The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1857, Page 4

Hl lt ful i 1 Zz [: I be l Hy z rH il i tf i 1 it Ls ih | furl egEE F- gilt ties lit iif pat 28 il ify H i 7 ' i £ gz i : 3 ? i & | sf t i i E j § ¥ [ g § a i =i g 5533 further rT Anat “y cbaracier of Sweeney and Triplett ‘the list by 11 o'clock tomorrow Sarvapay, Feb, 7, 1857. AND MEK. GILBERT VIS A VIS. . W. W. Weloh appeared and requested the com- 40 summon Hon. W. A. Gilbert as @ witness, which jest was complied with, and Mr. Gilbert came before By Mr. Wolch—Did you say to me under any ciroum- stances that iahould receive any pecuniary considera. whatever tp case the resolution for the purchase of ‘Tripictt’s book was adepted? ispess—I never aid. By Mr. Welch—Did you ever intimate, directly or indi- Pectly, toatl could be benefitted in consideration of the parsage of that resolution? Wi\ness—I never understood that it was io my power $e bestow any benefit in that matter; I never promised yeu or anybody else any benefit arising out of that con- Gorn ip any. By Mr Welcb— Was it ever said in your presence that Peould be bemefitied in any event in consideration of the omy ol ™ resolution for the purchase »f Mr. Trip- 8 DOvk' Witne.s—I never knew that there was any dation te begin with; Hy AG 8 ge z® me to you, and Ide no: know of anything being sald by anynody else, ‘wy which you wore to be considered as receiving benefit. I never beard any intimation of that kind. LETTER FROM THE HON, O. B. MATTESON. Ws YEKONAL HONOR AND CHARACTRR—THE COMMITTEE 4 SREAET INQUISITION—THS COMMONEST CRIMINALS, BTO., ITO ‘Tee following Communicauion was recetved by the com- Nariowat. Horer. Wasarxcroy, Feb. 6, 1857. @uxtiewEN—I received lave last night your communication ‘ef the Sth, together with what is described by you as “cer tai we-timony given before the Committee of Invesigation, fe which my name appears.” I also this noon reeeived what purports to be turtber tertimony on the same subject. Your letter informs me wat the committee will be ready to bear any explanation or defence which I may desire to make om Sailirday (to-morrow) morning, at 10 o'clock. I have been, coufined to my room for the most part during the ten days a prevailing ep: , but daring that Sime” occasional Fr reached umors have me that your eommitice has been enj fp a secret inquiry calculated te atiect my personal hooor and character as & e sentative, whore me Ubey can possib! wiettng i secret inquisition upon him. I have beard from the game public rumor that this inquiry Bas bees prompted by anonymous communications :0 owe or more memoers of the committee which are belleved to come nights and reputation are au dear to hia iy be to auy of his peers who have thus beea from political enemies in my own district whose malignity Bas been sharpened by succesrive defeats. The testimo my which you have sent me contirms, to my mind, the wurh ‘of these rumors.” and I ‘now that my @imric: has been ransacked by the same political jor every apecies of calumny which ihe recent bitter jas calculated to engender. This whole inquisition far been carried on without the least intimvtion from tee to me that they were thus engaged in a pro- by anonymous aid irresponsible ‘acter, and the fret notice of it is the sbeews, filled with questions and prove facts as wo give utter uapicions and unfriendly. im rom tbe commitiee that they WiP be ready to hear anything I may ¢esire to ay in explana thon or ‘leferce to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Nor is the testimony nccomoauied by any specifeaticns of eharces. eltber by the committee or others, to which Iam no Miied vy the commitee to furnish explanation oF make fence 1 fee! it my duty, at the earliest moment, to place upon the vecerds of the cnminitiee my protest against the justice or pro- priety of this whoie proceeding, as far as it is calculated to af- et me The commouest criminal in the leweet ¢vurt of justice is pro