The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-24
THE LIST OF WHITEEMoRE.
Further Particulars of his Rejection.
Washington letter, OF Tuesday, to the Bal

A Washington letter, OF Tuesday, to the Bal
timore Sun, says:
The case of Whittemore, of South Carolina,
was disposed Of very promptly by the House
TODAY. There was quite large attendance
in the galleries, but as the debate was not pro-
tracted, there was no scene Of unusual inter
est outside of the vote refusing him admission
and returning him his credentials, which re-
suited % in his favor to l24 against him.
Ameng the former number were Butler, of
Massachusett, Coburn, of Indiana, Maynard,
Poland. of Vermont, Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
Whitmore, of Texas, Hoar, Cessna, OF Penn
sylvania, Brooks, Of Massachusetts, Farms
During the proceedings Whittemore sat In a
seat near the main door of the hall, quietly
taking notes, and after the vote was announc..
ed, went to the cloak-room, took glass OF
water and retired, no one speaking word to
him. He complains very much OF General
Logan's course, as he charges that 1t was main.
" owing to the latter's representation that
elected. General Logan to-day made a
fierce speech against Whittemore's admission,
saying, among other things, that it was
question for members to decide for them
selves whether they would admit man who
had resigned to avoid expulsion for peniten-
tiary offence. MIR: Whittemore, therefore,
states that he is willing, to make affidavit that
on the day after he resigned, in February last,
General Logan said to him ''that he IOgan)
was sorry that the committee did not report
resolution of censure instead Of expulsion;
that he did not believe my intention wrong;
that he hoped would be returned 10 Con-
gress, and he would be the first man to vel
come my return"
Samuel Lee, of the County of Sumter, S. c.,
who is in Washington, made an affidavit to-day
to this effect: That he was in Washington In
February last; that as one OF Whittemores con-
stituents, he went to see Logan aud told him
that he was going home and wanted to know
IL WhittemOre would be admitted II reelected
to this Congress; Logan replied that was the
peoples business fthey sent him back there
was no Law to prevent Whittemore from tax
was Individually concerned, he would
majority of the House would. ~ then asked
him." saws this afiant, 'sif the resolution OF
censure would .affect his readmission p Mr..
Logan replied that 1t would have no future
action whatever; that 1t died as soon as Whit.
temore left the House. Mr.. Lee answered
that others thought differently, and be was
particular to have some authority for his peo-
pie, and that Mr. Logan replied ''that it was
nonsense; that the resolution was only intend
ed to affect Whittemore as an outgoing
member, and could not be brought up again" !"
ssWith this answer" adds Mr.. Lee In his afhca-
Wit. II was satisfied and went home, and
as soon as the election was ordered travelled
through the district. at nearly every meeting lg
attended the first question asked was, ''WiU
Mr.. Whittemore be admitted to his seat If re-
turned ?n My answer was in accordance with
the above statement of General Logan, giving
the time and authority. was pleased to find
that the opinion of General Logan was con-
sIdered good authority among my people, and
entirely satisfactory to them.