New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-22

would make desirable acquisition for political and
gsd that MI kg return TO him which Mr. Keger declined doing
IN be- % .TU, b. Letter from sS,. o's Ts1.: s,
va. ,S i S,ss S Of Mr. With . bis
received By bin, and COPIES Of those be had sent
c%@.s SaSssPp an sts1i1e the psnt testified S 10.
M.a5y A'.s%y for Of Gen He had spoken
member from south Carolina he did eeOIee bat
Southern Sl.ss ss1issa s sn he
grpT., dropped the mater stating that b. wa. AFRAID.
@ a. sG W yTng man rs%% wanted .pgonsa vas above the
O syS Witness p S to wS'.nS,s ball & south
C,Io9s as the member with whom he had this conversation
hS G % o G' S.Ss
@ -sss be d S Nv T for 20 men to
positive TO the amount paid g Mr. whie@Gr boz placed the limits
tended for The political e-p,sa
appointment
wh,sRGIs stated esit; the Committee tina, made
league Of bis the 2Isn Rat When Mr. kssr
applied 6@ for The and Ss1 be a k,Fr ;Ga s he had
had been Il he could ind hos who bad SUFFICIENT qea
Mr. when he applied to him for MI Gos however
Mr Coss had said to him appointment Of viii
s for o sR S Sss 10Y fr sH What
ever Goss % 70 pun ioa are los ,nS ~ ,a i, mr. son bs
Apo will give $500. to be used for educational pur
The matter stood thu. 5eseen Mr. himself and
10 the had been understood bseeo
them that have the appointment Il was on that
Aner toss vent home Mr. Whteo,e wrote 20 nun s.ag Tneas 10
desired have bis appointed but be m not e.t more
au Of b. old friend M shaw Of Boston
an Po"t who bad asay, been Kind treated him
aud he h, thought :. b ne p IL bad efs
down aud h out blank 10 Tue ns's AaJ,
appoint the position be could m out t 0nA ana ed
mrnt liz drlie utterly anything the letter hung the
900 or or any o9f' es9s ne 's sSg. b I5
and in the meantime hH bad con- creations WIN gn'a3
Academy aud Linden that dl snos what be sood DO
in NAV he Kslr which referred to ~ Reg
ers testimony aad h. bad made a'i a. Me- i K. of
any Importance bot that the contrary there ae very
as banker aud the which he he'd len te State lie had
on and ,t II N. appointment was not hs distinct he
bis should 'st have the good Of !" some ~a me
which he had Nth Linden Va. 70 the fri ha he h eo
appointment h Goss to be used Tor educational pur
part MAY Linden srote to BIN that he had not sr
the position be would bring bin o'ng m,n no oIsna 'p %
brought him whom b. ga not he a. lt, ol W. %
utterly impossible anybody bis district sufficiently qualified
person appoint lie SAID Here people poor
, y, i a & IN their mouths s have to put
continually aid them sending The North and W e.' aud
something they here after wife ever day and every
are willing to give appointment rather than not have IT,
will not accept MONEY Tor Zoe aronMsnd uS1fr si M %
said to him you Will make 40 appointment WI give + % o
do ny people any good than ia rpn them
, ,,,e i bserp Go i hat Ld occupied good poiion
letter to keer but deny that might
have been e tenel sitogrr the couvgAuon ested to by
Schuepp: he had recollection Of such He was certain
,nat ao 1a m ] thg eompatSn for G. appoint
merely such IN aid Of the poor Of his
A. to the appointment, Military which be bad
Nj Daily. Neelork. at the request Of b. T. Boo,s be
stated boz the Ace7 Mr. Bfooss sd TO
him shall pay the appointment He s that be-
would receive nothing appointment Mr. BROOKS
You have pretty hard time. dosn tnrie P'a' con ny.
fgt YOU uo;T Mr. wh.temOe '9, le," Mr. BROOKS I'D
onal moi helped much other Committee
sebav had hoe oa own os aud paddle S1f own l.os w.
Brooks sad GA say you WY 90" ter'',e 1n',s % W PP
meat Nr Wheaqs [gpfG S political fund down there
for the purpose OF carving on lac clspas ana nesus "a e,y'
pHci be 300 for tue political
ns dollar tor the appointment ali Mr. whiemoe bad
til. appointment HIS purpose IN we're a che SANE
from beginning only funds which had been for the
| MIR IOtiAN Chairman OF the Committee, rose and
said The House has just heard read the evidence taken
in the Of Mr. WhttemOre, and the statement which
that gentleman himself mad su9mirted 10 inc
ing statement now TO the House II ne desired Dut
Mr. Whttcmore did not so desire, he (Mr Logan would
House decide upon evidence and explanation sub
United and the resolution he had reported and which
| the unanimous voice OF the Committee.
Mr. POLAND u;ep, W remarked that he certainly
which he deserved growing out Of that transaction,
even If that punishment went 81 lar ~ expulsion from
the House. sui he thought II "A where the
House ought to proceed with great delbcratou and
IL very important not only TO Mr.. Whittemore per
! sonaly. but to House The House had been in
the habit OF acting any very important matter de.
pending evidence unless that evidence was printed
That every member could examine with deDerat0h
aud 1t certainly seemed 20 him to be wrong Tor to
House to undertake TO dispose finally with the natter
hurried reading of the manuscript testimony, ana
he suggested the Chairman OF the Committee
Military Affairs whether action should not be delayed
long enough have the evidence printed lie certainly
did not feel prepared TO act on important matter
without an opportunity to sit down aud examine the
evidence carefully. lie did suppose that the Chair
the Committee Military Affairs desired TO press
the matter with unseemiy haste aud he therefore suS
gested 10 let II 60 over until Thursday. o,,. . .o.
| ma fnV "A has III
WhittemOre wished 10 be heard before the House ho
but if Mr WhttemOrc did desire To be heard before
the House he (ir. Logan did not know whether There
should he any further delay masmuch as Mr.. White
more i'm his own statement the Committee, which
had taken down verbatim dd not pretend 10 dcJ
ite did not consider any could be excused for
Illegal act by saying me money had reeeNeu
for 1t had been used for charitable PURPOSE nat was
no cxciisc whatever. Hence the Committee had come To
the conclusion that was not proper to permit MI INT
temore any longer 10 occupy seat III the honsc' mnen
members the House had been assalled IA the manner
in which they had been ana when such evidence ~ Just
had been read had been taken by committee ana pre-
scented the House. lac did not think e should be ac
cused Of unnecessary haste ia asking the House 10 pass
Sir. BUTLER Hep. Mass proposed the following
Is,sira That Il wbemo member Of the House be permit
tel The bar Of the House on lnLy ns as, s morn
endr by III, Military Aalr aud that in tie time
Mr.. BUTLER said that whatever might be the impres-
of members on hearing Tho evidence read ana what
ever may bo the feeling with which they regarded the
transactlon 1t but duo to themselves that they
should give hearing at the bar oil the House 10 e party
implicated such time, short As might be- ana YET
long enough for hun prepare himself ON mat very mo
mentons question. To him as well the House he
thought but fair play, aud but justice to The House Us
Mr. BANKs (fscp Nassl did not think that any case of
tins kind been acted by this House without
thc testimony concerning 10 beng printed lie thOnght
time for printing the testimony should De gwen
without regard TO the wishes OF the member
Mr. LOGAN took the responsibility Of saying Tor the
Committee that the Committee was willing that The mat
ter should be set down for hearing at o'clock Oh
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