The New York herald., 1868-05-27

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The SPEAKER said that the answer Of the witness
was not before the House.
bna an BUTLER submitted that that was no answer
:" % th an argument evading the question: and trining
w M ro Fe FEouse as well as to the committee.
Managers be fSpush aat copy q the report OF
He arUned d1d hat Twelve O'Clock tomorrow to answer
the distinct and parcuar snoad De S as 20
charged with having refused to answer. A ~ I" W
formation to Seep1 eep Sr Ohio wished to obtain in
wanted the the Manage Managers to tell the House what
s was fSa tneE desired loa the witness to answer and
hoped that no American citizen would be
Compelled TO- answer any or all questions which the
questions pertaining to the matter under examina-
ton. He repeated that ne thought to be due the
House that the committee should tell what the ques-
Mr.. BUTLER, in reply to Mr.. Garfield, merely de-
sion In the minds Of gentlemen, first, as to the
power OF the House; secondly as to the privilege OF
ment OF the Managers 1t was proper for the House
to take In the first place the witness was required
sas he Rrse5 S
question for the purposes of the investigation. The
aa the soSa se % the S the
tne order OF the House It was not for the witness
q cmta answes or not The Judgment must be with the
asked and only Be answered 6y the witness in a
given manner He cannot refuse to answer, or
from Wisconsin said that a witness co could not be
bound to eliminate himself. In 1857 q witness put
to the Tariff act and Congress passed law that 1t
should be no excuse to any witness that his answer
never be indicted to the subject matter OF which he
might be inquired Of. Under that law Floyd, the de-
Therefore, in 1883 Congress altered the law SO as to
provide h thaS while the party may be indicted his
testimony which he may give could be produced
against him. The gentleman from Wisconsin asked
the question he refused to answer Did not the wit
ness know what he refused to dor In order that the
House @ might 1 understand the matter he read por-
ton, In order to show what question the witness
sed & to ans adding that he 1ad
that the House might know how the committee had
Mr. boutwell, rep.) of Mass, moved that Mr.. Ell.
dridges resolution be laid upon the table, and this
was agreed to-yeas s3 NAYS 20.
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Resolved That the Speaker Of the House again
the tai. a, in s the Ssx be this
formed tha. definite and explicit answers
Mr. Ross, (dem.) Of H., moved that the resolution
be laid upon the table, and the question being taken
decided In the e S vi the
House as committee Of the whole proceeded to the
Of the Tsy S h hall
that the committee, according TO- the order OF the
House, had attended the Senate sitting as court OF
impeachment for the trial OF Andrew Johnson; that
the President had been acquitted on the second and
third articles severally preferred by the House. ana
that the court had adjourned sine dte wltnOut actng
on the remaining articles.
The SPEAKER announced the preceding question 70
| be on the resolution OF Mr.. Boutwell,.
Mr. ELDRIDGE rose to question Of order that by
| the adjournment OF the Co OF impeachment sine
Committee Of Managers by this course is dissolved
and that therefore they have no f"ssaer TEeG sG
oT o NOR snS Ss
srsAKEs the point Of Of SrT T sine the
Mr.. ELDRIDGE remarked that he did not say the
witness at the bar was discharged. He had made
the point with reference to the resolution Of the gen.
tieman from Massachusetts, that al! special powers
| OF the Managers had ended with the adjournment
ss MnsaKerS Hs 81 u s sper ana .aa' 'hes ~
resolution in order. 1t involved a question Of con-
tempt OF the authority OF the House, and any gen.
| the gentleman from Massachusetts was in order.
Mr. ELDRIDGE said that the Chair was not ruling
as to the point he had raised
The SPEAKER repeated that the question OF con-
tempt was before the House by its own order, and
therefore 1t was the privilege OF the committee or the
gentleman fom Massachusetts, to introduce the reso
luton.
Committee Of Managers by the action OF the court,
The SPEAKER said 1t was not the privilege Of the
| Chair to decide questions Of conference.
| Mr. VAN TRUMP, (dem.) OF Ohio, remarked that the
pending resolution referred to tile future action of
The SPEAKER repeated that it was for the House to
l determine the question
| must remain in existence as a committee until the
| House ordered their discharge The senate coul0
by any assn nt this was not the
| proper time TO test the question Inc question OF
contempt did not involve the que question wne'ner 'ne
Under the operation OF the previous question Mr..
Boutwels resolution was agreed tonyeas sS nays IS
The SPEAKER then, by order OF the House, asked
| Mr. woOey, frst:-"what excuse have you for not
answering the questions propounded to you % oy t1s
sppear before the Managers and answer such
proper questions as may be asked by themr'
moned "s to app appear before the Managers SUNDAYS
e me s. ~ Mn Ssy % ne teesrapaed 70 the CHAIRMAN
thai he was at Wizards Hotel In this city, On Tues.
| day the 18th he was served with q summons signed
by the Speaker OF the House, and thereupon forthwith
obeyed the mandate and appeared before the Mana
and required to report for further examination on
the 2Ist OF May On said last mentioned day ne was
unable to comply because OF physical indispostion,
as certified to BY DR.. Bliss The respondent fur.
| ther said that the Managers, In the course Of
| their examination, had transcended the powers
conferred upon them by the House, and IN violation
OF his rights and privileges citizen Of the United
States entitled to protection under the constitution
| aud the laws Mr.. wooley says that he submitted
which ne stated that he was ready and willing at all
times to yield obedience to Congressional authority
| and answer ali legal questions propounded to him;
but he was advised by hts counsel that while ne was
bound to furnish all Information Affecting any named
persons before the committee pertinent thereto yel
he was not bound by the law or the land to submit
his personal ana private affairs to scrutiny he % W.
| impeed to thtS 0burse, not because OF any dsrc
| spect. TO nj House or TO its Managerd
or any 0nwlnhgness to explain all his statements.
IN previous examination, but because nn r ns" yrs