New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-09

neni S iasl,sn ~ high crimes and misdemeanors in
Office as Secretary Of Wan Tney rSe0re
Roissd the resolution nst-ucing the COMMITTEES on
sn W. BeSnsp sss secretary Of War for high crimes and
eaaoT oS be ~ sen q t s' and
Papers sit during the sessions OF the House. and to report
ySr Committee impressed with the importance Of Sc
curing the as indemnify 70 s NC, yS5amen S before
either House OF Congress, or any committee M CtS
House S O SIsa recommend toe immediate passage Of
mo recommending bill, untitled "a bill 70 piOtect VIZ
nesse who shall be CURED 10 testify ia certain cases
TSey would Turther recommend that the accompanying
hp entitled bin in relation 70 Witnesses be M o.
duced printed and referred 90 The Conmtsee on 'no
i1dr ar VITA leave TO report thereon at any tlne.
The following the bills presented by BIT hhott'
AbHl 10 protect hO s0Il be required to teVy ~ e
mat sSsa q G1 TSsTTsa to to s ass
osmifee teTeo sitting court OF meSe
be heG 70 answer cTiaay ANY court Of justice OF sabine,
any psy OF iorieitgre on sccon' % sn3 si poias
S coatne sha Be construed as to relieve any person
i :ae Every who r shs T 1ine a Or aS
leat hmsS from TIE Un states being aos "a !oS S th
y abset or ssl fee or aeS S 10 o Of sy Law
uI writ CT process requiring mn and testify e or T GT
r Inc pnfose and with Intent 70 AVOID bens IeqIsd
testify OF eve cme and punishable by not eKeee
ing 900 or BY ar sonRen S NabS@ herein sSs be con-
raed exempt any sReh person from lawful punishment as
IN a contempt
now MR.. MARSH CAN BE RECALLED.
AIR KNOTT proceeded TO address the House on
the suhlect He said that the testimony Of Marsh
had disclosed such infamous crimes and mis-
on the part OF the late Secretary OF War as had
caused every honest American to hang his head with
shame aud ignominy. The Committee bad proceeded to
the discharge OF its duty, had sooner completed
than COMMITTEES was eoniTonted win t.e iSet Una.
nent lie would moi undertake to say what was the
immediate OF Ma MaISh's prompt Hlghti &c Mouu
ray however that having testified before the COMMITTEE
and having gwen indication of contempt OF the
House. beyond the power OF the COmihlt'ee or on
The House 10 have ordered him INTO CUSTODY OF 10 ha
restraincd HIM in any manner OF bis liberty, without
having guilty OF almost as great an Outrage as Iha'
charged on the Secretary Of War. Marsh, however,
might have beea taken into custody in pursuance oil law
by another department OF the SoveIihe y, H. ne s
KnOt did not insnaae that the dis'pglshei hoaa o.
The Department Of Justice or that t1e District A'orhey
was not OF the proper mode aud manner OF seeu
there il oply one method now continued Mr.. Knox,
by which SIR Marsh be brought baoS ana tnal Is ah
Marsh m Washington Ciiy an As hours. IL is simple
n a1se ana dawn SS Of dSG II the President
United States really, honestly, and sincerely desires ne
secretary War. whose enormous crimes have deacee
his administration and caused every AiHee cevh
10 mantle with shame all that he has 70 no 10 give as
So5s lie tribunals and tell the truth, Tie whole
truth ana nothing but the truth, he saajI
have q free pardon, ana MI. haTssh WI
thout such uranee in his situation
would come without sCch assurance. after what aad bcen
presented itself the Committee, what WAS most ac-
vssbe for the House 10 do and the COMMITTEE haa con
cluGed thai present articles CT Impeachment wlth the
moral certainty that there would be no euIclent eN
dence Sain them would put the House IN an 0tu
tude which TOcd ren0er il ridiculous IN the eyes OF inc
world aid Contemplate IA It's o"u esti.lssOl iie eu
House who would feel disposed 10 place the House IN
thar attitude particularly when abundant evidence
might, with opportunity, he procured 10 sustain the
Mr. LYNDE Dem, WIS.,, another member Of the
Judiciary Committee, sustained the report OF INC COM
lir. LAWRENCE Gaep, Ohio. also member q the judi
ciafy COmnittetf ued 10 ger the floor, but Mr mott
ID in XVI moved the previous question and resisted
the appeals OF tho Republican members TO withdraw tEe
resolution was adopted
Mr. KNOTT tnen moved the previous question on the
bill protect witnesses who shall be required II TESTIFY
Mr.. KAssoN CRep.. Iowa. appealed to sIr Knott not
to insist upon the previous question, bur TO allow the
same a little discussion.
