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Mr.. LOGAN, chairman of the committee, rose and
said:-lhe House has just heard read the evidence
taken In the case OF Mr.. William Whlttem0rc aud the
m't,ed 70 the committee. lie had no desire 60 pre-
clude Mr.. Whittenore from making Q statement
now 70 taS House, 4 he desired; bat II Mr.. White
more did not 30 desire he lMr. Logan) would not
discuss the question ~ all but would leave II 10 the
house to decide upon the evidence aud explanation
submitted ana the resolution he mad reported ana
which was the unanimous voice OF the committee
Mr POLAND. (rep.t OF VT, remarked that ne GER
tainly had no desire to relieve Mr. Wnittemore rom
tue punishment which he deserved growing OUT or
that transaction even II that punishment went 30
far al expulsion from the House; still ne thought it
was o case where The House ought to proceed with
great detiDeratiou ana care. It was very Important
not only 70 Mr. WhitteInore personally, but 70 the
House. The House had not been III tue habit OF act
ing ON any very Important matter depending on
evidence unfess tnAt evidence was prinled so that
every MEMBER could examine 1t with deliberation
and II certainly seemed TO him highly impor-
TAM for the House TO undertake TO dispose finally
OF the matter after Q hurried rcading OF
tae manuscrlpt testimony, and he therefore
suggested to The chairman OF the Commit.
on Military Affairs whether action should
not be delayed long enough to have the evidence
prlnteo. He certainly did not feel prepared 10 act
on SO Important matter without an opportunity to
SIT down ana examine the evidence carefully. He
did not suppose that the chairman OF the Committee
Military Affairs desired 10 press the matter with
unseemy haste and he therefore suggested to let II
20 over until Thursday.
Mr.. LOGAN dlsclaimcd any intention or desire to
press the matter with undue haste, and repeated
that ar Wnittemore wished to be heard before the
House ne was perfectly willing that he should have
desire 10 be heard before The House lie (Mr.
Logan) did not know whether there should be
ay 9re uriner ns Heay own sIatemen ~ before M the
committee, winch had been taken down ce b1t'nl,
did not pretend 10 deny having received money Tor
his appointments. lhe committee di1 not consider
that aiy one could be excused for dong an illegal
acb by saying the money he had received Ior II Dad
been used Ior charitable purposes. That was no ex
cnse Whatever. Hence the committee had come ~
the conclusion thai 1t was not proper to permit Mr.
Wbittemore any longer TO occupy seat 10 the
House. Wnen members Of the House had been as
sailed IN the manner IN which tney mad been, and
when such evidence as had just oeen read had been
taken by committee and presented 10 the House
he did no. chInk he should pe accused or unneces-
sary haste in asking the House TO pass upon 1t.
Mr. BUTLER, cl Mass, proposed the following
rcSoluIloQ.-
Resolved Tha, B. r. whitteuore member of the House.
be permitted at the Of the House. fhursda
show cause. any bave, Why sentence Of expulsion
should no. be passed against him. as % by ne
evidence be printed
He said that whatever might be the Impression OF
members on hearing the evidence read, and wnat
ever may lie tne feeling with which they regarded
the TRANSACTION, II was but due to themselves that
ihey shond give nearing at the bar OF the House
might be, and yet long enough for him 10 prepare
himself on sthaI very momentous question TO
ni as well as TO the House. ne thought u but fair
play aud but justice to The House as well as to the
accused.
MIR. LOGAN remarked that he had stated several
times that II Mr.. WhtteD0r8 desired TO make any
defence before the House he was willing that he
should be heard but Mr. Whtttem0re had not said
to nim that he had any such desire.
Mr. BUTLER thought that Mr.. Whftten0re should
not be called upon TO decide that question at once.
Under the unfortunate, embarrassing circumstances
he might hot be III condition OF thought ludg.
nent or consideration to decide that question at
once.
Mr.. JENcKEs, (rep.1 Of r. l., remarked that It was
the duty OF the House to give the member time.
Mr.. POLAND said tnat II Was OF the highest lmp0r
tance that the evidence should be printed, and that
Mr. Whittemore did desire delay.
Mr.. BANKS, (rep.) OF Mass, did not think that any
case OF this kind had ever been acted on by this
House without the testimony concerning 1t being in
print He thought that time for printing the test
mony should De given without regard TO the wishes
OF the member implicated.
the committee that the committee was willing that
the matter SHOULD be set down for nearing at two
O'Clock on Wednesday.
any sense III delaying the matter o moment unless
It was delayed long enough TO give members time to
read the evidence IN print. He did not understand
that the House was military commission, or court
martial or that there was any reason why 1t should
rush INTO decision OF this kind, that was to Affect
tue character Of this gentleman and his family for
all time TO come. Why this haste9 They owed 1t to
themselves rs men or sense and as men setting O
precedent OF most Important character to take
Mr. BUTLER, said that he had proposed the short
time fixed IN hts resolution out OF consideration TO
the accused member, In order that the rebound that
would be reflected from the press In purte
bearing might not come back and innict prejudice In
his case.
Mr.. CoBuRN besought members 10 take time to
deberate. There might be some additional evi-
dence required. He did not know but that The evi-
Mr.. DAVIS, trep.) OF N. u. reminded Mr. Coburn
that the resolution offered oy Mr.. Butler did not
call for vote on Wednesday, but SIMPLY called on
the accused TO answer at the bar OF the House. The
sooner he was heard the better FOR all OF them.
Mr.. LOGAN said that he did not see any necessity
for gentlemen making insindations about acting
with undue haste nor Tor that excitement which
some gentlemen manifested. No other committee
OF investigation had ever given an accused pat
the chance TO come before it and make his own
sta ement and 1t taken down and put In part
OF the ex0nfnatlon. The committee had acted with
every possible fairness towards this gentleman
The committee had read to HIM lne evidence affect
ing him. and had given MIN every opportunity to
bring witnesses ana to defend himself by his own
statement was IL. therefore, far To say that there
was TOO much haste or pressureY II the object was
to postpone the matter for the purpose OF hunting
up witnesses and making .he House an investigating
committee he was not willing TO agree to any such
proposition. He was willing that the question
should pe postponed until Wednesday, anu that
Mr.. Whlttemore should have an opportunity OF
defending himself. Iftne committee had charged him
without suffcien. evidence. or had acted unfairly
towards him, let the House SO decide and let the
country knowit. So far he himself was concerned,
he would stand there to be condemned by the House
and oy his countrymen If he had not discharged his
duty properly towards the unfortunate man. He
moved the previous question.
The previous question: was seconded and Mr.. But
lers resolution rs modified, direcung Mr.. White
more to appear before the House nc Two O'CLOCK on
Wednesday next and That the evidence be In the
meanwhile printed, was agreed to without any mega.
tive vote.
motion to adjourn over tomorrow, in honor OF
Wasnlngton's birthday, was losL, and then the
House AZ nye O'Clock adjourned.
STOP lee INTEREST AND REDUCE TIE TAXES
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WASHINGTON, Feb q, 1870.
The President and Committee OF Ways and Means