Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. MARSHALL sent to the Clerks desk
and had read letter from Mr.. Merrick,
counsel for Woolley, for refusing to swear
to statement made the other day by But
Ter, to the effect that he, Butler, was in pos
session of telegram after telegram passing
between Merrick, Woolley and Warden,
the Presidents short writer. Mr..
Merrick denies in positive terms that any
such telegraphic correspondence had taken
place.
Mr.. r.INGERSOLL reported bill recog-
nizing the lease recently made of the Alex
andria canal and aqueduct, and authorizing
the operation of railroad between George
town and Alexandria on the line of the
acqueduct and canal.
The SPEAKER presented message
from the President, communicating infor-
nation in reference to a recent treaty for
the Usage Indian lands in Kansas.
On motion of Mr.. CLARK, the message
was referred to the committee on Indian
Affairs, with power to send for persons and
papers.
On motion, Mr.. Elliott's bill to pro-
mote American commerce, was postponed
until Wednesday next.
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the tax bill The committee, at
10 minutes past 3, rose temporarily in or
der to allow Mr.. Butler to offer the fol-
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED. That Charles w. Wooley hav-
ing appeared before the committee on H.
vestigatiOn, and answered all questions put
o him by the committee, and thus purged
himself of his contempt of the House in that
regard. be discharged from arrest and held
OILY to appear and make further answer, il
required. according to summons.
Mr.. BUTLER added that witness had
answered fully and distinctly every ques-
ton that had been put to him, and there
seemed, in the Judgment of the committee
10 further reason for keeping him in ar
rest, and his further attendance would be
under summons.
MIR. ROBINSON asked Mr. Butler to al
low him to ask one question.
MIR. BUTLER-A simple question, that
is all.
Mr.. ROBINSON-Is it so that Woolley
was originally arrested by order OF the
committee without an order of the House !?
Mr.. BUTLER-lt is not so; he never
was ordered by the committee to be ar
rested.
Mr.. ROBINSON-It is so stated by Mr..
Woolley.
Mr.. BUTLER moved the previous ques-
ton, when
Mr.. ELDRIDGE expressed a desire to
ask question.
Mr.. RAYMOND and others called him
to order.
The previous question was seconded and
the resolution adopted, and the House
again went into committee on the tax bill.
Mr.. GARFIELD, at 20 minutes past 4,
moved that the committee rise, that he
might submit a motion to dispense with
the evening session. He remarked that he
was informed that proposition was now
being matured, which, if perfected, would
save very much time.
The committee rose, and
Mr.. GARFIELD moved the evening ses-
sion be dispensed with and the committee
continue its sessions till 3 o'clock.
| Mr.. SCHENCK urged continuance of
session till half past 5.
Mr.. GARFIELD insisted on the single
motion that the evening session be dis
pensed with, and the motion was agreed
| to.
Mr.. GARFIELD then moved to go into
committee of the whole, remarking that
the committee might continue in session
as long as it choose. He had made the mo-
tion out of no hostility to the committee
of Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr.. BEAMAN, the Sem
ate amendments to the bill to admit the
States of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama TO repre-
sentation III Congress were taken from the
Speakers table, and referred to the COM
mittee on Reconstruction.
Adjourned.