The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-25
WHITTEMORE INUNDATED.
WHY THE no USE COULD NOT ACCEPT
HIS REsTGN1TION.

The C,drtship Fodder Chohed os by the
spenker-1ho UnnDin,ous Passage OF 4
Resolution Of Ccnsurc-Exit the Repre-
sentative from South Cnrolina-Gone
Home TO he Re-eiected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Mr. d. p. Whittemorc,
Representative from the First District OF South
Carolina rose, and In Q voice free from trcmor
agitation, began to read mis- defence but wns inter
rupted By the Speaker who instructed the Clerk 10
read Mr.. whittemores letter OF resignation. Mr..
wbttemore desired TO recall that lettsr until amer
be had read his defence, bat the Speaker decided
that that could not be done and the Cerk read the
following:
spedter OF a House Of enclose
on the to sRs GorsTnor of south csroes fe
snipg my scat 10 Congress and The telegram isccept
notify them am NO longer member of that body.
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Mr.. wittemore rose 10 SPEAK, but tho Speaker
said that It not within the province OF the Chair
TO recognise any other than member OF the House.
lftle ju1gmcn OF the House be that the gentleman
shall have unanimous consent to proceed, II will be
FOL the House, not for the Chair so to determine
Mr.. Logan (Rep, MI SAID tina, the prcceaents had
been tat Were a member OF the House resigns IT
depends on the House TO determine whether that
fnct concluded the question.
b1'ici Nheps, Nhhr tnuue tnc point OF Orucr
thath Mr.. Whittemore not member enough 10
spoak, he certainly was not member enough to bo
expelled
The Speaker overrulcd the point OF order.
Mr.. Banks (Rcp, Mass) thought that the House
would to led irto great difficulty IL 1t were TO &C
| ccpt the doctrine that member could rc,isp his
seat without the consent OF the House. Tho House
would escspe Its present difficulty u allowed the
gentleman from Soutn Carolina to speak In bis own
| behnli lie would tins assume 10 bc q member OF
the House and the House could vote as 1t pleased
| The Speaker remarked that the Uniform practice
OF the House had Ocen the reverse Of the principle
| indicated BY the gentleman from Massachusetts
The case OF Mattesoa In the Thirty fourth Congress
was directly In point Even In the Forty first
Congress already the Secretary OF the Treasury and
the Minister 10 France had resigned their seats In
| the House, and the gentleman from Massachusetts,
| himself went through the same process when he
| chusots.
| Mr.. Banks submitted that In those eases the con.
sent OF tile House wss implied.
Mr.. Dawes Rep, hass) regarded this as . point
OF vital imrortsuee and u seemed to HIM so danger.
Gus q precedent to bo established that /. member
That he desired ~ put his opinion the record
Against It, Th1 Constitution clothed the House
| with oower 10 punish q member; but " q member
could esespe Punishment by merely reslgnng wheth
or the House wiled 1t or not all power 70 control the
| House WAS at an END. The House could be len at
any moment without quorum, by given number
o. members sending paper OF resignation TO the
Mr.. rarnswOr,h Nep, nl), with the consent Of
Mr.. Logan, moved thst the resolution Of expulsion
he tabled. Agreed TO witlout division.
| Thoreupon Mr.. Logan offered the following reso-
luiioc'
1c'2Ect' Tns, ?. p whI,temore, late member ftom
he fitt District OF south carolina, did mnko
appointments 70 the Military Academy at West
ont and 70 the naval Academy A. annapolis in viola
encet oy peeunary consideration. and tnat his con
duct In the premises has been such ~ 20 snow him
worey OF .cat IN he House Of representa-
therefore "a eond.inned IS conduct unworthy Of rep
resentatise OF the people.
Mr.. Butler rep, Nassl asked unanimous con.
sent that Mr.. WhiIemore be heard on tlst rcsolu.
lion.
Mr.. Morgan Dem, ohio) objected.
The resolution was adopted unanimously Yeas,
ls5 nays, none.
This ended the case.
Nj. Whittemore is going home, and n his friends
sac ~ TO put him IN nomination which t,ey prota.
Oily wn, WIN IGh netin, sod ~ he dees election IA
certain.
THB GoLLADAT cADErsnIP SALE.
Tie House Military Committee today examined
tie isther OF the hoy whom Golladal, Of Nv, Ap.
pointed He resides In New York city and IS Ell.
gaze 'u dlstiil,ng. lie had not paid any Inouey TO
5otaday. or 10 any one 20 be paid to hn Bu; iion
his testimony and othev circumstances, tue co onmt.
zee ave pretty well satisfied to VIII Mr. Gallod Is
made the appointment u boy he did know