Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-05
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| WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-In the House
the galleries and corridors were throngcd.
The Whittcmore case was Immediately
taken up. Logan, who had the floor,
yielded to Whittemorc, who, in a firm
voice, commenced to read his defence,
but he was interrupted by the Speaker,
who announced the receipt of communi-
cation from the gentleman, and conceived
it to be his duty to lay it before the House.
Whittcmore desired to recall it until he
had finished his remarks, but the Speaker
declined to allow it, and the paper was
read 1t was note, dated yesterday, ad-
dressed to the Speaker, covering copies of
kilograms from Whittemorc to the Cover
nor Of South Carolina, rendering his rcsig-
nation, and the tclegraphic acceptance by
the Governor, with request to lay the
communication before the House and in
form them that he was no longer a men,
Der. Whittcmorc rose, when the Speaker
stated that it was not the province of the
Speaker to recognize any other than mem
bers Of the House. 1t was for the House,
not the Speaker, to determine whether the
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to proceed. Finally, at the suggestion Of
the Speaker, an appeal was made pro
torma for the decision and Immediately
tabled.
Dawes said it seemed to him 40 danger
Gus precedent to be established that q
member could resign, whether on record
against it O. member could escape the
punishment which the Constitution clothed
the House with power to inAict, by resign
ing, regardless Of the will Of the House,
it was proven that the control Of the
House was at an end. A motion was
made to table the resolution IF expulsion,
and agreed to without division.
Logan then offered resolution that
Whittemore, the late member, did make
appointments for the military and naval
academy, in violation of the laws, and was
influenced by pecuniary considerations,
and that his conduct had been such as to
show him unworthy Of seat in the House
of Representatives,, and therefore the
House condemned his conduct as unworthy
a representative of the people,
Butler asked unanimous consent that
Whittemore be beard on the resolution.
Morgan objected, and the resolution
was adopted unanimously-ayes, 1855;
noes, none.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-In the House
among other bills introduced were the fol.
lowing: To pay the loyal citizens Of Ten
nessee for property taken by the military !;
for the settlement of expenses of Montana
for troops in 1867; for erecting public
buildings in San Francisco to grant aid
in the construction of railroad from Val.
lejo to::Humboldt; to settle the title of the
Government to Goat Island, in San Fran
cisco Bay abolishing the Bureau of Edu-
cation and Freedmans Bureau; to remove
political disabilities in the States ratifying
the Fifteenth Amendment; making it a
misdemeanor to fit out ships or sell NUM-
tions Of war to be employed in the service
Of any foreign power against the people of
any Province, District or Colony in armed
instruction against such foreign power;
to abolish the Office Of pension agent, and
provide for the payment Of pensions
through postmasters reducing the income
tax to three per cent. exempting $4,000
therefrom increasing the whisky tax to a
dollar gallon Incorporating the Southern
Trans Continental Railroad aud granting
lands in aid thereof; granting aid to Ore
gon for the construction of steamboat
canal around the falls of the Willamette.
This was adopted.
Howard, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Northern Pacific
Railroad to issue mortgage bonds, with an
amendment, allowing the Company to
make good the deficiencies in its land
grants arising from previous disposition Of
lands along the line, by taking an equal
quantity within additional limits of ten
miles.
The CadetshiP Bribery investigation.
The Military Committee had long ses.
sion on the cadetship sale business. Mem.
bers say that the inquiry shows no cause
for action in the case of Hoge of South
Carolina and Cavelry Of Pennsylvania, and
that the evidence shows that the Butler
of Tcnness. appointment was made with.