New-York tribune., 1876-03-11

tween himself and Evans, and the Chairman stated h
he would send to him by mail in few days The VII
ness then lett the room and he Mr. Bass bad not
him since These the facts in the case Tbis ma
! Marsh had 'estihed TO grave and serious chargea
and those charse, Sad % been .noe1tiT @ 1GtiHTyenmen
] TO Justify demand for immediate impeacbmen,s
certificates of deposit that sent 10 the Secresr y,
War. Would u not have been iudicOus least 10 Bays
detained the witness until the bank bad been applied o
for cOrrObOratlOn OF this evidence to Mr. Knot,,.
proposition that the detention of the witness wouId bss
been an assault, he regarded that prepOsteruns
absurdity 10 had been charged by the gentlemen an az
escape OF the witness and It had been asked bo ISr mo mo
could detan hitn Ih eauswer was that he could have &
detained, he had been brought by "A subpoena Wbst
evidence was there that the subpoena had lost yrtue
at 1880 o'clock Thursdayi The WitUCss would lave
remained In obedience to the subpoena II he had e
capped while under H. an attlchment could have been
Immediately issued against him and officer sent in
turned hm the custody OF the House for incarceratio
Mr. CLYMER Ucm. Pa, the Chairman Of the COM
gentleman on the Committee, 50 that his CO..
ness did against four lie proceeded TO read e.,sc,. wiz
from the sta ements Of Messrs Danford Blackburn and
to refute Mr. BASES statements.
He was interrupted however by VT. Daniord who a..
serted that there was not the slightest screDancy
between his tMr. Danfords and Mr.. Basss staements
Mr.. CLlMER said he would leave the House aud tha
al. that il any member Of the Committee. when the Wit
Marsh lett the ROOM had made the slightest sugges
him.
self nor any other member OF the Committee
would have made the slightest objection. To that
he tNIr. Clymeu was responsible for Mr. Marsh. ds.
charge than any other member OF the Committee
Is 10 state what II neither Just nor fair. lie wp,
10 the full responsibility for II with any other
member OF the Committee lie repeated his belief that
there no legal power in the Committee to have de.
Mr. BLACKBURN Dem, Ky.j said he had no doub,
that the House sick Or personal explanations
Republican party were SICK Of the transaction Itself lie
had doubt that the gentleman from New meant 70
tel the trnth ana ne was OhIy sorry mat tat grnemans
mittce the record. Mr. Bl1ckburn then proceeded 10
disprOye, from the recOrttO the Committee Mr. Bas,,
statement, tnat the Committee had only two meetings
before Mr.. Marsh was tcegpphed for; and he
repeated s dt9t IRON IRON the day thst Congress con.
completed and signed, neither OF the Republican
members Of the Committee has crossed the threshold OF
tue comntleeroin athongh having notice or the rcgu.
lar meetings Of the Committee ami tnat neither Of them
would nave ever come, doubtless. il special
suggeston Of the gentleman blr Bass in
regard TO the retention Of Mr.. Marsh. had
reference only To holding hln until he cross-eXam-
inca, and he dared that gentleman deny statement
that ho never ala oppose the discharge OF the
Mr.. Bass having lf tho Commrtee-room in or
der 10 have conference win The President, he
suggested that he had entertained thc nope that te re.
Gently vacated war Office about TO DE Hilcd bys
occupant Whether Mr.. Bass had been sent Tor 10 DO
converted into . Secretary OF War, or 10 advise
the President aud the Council in regard TO
the prosecution OF Mr.. Marsh, lie did not know
the Executive, the gentleman from New-NOr and thu
Lord only dld know. III that gentleman wanted Mr.,
Marsh detained, why did he not suggest 20 the Presi
dent or to the Attorney tU stop him That gen
tleInan had sat IN the committee asserting by b,
silence the discharge Ot Mr.. Marsh, had every other
member OF the Inmittee. Who her hc lNr Marsh had
acted gOUd taste had illustrated his upprcoiton OF
fair treatment. hc (BaCkbuIn willing leave tbs
house and country determine. He repeated that
Mr. Bass never did object 10 the discharge witness
Mr.. BASS insisted that the record Ot the Committee
bore ont his original statement, that the Committee had
held only meetings prior 10 telegTaphIng fOt Mr.
Marsh those meetings being ON tn ~ and 18Th OF Feb
ruary As to tho suggestion about bis advising the At
toiney General the President stop the escape OF
Marsh be regarded a. too absurd Orequirc answer
Drluuciattous had been hurled in this House by ire gen
t.enan from Kentucky at head Of the secretary OF
War and the charge made that he had fought sneld
himself behind the dsnOuOv of his family Wucn a3 every
other member OF the Committee knew, The struggle had
been mad. on his part to avoid their disbOuOr and 10
shoulder the burden himself
Mr. BIACkBU RN sud ne was glad 20 know that that
sentence had gone on record and that he tNir. Slack
bUIn) stood before the Hou.e and country who
had done al that honorable could do tO shield from
criticism aud censnre an innocent woman. The gentleman
from NcwIOTi welcome % stand before tue country
Us he did now, striving 20 shield from puushmonta
guilty man. Applause from the galleries and sueeu
from rhe Republican side Ot the Housed.
The House then, at $3.50 m, adjourned til tomorrow