New-York tribune., 1868-05-30

WASHINGTON.
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commt Charles w. Wooley to close confinement was
sgrgeu leu MI night Mr. Bingham proceeded TO defend the
action OF the Select Committee In the .bat IN
In his testimony particularly in reeTenee
20 the disposal OF 1000 which he sw0re ne gr t6at he
had not cot cent The witness wOoey had tneh SOe
before the Committee and Withdraw, eth had moi
excusiDg himself on the ground that tne oan % oS o
IAoU eesiv sdainsfered 10 him. the Chairman OF Ine
Committee having been sick ana aoSeH' " ~
Mr. ELDRDGE Dem Wis., asked Mr.; ;b Bingnan aeadnD} 10
make known, as a matter 0t IacH "n'V '0 ''
Mr. BINGHAM would set that forth before Be. nc was was
,ona Win the matter They had already shown tnat
the witness was engaged ia the business OF TaS,ng g
money for the purpose OF brping oonaoIs & " tS
$4,000 what was his answerf Why, that 1t was priv
ileged matterthat It was USED IN h e e a1e 0s
before the House asked 1t TO exercise its undoubted
power in committing HIM to close connement allowing
him TO have only such intercourse the Speaker might
from time TO time deem justihable-not, OF
course excluding counsel In conclusion, ne shOWeu
that could be interference OF the courts IN the
matter citing the case OF Messrs Anderson ana Dul
OF the House bar to suit OF trespass and
ute justfcation. the courts and of the courts
Mr. BROOKS Dem, N. ", having been allowed ten
that the witness WoOley had offered the floor OF the
House TO appear and answer question whatever tht
ieoted only committee Of seyenwho were appointed
altogether from one one party 1dsng what sh4I 3To a g9
pare committee where he had not single friend and
made 20 the House. The committee refused to allow nm
that appeal and proposed to Inoareerate him in dun
Getting = control of the rooms A and B
In the basement of the Capitol building;
The was to create perpetual dungeon there anu
the other to insult worthy woman, Miss Winnie
Ream. who was in OF those rooms executing statue
of Lincoln and to drive her off, simply because heT
mother, who keeps boarding house IN washington haa
the fortune or misfortune Of having boarding WIN ] nop
Senator from Kansas who had voted against d neagM
ment, and over whom she was alleged 10 nave %
some influence in the casting vote He asked ior Ine
reading of paper from witness Wooley:
CoNM1NIcATIoN FROM & c: W, , wooLET: o5s.Do. to
the on MHaseE the rOq9 ~ and he P as
,5asTs and Insulting and Whenever the examination
S sSss SsPS s n dS1's R udy The Assistant giving him
direction. not to permit t9s witness 70 eah v s wa. again brought
before Manager Mr. Butler then continued TIE examination mn ID 1t
BE- lied 10 this the replied would permit such an insult
o sas 'i ami @ o GSsge vas reported out Of the should claim
ITS.@SG @ % No s @ S ss and retpacts8 what be bad
2 the sane insulting ana abusive course our [ O s not tn even as
ds gave mouth; out bis answers when given Mere %
directed them 70 time witness was denied any opPo
IsSds to him bJ Gov Boutwell, morning WEDNESDAY the
witness sent written request g me asogsrs ga s y oS The
report Managers, that be might eoppaie tnE anu ]
from the mistake who took down The testimony
& S av him copT Of ths report Managers bat refused
allow him to bis evidence and required MIN 20 bn % % which 70
send for bis whom he might consult Mr. Butler
motion was submitted adopted Thy then witness the SoT sooE
g question Nv P SS ISs s ud place ten to nv credit With ellis
Hsrney { Co. No p Broadst Answer Signed Hooper,
To tbs witness repTh Is private and confidential eommune
ton passing counsel and client 1t has reference 70 i'm
and nothing else and bad no reference woaIe,s p 20 ue
al Of e re,oe5t o. 70 G ~ @ nor to the votes Of any per
bin nor TO hs eonD b, bs,eSsr Thew inquired II that
e witness reply the question and he answered at wa %
might the bar Of the House to receive its orders III W
following was the PISpGsd % 5 S S SnT 3' :. follows. you SEND
tsess@ T h.l5 20 be bad MS1 be sbsoluteiy neeesy"
The reply which Is set iorth IN a tPs
Isss essi to The instructions Of the House ,- .
s witness vas tbefeSpon the custody Sergeant
on that sno diyus natter; r. ost That come "s ,S9nas 10 hin
should such disclosures under any nss os
s poSeT 10 punish for refusal disclose When the authority which
can punish Tor refusal requires to be done at the perl Of
naTng penalty the disclosure voluntary but eoeroe and the
protected The Committee cannot p1nse asa ~ Ae ~
House ana take action relation thereto M 49,.
Mr. Wooy his protest tied nIh The COMMITTEE on The z iasI
Bat IN thus presenting constitutional shield aaus vague and
% Representative or its Managers aud tenders himself
passed by the House Repesens the and in the
sssssa 'is 70 e. Il Rass SsSS' pray l'' ~ '' '
This was moi presented to the House by Managers still should
unsoy the charge q contempt and 4ave With
The pper before House and embodied in his answer
snHs en sas Of some % particulars regarding testimony
Ro:S 9.Do l & a191f f s testimony % as really given 5y h
only refer 70 one i3,'ssee n bssj "a @ n1 % r & N CD
natl President He testified such thing His testimony
though he believed the President was aware appoint
H wanted to connect Mr. %Oo with the President
After the Clerk had read few sentences of the fore
going MI BUTLER Rep Mass interrupted ana said;
te House 10 allow witness who contempt TO send
communication here through member of the House,
oharacterzing member OF the Committee, and MEMBER
OF the House. in the terms just read.
Mr. BROOKS What are the termsl This Is part of
The SPEAKER, alludng to the paper. said The
Language L. "r Butler was the only ~ Manager ~ hne
the witness. He was rude, abusive, ana insulting o.
nftce n VIM hear me Ont N saving thar when Mr. Wooley
left The thanked us all for the courtesy with
Mr. BROOKs-I propose qualify these words and to
substitute the word Improper"
The SPEAKER Ito Mr. Butler)IDoes the gentleman
from Massachusetts withdraw his objection
The Clerk resumed the reading the next sentence be-
Ing MT Butler continued the examination IN the same
abusive and insulting manner"
Mr.. BUTLER interrupted the reading and said: pro-
pose now 10 insist on my objection That IS an abusive
Mr.. BROOKs-I cannot be taught gentilty by the gen.
Mr.. BUTLER-The gentleman cannot change that
statement II is Wooley's story Let him withdraw the
The sPEAKER-The gentleman from New. York has
adopted part of his speech, and has the right to
qualify It, therefore responsible to the House for
the words, II be uses them .
Mr. BROOKs-I Intended 10 withdraw all the offensive
words in paper and had been reading the paper
The sPEGKER-wIl the House consent to the gentle
proceeding IN orderi ----
Mr. Butt LER-The gentleman had read that communi-
cation and deliberately put 1t before the House lie
adOpted H. The relations between him and me are Wen
known and should have taught him courtesy the same
courtesy showed him the other day. That being 90,
insist on my objection.
The SPEAKER-The relations between members 40
not affect questions OF order It is presumed by para-
mentary that the relations between all members are
cordial and that their language will be such as Is proper
between gentlemen The question is: Win the House
that the gentleman from NewYOrk may proceed
fu Orderf
MI. BROOKs-I withdrew the abusive words, and
changed them 70 Improper" and meant In good faith,