Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-30
FORTIETH CONGRESS,
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
SATURDAY, Nav %.


on Printing, reported the resolution 70 print
500 additional copies of the report Of the Smith
sonian Institute for 1867; which was passed
M Also. rom the same committee, resolution to
Rtht lGO'O copies of the report of J. Ross
Browne on the mineral resources of the States
and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains
MI. Williams hoped a larger number would
Alter discussion, the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Van WinKle, Friday next
was set apart for the consideration of Pension
bills.
Al p. m. the Senate went into Executive
session..
In five min utes the doors were reopened.
The bill for the admission of Arkansas was
Mr.. Wilson took the floor in favor of the i'm.
mediate admission of all the Southern States
Mr MrFreiinghuysen coincided In the views Of
States should be admitted at the earliest posi-.
Bile moment, but he could not vote for this bill
as IT came from the House. As it stood now,
altering its Constitution so as to provide that
an elector should be able to read and write
HOUSE OF RKPREsENTArIvKs-Af the
reading Of the Journal
The Speaker desired to make a statement
with regard to the witness wooIey, who was
now IN custody. In accordance with the law
upon the subject he had certified to the pro-
ceedings in the case to the District Attorney
for the District of Columbia. After the adop-
uon OF the resolution, the witness had asked
that he be allowed three gentlemen as counsel
and he desired also that his wife, child and
nurse be permitted to visit him: and the Speak.
er had permitted this, and ordered that his
communication with his counsel should be-
secret and no one should interfere with il. But
there was motion ON which the Speaker desires
instruction, and that was i'm relation to the
clause OF the resolution which prohibited com
mun1cauon with the witness verbally or in
writing Yesterday a telegram was placed in
the Speakers hands addressed TO Woolley
bearing a superscription which the Speaker
thought 0lsrpSnoCtfut N no hut
after reflection he concluded to allow the wit.
ness TO have il. He would, however. now ask
the House TO construe its own resolution, and
say what, If any, communication should be
sent TO the witness.
MIR. Butler desired to explain about that tele.
gram. .s
allowed 10 explain some one of the minority
would also have the privilege.
Mr.. Butler sta-ed that the telegram sent to the
witness was afterwards addressed to him But
ler) by Woolley. and had upon il this endorse
ment: d" As the enclosed dispatch bears marks
Of disloyalty toward the late managers, do
not feel that IL Is intended for any one but
you, signed &c Woolley." The telegram
referred TO was as follows:
METRoPoLIrANH HOTEL. n. Y, May p, 1885,
To G. W. HOolley, Washington Citizen and SOW
erelgn. imprisoned by the order Of tyrants and
towards in the Capitol of America-stand firm
Every true man in the land with blood in his
veins will stand by you. II is the last feather
that breaks the camels back.
" y
The Speaker SAID he did NOT know the con-
tents of the dispatch when he gave it to Mr..
Woolley. -
Mr. Builer.-Not until it was sent to me by
Woolley himself This man Jones. who signed
the kilograms, is party whose presence as a
witness was desired by the committee. But
there is another matter. Ii will be remembered
that in the statement which Mr.. Banks was
prohibited from reading yesterday, but which
was published in the papers this morning, Mr..
Woolley claimed that he was treated with un-
due severity. He (Butler) therefore proposed
to read Woolley's own testimony.
MIR. Boyer Pal objected TO Mr.. Butler read.
ing any statement OF his own, as Mr. Wsolley-s
statement was not permitted 10 be read y.ster-
day Besides there was no proposition b-fore
the House.
The Speaker ruled that some proposition
m ust be sub admitted
Mr.. Butler then offered a resolution that the
witness be allowed TO receive no written com
munication except after the same shall be IN
specied by the Speaker.
The Speaker said he should decline to ope n
-ealed letter or telegram, even though it were
OF der. d by the House.
Mr. Butler then modified his motion that the
witness should not receive any communication
except such as were open.
MIR. Wood N. W suggested that there were
some things that even the House of Repre-.
sentatives could not do. 1t could not violate
all law. the Constitution and decency.
Mr.. Woodward (Pa-) offered as substitute
for Mr.. Buffers resolution that the witness
Woolley be new brought TO the bar ofthe House
q
the bar prope eund such questions TO him as the
House shall declare TO be proper.
Mr.. Butler refused 10 yield for that purpose,
and be proposed gain 70 read from what pur-
ported to be Woolley's testimony.
Mr.. Eldridge asked IL il was legitimate for
the gentleman to read that paper when the
witness was not here to answer. 'f
The Speaker ruled il in order.
MT. Butler then proceeded TO read to the ef.
feet that when Wooiley was summoned before
the committee he was sworn by Mr. Boutwell,,
the acting chairman Of the committee. He
then asked that the testimony he had given
upon the previous day be stricken out, as he
did not believe he had been sworn by compe.
ts nj authority on the first occasion. He went
on and testified that he had been annoyed by
statements made outside, but voluntarily ac-
knowledged that he had been treated with uni
form courtesy and politeness by the committee.
So much, said Mr.. Butter, for Woolley's state.
ment about having been abused by the COM
mittee. Ii had been suggested by the GENTLE
man from Maine Mr.. Blaine) that there was
no use IN excluding written communications,
because the counsel of witness could take in
any communication they pleased. In answ wer
to that, he would say that the counsel would be
upon their professional honor. and they must
judge II they would violate IL. The gentle.
man from New York INIT. Woody had SAID
there were some thin e the House could not d.
That is so. There are some things which the
House cannot do. II tried TO bring the GENTLE
man from New York 10 q sense Of his duty to
the House, and II could not do that. But the
House can and must punish a witness for con-
rmpt- w ltn regard 10 Mr.. W OOdward's resO-
luton, he could not recognize its propriety. II
would be out Of all order 10 bring this witness
10 the House with his counsel. and have the
counsel argue what question 1t would be pro-
per and right tor him TO answer. No such
thing was ever heard Of lawyer arguing a
case for client on the floor of the House. Be.
sides, more time had already been wasted on
this recusant witness than he was worth
Mr. Brooks.-That's true.
Mr.. Butler.-Yes, that's true: and gentlemen
on the other side are helping him 10 waste
tune.
Dir. Wood said the gentleman (nIr Butler)
was taking up time in an illegal, unconstitu-
tienai and hypocritical persecution OF q citi-
zen.
Mr.. Butler said they were taking up time in
the interest of justice. The Managers had
never asked thar kilograms and private cor
respondence should be withheld from the
witness, but the first use he makes of priyi-
Iege is to offer an insult to the House. He
would ask W neither, il the Democrats We're in
power, they would not agree to endorse the
resentment of this insult.
Mr. Brooks said they would do as had been
done In Gen. Jaekson's case. They would ex.
pupge all proceedings and pay the party ag-
gIievsd all be had lost with interest.
Mr.. Butler asked II they would pay back
also the &i6,0D which Woolley sent TO Cincin.
natl, but which he would not tell how he dis
posed Of. He hoped the gentlemen would have
better success than the Managers in finding out
what W oolley did with the money. In order
not 70 waste further time he would now de-
mand the previous question
Mr.. Eldridge hoped MI Butler would with.
draw that and yield to hnn. - : -