MI BLAINE (Rep., Aie.l-There have bean two
speeches made opposite side Of the Hous- tho,s
OF Order order!" from the DemocretsJ Every man
this question fToin member Of the judiciary Com
iContinued shouts of "orderp "Orler.'l
fIr DAVIS Dem. n C.l-TDe gentleman from haine
order, aud he knows it, lie ought to obey the
vote By ciiers secOading the previous
question bat Republicans generally fefpined from
voting. 40 that there did not appear 10 be quorum,
There beng nothing IN order W that condiiioH except
oSh a 70 sSpeSS cd i To- Mr. ' Knott s saving Of
tme) allow short debate lie himself did not want
~ speak more than niieeE minutes.
TWO HOURS OF FILIBUsrERING.
there was nothing for it bat call of the House Alter
the call (which showed the presence OF a quorum)
Mr. BLAINE made another effort to secure chance Of
discussion Republican side, oiscimnS anything
that had the appearance OF h1ouseT1ng; but bs voice
drowned Ia shouts Of Ordef lOn lhe DehiOei..ls
Another vote by teers had the came result, ana there
was another call Of the House
After two hours consumed In this way, arrange
ment WAS MACE (Which Dir. Knott SAID ne hG0 proposed
from the beginning tat Eai OF The houI eit 20 lhe Son
given TO Mr.. lawrence tRep, ONO. M. Lawrence
yielded part Of mat time 10 Mr. kasson tIsepp lDSa
REPUBLICAN SPEECHES.
sir Kasson expressed his regret that statements
which had been made yesterday IN the heat @. debate
had been repeated to-day by the cool gentleman from
Kentucky (KnOtt} and who undertook 10 show thai MI
Marsh could not have been frightened away by any
Cabinet proceeding as he bad lett Washington at 100
O'Clock Thursday hree hours bs.oFe the report wac
presented IN the HOusc), and could not have learned
anything about the mythical meeting Of the Cabinet u
he read II in Montreal on saturday morning r,.,..
never hsd been ny INSTRUCTIONS in tae Cabinet 10 prose
CUE Nc Marsh ar Marsa's ease had aoyeT boon CON
sGered IA tue Cabinet, Dnl SIMPLY te question OF pic,e
Sas had I S5an enea oat Of the ' Country
By anything the Cabinet had done, he stated what
Committee on Expendi:ufes in the War Department to
discharge Mr. Marsh would have retained him here he
(BAinel wOud vote for tbs bill even II IL were fl
OF Outrages. and be begged his Republican friends
10 DO tho same. But ne Ventuied Tao pIOphecI
wore Passed, thcy would not get Mr. aaTsh
Several Democrats-ii0W DC you kn0wf
Nr. BLAlNE-I do not knoW but am q YANKEE by
adoption and can giess, and g'iess that he will not
eos before the great dignity Of the House IN regard 70
TAG indictment OF ekna and the boiling OF IAe judiciary
Late Secretary OF War would escape and drop between te
stools He Will neither be indicted because IL -
against the dignity OF the House furnish the test
mOny, will he be inpeached, because on the whole
there is not eiiouEh 10 iui,each him on A whispered
remark iro.n Mr. noari As my friend from Massschl-
ec.s suggests give lie 20 s side OF the House and
ve Will DO bOth quickly lApplause Oh the Republican