Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-21
EVENING STAR.
1HJ ESDAY. uuary n, 1873.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Conclusion of Yesterdays Proceediuy.

IT FnNEVFTTNTNOUN IEUlmN mo FFfI-sa
| of the Commisssry General ~ Subsistence
| fEnln = GOO TO $500 per annum- Adopted
| Fhe bill having becs considered in & nm
| mittse OF the Wfpole, was reported IL the
| Senate and all the amendments coocurr,,l ia
| with the exception that the second section
| relating To the holding OF the United States
| Circuitcourts in Iowa, was struck out
| ON mstion OF Mr. Wight. the bill WAS read
third time and PASSED.
Mr.. Davis called up the fortification aOpro-
| prlatlon Dill, which was passed.
4 Mr.. Morrill, of Me, then callei IN tn, f-o1,-
| sulaT and diplomatic appropriation bill.
=, An amendment apPropriating s2S,'oO for
the United States and MeNiCan claims com
| mission was adopted. and the bill was then
1 passed
Mr.. Morton then moved TO take up the
| resolutions from the Committee un Privi-
| lcgeS and Elections. proposing constitutional
| amendments To change the present method
| of electing President and Vice President OF
| the United States Agreed 10; and the re>o-
| lUtiunS were read.
Mr.. sherman stated that ~ soon a. the
| matter was disposed Of hc would claim the
| floor on the Louisiana question.
| The Senate then, after an executive session.
| adjourned.
| hot SE.-Aftcr our report closed
Tie Indian appropriation bin was adopted
| in the Committee oi the Whole, and rep ,rteI
| 10 the House. where its passage later
| ruItf-i by the Speaker announcing that
| MR. NETMORE, THE EECUSANT WITNESS
| was at the bar of the House.
| The Speaker again addressed the witness
ami asked him II ne was prepared 20 answer
| the question of the Committee 81 Ways and
| Means.
| Mr.. wetmore replied that he could not
| answer the question directly, but he had pre-
| To read.
He then read a statement which was i'm the
| form OF an appeal 10 the iHOuSe to support
| him IN protesting against the manner i'm
| which he had been treated by the Committee
| Of Ways and Means. He related tbat aftsr
| lie was summoned he saw Mr.. Dawes ana
| told him, to use his own words. that l de-
| sired 10 assist the committee as far ~
could legitimately, and would be happy 10
| be questioned at any time, provided / was
not 10 he placed on the inquiSitoral grdiron
| IN the position of reluctant witness. lie
answered me that he would make this state
mcnt to the committee when appeared and
| minated that should be treated fairIv I
| next learned that had been subpGnacd at
| the request OF Mr.. Beck, TO bc examined with
| reference To the dispatches sent by me to the
| dGd CdtyOg1tu. In all good faith then cut
| from ME OF that paper all the dispatches
| which had sent ON the subject OF the Pacinc
| mail subsidy investigation. and carried them
| with me yesterday morning 10 the Commit
| tee room.
He then speaks of his examination by the
| committee, and says:
In the first place / had no counsel. while
| each interrogation was supported IN a
| large body OF experienced committeeman.
| Mr.. Dawes alluded among his first que>-
| tionS To my dispatches 10 the ana C'Hir6raiq
| | told him L had all the dispatches on the
subject sent by me, which had then reached
/ the city in a published form, and offered 10
read them To the committee, rs they all re-
A idttt 10 tilt SUBJECT upon NtlGn / WIS being
Investigated. The precedent Of the manner OF
| investigation, however, ruled, and | was
| plunged al once, without preparation. into
cross examination, and first required TO give
the foundations and reasons upon which 1
| had found a certain opinion. and which 4
ilitd teleSTaphed As a matter OF Judgment
| based on several weeks Of observation. /
| told Mr.. Dawes that my basis for such iudg-
| ment would be nOn-apparcnt at least. I
would refresh my memory if he would per-
\ init me 10 renew the chain Of ideas and cir
cumStanceS which had led me to such con
illusions, and which were more particularly
4 set forth in my previous dispatches This
| privilege was denied me, although il hat
| been extended TO some other witnesses. as "a
/ matter Of favor, suppose, inaSmuch a. il
| was a departure from precedent Ny cross
| examination by Mr.. Dawes necessarily pro
| duccd confusion i'm my recollection and IDEAS
| ! could not tell him positively how could
| fully account for certain opinions, because
my dispatches were OF a current character
| based on the rumOrS. established facts and
| clTcuIuStantial evidence OF the day when they
| were written, to rocO'lect which cOrre>po Id
| cnt must have considerable time for Tefiec-
| ton. When Mr.. Dawes turned meo over to Mr.
