Título: James Buchanan
Seção: Covode Committee
Background: James Buchanan Jr. was born in a log cabin in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania (now Buchanan's Birthplace State Park), in Franklin County, on April 23, 1791, to James Buchanan, Sr. (1761-1821), a businessman, merchant, and farmer, and Elizabeth Speer, an educated woman (1767-1833). His parents were both of Ulster Scottish descent, the father having emigrated from Milford, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1783. One of eleven siblings, Buchanan was the oldest child in the family to survive infancy.

Conteúdo: In March 1860, the House created the Covode Committee to investigate the administration for evidence of offenses, some impeachable, such as bribery and extortion of representatives in exchange for their votes. The committee, with three Republicans and two Democrats, was accused by Buchanan's supporters of being nakedly partisan; they also charged its chairman, Republican Rep. John Covode, with acting on a personal grudge (since the president had vetoed a bill that was fashioned as a land grant for new agricultural colleges, but was designed to benefit Covode's railroad company). However, the Democratic committee members, as well as Democratic witnesses, were equally enthusiastic in their pursuit of Buchanan, and as pointed in their condemnations, as the Republicans.  The committee was unable to establish grounds for impeaching Buchanan; however, the majority report issued on June 17 exposed corruption and abuse of power among members of his cabinet, as well as allegations (if not impeachable evidence) from the Republican members of the Committee, that Buchanan had attempted to bribe members of Congress in connection with the Lecompton constitution. (The Democratic report, issued separately the same day, pointed out that evidence was scarce, but did not refute the allegations; one of the Democratic members, Rep. James Robinson, stated publicly that he agreed with the Republican report even though he did not sign it.)  Buchanan claimed to have "passed triumphantly through this 

user: what is the covode committee?

assistant: the House created the Covode Committee to investigate the administration for evidence of offenses,

user: what offenses?

assistant: some impeachable, such as bribery and extortion of representatives in exchange for their votes.

user: what was his role in the committee?

assistant: The committee, with three Republicans and two Democrats, was accused by Buchanan's supporters of being nakedly partisan;

user: who were the people in the committee?

assistant: its chairman, Republican Rep. John Covode,

user: did they arrest anyone?

assistant: The committee was unable to establish grounds for impeaching Buchanan;

user: how old was Buchanan when they tried to impeach?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: where did the committee meet?

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user: is there anything else interesting about the Covode Committee?

assistant: the majority report issued on June 17 exposed corruption and abuse of power among members of his cabinet, as well as allegations

user: how was that report received?

assistant: Buchanan claimed to have "passed triumphantly through this ordeal" with complete vindication.