, 1870-02-25
WASHINGTON.
The Rhittemore Case Has an
Abrupt Fnding.
The Accused Resigns to Avoid
a Formal Expulsion.
Other Cases Under Consideration.
Senate Resolution Adopted 0p-
posing the Initiation Scheme. -
The Postal Telegraph Pro-
Ject.
Proportions mRde by the West
eFn Union Telegraph
Company.
Special Detpatch TO Ths Chicago Tribune,
WARRINGTON Fab e.

Special Defpatch 10 Tbs Ch!caRo Tribune.
WAsuaho1oR, Feb "a.
41x HNstTEH0Rx Gaze
There Val great thfotK 1t the CAPITOL esttY
tnia morning, ard scme time betoae the Hon &e met
all lhe galleries uets crowded with pefsooz au1-
loua to sea AID hear ths eId Of Whltremore'a GAZE
str1rgeut ordea nad been tssued 10 dooxkeepe.s,
1nd, ~ consequence, there was far lcss pushing
aEd excitement 1han On yesterday. HI. Logan
called I1r the regular order ~ soon Ay the 7tnal
had been ftad, 1ud then, In acc9oAnce with the
pTomtaa Of JtateFday, gave all his time bus 1ye
minutes to Mr. r Wnittetonte, Who 1t onca rose In
q calm AID deliberate Tanner to Speak In de-.
feoca o. apology OF hia coarfe. ~ be Gid
80 he becfored Tor plge, and put into bis hAnds
8 letter for the 5peskes. He had proceeded but
sEo minutes, when III. Bixs3e sharply raped him
to pause, aud said be had received letter, which
1t Wiz ht1 duty. ntder the rutts, to INN ed!Atesy
lAy before the House. Tsere WA tnstant conf1-
Mon, tKo OF lnree members protesslnK tina: y hlt>
teuors could hot be interrupted, aud Others sng>
eeettna to him to x1indtax his letter SD submit
It atiee he had finished. Nj. B!a!ne fnled
and nrst te read forth e1tA. Ii PROVED
to be Whi:temoEe's resignation, with m accep.
tanco from the Governor Of South Carolina. l.
good mAoJ persous io the EA1le1as ms7ilesteG
diskuat 1t this TERMINATION Of the affair, and
dttlenfion1Prap2 up on the door u to White
note1 right to 60 On with hts speech Polnt4 Of
order, 1rgzetttons. and parliamentary 1tqur:es
we're made BY No*s1s 1nzerron, Eids.d2e, Baucs.
Bingham, Dsves, Bsnls, Parutvorth, Roots, ol
A1karsas, and Smith, Of Tennessee. The point
ntde by hessrs, Bauks and Dawes Wal that
the fesIRIaion OF any member IL Dot
complete It'll It hes oeea acqatesced
IN BY the BODY Of which he forms phrr, And sseJ
held that the oppoGse doctrine would allow the
minority u any tine to tleAE up An1 Legislative
Assemhlage hy rendering toeir seAguationa. The
Speaker nbally ruled thst the resignation waz
complete, and he, therefore. could nor fecogulxe
Thrtemn5eB r1Sht to lpeof, though consent TO
90 60 Eight be given By TIC House II no ono OBJ
,ected. MT. Fa1nAworth appcaled trom th's dec!-
sion rEoJ Jor1ns, IN order 70 get The sense q the
uoEse, and The Speaker Wal snstained by decided
vote The1e then wAa some hurried debate "A To
what should be DOM next, ending IN motlon to
t4b1e the resolution for expulaaon, which was
carried all but uDautmous'J. III. LoG2n Rs onee
brought In from nsa co1nlttee anotner one Of
rensute and condemnation In strolk terms, which
Wsa swiftly put to yn.e and carrted-1s5 yea,
without atpgfe dlaaeniinR volee, This ended
the matter, aud the Uouse then ~ent lnto com.
mlttee On The Appropr1Auon bill Hi. Whttteuoro
gathered up hls papers and retired, and MI.
Fn1ukWorth toof poastAson OF his vacated chair
kENBkks FirIiN1 III yfrr