The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27
THE FORTIEra CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1858

WASHINGTON, July &C. 1858.
Proce edings Of Saturday Night.
PRIVATE BILLS.
In the United States Senate, while the doors were
closed at q late hour on Saturday night the execu-
tive business interrupted to pass the bill for the
relief of william Grifn which goes to the House for
concurrence.
The bill granting pension to the widow Of the
late General Bidwell, which was amended so as to
include pension for the widow OF the late General
stakleman, was passed and goes TO the House for
pEoNAaE AMONG THE INDIANS.
The bill relating 30 peonage among the Navajoe
Indians, and the Rouse amendments to the bill do
mating portion OF the military reservation at Fort
Leavenworth were concurred in.
VINO CONSTRUCTED THE FIRST MoNIToR2
Mr.. DooLrrTLB Tep.l Of Wis.,, introduced reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the Navy for in
clad Monitor, which was adopted
PROCEEDINGS Of Yesterday.
ADMISSION OF AN ALABAMA SENATOR.
IN the senaje Sunday evening, July 70, Mr.; sMEf, ;,
General Warner, senator elect from Alabama Tor the
term ending March, 1871. MIR. Warner came forward
THE FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. SHERMAN made report from the Committee
OF Conference on the Funding bill.s
Mr.. CoRBETT rcp.) OF Oregon, ntimated desire
Mr. SuKRMAN reminded the Senator that to delay
1t at the present time would defeat the bill. lie
planned the provisions Of the bill IA TO the proposed
amendment, saying mat 1t applies to the whole Of
the outstanding nve-tNen,ies, and he regretted to
say that tic committee hlu been obliged 10 recede
from the provision legaiZlng gold contracts. The
report was concurred In.
SENATOR HENDERSON EXPLAINS AWAY BUTLER.
Mr. HENDERSON, repl of NO., took the floor to
make personal explanation. lie sad: Mr.. Prcs
dent-A report signed by Benjamin r. Butler pur-
porting TO be by authority OF the Managers
OF impeachment, called the Select Committee,
has Which reoSes short n nose al
my hands. j have learned That the SIX gentlemen
on that committee have had nothing 10 do with IT.
and, even In the absence OF such Information, |
Know them well enough TO acquit them Of all re-
sponsibilty In the premises II was my intention to
crticse the report It's character deserves. have
abandoned that intention--1rst, because have no
appropriate epithets for II, and second, II had
could not, in justice to myself or to the body OF
propriety OF the House OF Representatives insutng
an investigation into the character OF senators;
| waive the utter injustice Of constituting commit
| tee for any purpose whatever, composed Of the
members OF only one political party, and especially
IN an investigation o o. h TINS rnarae'eT io,r such
ports are entitled to no more credence
Than parte examinations usually are. In this case
| the committee was organized In moment OF intense
excitement and bitter personal and political feeling
Whatever may have been the purpose OF us organ
Satl9n all WIN now admit tnst Us proceedngs we er
signed to seek new matter Of Impeachment against
the President The futility OF this purpose having
| withdrew from Its proceedings when the whole
project degenerated into low petty wor ,k o. o.
| malice anu Calumny, ulSgrhcelul NOV toniy W
the author OF the report, but disgracefu
TO the character Of an American Congress
forbear to comment upon the manner In which
| this thing mas been conducted IL IL had been tc
| elicit truth and not fasehood ! could bear to be
silent for even the casual reader find nothing in
its foryeght pages OF wicked perverson derogatory
| TO me as man or "a member OF this body, unless
1t be derogatory TO have entertained, az did on the
18th OF May last the thought Of resigning my seat In
the Senate; but this, sir, was q matter between me
and my constltuents-one entirely outside the juris
diction OF the House OF Representatives I am not
now, and never expect 10 be, ashamed Of anything
connected with this purpose OF mine. The best OF M
sometimes hesitate as TO what Is our duty under
given state OF circumstances Whatever hestancy
may have had resulted from the deliberations OF q
few moments in reference TO my duty To my consttu
cnts, who were supposed 70 differ with me upon q
question OF great political concern and out OF re-
gard for what was assured was their win. In this
disgraceiu paper that well known hesitancy Of mine
IL seized upon and every fact connected with Il ID
| knowingly distorted and perverted 10 accomplish the
base purposes Of its author. IL IL attempted
VITO make me inconsistent with myself This ~ done
by testimony taken not before the Impeachment
managers but before another committee u the Iouse
OF representatives. Thet committee was r. sed 10 IN
yestigate tie conduct VI the Missouri members Tor