The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-26

ton, that George w. Morgan is not entitled to
| seat in the House from the 18TH Dlstrlcs Oh
| Ohio, but that Columbus Delano is entitled 10
| the seat
Mr. Kerr. from the minority gave notlce OF
a report in favor of the sitting member Mr..
| Morgan).
MI. Jenckes offered a resolution that the
| President be authorized to hold possession and
| control of the steam ram Stonewall, according
| to the laws and regulations of the naval ser.
| vice. until time when in the opinion of the
President she can be restored to the japanese
| government without danger to the interests of
| the United States Referred to the Foreign
| Committee to report at any time.
| Mr.. WashDurne OF Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, asked the House to
| take up and pass the deficiency bill.
MIR. Brooks thought that it ought first be
printed, as it proposed to appropriate two MIL
lions of dollars
Mr.. Washburne, in reply to question by
| Mr.. Brooks said the bill did not contain any
! items to pay for impeachment. He then ex-
| planned the items, They were to pay arrears
| to the House employees tor folding documents,
| and salaries of clerks who were employed I'M
der the law of 1866 to facilitate the payment of
bountes to soldiers and sailors, and small
| amount for contingent expenses of the Paw
| masters Department. The largest item is
| 81 100000 for collecting revenue from customs,
the fund for that purpose having been nearly
exhausted.
The bill after some discussion passed.
Mr.. Butle", from the impeachment Mana
gers, made report to the effect that Charles
W. Wooley had baffied in part their Investiga-
tion oy contamacJ, evasion and avoidance;
sitting upon his "ipse dixt" as to the material
points OF the questions proposed to him. They
ask the House to visit upon him severe and
exemplary punishment for contempt
The report commences with a review of
Wooley's testimony and accuses him of refus-
al to answer questions, and as such course
was in contempt of the House the Committee
could not go on with the examination. TIE
House was not in session and no process could
be had against him. The questions on which
1T was proposed to examine Wooley were in
relation TO certain kilograms which the Com
mittee believed showed evidence that improper
measures had been used to influence the votes
of members. The report goes into an elabor-
ate argument to show that Wooley's conduct
should not be tolerated by the House. 1t then
details testimony given by Wooley and gives
certain kilograms from Wooley to w. w.
Warden, asking the condition of impeachment
and the prospect of acquittal. To this War
den replies, the prospects for acquittal are
good.
The Clerk resumed the reading and pro-
crossed to the testimony of Mr.. Weed, in the
course of which telegram from Wooley dat
ed Wizards Hotel and asking when the Al
bany party would be here for business. Mr.
Weed further testifies in relation to telegram
to man named Hastings to come ON to see
about impeachment business. There is given
a colloquy between Butler and Weed in the
COMMITTEE room in relation to the personality
OF some one named in the telegram. Weed
also acknowledges the receipt of second tele-
gram in relation to the Albany party coming
on and also other kilograms relative to inn
parchment business. Witness did not know
what important matter he was to do about i'm
parchment when he came here. He only
came In answer to the kilograms. He knew
fa1 30 Ill.
not know what it important to be DONE
Witness would have nothing to do with the
schemes relating to impeachment These
schemes were to get votes for acquittal by
purchase. He had no confidence ia these
schemes. The first party who spoke of these
schemes was man named Col Adams a for
mer officer of the Confederate army. Mr..
Wayman came to talk to witness. He was in
troduced to Adams by Collector Smythe.
Witness was first told by Smythe that the OBJ
ject was to influence certain Senator'S The
names of the Senators were given. Mr.. But
Ter explained that the Managers deemed it adj
visable to withhold the names of the Senators
at the present time. The Clerk resumed the
reading of Mr.. Weeds testimony, in which tie
latter says he was surprised, because Sena-
tor whose name was not mentioned had voted
against impeachment. He was opposed to the
whole scheme and thought it best not to have
anything to do with it. Witness got an i'm
| preston that Adams who first preached the
subject, was from Indaga, N. Y, and had been
an officer in the Union army. A short time
after the conversation with Adams, witness
had conversation with Webster and Wool
ey and proposition was again made to get
| the votes of two Senator'S The Senators
names are again here withheld. At that time
MT. Hastings had not been spoken of in CON
| goes on at some length reviewing the ground
| passed over in relation to some of the tele-
| grams.
| S. S. Cox testified that various schemes for
tha nm as
| were preached to him, but he refused to have
| anything to do with them. He advised Col
lector Smythe not to have anything to do with
the schemes of Col Adams.
The Committee say they find evidence that
the purposes of the plotters were accomplish
ed by Geographic dispatch from one of the
| humber That his business was DONE. They
| trace the suspicious routes which some of the
money took and dwell upon the supper at
| Walkers restaurant, in which the plotters and
| some of the Presidents Counsel participated
From alll the evidence taken together, they
| concluded that Wooley was one of the men
worker of the scheme. They only report SO
| much as shows the import and of getting at
what he knows, but they have other evil
| dence of great Importance, going to show at
tempts to obstruct the Courts of public JUS
| tice.
The report concludes with resolution which
orders that Wooley be arrested by the Sergeant
alarms and brought before the bar of the
| AIOusO anu NC ueIdIueu uuUlI ne answers, and
| also be subjected to such further orders as the
| House may direct in his case
=, Mr. Butler moved the previous question on
| the resolution
MIR. Brooks suggested an amendment by the
omission of the word "proper," because if if
were retained it would make it imply that the
inquiry into private affairs was proper one.
The Managers were not invested with any pre-
rogative for inquirng into private affairs, and
when they did SO they travelled far beyond any
parliamentary right.
Mr. Butler again proposed to move the pre-
| vious question.
Mr.. Eldredge raised point of order, which
| was overruled
Mr.. Butler replied to Mr. Brooks.
Alter conversation between Messl g. FL
dredge and Butler, Mr. Baker of Illinois spoke
| against an e1 pdTte inquest into a great public
| transaction.
Mr.. Butler demanded the previous question,
under the operation of which the resolution
was agreed to. Adjourned.