unwarrant-
ed. LET the CALLED jade vince, my
withers are unwrung." I challenge
him and dare him here or anywhere in
this tribunal, or any tribunal, to assert
that L spoliated any book. Such a
charge as that, without any title of evil
| dence, is only tit to come from a man
who lives in a bottle and is fed with a
spoon. [Laughter.l What is the other
statement here showing the heartless-
ness of this accusation, it's utter
disregard and contempt for all
decency and all law? It is that
1 controlled the evidence in
the court. The gentleman knows I
was not the official organ of that court.