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Tae impeachment Talk.


A lively scens occurred 10 the House OF
Delegates this forenoon. over tile majority aud
minority reports from the House Investigating
Committee upon the proposition oi Mr.. Stuart
to make the subject the special order Tor We'd
nesday next. Mr. Good made short speech IN
support of the motion, III which he stated Tue
importance of the question, and the necessity
of its being disposed of at the earliest time
practicable, saying that the session Was lini.
ted to thirty days, and three Of those days had
been already CONSUMED.
Mr. Miller, of Kanawha, responded to the
argument Of Mr. Good, by recitins part OF
the history in the matter in the House OF Dele
gates last winter. in order to show that the
policy f the prosecution was at that time TO
delay. He proceeded tn deny the charges oil
Messrs Campbell and Hutchinson made IN the
argument of yesterday that he aud those tax
ing sides with him we're endeavurng to throt-
tie the maj rty of the Investigating Commit
tee in their efforts to inculpate the two State
officers undergoing investigation and intlma-
ted that the committee bad taken the part OF
prosecutors instead Of investigators, aud had
brought into the house a cut-and-dried report
which they wished to force upon members
without giving them due time to consider 1t
inteligently.
Mr. Mason protested against the remarks OF
Mr.. Miller, concerning the Committee Of In
vcstigation, and Board Of Managers in the i'm
parchment cases of Bennett and Burfett say
ing that both committees had taken from the
hands of the House most ungrateiul aud I'M
pleasant duty, and hal labored aSSidu"nsIy In
the discharge Of that duty He regarded tile
subject Us one of misfortune to the House aud
the people they represent and hoped mem
bers would enter the discussions in the same
spirit rs that with which they would go to 8
funeral.
Mr.. Hutchinson defended the action Of the
Committee of Investigation, and was proceed
ing to a lively review of some features oil the
subject in the Legislature at Charleston. when
tie point of order was raised by Mr. Mason
that he was not cnniinins his remarks to the
point before the House.
Mr. CimpbeIl reminded Mr. Mason that he
Masou) had been allowed by the Speaker to
continue a discussion of every subject known
to philosophy, the politics of the day. and TO
Roman history, while the celebrated Louisiana
resolution offered by Mr. Good at the COM
meucoment of the session last winter was be-
ing discussed: notwithstanding the point of
order raised by him lCamphell) that Dir.
Mason was not confirming his discussion to the
resolution before he House.
Mr.. Hutchinson expressed the opinion that
the history of two State officers who hal vi"-
lated the integrity Of their Offices, was fitting
subject for discussion on the proposition then
peuding. He then continued his defense of
the committee, aud was followed excessively
by Messrs Stuart, jackson, Campbell and
Carlile Mr. Stuart was Of the opinion that
the prosecution should be carried on with
pr0mptucss aud decornm, and expressed his
dlsapprOyal of' Mr. Miller's structures upon the
committee Mr. jackson gave as his opinion
that there was not snfficen, foundation III the
charges against Auditor Bennett and Treasurer
Bur,lett 10 warrant the House in proceeding
with It's prosecution against them. Mr.. Camp
bell criticised the expressions of MIR. Jackson.
Mr. Carlile's remarks were made in defense of
the Committee of Investigation.
At the instance of NJ Prtchard, M.
Stuart so amended his motion as to make the
reports the special order for Thursday. Instead
of Wednesday. IL was then adopted bv a
rising vote Of 80 to 25.-Rsening Standard