Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-24
EVENING STAR.
THE SALE OF CADETSWIPS.
The Case Of Whittem0re-A Heated

Debate.
In the House y,s-erdsy, after our report
closed, Mr. Butler spoke a. the counsel OF
WhittemOTe, d Clarlng that an ek parte hearing
had taken place in this case IN one OF the COM
mittee room. and the accused should nave the
privilege OF sending for witnesses for his defence
He criticised the testimony of Kegler a. show
ing that there were persons lnstlgatlng the pros
ecutiOn- He referred also To the card of an
other witness, r. T.. Brooks, stating that his
business Wa buying and selling Congressman
like sheep, and that he had bought them, and
that, having bought all he could, he approaches
Whittemore IN "A way not to alarm him with
any idea of corruption OF wrong This Brooks
was newspaper man, and 50 were CAthcare
and LandOn.
Ter man meant
Mr. RutI.r-.sIt means a man who hangs
about this city and writes lies home TO his news
paper. Laughter Almost every man involved
in that illicit and abOminable traffic Is news
paper man. And We are to be frightened ont of
our prOpTieties by kilograms which they send
home stating that We will expel Mr.. whittemOre
in order To- defend our own Ill gnity. These sell
ing and buying rascals!" lLaughter.I Mr..
Butler declared that he would do his duty before
God and man independent OF the newspapers
for If there was anything on earth that he was
superior 10 IL was the newspapers. Laughter.
In concluding Mr.. Butler read from the afida
NitOt W hittemOTe thaC the money had been used
for the benefit of the poor of his district. and he
appealed To the House to pause and consider, u
deal with the case coOlly and with judgm mt,
and, at all events. to- be careful that tie accused
had every constitutional right.
Mr.. Ward offered an amendment 10 Mr. Pc
lands resolution, providing that the hnal dSPo
sitiOn of the case shall not he postponed for "A
longer period than twenty days.
MI. Logan argued against the adoption of Mr..
POland'S resolution. He desired the House to
deal with Mr.. WhittemOre justly and even
1eniently. but was opposed to any postponement,
as there wa, no excuse for delay. He was sorry
that the affidavit of Mr.. WhittemOre had been
read, because he must state facts III cOntradic
ton of il.
Mr.. Butler rose. and made the point of order
fIafh ab had al,
pOstpOnementt to the papers that were on record
and that the chairman of the committee should
be so confined, and should not state facts that
were not upon the record
The Speaker sustained the point oforder.
MI Logan denied the statement OF White
more IN his affidavit, that he had not been per-
nitted to crOss-eXamine the witnesses against
him. MIR. WhittemOre had been asked by him
self Mr.. LOganl to cross examine Mr.. Kegler
and had said that he would have nothing to do
with such a scOundTeL Mr.. WhittemOre had not
been dragged before the committee, but had
come before IL voluntarily, and had made his
statement. The Military Committee had not
charged that WhittemOre used The money for
his private purposes. 1t made no difference
what use he made of il. suppose he had used
the money tor charitable purposes III il had
anything to DO with IT, then a man could be
brIbed every day, and put il on the ground of
charity. He did not blame the newspaper, for
bowling about this thing; they were right in
doing So III the House expected its committees
to do their duty In investigating frauds, the
House itself would have to do its duty in pun
ishing those frauds when they were reported;
otherwise, the House would be saving to its COM
mttees: I'VE instructed YOU to do this; bnt we
did not expect YOU 10 do it. We told YOU to in
yestigate this thing. and TO report if YOU found
men guilty; but We did not expect you would do
1t" Ii the House did not perform its DUTY in
this manner, il would have to send its res0Iu-
tons of inquiry i'm future 10 some other commit
than the Committee on Military Affairs. He
moved the previous question on Mr.. Poland's
resolution. and il was secOnded-1l0 to p
MIR. Wards mendlme mt to Mr.. POland's reSo-
luton was rejected without a division.
The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr.
POlands resolution of pU>tpOnement and IL was
relected-yeas >. NAYS l55.
MI Logan moved the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution reported from the
COMMITTEE on Military Affairs, and the previous
question was COndcd
Mr. Maynard moved that the House adjourn
Lost.
Mr.. Schenek asked Mr.. Logan to yield that he
NAV offer "A resolution.
MIR. Logan declined to Weld for that PURPOSE
but said that he would WELD 10 Mr.. Whittemore
to make any defense he chose.
MIR. WhittemOre rose and appealed to the lem
lency OF the House To extend the time OF action
till Tomorrow.
Mr. Logan said he did not wish to be consi,i-
cred 10 press the matter beyond the desire Of
the HOnse, and a. the gentleman from South
Carolina asked time till tomorrow he certainly
would make no objection.
Mr. Schenck said that As he was not allowed
To offer ms resolution. he would ask the aSSo-
ciated press 10 take notice of il.
The resolution which Mr.. Sehenck desired to
offer l. "a follows:
"RsSO.rsd, Thar the further consideration n tn
report If the Committee Military AFFAIR." in mi.
and that in the meantime Mr.. Whttem,re, th,.
memheI from s-ufh Carolina be permitted to have
hess already examined III the case, Of the
MIN ~ named 10y nun IN the aidsvit which no
give plantations which ke may think W in tend
I" pa ate the ofence which he admits that lac