The sun., 1870-06-11
A HOUSE IN SELF-DEFENCE.
SPAIN'S CHARGES or CORRUPTION
IN RELATION TO CUBA.

raj Disclaimer-Explosien of a spanish
Csnard-The Cuban Junta vindicatcd.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-ln the House this
morning, Mr.. FIrcu Hep, Now, rising to ques
ton Of privilege, sent To the Clerks desk and hs<
read statement from the Washington teicgraphis
correspondence Of the Now York Ebenino Post, to
the effect that the correspondent had called on Gen.
BUTLER and asked him whether, in his explanation
tho day previously in reference to Mr.. FrroH, he
intended to say that tbero was no evidence before
his Committee directly or Indirectly duplicating Mr..
FITcH, and that Gen. BUTLER said that was not his
meaning, could he truthfuy say so. There was
no direct evidence against Mr.. FITcu, but there was
IsDIRGcr TESTIMONY.
Mr.. BuTLER QRep, Mase.)-The statement s not
correct, and desire leave OF the House to state
few words 30 that all these matters may be under
stood. desire for my personal relief TO stats
10 the House why cannot report these ques-
tions. I have tried for some days TO bring the mat
ter up to get my report sanctioned by the Ju.
deiary Committee; but tho press Of business before
that Committee ia such that 1t has not yet been able
to reach this subject, bat hope we will DO able Va
Mr. PurLER went on 10 say that there had been
some gentlemen named In the testimony betore
in any case which impugned tho honor OF, pro-
bitv OF action ~ anv member OF thu Ho"s>-
All that he ever had said In tho matter was that
names had been mentioned; but in every case there
had been
PROPER ACTION
the part OF every member, so far rs anything hsd
appeared to the Committee In reference TO this
correspondent, he had simply been nsked question
by him. not, ne he understood, affecting the gentle
man iron Nevada and any inference from what hs
said affecting, or supposed To infect, the gentleman
from Nevada, was wholly incorrect.
Mr.. FITcH-Wl the gentleman answer me this
question explicitly Is there any evidence before
your Committee tending to implicate me indirectly
In any criminal acty
Mr., BuTLER-By no means.
Mr.. hcCORNicK--Wil tho gentlem,n answer 10
the same question IN reference to mysel'S
Mr.. BUTLER-Certainly. AZ ] have said, every
member Of Congress, so far as this case has gone.
has behave ed just exactly as gentleman should.
Mr.. FITcH-I desire to say also in reference 10 an
editorial Which aprears In the same pnper that do
knowledge met him, and that ir there il any tesu.
mony that either Mr. N. b. Taylor or any OTTER per-
or consideration whatever, In connection with tho
Cuban or any other matter, II II utterly false and
now shall ask the House though feel some deli
cacy In doing 70 MYSELF that this reporter. W.
Scott Smith, who has circulated
FOUL SANDER
agains, me personally, and rejecting on the dignity
OF this House and who, In response to public de.
NAL Of It ON the floor of the House. had reiterated II
and made another false statement putting language
into the mouth OF the gentleman from Massachusetts
which that gentleman states (and no doubt truly
sates) he never used be on account Of that action
excluded from the reporters gallery OF this House.
Subsequently tie resolution was put In this form
w
New York frS1fpo Pts be brought to tie bar OF The
House g show eans" !, he & eHn Why he should not Do
House.
The resolution was adopted without division.
TIE LIBELIER IN CUSTODY.
At one O'Clock the Door keeper and an assistant OF
House. having in custody Mr.. " Scott Smith, re.
Mr. Smith having been placed on the area imme-
dntely fronting the Speakers chair, the Speaker d.
rec,ed the Clerk to read the resolution under which
The resolution having boon read, the Speaker di-
recled the Clerk TO read the communication and the
despatch complained OF. These having also been
read. the Speaker, addressing Mr.. Smith, said
ar: Smith, the Hou.e hat has adopted resolution 20
You should not be cIpeed from the Tryiege ihs, You
now enjoy as one oi the reporters 10 the rel orters gal
House You are at liberty to sreasS VI WV
IL response Mr.. sMITn sent to the Speaker the
following communication:
the New YORK Eresiag io.t q Monday, June 6. isIa
the statements contained therein were
BASED UPoS OPTICAL DOCUMENTS
suAich we're Identical with those contained in said
we're he saS as ose Contained IN those '%s paes and
we're used therein IN the same connection IN the said
Fitch, IN the House Of Representative, called upon
and s sks S G Ss s to s s
the Ssn % GseS Sp9n to ID do 80 n there
Gs OdIec'y aI .Ig1 " h nGsos o nt Mr. Fc
that MIR Tcht name APPEARED in the afidavit o. Mr..
n II. Taylor ss having been approached. and that q
invssfgatns committee, but that he dd not consider
DUPLICATING nu FITCH,
as did appear that he had In any way responded
TO The approaches alluded TO ny Mr. TAYLOR.
hi the names O. Al The memtors mentioned in dos
been him to lssr sa the Cuban
Ssss ssnea0 WsC1pr Of M sSlNh
fSsi. 's''- VI 'A' w" i''A N''"A''
Tho paper having been read the SPEAKER asked
Mr. smith whether he lad anything further to state
Mr. Fircu pIoronnded through tho Speaker the
following question to the correspondent, which.
there being no objection, wis read to him:
"What Official documents do you refer tor By
whom were they exhibited to your whero and
Mr. SMITH requested two minutes to submit
written reply.
been sent to the Clerks desk was read, ss follows.
hnswcr--To the 1rst Interrogation state that the
ono Al documenis all9ded 70 were the sworn affidavit.
district Of Columbia To The second Interrogation
dcntaiy aud that would bS VIC alton of good faith
70 make pubic the source from which these documents
rS s Se %
70 answer more fully, and he be
HELD ron coNrEnrr
until he does answer.
W, Scott smith from the House reporters gallery.
whole matter TO select COMMITTEES OF nVe moIubots.
with power to send for persons and papers.
MIR. FARSswoRrn's Substitute was adopted by liz 70
%
MIR SMITH Informed by the Speaker that no vas
no longer r. the custody of the House.
subsequently Mr. sargent sent the Clerks desk and
had real. dl.pach from ~ Is. Taylor, dscd at Mon.
tr"a stating that he had Just seen nn tc IN the ReS
iOrk Htdd, and denying that he hal ever had any
couvers alton whatever with either Mewrs Fich, Mo
CormCh Rgtler. or uoladay on the subject Of Cuban
recognition.
The speaker announced as the Committee. Mcs,rs.
iuAnd. Dickry, Flnkelnbufg, Potter. and Holman
A nrOOlllyu Hrpach a prouise.
Annie s. Morgan, a maiden Of about nineteen
summers, sued David T. Syme In the brooklyn
city Court to recover tl00 0l0 damages for breach
OF promise Of marriage. David " n married man,