New-York tribune., 1868-05-27
1ur LArr uAYrIlN REvoLrrlCN

tOTiCH asking Tor additional protective untcsi Why's
IrrE LATE nAYrtS REVOLUTION
Mr. CHANLER Dem, ~ " offered resolution dl-
recug the Presidcnt 10 inform the House why colp
tent naval not cruising m the neigborhood OF
Portau Prince Hayt TO protect the las md citizens on
the United States from Insult and outrage on the part OF
the Of Hayi in the last revolution there,
reported By telegraph; also rendering the hnhs or lG
House 10 ,iel,htsh Admiral Pinenonfor his conduetm
rendering such protection.
Mr. wAsHBuRNE fRcp.. llll moved the reference OF
the resolution 10 the connlttcc on Foreign AhailS W
Mr.. CHANLER oppoeed the reference as tending oly
The sPEAKER-It is not usual pass resolutions q
thanks until they have been reported from the proper
MT. WAsIBURNE had no objection TO the FIRST part Of
the resouton but the second part should certainly go 10
Mp VuHtSIE srsa6 ais Willingness that that course
should be taken aud aeeordiney the resolution calhS
for information Was agreed to- aud the resolution 0f
thanks to Admiral Philemon was referred 10 the Com
n,lttce on Foreign Affairs. ...
CHARLES W. wooIIr At TIE BAR OF rmE HOUSE
& s ,a Sf in 'S pBeSc TO the t
House he had IN hls custody Charles W Nooley the VII
who had refused ~ testify before inc IhIe"ch
Mr. nIpriER Rep Mass desired that the Speaker AJAX
tho wliucss whether he was ready TO TESTIFY fuly ana
Mr. EIDEIDGE DEM wls1 Insisted that that was not
whether the witness was prepared 10 gnswer oHt %eihei
complaint had been made against HIM
The sPEAkER directed the Clerk to read preeedeHts
Mr BJrTIER. adopting the suggestion Of the Speaker
Ina conformity with the precedent offered the folowiug
gtastatA, attachment contempt fo,g or Egihs
Soss % y We IN u. ss,e T. So arsp al Ne r of,1 ho
AMI Ali be speaisf popogud 70 bin NE h.oLi,g
. S Ssss 20 ,SS 5s h a "a f Ssami;,s % answer
Mi Wooiey the witness, TO the speakcr-MaJ moi be
The sPE IKER@1er the House has adopted the reso-
luton the Chair will hear the person at the bar m
dressing the witness said Charles W Wooley IN accord
with the order oi the House PROFOUND to you the
following questions; What excuse have you for refusing
10 testify before the Committee OF Managers OF this liouse
in pursuance Of summons served on you are you & noG
proper questions as may he put to you by sad Commit
Mr.. wooey-I am charged Mr.. speaker with being In
contempt wish 70 submit tins paper 70 the House;
The sPEAkER-The answer is In writing ana VIII be
Hohorrts HoHs, ~ Rsprs,nhn'n,s u ~ iiitt Aa'si
,siery the ash mat between the hours Of aud geoss 'ssa
81 nv % ss.. Of d. arrest Otherwise lisa By hayas r
toe r'OlroH Of the oa R direction ysr,oi is "a' 'o5 % m
rspo o he ManAges which such resolution refers con'nng e
gS Is 10 answeT Which Is made iae 6,s OF The
s s1s rs lar s HisS as That by he term. Of al, resolution
report referred = containing Se & sRSae% . n aS % IE,s 70 % ,9
the g gie'tg Therefore thst G ;. be- 0og sesP sp Of
1T,o % ~ s I ISP y Manager in regard to o,e matters with
he huab sb, that s a'oss such reasonable time as to the
order hat he submit full explicit and suitable s5S%er
sSS.sf5sa and roru to before this a, day 1859
The SPEAKER said that the answer Of the witness was
Mr. BUfLER submitted that that was not an answer,
The House as well as With the Committee.
Mr. ELDRIDGE DEM Wis., moved mat M copy % OF S te
that he hayo until Il O'CLOCK tomorrow TO answer lie
argued that the witness should DC informed on the ds
tnct and particular questions which he was accused of
hTh % nRIFEIp Rsp oho) wished to obtain informa
"A ne He
ayers tell the House precisely what was they desired
the witness TO answer aud e! the House nudge 0T m pro- %
compelled ~ answer any or all questions weh tue .o
itee might PROFOUND but Sny PpGRGr 9ne'GIs Ws
repeated that he thought 70 be due the House that the
cGes sH3S @ tell sap What at NJ 2 qgsSHa qssa merely desired
say that there seemed TO be some IN
The minds OF M % me as 70 Of tnS Witnesses ' snd
third the which IN the judgment OF tho Managers
for the House to take aDy In proper e sI GuesC R%So
but he by no means conceded that the HOUSE nad not
right to 5 any gsU Sn D.rT SS could S se Of the
propriety OF the question was the Committee OF Ihe
Judgment must be with the Committee, and there,
fore any Question may DO wtnsss Ssseo in anu
Ss gwen manner lie cannot fefuse 70 answer
according To his own way The gentleman from Miscon,
sin said that witness could not be bound To ermlnae
himself In 1887 - witness put himself upon this priv
ege in the OF bribery IS to the Tariff act aud Con
gress passed law that II should be no excuse, to any
witness that his might tend TO crmnate hmSe
and that he should never bo indicted as TO the suecs
matter Of which he might be inquired Of Under that law
FloJ d. the defaulting Secretary Of War escaped hdet
me Therefore, 1868 Congress altered the law so as 20
provide that while the party may be Indicted MS hSNe
slaII not be put evidence and testimony when
he gave could be produced against him. The genenan
from Wisconsin ASKED that copy OF the report nc given
10 the witness with the question he refused 70 aSNor
Did not the witness know what he refused 10 dOi III w,
der that the House light understand the matter nc ieu
portion Of the record relating To Wooleys examuon
i'm order show what question the witness lel'1cu @
specncally 90 answer, adding he had given the
and the way the witness responded that the HOUSE b
know how the Committee hal been treated. -, ~,
4I, BYylWELL lkep, Mass9 m9isA has NJ a.