New-York tribune., 1868-05-04
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.

inlttee OF conference Oh lhc part VI lnS DSn"'0'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. PAINE (Rep. Wis., introduced resolution, which
was adopted requiring Grant to report the number
Of votes that in Arkansas the ratification OF
the new Constitution The House then attended the I
peachment Trial, and, after the adjournment OF the
Court returned TO its chamber and listened toa
Personal ExPLASArON
last he asked leave TO introduce bill grant land for the
construction OF railroad from Taylors Fails Dy way OF
nesota He had asked that II be referred TO the Commit
tee on Public Lands and be printed Objection was MADE
by the gentleman from Illinois tAr HashDurne ana ne
heard other objection it subsequently SEEMED Now %
ever that Mr. Holman had objected: lie went 10 Mr.
10 connecticut 10 labor in behalf OF the Republican party
nd therefore he would be obliged TO him If he would
Nil H,s answer s was that Mr. Holman had objected
He then went to Mr.. Holman, and that gentIee
OF the bill But Mr.. Washburne renewed his
Mr. Washburne he sat down and wrots letter to Mr..
SG% Of 1y Sas ra Mr.
has resisted Mr. Donnelys every effort 10 procure egs
lation for the beneht o. DIS r ont 20
support him Member OF Congress- fhs letter having
been published Mr. wassbprne wrote a missye TtI0u. %
offensive and outrageous In ITS character tnat he wond
the reading Mr. washburne's letter was dated Washing
ton, April TO- and addressed to Mr Folsom at lay
lors Fallp, in which he said that r Donnely seemed
10 he searching for sympathy and asked Mr. Folsom TO
look at Mr. Donnellys Jesutica performance, Mr. Don
as there was but little land to 90 to Minnesota and IL
further alleged that Mr. Donnely might have intro
Sc be ' ,onr o 10 noduce IL ow
must any representative appear who Is found guilty OF
attempting to impose on his constituents From his
knowledge OF the character OF Mr. Donnelly he r Wash
bure) had become extremely suspicious OF anything
which he r. DOnney) proposed. He had left Pmladei
phia between two days, changing his name and also
Changing from a Buchanan locofoco-made his appear
ance in Minnesota office beggar II was one OF MI
Donnely's schemes of plunder which made Mr: Wash
burne oppose him. He trusted that his tMr Washbrne
record was not stained with venay. corruption, aud
Every corrupt measure IN Congress had received
Mr. M M Mr. Gi5ef at R
was certainly justified in the declaration he had made
that the annals OF Congress no ram % @
letter % distinct allegations we're 2S distinct raise
hoods He should attempt to deal with them as rapidly
ma nossble Mr. Donnely went on TO explain tnat
he received the draft Of the bill the 90 OF March
that he had asked leave to Introduce n on the oh that
went TO Connecticut to aid the Republican party IN the
IN shs by M wasne sprans
and malicious motives and remarked that that gentle
man could mo not 'ng HAVING referred to and
ined other points in Mr. Washburues letter MT DOnneiy
went on to sneak 20 f Sr To some other biz
The SPEAKER interrupted and said that that was not
p@MSannSenN!SsTRyI Mi nSNSRIIY a9E%dsSed E%sSdrew the remark
Mr WAsHBURNE lRep. of llll expressed the nope
that he psr you'd be Swea TO G bSt S nop touched
the charge of Mr. Washburnes letter that his tr Don
ne opposition to the p rcde ohereg fses sSc on
Railroad might be attributed TO tine fact t1at ne haa
free to ride over the road ne deGarsd & 't no nc a
to until It was completed from the Mississippi to the
Pacific. It would be consolation tnen 10 S9w M a na tn
blatant loudvoced, bigbreasted smallheadeu Ditte @
hearted n m ss the Charge his being
an Official beggar,' Mr.. Donney sad Al oinelaa nn
6esgr and that from an STafas ccs 'e
Why Mr Speaker. when entered the state OF Mime
sofa i Democratic When % DemScTas entered 0 ssRe9 no
ofice-I expected none But the charge con comes irT
quarter sss sroEc Office begSSrs They are nothing
they are not in office. out OF Onlce tney nIo 81.
wous ustumptaiied bull IN Hy time. Laughter This
whole trouble arises from the persistent determination OF
one oI mails 1 ~ the eentIemans family is born into the
world with M C." franked ON his Droadest part lIag
Snc wisdom did not make any Of them broad enough TO
make for "U s. 81 lLaughterI .e Iae.9 was S0 CO."
The ihs Mr. DSnnsy and & reminded nj %s
him that his language beyond the usual limit vi P
Mr. RRfSGRRssE again expressed his desire that
"the marty" should be permitted TO 10 on . A.,
Mr. rDoSNEILY said he sorry to transgress the
proper limits Of debate but the House wSeI Ss s co
men,InS mem ING made him speak under some feeling i was
drawn it, he said BY the ehargcs ae coStaped y,
that letter that fugitive from justice ana that
fed from the y Of Th ddsE Mr. 'SeegS speSRer c an
SS sote, nngnaiied, unmgaed falsehood and but for
the resneei which have for you aud for this House
wouid rse stronger language. Mr. Donneny then went
on 70 refe that charge. and had read by the Clerk let
a. ,s yrn, The OF Pennsylvania with
Whom Mr. Donnely had studied law speaking in strong
terms Of the probty aud purity OF his r Donnellyp
character and the public esteem in which he IL held in
that Community Mr. Donnely then added: stand here
repeatng the challenge that anywhere on Gods earth
can pluck up yhing which touches my honor, let 1t
come shall meet it on its merits have gone through
of the gentlemans foul stomach; have dipped my
hands In gall and have examined the half fdgested
fragments which nnd floating in the gastric juice but
il il IS possible for the gentleman from Illinois, by his
perstac action, 10 bring up anything loatsone.
more disgusting than he has vomed In that let
ter, In Gods name let II come.