The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-11

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On motion Of Mr. DAWES, ,rep.) OF Nasa the time
for taklp, ,be testimony In thu Keouakv con,e.sd
election cases was extended until the LIST Of December
next
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quest OF Mr. Nicholson 70 20 excused from iurth'r scr
vice on tho Committee of Elections Mr. Nicholson was
excused
ras TREATMENT OF USIox PRISONERS ny THE RrBms
Mr. SuANKs ,rapl Of Ind. asked leave oner pre-.
ambs and set Of resolutions thai there has no.
been any thorough and systematic investigation the
government and people, and IL il important tha, such
Investigation shal be had aud record thereof be made
and resolving that select COMMITTEES Of i've be ap.
pointed 10 make such Investigators and TO record the
facts ana report the same 70 tho House any time.
with such recommendation as may seem proper, with
power 10 send psrsons and papers 10 appoint clerk
and sieuographer report an act OF grace and am
nesty for witnesses who may he Implicated.
Mr. Woop, dem Of NJ ", objected to The iptsoduc-
,ion Of the resolutions
Mr. SnAsgs moved to suspend the rules
Mr. STEVENS trepJ OF Pa inquired or Mr.. Shanss
whether the nyelsation ehnld not he referred 10 tho
select committee appointed last Monday on motion
Mr. Butter reference tho assaanation conspiracy
Mr. SHASKs thought not, as that committee had nj.
ready as much business as il could attend TO-
fhe quest on suspend,ng the rules was taken by
rules we're suspended and the resolaten introduced
Mr. DAWES called attention TO The resolution prors.
offered the other day by lir Butler Il attempted 10
pledge the Faith OF the government not only that no
person shall have used against bin the evidence thai
may give boioro the committees but that he shall rot
be iried at all ca any evidence from any source.
Mr. sHASKs admitted thai Tho resolution was, TO
Mr. psuLu,s.l frcp) OF Ohio argued that tue subec,
should be referred TO Mr. Buffers select committee
pressing lis opposition 70 tho OF SO many
SPECIAL cora i,tces
Mr. suANEs demanded the previous question ON the
adoption OF tho resolution
Tpe preyions question was seconded Tho first reso.
lurion authorizing the appointment Of the committee
adoptedyess 100 nays o. The second resolution,
papers yas adopted without DIVISION The third rsso-
iuton promising grace ami ann sly to witness ilpl-
Gated IN the crime and vii ch had not boon withdrawn
bu, simply modified BY Mr. snanks, rajsctcd--yeas
g., NAYS SC The preamble was then agreed TO- modified
whars, &, s,d,c, ,,.t Tho snh,,, or ,ns ,sa,o.n,
Of the prtsonsr5 o. war ana Union citizens held by confe
eate snlorss u- No the recen; REJECTION snail be- thor.
ouglly Investigated, there ore, &c.
MT erry .Ss .yp THE .Ev YORK ErRAn. PERSONAL Ex-
rrAxAroy gY Mr. srgvsvs
Mr. ra.pprus SrIy,a ris,op TO ne in
reference TO published In the Nrw YoeK
urp Am Last Mouday add tnosa rs,narka rceerr.s
smp,v 10 myself mn mar, err w.st they we're shouhi
treat them az do all encn ,hngs--yjthoi, notice
and indeed SO FAR as they refer 10 any princioIes which
navo announces, havo nothing 10 say. Il Is oecauso
to 3av word and shall conGna nyseif 10 them Alone
This Ion pnrporls 10 b. p,ivna convorsatio
with me in nv sick room some two or three weeks nao
have no dnosl.ion 10 cr.iss the practice of dsclSs
ing private Conversations anv where Anybody VINO uu-
dcrtaSes 10 do baltic win newspaer always gets tho
wort Of H. or course The princjpies set forth In Tho Az
t;cle have no fault 10 and with person who scanned
"a bs very much OF gentleman aud "a very intelligent
man called A, nv horse and n he could have same
conyersa,n with me- told him II he would allow mo
20 Iarugs I had no obiac.cp I got nm dras,sd
nv self rot on the Iornrs ana alowc1
him Whatever time he saw uroper 10 a, lie tslxea Ia
me ike a yery intejqent reuiienap which h.ve ma
do,bt he wns The ony fsnf hovn IN and !. ,h,s Win
ont snbm,ttinr tho 10 me b shoun haze
DISCLOSED vhat ho saws a NV convcrsai;,n with ron
enco 20 nv colieacues In the Housc All ;he res. /
w,iva far ,ora nn,h,ng a,o ar,sfnin, .,ea o. a.
criticism of M yse,f IL . are non;nv aud rae
not A word Ia saw an, chargsd ,rjth ansrs r;rS NJ
wh eli reyerd not Bu, 10 the po,p,.-In ,ha nsst
place then Ear as nv remarks ara snpposod 10 rs
10 aay ynetnb-r az the i5ouse do IA s.,nnoso haze
right 70 do iiscln,m them MI, NM snosnx nrec,s.v
how far anything sci would ius,irv jrrercncs.. but
disola,m them ali and repudlare scntiments Which
thew claim I do moi DESIRE tba. tbcv sbaIl SIAN INV
Of them, in record a-a,pst any OF nv mem,
bers OF the house Ever n Mad sa,d them r,ysef YES
tertay IN debate should rise ana nnno9,a ana
dsr,ai IN them All mt ID moi edn. fho ,rrth ~ -.
bcanse tn. won,a he an onenin oi the at,an ne IL.
closure OF privata ration lsav, .he, ne ,nsv