New-York tribune., 1868-06-09

,h man t irSn - V NTH on Here Is person in the hands Of
the House in of the House and he has no rgh'
| TO make any commui caton whatever to the House,
except by leave Of the h9use Now the House says 10
| him we will lct you although III contempt make com
munication to the House in certHh manner ana lh no
other. - -, a., -, Ar p,,,or 90 vte,d
Mr. BUTLER declined, and insisted a vote being
The vote was taken and the resolution agreed to
| MI ELDRIDGE moved to suspend the rules and to
| receive Mr.. c. W. Wocys petition.
Mr. BUTLER desired TO make point OF order ana ASK ask
whether that was the same paper which had peeh III ING
The SPEAKER informed Mr.. Butler that he must first
| state his point 0f order. .....
Mr. BUrIER-I assume then that II Is the same; IL SO
| Mr.. RANDALL call the gentleman 10 oruer ,....
| The SPEAKER-The gentleman from massachusetts,
must state the point OF order ,.. mo. ro,,or ,,os
Mr.. BUTLER-My point OF 0rder Is tuat ina. @ P'pci VIZ
paper in the hands of the Speaker and was mprop-
| erly taken out of his hands. 49,. Il. - .,o.
and must necessarily do it, because If hc sustained u nc
would be ruling that nc had done improper act which
Mr. BUTLER-Not at all Sir DIG not mean to say that
The sPEAKERIhe paper went OUT G de ndns m re- Ul
turn attorneys for the witness or to some person
who would take charge OF it, .
Mr. ELDRIDGE-I desire in order to exculpate the
Speaker, TO state that the paper was obtained IIo e
the Speaker at the request of the attorney Oh MI
Mr. BUTLER-The point make is this: that after
document from witness IN contempt is put INTO the
hands of the Speaker Of the House. with request TO pre-
sent TO the House, and after It has been oeied 70 tne
House. and the House has acted on the question Oh lIs
reception 1t cannot then be WthdTawh Without INC coH
% UOnse.
The IsPEAKER-The gentleman from Massachusetts
will see that Of the House is directly the re-
of his point OF order The Chalr asked unanimous
consent TO present the paper 10 tae lioaSe tne o ~
the objection of the gentleman from hassachusets re-
do with it than with resolution which the House re-
fuses to receive The paper then renaeG IN e II or
file it with his own private papers or hanG ~ oyer ~
some gentleman who claimed the right TO ask Tor H. anu
OF when request was made for II, the speaker
handed IL over the House had refused TO receive H.
MI. BUTLER-Then object to the reception of tne
The question was taken upon tho reception of the pa
~. SO the paper was not received. - .u
woOLIEY ORDERED THE BAR OF THE HOUSE
Mr.. SHELLABARGER (kep., Ohiol offered the ioho"-
for Contempt Of the authority Of oase ordered the bar Of e
House for The Of making such statement as wi" purge hm 0' DIS
NIr SIIEIIABARGER had understood a remark
on the floor that the witness desired TO purge himself OF
contempt Ia his Judgment that was cohih9hieatlon
enough 70 authorize the House TO adopt the action pro-
The 5PEGKER-It is for the House to determine
whether t will entertain the resolution as question Oh
privilege. -
Mr. SIIELLABARGER moved the previous question,
which seconded, aud the resolution was adopted
Mr. sCHENcK moved that the House go into Commit
Mr ELIOT Gse, MassJ appealed to Mr. schenck to al.
low him ask the House 10 make the River ana liaiDOf
Appropriation bill special order for Friday next ~
Mr.. SCHENCK declined to consent to anything being
disposed Of and suggested to Mr. Eliot 10 ask mat De
made special order after that time. ~.
gentleman notice that will send his Tax bill back TO
Mr.. sCHENCK-That IL a declaration Of war.
Mr.. INGERsoLL rep, Ill)-Whch is not In order.
