New-York tribune., 1868-06-01

| Shortly before o'clock Mr. DRAKE (Rep, MOI TOOK
Fessenden TO adjourn, which, however failed to pass.
Mr.. Drake about TO begin his address Wheh inc
| Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER asked the House for instructions upon
the order which made Saturday relative TO com
muncatons for the recusant witness. WoOley MVoey
had desired the attendance Of three lawyers ana inc
Speaker had ordered that they should nave access 70 b
and his wife, child and nurse should also nave oP
portnnty to visit him. Yesterday dispatch was sub
United the Speaker in sealed envelope directed 10
character and oxtenor and in the opinion of the Chair
only not respectful to the House. but intended 10 DO
Mr. BUTLER rep Mass desired to @ submit nit 5ediSS %GtiSG
by Mr. wooley 10 him in a note as follows 49,.
As the eesed Dispatch snaek Of 9osl 70 the ais hsnsss
should be IL custodian with mach respect, G W. woolHL
10 'hs Hon D. T. DuD'' YrwYonK. MAY % issa
woeey ,sn and sovereign prison By order G Of yI,n , Is
the lard WITH blood IN bis veins vii stand BY yon II ne a ieaiaT
This Geo A. Jones was n person whom the Committee
had directed TO be summoned for comphey WIN Nooyy
wooley, with his note, evidently for the purpose OF IN
suit Whether the House will yndicate its dignity or
| whether any member shall want to advocate MS Is
TIe {sPEhKER Mr. Butler state his propositoni
Mr. BUTI.EH-I mean 10 move that NO teiegIams Ot
letters shall be sent tO witness after he mas conehed
the House, except after inspection by the Speaker
The SPEAKER did not see that he had the right TO
open anything sealed envelope even by order oi 'he
Mr. BUTLER-I suppose that the Speaker could do 80
j" TIe Htus sPFAKTR"No even by order Of the Eouse
MIR BuTLER-If Mr. Wooey does not choose To receive
N hn dt s waK onse y should have Os to
tect itself II 1t has not then our presence mere Is pretty
The sPEAKER-The Chair understands the gentleman
from Massachusetts, now 10 make motion thht no
communications except open ones be transmitted 10 the
Mr. BUTLER That is the point -. ,..,
tleman from Massachusetts, wlll remind him Of the
fact that there some things which the o1se OF Ep
reseutatiyes cannot do. 10 cannot violate the hw can
not violate the Constitution OF the United States
Mr.. BUTIER-l think have the floor,
Mr.. WOOD-I want to remind the gentleman from Mas
sachuses that there Is higher power thah the HOUSE, o
Representatives. -.
Mr. BUTIER insisted that he had the floor aud The
SPEAKER said that the gentleman from Ne" iorA vas
Mr. BLAINE, Gep3 MeJ remarked that II counsel had
to witness. tho House should not Doiher aoou'
thing which could not be prevented.
Mr. WOODWARD, Dem. Penli,l asked nj. butvI W
allow him to offer an dreGnG G th hsr y, me
House and by his counsel and that the Managers
he Hnnse NAV decide 10 be revelant and proper.
Mr. BUTLER declined TO admit the amendment. Ia
reply to the suggestion Of Mr. Blaine that would not be
possible prevent counsel smuggling Letters or tet
CRANE TO the witness Mr.. Bnter supposed that ON being
reminded II the order House and put upon their
PToiess,1ha I'D personal honor ihey wond ho, oo,G
dep Iy fraud cry Sff a. v c sS SSrote
| themselves as lhey could The gentleman FROM New
many things witch the 0se' ' aeuId not do lie agreed
with him entirely on that. The House had tried Ia the
gentemaIs ease TO bring him 20 sense OF his duty
| by oensure, but 1t had failed.
| Mr.. BROOKS, DEM N. Yl-We VIII 90 DO oyActly with
party did with Mathew Lyon imprisoned under the hcn
and sedition laws, and whatt did with Andrew Jacks
IN reference his being fined at New Oreans-repay him
back all his expenditures with compound interest Tor the
Mr.. LAWRENCE, (isep, Penn.)-Wheher is he guilty
Mr. BUTLER-will the gentleman also pay back the
SID 900 which Wooey either Cincinnati placed
in Sheridan Shocks hands. which he spent I'm hs own
private busnessi And the witness's testimony VIII
they find out what he did with It, for he has sworn
d" Mr. ELDRiDGE Dem. WIS., said that 10 his mind the
proceedings against WoOey were an unmitgated perse
cuton. lie bad e1deavored TO argue yestetday IN the
tempt with which ne was charged by the Committee was
In not answering the question as to the telegram IN rela
tOn TO the $4,000 He asserted now after careful read
ing OF the report OF the Committee, that there was no
other charge and e asked tho gentleman from Massa-
chsetts 10 Say whether there was IN te report OF the
Committee any other chage OF contempt than that O re-
fuslng TO answer with reference to the telegram:
MIR BJTLER-Yes Sir; there il the charge OF sending
a certificate that he was sick In the morning and
conceaing evidence which would have been within our
reach had he not run away.
gentleman bases his proceeding then hc is proceeding
outside record for this House has acted on no such
Mr. BLAINE Rep., MeJ moved that the custody OF the
witness be devoyed on The sergeantatAIms ana that
Mr.MAYNARD rep. TennJ inquired whether even an
order Of the House could mp1se upon @ ,ae py
The SPEAKER replied that IN his opinion THIS eharge
M BECK CDem, KY inquired Of Mr Butler whether
on last Wednesday morning the witness had not IN au
naer 70 %as s ali the House ought to require Of him.
that ~ ne was broug ght before the and the House
otherwise he would answer every question
kIr. BUTIER-That was entirely outside OF the matter
Alter further discussion Mr. BUTLER moved the fol
lowing resolution 49,. 20, ~, yy.t. a.
modsed M the shall direct only what verbal Ald
written sha be made 10 the witness and that no com
mutop In Whiting By Telegraph except Communications be
delivered 10 on from that all sealed communications 10 hhn DC
Mr. Poland ntep.. W.T. questioned whether 1t was
wise proper or eYpedient for the House TO undertake to
interfeTe with the correspondence OF witness.
hIr EIDRIDGE had note sent IRON tue witness 10
bi which the witness desired INN 10 present tO the
House 80 ......,
Mr. BIrTTTR objected 10 anything being presented
from a witness In contempt, and moved the previous
question on the resOutiOn ana the previous question
was secOnded-Yeas52 SO, Nays "a. -, ,,,,,, -,
| subsequently Mr. BLAINE moved ana DIT 81 lLEh
accepted the following substitute Tor tue rssouuoh
moded place the IN the saie custody Of we
subject the oref House. and thai us counsel h anu
ph gician, have fee - the Ntness l.
Nh HtGBY Rep Cali inqHired whether thht "euh' III
| the presence OF the Sergeantat-Arlnsf . j.
MI BLAINE said Il did not II meant lfoe ACCESS III
the broadest sense
The resolution passed without a division.
WINNIE REAM AND IHE srAIIL Oh LlNCoi.s... .,
Mr. MARSHALL Dem, IliJ onercd, as u lugsll99n oi
privilege resolution rectng that room A. ln the tap-
ol, had been the occupation OF MISS inne hsaiK as
studio where she was inodeinga statue OF flcoh unuer
orders OF Congress- the statue was III suth cOnd
ton that 10 could removed without dcsttuctlOn
aud quoting letter addressed by Miss Keam 10 the ser
gcaDtat-Arns. 49,. . a.,
When the Clerk had progressed thus far IN the reading
OF the resolution NJ. HIGBY Objected abdt - EAhEh