New-York tribune., 1868-04-13
ALBANY.


RESIGNATION OF MR. GLENN-ANorHER ExcrTE-
MENT IN THE HOUSE.
Br rELGsnAPa
ALBANY, April 12.-Shortly after the reading
OF the Journal the Assembly yesterday morning Mr.
Glenn and sent the following to the Speaker. who
had IL read
AIssEI, APniIl. 1868 .
To ~ Honorable he sp,ak,r Of as AssEbly
On the instant pssed charges writing involving the oa,
integrity OF .one Of toe members Of this Hose Ny relations with all
Neither eS,rs or any time since alleged that al the
members Of the Railroad Committee the members Of this House
voted e the apou Of the ke Railroad report were naaeneed y
sSR| % sus :.t .Psd % ,, !, @ Ss ny ss Ny s
y tne-oughy uy a - sSs House aud Ss required without ihe
aid of counsel asked authority employ This was denied me
from tic ccRns AMI sppared before them lev minutes
t @ % noTs %s%s &. m.eT Sf'si e.ss s ss%
tbs. OF the number directly implicated By charges ana ths
communicated with the House Amer deberiins s moments they
sworn and reported the evidence accompanying the
report Without taking the testimony Of any other witness the Commit
nmsd,y wen. into the House when offered formal harge
he relieved the
Committee The unwBgss large portion the House
The Committee reported On the 10th inst entirely eropene M
Fr and the House. without having read the testimony adopted
report the Committee eudsvOr testimony Of
M sass .,elS ssI s some a @ % Mr. i F ' 70 mean vSst had S
CO. sonydn yasS d mora impossible hat could have understood bin
hst would beg consideration for vote from t1o persons
St5 notorGu, Marx Lewhsn vote AGAINST a rBO Ts
the with attempt To corrupt nay vote upon
ny ny Ss Sss5 Ga Ds oi e. n @ Of NV erd Sgo1 Known
Mr. Fear and another for thirteen d nine Of which portion Of
revelation g s g. ug made aaf had pOh aib ehsIgsd a%
given in his presence nor yet sswa vheu from & H0OE ?! nv
But the refusal Of the delay entering upon the nye
cation for few minutes after the statement made By me then
se s9; S s TpSa 81 s ssssmsS q The
upon aoO Of the HOse with ny evidence % Ssors
attempt and eeohcisbs divergence between the
s. 60 cIonerats the former with deliberate perjury OF Alex Frea
nothing Ona Marx ~ Lewis having Satisfied me Hs 1s
and mpsray report upon charges preferred BY me and thus vim
% Sf.s t 5 honor Of the House hereby resign sGs $y Gf1sS
The reading created much excitement and that portion
Of 1t charging that Mr Frear had committed perjury
was read the second time After the reading, MT kler
nan rose and the nsoence OF the gentleman
from Wayne and moved that the paper be returned TO
him This would not satisfy OF the other members
who were anxious fori immediate, expulsion; but MI
Bently raised the point Of order that the resignation
'~ a.: be Sent to the Secretary Of State and that it
vs. NOT in order to present it. The Speaker was excited
aud wtno thinking ruled inc bap pR 70 the mem
bef fesisoins' '"'' Dennis BGrs 81 $Tr & Ssred @
few hers would not be appeased; 90 - called the
a resolution cxpelling Mr.. Glenn. On this a. when O
yeas and nays and they were about 20 be taken the
Republican moved that Mr.. Burns motion be lala o..
n
the stop which they about taking, ana the u0re
prudent leaders counseed withdrawal OF tue resolu
ton Mr.. Burns would not withdraw It, and MT kernan
ra sed the point that the Speaker had sent back he
paper Mr. Glenn Mr. B. g resolution was oAt OF order
The Speaker sustained this vicw aud the Eesolution
was temporarily dropped. In little while the speaker
and the Democrats found themselves IA trn'. a
other mudde. The sending back OF Mr. @. o.'enn
resignation lille gal The Revised Statutes say u
resignation OF member Of the Senate or OF the Assem- ny
shall be addressed the presiding officer Of the House
which he is member and that the presiding officer shah
transmit 10 the Secretary Of State One OF the Demo
orats moved that the resignation be accepted and that
only the last line OF Mr. Genns letter be placed on the
Journal Mr.. BigelOw Republican OF Jefferson, moved
that the whole letter be placed the Journal and on
this motion he called the Yeas and Nays. Mr.. Jacobs,
the chair that his side getting INTO
mudde and therefore he ruled both the resolution and
the amendment out of order. Here Mr.. Hchman
corrected his former ruling and said that he had made
mistake In having Mr.. Glenn's paper read IL should
have he said been received by him. and then transmit
ted to the Secretary OF State. Reflection VIII show Mr
Htchman that the Speaker required to have the pa
unless the house objected and that 1t was his
duty have the paper read entered the journal as
part OF the days proceedings OF the objection
able parts the be subsequently expunged by
a vote. The Assembly will probably accept Mr.. Genns
resignation and here the whole exposure will end.
The Erie Railroad bill has been made the special order
for Tuesday immediately after the reading OF the Journal