Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-01

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the most eSiTAoriinAry- proceedings he had
HswsnE frSa hts (orih.) disgist isto Tie
all through q, and % It's close he was ap-
POINTED An onesr 10 ne regular army, yhls y,
6opsrsss. No sas s' woe sR "a dare charge dis,
Loyalty agalnst himi nor dld any one pretend
hat he was net legally slsstsa. ard new y
most prepostefous proceeding. suppose he
had been convicted BY the military court, apa
bad suffered The penslsy a. sss sse T Sass S
whose adaisSlon the Eentlsmah NJ. Butleil
had advocated, what would thai have g 90
der va pcason Tor uupting A monaber, then
| other - ntisr1en who held seats here might be
SSsisds M, Conner mishi be excluded, TRe,e
AindAvits were all eonspiraey 20 blaoken the
gsatismsn's ohHrs eief. ne va. aotry Mr..
fesrstlsd that he was the oaiy Democratic
saIpstbasger who sRme-to this House from
MI. Dawes, Of Mass, said these questions
Of private ehArastet had hitherto been re-
ferred to the Election lCommittee, but they
question 70 be Inquired n was " sthsp he VA
the requisite oonstltutlopAl qualifications.
Beyond that oonstitui iouai question The CON.
Nj. BaVlsS, slIsdinE 10 a remark Of Mr.,
ship secluded him 10 what he had done ia this
who, By his own admission, had escaped pun,
inhuent for a helnouo crime Nv auboTn ALTON OF
perjury. little House was willing 70 lot this
object. This man had admitted 90 The stump
that he had suborhed the witnesses IN his
nj. oarhsld, Of Ohio, Inquired whether II
| would be a safe rule 20 inquire Into ali that
members had said on the stump when seeking
| Mr.. Butler replied that the House could
Inquire into % that onE 1t 10 be inquired
inio, and ~ man openly n sspeseh sd ., ,h
i House to get rid OF him. The man who Was
guilty q ths otaelty changed 10 this ease ought
ME- Stevenson asked Mr.. Butler TO Yield,
but the latter declined.
Mt, Stevenson. I only want 10 be lnfoTmsd
Mr.. Butler. II would take up too much
time 70 attempt to In form you, IN
| MT. stevenson. l do not thlnk the gentle
Mr.. Batler. Then why do you ask mo to
| inform youl ILAugh teT.l , -
Ne. Bdusg then saiitkAt In ali Me-. oeth,s
| defence Of Nj Oonnor he hsd waited 10 vain
/ ior him 70 say that hcwa1 Authorized BY him
70 say hat ~ was not guilty Of the eharses
Mr.. Ortiz said he was Authorized BY Mr..
ooaaor 70 saY that tho charges were untrue.
had come to his room and turned OF the
/ charge with the remark that Candidates were
rot always rs,ponslbie f9r yha. they said on
there ought not TO be an inquiry Into the cleo.
tlon % a MA, who. foe thspufpo.e Of sseur:
S1s ."SsrSss ' Sissssss: : M 'on''a'n'' 'A''
lsSitiasss q iaauiPS "a a dH n ss be-
they were true Mt. oosnor Va, . moral nor
monster. Il IyT7. u ~ .TITr. 80. : -. !
I Mt; aar a. inaulrsd Ehsthsr there va.
election Of : moral monsiet 10 oopEFsss, P 'Ho
MT 1ngersolt said there was not, but the
Hoasa soSla e y ~ the no t m99slsE 4
such crimes Against humsniiy as were CHARGED
A NJ ssn:SSs Saa 81 Ohio ..,d tia. ooor,..
~. q. Judge q the sl, ,s .aa SS.liSos.
oitizsnship and reSldsnoe, sud that WAS All
that uongtess had the right TO Inquire into.
h Ssss C @s SSsssa g TSSy
he sSsrsSs1r 81 SsmSsis xoSi% pD j. 'iSIao!
dq MTa soh.usl concluded by ..y,D. tina, some.
fair TO presume that they had some idea Of
RspIsssals,ivs.s ao's WISE '-' '''''
MT. 6hanks, of Tod could not agree with his
solIs1sOs M t oI.al a 70 ahs Eood Character
norl he had seat him 70 the Naval Academy as
fssSs Military oss sHa orss ' sS.
i very rcbellion he was sent there TO suppress,
aud taught disloYalty to the people. He pro-
tested against allowing man who had been
elected BY perjury and fraud taking q seat In
| this House. s.- .ru..fsg
Mt. Butler, replying to MT. Sohenok'a clos
Ing remarks, said he did not propose to take
Anything from the people, but he DID propose
that when man came here with serious
charges those shArEss should be investlsAted.
.,anS % you'd pos .Ssa y W 70 SGH Ss
hind any Imaginary rule. Gan we not Judge
folnn or not, and whether, being felon, he
would bs entitled 70 his seat hersi For one,
only asked that the House order an investI.
CATION, - r,
Nj. Hale, OF Maine, argued that the House
had nothing TO do with the moral character Of
nienibetst all they had 20 do WIS with their
constitutional qualiheations.
Mr.. Steysnaon said he should not again have
troubled the House, but the gentlemau who
offered the resolution Imr. Panel had left his
seat and the Ieaolpton was taken charge Of
BY member Nc. Butierl who generally took
charge Of what did not balong 10 him. Even 10
everything charged against Mr.. Oonnor was
true would that be sufielent cause TO exclude