| Beck. he Mr.. Dawes arose nervously from
| his seat and said something, which l Thought
| something like this: There. / guess I've
| Scalped that fellow" / should be very much
| pleased TO hear Mr.. Dawes say that did not
1 hear his remarks correctly. ! should have
| called upon him myself for an explanation
| IL had not been under arrest ever since the
| committee meeting l may have been 80
| confused by the manner of his examination
| That heard his remarks incorrectly. as il
| was in an undertone or Whispered mono
| logue, addressed apparently 10 the window.
| When Mr.. Beck commenced his croSS-pN-
| animation was somewhat prepared for the
| question, but was naturally somewhat ruff
| fled and confused. When he asked me whether
| l could recOllcct the name of the person who
| had related TO me a certain rumOr-One ru-
| NOR out of great many which 1 have heard
| and hear every day. tried TO collect myself
| and thought that did distinctly recOlect
| the person, and was not disposed 10 do ge;
| but that person was a friend, whose conf
| dence would not on such an occasion abuse
| without further consideration of the subject.
| Therefore | asked foT time, which was not
| granted. Instead Of this / was absolutely
/ rushed before the bar OF this House when /
| obtained the required time. which / hope
| will result fortunately for me.
| now, Mr. Speaker protest IN the name Of
| every American citizen who is in sympathy
| with a spirit of justice, and whose supreme
| power, as of the people, Is greater than the
| power of the House, though slower in action
| against such examinations in future. have
| a right TO make this protest, and do il with
| out any personal feeling against any mem
| Der OF this body, and not in a spirit OF vim
| dictivcness. am one OF the American peO-
| pie, and L am cOnScientiOuSly engaged in
| serving one portion OF that people. II / ma Ike
| mistakes | am willing to be corrected, and 10
| correct, but will rebel To my utmost strength
and will tax my pen and my brain to the ut
most 10 protect myself and people in their
inalienable rights
| have now to say iii conclusion that. since
leaving this House yesterday, L have been
| busted, and so have others, to ascertain what
| my true position was, and what my course
| should be. have been surprised, however,
| 10 find that did not fix the right rumOr upon
the right man. and am relieved from that
burden OF mind. Am guilty OF perjury? III
| so, such is the certain result of such unusual
| and unjust examinations to which was sub
| jected. Having aScertained this fact by cir
| cumStantial evidence called to my recOllec-
| ton and the positive denial of the person.
| tried TO think in other directions for an ORR
| gin, and il occurred 10 me that il might have
| been impressed upon me during one of my
| interviews with Mr.. Irwin, and might have
| been dropped by some one OF his friends in
| company. / saw Mr.. Irwin, and asked him
| whether il was true that heard the state
| ment from him. He answered that he had
| not said anything of the kind. He felt GER
| tain of il, but if thought so | was al perfect
| liberty to say so. j cannot give the name OF
\ any party TO whom / can trace my infOrma-
l ton, but if Mr.. Beck will assist me in as
| ssting himSelf-that is, in finding oIt who
| the guilty parties are, so that he and all
| honest men may be shown innocent i'm this
4 maelstrom Of overwhelming charges, so that
\ the goats may be selected from the sheep,
| and the sheep thus selected may, by the in
| harmonious process of investigation, grow
| pureT until they become angels of virtue