New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-24

that man accused before the par VI 'J ,a and INSIDE
fore he bar OF the country. Of nigh cr5 20 send
meanor should not have the priVeEe o Necessary his
for such witnesses he believes may DO on
defense That was what Mr.. Whittemoro ihS''''1
what he entitled to- ,.,...o ,ha testimony OF
Mr. BIJTLER proceeded 10 criiiclse tle Iustgnting
Kegler as showing that there were pers oard Of a-
the prosecution lie referred aTV In The
3gieT n,5J;ean stating that his business wa had
ing and selling Congressman IKE hc conld he ap
bourht them and that having bought 49,, ~ rim him INTO
he'd MIR WIttcmore in a way not 10 ad ls was
any idea Of corruption or wIu thc,rt and Iandon
newspaper man. and so were Cdtnea. % ner man
n' nrlcTpber asked MFR. Butler what "he"Sl"po' "
meant; ,,r, rp u means man whe hangs about this
i,y and writes lies home To his newspaper. nauinare
Almost every involved IN Una, arc 70 bo fright
Ir h o NJ ~ onr proprety by the kilograms when .
send home stating that we VII w Theso selling and
order TO defend our own uis'i'''
buying ,Sn G2cp \ W offered amendment 10 Mr.
MI MD ILL.,, nrnyding that the final disposition
of the case shall not DO postponed ior lo"s'' P''
'n Nr LOGAN argued against the adoption Of mr,
poIand's resolution The gentleman from @
nter) had said the other day lat ne eh newspdpers
con in order that the rebound oi tle nomsp"pho
might not have its influence on % c Io del
wanted unlimited time lie de're o invcntly bnt AS
70 the suggestion of the gentleman ron ~ thcr
that tins ease should be postponed n 81, his ask
in II m, were defending man for murder tlaI t'iy
body else should be tried for Innrder
and that the case of all Of them were ps',Sou h m
the Grand Jury, should ask tist IN an Vi '"'A
uS,ed peIo reprd that there was such thing as
partnership in crime, and that there Wa III "artnnrs
hat man should not DO tried because he hu partners
III ns SlG Err sppposo we were before Court and
tbot one of the Judges accused OF partnership III VIC
ri,e rnnlI moi the gentleman, If he were on tue Dehe'
desire 10 know how many Of ms assoea'cS "o' sunny
hefore Inc went on with the easel
Mr. LOGAN suggested that II the gentleman from
Massachusetts, desired to put himself IN tna ~ o
nd NO abieetion He would rs far To protect Tue n-
noccnt as any man who lived He would jugs ulal
Justly ami tenderly, aHd would lhbohe on h
yhc mercy which lie ever had implanted III the huhah
hrcast But while he wOuld invoke on we slue OF an
unfortunate all the tenderness all me anu an
me uerces which the human heart could have wlthh ~
ne would az the same time invoke the Goa OF hcaFeh 10
give men Judgment, to give them h'tN', 10 bo , h
amdaTa of morality should be m the House Of Repre-.
scntatives. He would invoke every man lnAe
hsa a rigut 10 pass upon tins question 10 nerve
himself 70 cnt down crime, that virtue and honesty
might stand upright before the world ana pc noH w
instead of condemned by the action OF the House what
Dse yas there FOR tins delay lie sorry that tho
and.yit of Mr. Whlttem0ic had been read because he
Iuust state In contradiction Of ~.
Mr. BUTLER rose aud made the point Of order that ho
had confined himself on the motion for 70
man should be confined. and should not state iacts
that were not upon the record.
The SPEAKER sustained the pOgt OF order. .
Mr. LOGAN said lac would counne himself 10 the
record He would no further Than the uh9ayit OF VIC
accused which had been read from the Clerk desk ana
which he presumed had been draWnuph y the gentleman
nom Massachusetts In that affidavit Mr. "hiiemoto
uessrs That statement was not correct Mr. white
more had been asked by himself u"Eanl 10 eio..-
untbing 10 do with such scouudrcl. Mr. Nhiuenore
had not been dragged before The Committee but had
come before n voluntarily and had made bis statement
Mr. BUTLER again insisted upon an cnicrccErnt OF
The rule that statement OF facts should be made eA
Mr LOGAN replied that II the learned lawyer from
Ma-sacnu-tts and the attorney for TIE accused NAs 80
afraid that the truth should Doe told, De- would Withhold
it Tor the ptcscn; accommodate that gentleman WHAT
did Mr.. Wnitteinorc himself state 10 A, ahlSsti Not
ned N for any private purpose The Committee had not
sald he had usei The money for any private purpose but
p1iutmcut by a pecuuinry consideration. What differ
euce dd n make what NJ dd with the money De- had re-
cry,dt IL there were important bill before the House.