The SPEAKER presented a communication from the
Secretary OF War. with report from Gen Hancock WITH
reference 10 Government aid for the Union Pacific Rail
Mr.. MARSHALL Dem, III said that II he had
been In the House the day when the vote was taken ON
Mr. Homans resolution taxing Uuited states bonds lie
should have voted against tabng IT, aud against refer
to the Committee OF Ways ana Means ana Tor us
Mr. VAN HORN Rep, y. " reported bill to provide
for the construction OF ship canal around the Falls of
Niagara.
Committee OF the Whole, Mr..
PoMEROY in the Chair, and considered the Tax Dll
quarter OF an hour a'er~Sao ger % & G,i & i h -, ~
the House The Committee accordingly rose. and tho
presented at the bar OF the House the
wooLlEl BErQRE THE nlR on TnE HOUSE.
The SPEAKER. addressing the witness. read the reso
luton which had adopted by the House and asked
him whether he was ready 10 make such an cApAhalioh
would purge him OF contempt OF the authority oi inc
The witness Mr.. wooIeyI am, Sir presenting paper
Mr. PsnEiIfABARGER~T witness has been com
him by a committee Of the House. The contempt con
siss IN refusing 90 answer questions nut 10 hlm py
the House. but In refusing 10 answer questions put 70
him by the organ OF the House 10 wit, the committee
and the contept can only be purged by the witness de
caring himself ready 10 comply with the order ana
authority OF the House aud to do that Dy making proper
Mr. ElDRIDGE~ThSt is not the resolution and deny
that IL either the requirement Of the law OF OF he Iue
ready 10 obey the order OF tho House But he has made
as the House aware, complaints as 10 tno m b ~
properly presented the TO the Honse and seeks that
the House shall put 70 him such questions as IL desneS
The SPEAKER proposed tosubm the question to the
House whether 1t would receive witnesses petition OF
would require him to make il before the Committee
The WIness-I have a statement III "rltlbB "hich
Mr. sHELLABARGER-I SEQ by the action OF tho
House that the following questions were put 10 ss VII M
fore the Managers Of impeachment OF TINS House IN pur
suance OF Summons served OH yon for that purpose
Aud ~ AreV
ayers and 10 answer such proper questions as sna
10 you by the said Managers oi Impeachment IuhueI-
stnd that IL WAS for the refusal make such satisfactory
TO those two questions lt te witness was com
mitted. Most clearly the contempt Is IN refusing 10 an
swer proper place for an answer Is Dcioie tho
Mr.. WOODWARD Dem, PENN argued that ihe VIII,
had right to purge himself IN his own terms ana
which that purgatiOn shOnld he made
Mr. COYODE Qiep. PENN held that the proceedings OF
members the other side were entirely uDpcceuchteu
There had been In the House single case since he
had been a member OF witness IN contempt being
merely give his testimony before committee. IL was
the business OF the Committee TO receive that testimony,
and IN was not House 10 enter into discussion IN
regard 10 IT, Every member Of the House knew that the
witness present was guilty not only OF Sohept Oh @ the
time OF the House was to be taken up IN TINS way NJ
coyades chsrSng that the witness had been guilty Of
| perjury Mr. Eldridge desired to make question oI
0nestions 10 be House IL seemed him that that was
an utter violation OF all the rules OF the House, ~
temeS from Wisconsin made Il the duty OF the chair to
listen TO such remarks, the Chair must arrest them
| Mr. EI'DRIDGE meant TO make q suggestion that II
tho majority OF tho House determine the construc
ton Of the rules these rules are OF no eary use m INC
| way OF protecting the minority.
| Mr., GARFIELD-Is debate In orderi
| The SPEAKER-Debate Is not In order. a., a.. ~,
Mr. BUTLER said that lie would resume inc nVor Nlr'
Covode having previously occupied the moor ~ ms per
| ,nIsson and that that wOuld end this proceeding.
the sPEAKER-That will not end the proc@eedng @ m inc io
| Yeas aud Nays have been ordered upon the question
| whether the remarks OF Mr. Covode are In order 49,
Mr.. COVODE proposed 70 withdraw ms REMARKS "r'
| Eldrldge would withdraw his point OF order.
Mr. ELDRIDGE would not withdraw MS point OF oraer'