The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-11
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.
MAsnGNeroN, June 10.

| W hSllSNNASs'I SAAAS Ave-
The Senate bill to regulate credits I,
prisoners for good behavior was passed,
Mr.. DAVIS reported bill amendatOr!
Of the act for the removal of causes Ii
certain cases from State to Federal Court
by extending their application to sucl
cases, and by CjectmCnt, in cases wher'
the parties interested are citizens Of differ
cnt States. Passed.
Mr.. FlTCM, rs u question Of privilege
called attention TO the statement by tn
correspondent of the New York I1S
that General BUTLER had said to hin
that there was no direct evidence ugains
FITCH, but was all indirect testimony.
Mr. BUTLER replied that 1t was not cor
rect, and said he had not yet been able u
report, because tho Judiciary Committee
were TOO much pressed with business Il
reach the subject, but he hoped to be ablt
to do so by Monday next. In reference t
this correspondent, he had simply becI
asked question hy him, not, as he under
stood it, affecting the gentleman from Ne
vada.
In reply TO the question by Mr.. Nc
CoRMICK, Mr. BUTLER made u slmilaI
statement.
Mr. FITCH offered the following resolu
tom
Res0loraI, That W. Scott Smith, report
cr for the New York ECeAiHg Post, D'
brought to the bar Of the House to SHOW
cause, if he can, why he should not bC
expelled from the reporters gallery, FOL
libelous statements rejecting on member
orthe House.
A discussion ensued, attended by
good deal of confusion and excitement
Messrs. DAVIS, GARFIELD and BUTLEl
thought the proper course to be pursued
was to refer the matter to Committee.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE thought it would bt
better to take them onCat time.
NIcssrs FARNswORTH and SCoFIELr
expressed the opinion that the CORE
sp0ndcnts of the New York papers par
ticularly, and the Sun, Of Philadelphia
and the Washington papers were very
truthful and careful rs 10 what they sale
affecting mems regulations, and Mr.
BINGHAM recalled similar cases in boil
Houses ...
Finally, the resolution vas adopted
without Il division.
The SPEAKER submitted, as question
Of privilege, IL letter from James II. Por
ter, Representative from Virginia, re
lating the circumstances of the assault
recently made upon him with murdcrou!
intent, in Richmond, by Il person nance
Patrick Woods alias Pat. DoolGy.
The letter having been read
Mr.. WARD offered II resolution sdirCCt
ing the SPEAKER to issue Il warrant TO tht
ScrCcant.at.arms for the arrest Of Mr.
Woods and his detention. Adopted.
At 1880 the Doorkeeperand an assiStan
of the Sergcant-at.arms appeared at tn
har of the House having in custody W
Scott Smith Il reporter Of the New Torl
EtcH'ng Past ; Smith having been place.
on the area fronting the SPEAKERS chair
the Clerk read the resolution under whicl
the arrest was made and the communica
ton and dispatch complained Of. Tht
SPEAKER said, Mr.. Smith the House ha!
adopted n resolution requiring you to up
pear at the bar and show cause why yol
should not be expelled from the privilege
you now enjoy us one of the reporters il
the gallery for these alleged libels OF
members Of the HOusC-yOu arc at liberty
to speak. Mr.. Smith in response present
cd the following communication 10 thC
SPEAKER of the House Of Representatives
In regard to my first dispatch il
the New York Ercni"g Post, Mon
day, June 9th, 1870, the state
mcnts contained therein were based upOr
All olliial document, and the names Sc
forth in the dispatch were the same n
those contained in said documents. Sec
ond, Upon these statements being denied
bv Mr.. FTTCI in the House Of Representa-
tiveS, | called upon Gen B. +. BUTLER
and cOnvcrscd with him upon the subject
Iaskcd him whether he intended TO state
In the House that there were evidence:
before his committee that would implicatt
Mr.. FITCH? Gen. Butler said this VII.
not the exact meaning, but that Mr.
FITCH's name appeared in the affidavit o
Dir. n. B.. Taylor Us having been ap
preached, md copy of the affidavit
was among the papers before his invcsti
eating Committee, but he did not consider
this as directly duplicating Mr.. FETcH
In reply TO Il question Gen. BUTLER fur
thcr said that the names Of MI the mem
bcrs mentioned in the New York dispatCl
appeared in the affidavit of Mr.. Taylor
as having been approached by him L
secure their aid iOrthe Cuban cause.
[Signed r w. SCOTT SAITH.
Mr., FITcH, through the SPEAKER, ask
cd what was the character Of the olllcia
documents and who exhibited them.
To this answer was made that the pa
perS were ailidRvits Of A. i. Taylor bef0rt
u grand jury.
Resolutions were offered to compel tho
witness to disclose whence his in(ormN
tiOn came; to cxpcl him from the report
crs gallery, and to lay the whole subjcc
on the table. Much excitement prevailed
Finally II resolution to appoint u commit
tee Of five 10 investigate the matter, witt
power to send for persons and papers, wa:
adopted. Smith was discharged from
the custody of the House.
Adjourned.
SENATE,
The Senate resumed the consideration
IF tho froOki,,0 bilI