ard n member approached and asked 10 vote Tor
II for consideration Of $1,000 would u be any
say that he would apply the money LOT te rc'f oi tao
poor his disricti lie supposed That the gc.il,nan
from nssachusrts would say that that not bribery
that the money us'd Tor charitable purpose. that
the member had 40 bad Intention ia ~ la Dc lad no bad
sod h,s M Wv m aniiatIt ~ Mf Witttc
more himself showed that ho ought uu to have further
time. what d!d De want To prove ~ Niihcssr.i No.
that he had not got ne . m%5n,y; ne hI 40
denied IL before the Committee What then, did lac want
To prove that be had used tho money for charitable
Inc caseI I.it had anything 10 do0lth H. then man
could be brbcd every day u he could put u ON abe
lie had always respected him iu the House lie had
been IN friendly relations with him ana had talked with
that was 10 say whether MI NEittcluOrc had
been Influenced Nv Improper motives IN making
he was 80 Influenced lie was Wiling
To doaway with every particle 81 testimony taken IN dc
ca.s he was willing wipe out the evidence Of krgcr
and Brooke. aud every other witness that bad cstncd
and Ia take Mr.. Whttemorc's own statement, aud "n
al, appointments. he appealed 10 members on both
sides the House who were anxious To protect me
reuut alton Of hi. body, whether when member ad
iutted the fact that hc had received money Tor making
appointments. thcv would give INN time To prove what
Mr. BUTLEB explained that he only meant TO say that
the fact Of tie money being used Tor charitable purposes
nm " HN ore kN mn u.II
Mr. LOGAN said he was reminded OF an awcdoto Of
Goddess fellow who. being 10 church when collection
made for the hcahen put his hand ~ the pO1rbOx
and took ont all the money Dc conid lay hold OF; and
greatcst heatheu Ia that part of the country aughter
II this excuse would be admitted they would ilnd mem
Der. going To work aud building churches IN
their districts aud then selling thcr votes Ia tho House
IN aid Of the pions project laughter The gentleman
from Massachusetts, had spoken ABOUT the newspapers
bowling about the thing Certainty they hoWled about
H. and he did not blame them Tor doing 80 n members
OF the House were willing sell themselves Ike sheep IN
the SHAMELESS he dd not blame the newspaper for howl
ing about IT, and the decision OF ths cas-" were 20 ne V
Them. II the House expected ~ Committees 10 do their
duty In Investigating frauds the House itself would
have 10 do ~ duty punshing these frauds. II they
reported otherwise. the House would be- saying TO Us
not expect you would do it, 1--WE told YOU TO inyes
gate this thing and To report u you iouhl men Hnhy
but did expect yOn would do IT," II the House
perform ts duty this matter II would have to
send resolution of inquiry In the future To some other
Committee than the Committee on Military Affairs. He
moved the previous question on Mr. POlands resolution
The previous question was seconded - Yeas, ITO {;
Nays. %.
The question was first taken SIR Wards amendment
20 Mr. Puands resolution, and 1t rejected without
division. .
The yeas and were then taken on Mr.. P0ands
resolution Of pOstpOnement, and 1t rcected-leas.
-; Nays, l5i.
Mr.. LOGAN moved the previous question on the adop-
of the resolution reported from the Committee On
Military Affairs The previous question seconded.
Mr.. MAYNARD rep, Tenn moved that the House
adjourn. The House refused 10 adjourn.
SIR. SCIIEECK 0Scp.. OhOl asked Mr. Logan To yield
that he might offer a resolution.
Mr. LOGAN declined Ia yield for that purpose but said
he would yield to Mr. NhitcmOrc 10 make any defense
he chose.
Mr. WHITTEMORE H.ep.. g. O. rose and appealed 10
the enency OF the House extend the Time OF action
until TOMORROW.