New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-07

raid IN the lowest brothe the city and ,ne
machinery OF Congressional ,nyes nriFiese' s9sh man
% 9ht ~ 1ord come ut once TO the front III tuere was
who brought his bIoene cont under the Dis
ti.t cnyernment which he denounced as lrauunon'
lS S man was At instrument to decoy to-
s.ch 81 hr % sas man who had obtained at the bead OF
derartment O provision for melnpeu y, ,naiey@lenee
h nrts in mean men strike at the reputation Oh
his benefactor. name nobody asx ,Wan mWr On tho
other side to state whom have characterized;c.
The bill then passed-yels lly; na, Do,osor
MT whitthorne then arose 10 NpV w "'' -''
The member from NewJersey feat himself privegeat t
upon IN somebody He alluded to the school fund OF
State and had question in my own 'd II fn nah he re
son that prior TO the discussion on this bl had IN.
formation that that neber f9SwPg the sae NAVY was
getting up Information personal to myself n RtSaT ems
the school nd Of the state o. s tsst work Hence
Immediately reference being maze !" u, S .r,
Sns appSato&n IL & qha se nTT Snd to c country that with
ne school fund OF Tennessee never had any consecon
%natE S6sS Or anaefssoSd ndrsSsSd the aSw gentleman @
that my advice brother o, coptraet nnet from an
xssnsron NSmn,sratop anu Which had officially denounced
That is not the truth. The truth is that q, % h
made that he had egislated OF mine into Govern %
ment position. That is not the truth ~ was ~ sia @ is Rs
trct of Columbia affair in which my personal a. con M
duct and habits were involved dld not mcite IT, o "a III, m
ceSnrv and in the face Of that member that when
charged by the rules Of the aogSe oS%n anG py H Se Ns
Department undertook that work ana LABOR "i'hou'
al, WSitbore then stated that while employed in
that invcsgatiSn ne had oeSh Whom uOSe e@poSod
no. did not know But there appeared before that oon
mittee" he continued, "the member from NeW-JeIsey;
and upon his oath he said that he had commnncaG,d
might communicate it to friend OF mine Dut .hat i 10
knew nothing about it, Here in the face OF respGnsSl
i.v hat hpln q
bcr that he tod lie ana 99'nni;eI d t"Y W
wond have had another recourse that to say would
have consulted the gentleman personally. Inc genLe g,
investigation bis private affairs were trenched upon
and his mothers dowry and his wiies portion ashu o
tel that he went out Of his way Tor Inc purpose
Mr. Uiscock of New-YoTk, interrupted, and made the
point of order that the gentleman from tennessee was
not contning himself TO the Question Oh piivlese W
which he had rsen but at Mr. Rooesons request Will
Mr. Whitthorne continuing In the course of the in
retsry Of the Navy With the rm of A. e. Cattel Co.
and with Simon NJ johnson. ~ occuiTu @ t ~ tt me
that it could be shown that the money received Ny J9h
son and the Cattells was swsg 70 DC u,ieva ,yd D
il then | heeye II now 1 say now III uie lace oi Tue
country that when approached the fanny % @ uo1,n t m
n,nsed and lett il secretary O1 the Navy 10 30
further he deemed il proper III he had opened IL nun
self Il dare aud would not IL woud nav nav , pee
shed TO the the country that tne Catc
spread themselves all through me NaVE
MrHiscock again demanded mai ar " and the
Speaker srls aimed the demand. ,. ap.o
Mr. Whitthorne, therefore, said in conclusion FRO
testing that inspired with sense Oh Whht my
official duty the organ of the House Oh epfese
tatiyes knowing all difficulties that lay Ill my way
knowing all the means that rcsOrted 10 10 tnWafJ
that investigation knowing that had 10 cono.t lne III
fIuence of the Department and the wealth tiat sur
rounded knowing that had TO encounter laseaQoa
and perjury at every step; Bno"lhe thht
| risked that which man loves better thah
life Itself l have without fear gone on III , lae
discharge Of my duties And having done that duty
when accused OF improper motives or improper conluc
stand IN the face country with all the RESPONSE
bity which belongs to me- and attach 70 the IoIenoau
of that member talsehOod and PERJURY
. Mr RObeson--Sinca the member has accepted Dy ac-
lnowlede the application of all that said 10 NM
self nhough did not apply IT.. am Wiling 10 IeaVe
the gress and the country without esaiu ~
anv sIgoestiOns from man who recognizes himself III
the pOrliait have painted" Applause on hepuuhcah
side.l
lDe matter was then dropped.