New-York tribune., 1868-05-26
HE IMPEACHMENT.


he present subject Of inquiry before the House There
bOther and important evidence bearing on the sub
jet Of attempted interference with the course OF public
justice tho nature aud extent of which the Committee do
not Ank it proper just even TO indicate until their
final eport shall be made lest they might do injustice
| and tbe indication OF the evidence might
te avoidance of the witnesses, more than one OF
whom thy have not yet been able TO reach by the sum
mons Of t,e House The Committee are Of opinion that
not only tbs but all other investigations by the House
in the fuue depend for their efficiency upon the acuoh
of the Hous in this case. II WOOley thus defy, by
evasion and Ase swearing the solemn investigation OF
the House of Representatives in matters Of the very
highest concernuent it is difficult to how the House
can ever herearer, hope, with success 10 ln'es
gate, detect and provide against any other attempted
corruption III Government affairs.
BY the Committee, BE BUTLER
The Managers lepOrt concludes with the following
Eord wOoey witness heretofore duly
moned before e Go%T Manlges o. ms Hon,e ana mo- T5o np
aIIe O na i5PO'i o. b % co1I.S mas Isis 70 5rg bv s
House who has attended Of the Committee
the City Of Washington p absent and has not
INTELLECTUALLY and be brought House rs bar by the
s 3 Of q s % House and the s woolsy be deth b % ,ue thereof
by the SeTgenta Arms until he answer Tor bis ompi Of the order
OF the House. and abide such further order As the Hose make
M BUTIER moved the previous question the
MIR BROOKS regretted that the gentleman hae made
an error m point OF fact resolution. He had iaen
into the error saying asserted the other day.
that Mr Woolley had left the city.
Mr. BUTLER-There are one or two matters which
desire to have right before the country. IN reply TO
what has fallen from the gentleman from New-Yoik Nir
Brooks IL the first place, IN regard 10 the haines OF
Senators which ne says unoically known. can only
he has mentioned but shall not be drawnfor am not
instructed 10 do it-into any statement hpOn that
subject There is statement, however. which ]
propose 10 make IL justice 10 eVeryDody ana Win 'he
assent OF the Managers, and that Is that, so lar as
disclosed they were names OF Senators who had voted
for conviction But Sir IL 10 OF any consequence to the
10 be bubed or whether Mr Cooper the Presidents late
private secrearyor his has been brought In here
to bribe Mr. A Mr.. b. Is II OF any conse.
quence 10 the Justice Of the nation whether he has
succeeded fails in his attempt 20 brbe Senators Has
il 10 this that one only fails In brbng, one mas
iull liberty to attempt itl Inc n0hos19 eSePag @ .ba
he understood that Mr. Cooper was engaged lA such ne
Mr. BRooKs-The honorable gentleman viii permit
TO correct him. unless he means by such negotiations
that he declined 10 receive offer that was made hun
for such negotiations ana refused to negotiate III the
MIR BIITLER-I take what is on the record and pray
that the record may not be changed have seen some
accounts Of testimony which IT. has been supposed was
gwen before the Managers Now want 70 say here
once for ALL that word 10 the testimony given
before them, TO my knowledge, has gone out from
such stories in the papers are the stories OF who
either did not know about what they were
talking or OF witnesses themselves VINO are
endeayOrng 10 prejudice the investigation
this being exparte investigation we thought due to
unless II necessary to have II disclosed for the pur
speak for my assoclates-haye ever refused To give OUT
sin gle item Of any kind Of information, although the az
tempt has been made to examine me by gentlemen
news. But ] do want 10 say here that OF
Committee there is not substantial word Of truth in
the reported testimony OF Col Cooper, as published IN
tify do say that he did not, upon his oath. certify
what there reported in substantial fact; one thing
tdegsm 1 %Tan mas g'n rb vbooa seizure OF teegrs
leeu mad H have
judgment exactly according 20 the law OF the land e1-
@ aesS Hil @ tl w tI - a. oGces asnd Them %
bring their dispatches, and asked the managers OF the
Offices either or at home To select certain
teegams of parties named or unnamed as wel az we
could designate them. The reason why We had to 20
pretty broadly IN our selection that the corrupt
Tascals engaged in this nefarOus business used all
manner Of fegned names, Hooker, Bismarck, Jr Pres
bismarck jr sometime Means Wooey; Prescott means
sam Ward. and O, means sam Ward: Potter means Mc
Culloch and there was dozen other aliases ephers
which had 10 investigate. And allow me 70 say II
not necessary 10 do but II II had been hscesSsr1
he n my HOUSE Of RePTesentafives 70 take in every
for the purpose Of Justice and Of that no honest man
would complain There IS coupet OF my nainesake'
~ M I's9s sos; s5,sap :, ~, 's si ,n. aS. s. draw
Therefore when we struck their kilograms there wasa
futioring-among whoml Among the gold gauhl"rs,
among the corrupt confederatos, who admit that they
met and consulted how Senators could be- bought
No honest true complains or fears the Investigation
Sir whatever may De the result Of this Investigation Que
thing quite certain, have now demonstrated 10 TINS
country that there has been corrupt conspiracy
has failed not for want OF the corrupt pur-
pose and intent of the people nave named Da DeGaus
there much virtue In the senate but upon ihs
question Of that failure or success IL d0e not become ne
here and 10 express any opinion The people OF TIE
country must and will form their opinions i9I thensees
The important results result Illuminating 10 every
Amercan-Of this investigation has been 70 SHOW that
these men, hlgh GoNeIhuhenI oilvlal5, o. a,ass
meet together 70 receive and 10 entertain prohers
o1eon how SENATORS could be bought That state Of
things by the evidence reported beyond all per
cceded in their corrupt designs may may not be shown
That another portion Of this investigation which Is not
what this man Woolley did with his money Let me now
call the attention OF the House TO where t money OF
Mr. Sheridan Shook met at the AsIor House about
the 4th day 9i May aHa they % 1GVed To % ~ how
Senators could be purchased by money MI "efd sald
that he did not think much Of ,he scheme he nno GoGs
Sheridan shook Webster Wooley are there in consulta
tion upon the subject Wooley Is In correspondence
with WOrdeu the Presidents private secretary WOOley
here the 9Th Of May He teegraphs To SHOOK.
WHAT
My bushes, adjusted Put ten to ny credit At ellis Hany
Ten WHAT II, answers. it was $4,000 He sent for it
under the name Of Hooker CIPHER to SHOOK some ss{
body does put $1,000 10 the credit Of Wo0ley az GINS,
against IT, He takes $1,000 III housanddollaI bills On
the day he g S on 1sW o sbe4Sa aPS shook by the
Of Hooker, saying to hn rye more hus' Pe hn, %
may be absolutely necessary Az tht same Ihe JIG toc
graphed to ThurlOw Weed
Ia the Albany party ready for business
And Thuriow Weed sends down the Albany party ior
busness They got their money through bllls'
Harney a. Co., by the efforts OF Shook ana the
Albany party comes 10 Washington ready fof Dus!.
ness. yhereupon the telegram from MOOley
that Impeachment has gone higher than kite NO"'
Sir under these circumstances, we looked az these tee
grams which brought 10 Us, ana iound TINS unut
plable state Of facts That every gambler, every Rou
specuator who are plundering the pubic, Knew Knew
what these votes OF Senators would be, and that no man
who was an honest friend Of the Government ala kho"
Mr. FIDRIDGE-Wn the gentleman allow mes