Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-11

the bar Of tho House and show cause why nc
should not be punished for violation OF Tho
rights and privileges Of one Of The members Of
tho House.
After slight opposition the resolution was
agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration Of
the motion TO reconsider the vote by which
the naturalization bill was yesterday laid
upon tho table. The vote was rcconsld-
cred by q vote Of % 10 ~. BY a vote OF "a
70 30 the bill was then rccommlttcd To the
Committee on the Judiciary.
AT 1880 O'Clock the Sorgcant-at-Ams ap-
poarcd at the bar of the House with Mr.. W.
Scott Smith. Mr.. 3. was brought 10 the bar,
when the alleged libcllous matter was read,
and also tho resolution under which ho was
arrested. Ing. w 4,5
When Mr.. Smith was asked what he had TO
say In the matter, he presented tho following
written statements which was read at the
Clerks deslk
r,ssrS q ~ a,t sSslsS ii u, Nv Yori s.zi1S
ISa, p Monday, june q .isic, tho sia,ements con.
shisS saw, and lie saiemsRts ct forth n tSc rs
patch were identical With those contained n sald doc
wsro 10 ssns As those contained in those paper,
and gaod ihoroi tho same connection as In said ds.
sss9nd Ugon these i,.lenent. bclnr denied BY Mr.
Gen u " Baiisr and oo9veTssd with him upon re
subloc and asked him whether no intended 70 state
COMMITTEES, drss,J % Indirectly. i@piioS SSV NJ
fitoh, tou, nutler said this not hs otaet moan
w NJ N q syior !, bs9ns Seoa approached f and
that copy Of tho anidavit was among tho papors
SgsddF Ss a0 %psShs NJ VA RS sa nj
"a not appear that hg bad y any way responded 10
10 reply TO question BY Gon. Butior further aid
that ne names q AL the membery Tnentloued n my
bosn approached BY him to secure iher AID Tor the
Washington Correspondent n. Z. H,ss S5i ~,
Tho Speaker asked Mr.. Smith n he had any
further statement to make.
Mr.. Smith said he had not
Mr.. Eldridgc, Of Wisconsin, said the pris-
Oncr had spoken Of Mr.. N. u. Taylor and Ger
tain official documents. The Inference was
that hc had been shown some Of the docu.
ments before the committee. He desired to
know who had shown the documents.
The Speaker informed him that the quCs-
ton must be submitted In writing, and the
House would then decide whether the ques-
uon should he propounded.
Mr.. Cox, Of N. T., offered q resolution that
all further proceedings be suspended, and the
prisoner 10 discharged.
Mr.. Farnsworth said II appeared to be n
question Of ycraclty between the gentleman
from Massachusetts, and the prisoner, and he
moved that the subject be referred 10 q select
committee Of five.
Mr.. Fitch submitted the following inter
rogatorics, which he desired the House TO pro-
pound TO the prisoner
What official document do you refer to 2
" whom were thoy exhibited 70 you, and
"RGn qna Whht Was their charaelorI
AT. Dullct, rising 70 n personal explanation,
SAID tne gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Farms
WORTH had said II was question Of yeracity
between himself and the prisoner at the bar.
He desired to call the attention Of tho House
TO the fact that there was no difference In
tilclI ht1tcIlchIs; Inc prisoner sulu mat nc
IButler) had sad these names were In the af-
hunNiG hC haa never SAID 70 inc contrary.
III. ~. run ,I iinItcIIogat,ons having Decn SUD
y, lli ", W llc iouso una ordeIed Propouhdcd
to the witness, they were read TO him:
Mr; uarnclu, OF Ohioi asked mat thG prs,
o one, Do lIlorinea lhnt nc would be allowed
ll I W SupIii' MS rePiy III writing or othcr-
", ~.
,no SPy i., 30 lniorlhSI NM
hIi oil iil saiu nc Wou,u take TWO minutes
~. ~ oLuo, W PIt Jus IePly u Nr,ungi ana TOOK
Wy w n MI usuy occupied ~ hr. stevenson,
VI Un,", WHICH was nearest MN ana unoc-
euBieu; ,,
a. ny q tnVn suuIulltSu ui1 Iul3Wlhg reply 10
Wy I.S' lnsoIrogati1h wonl statc mat INC
5 ii. HpCnu.Ent ul'uueu 10 was the nul-
u 9 ~ ~ ~, y; lnyl9r, 1elore inc grand Jury
~ tllo Dlstilct OF Solulhola second, mat thcso
documents ,, n S, were shown 70 me ln confidence,
III y " ,t ~ = " 80 ", l1isi ipl iho 70
NJ, Wy sDuso rum WHICH INC lioriha-
w VII Ei, op'a iii L..
r''y H. egu ~ Wus hot snsisnou WIN the
S,a,s,,5 ~ GyslIuu ~ Ano" iroln WHOM ne
oV ~ 1i t'ie n, ~ Mul.i ~ -,
,on,,; az ,,, vi ~" iOrh, opP9If,cI ai NJ
so,ile W 'vnPyI tnu prisoner 70 ulsclosG the
III III ~, t ~ SoIIesI3hucits
tn ~ I,,, pr'ugyl US laNyVts ahI minis
torsin,,j u ,h ESia,g uou.u DC galnca ~
,v," ~ T uisei ' tnc soices OF ulslr
,,,, ,.,s.,',, nhu ~ 20 slaIIeI
10 1IlcinSn hc sonrScs ~ Ia ny uJ
,i,u TI,o, 5i"ioS ~ ,os,s'n,s.o niior,ia,
shditid IL prIviicgcd Us ftiysiclAtis,' YYfwyetf5
and ministers.
Mr.. Logan, Of ILL.,, differed with the gentle
man. There was no such thing In law as
for a person to malign another, and then 10.
fuse 10 give the source Of his information.
There was no court where witness could be
put upon the stand and oxculpatc himself by
a refusal 10 give the source Of his Informal
ton. Suppose u correspondent was worth
less and the man who gave him the lnforma-
ton wealthy, any man could be slandcrcd
without redress through such vehicles II the
correspondent could fall back upon his privl-
lego OF confidence.
Mr.. FarnswOrth insisted that the witness
Nyas now ON trial and there WINS no Way Ia