teeted by higher saferuards against the prejudices, passion @ corruiption of witnesses than have here alow of can "1 from any tnvestigadon. unjust cruel in its progress. The time in your notice how ever, is hardly enough to give even Hon of the Volum nous seeets which have Tshail take the time which may be alserntiny of the testimoay, and will a the eariert moment wilhin my power communicate to your comm ee the deosi’n to » leh I may come concerning it. I am, vary reepectfu r obedient servant 0. B MATTRSON. To Tie Commies or IyvrericaTion pow sitting under or er 0; the Howe of Kepresentatives. Mr. E¢war¢e sent io a communication proposing to far mind eviferce thet be was not coun-sted in any manner, and hs no interest io any railroad company which was to be benenited by the Min:esota Land bill, and that he not authorized to met a¢ ageat for auy such com pany. The com*niite declined to ecmmon the n the ground that the ov! tence would tot be malerit! Mr Gilbert requesied and was allowed t> sammon six Witne:ro# from Watertown N Y , for the purpose of im. pesouirg she character of J. R Sweeney for truth and ceney wae aleo permitted to send for al! r of witceeser, for the purpose of austainiog rac er The Sergeant at Arms was despatched after the wit on, bot they were detained eovoral days om the way bee ’ the ‘reshets that oocurred. AT ERMMoned the following witnesses role tive wo Mr Swrerry's character. — From Washing'op.—8. Cole, Bernard Hooo, Nathan geod O B Marsh m Jefferson rount Lord, A. W. Ola New York—Cbarioe Oiark, Alonzo Mason and Lovi H. wD The ‘ollowing gentlemen were summoned by Mr. Bwee Bey w defend his charscier:— Frew Wash'rgton—Robt. Morris, Simeon Smith, F. J Beabo ster Lammond. From ron county, New York—O B Hoard, Bowell Cooper, Willard Ives and Lysander H. Brown. The Bark Hew dea Struck by Ice and Sank off the Battery ‘The bark Fersflla, of Barnstable, Robert B Heilott, masicr which railed from Calcutta on the 8th of Ootover test, enc pareed Sands’ Head on the 17th of the same meni arrived of this port yesterday afternoon In order to reset the city the Borsitia wae taken io tow by ‘be sicamtog Underwriter, Captain Bloodgood, be vorsels bed reached to half way between ard the Battery, the Horsiiia was eaddeniy frock by 8 cake of ice, which knosked tn her pert bow aoe ne in wx tathcana Of water within fifteen micrtet efor the ncoitent. The master and srew, ten hoods tp all, bed parely time © save Selver before che Wwentdown. They gob away a portion Of thelr eiothiog The Here's was of three bandred and nine tons bur and owned by Mosers, Baxter, of A cargo of Hinged, and was ooo La ‘worth’s Saloon to day, commencing St Zo'cock. Ovly four bendred eubscriptions could be Saker, at fhe price Of Ove dollars for the three matin, and the ry SebRor ers ollering exceeded tals Bomber At Doon, yesterday, no tiowets for the first eo. Thee were tc be had, and tho manag: ment bas announced @ recond ferioe, Mr. Thalberg will be the first wo intro duce here te ma where such atal forms: concer. Mr Mer ai (Le malin, and be wi fnew inriremeat the Alexandre organ. whisk has lately Been ine rage ic Karopean etties 1 Could not be leswd before ® more select or appreciau ve audience uiberings wil be the only perfor tptro*ace to the an temo ‘Tree Dek Me EA Maraball, the jew fee of No pow Academy of Muaio, Philadetpoi, announees What the "1 /) Peamon of the Opera will commonce on Mon. Guy noxt, Mr. Max Mareiook will conduct, acd Mr. Peter Richings \* Gtreticwr de la tedoe, & bran new title for stage manager The artivts inclode Madame Gazeaniga, mer. Obeen aud soprano, Arnola) basso; Assio, bulls (who will mare their dita tm America), oll, tenor; Amodio, baritone, and Aldto!, coutraitoe, The prices are fier the New York anderd. We have not ‘opera wil! be performed on the fret night, a great time for that enterprising frost 2 port, whinb has lot ite conn sisamenipt, bat an Opera Hours, with some bran pew arinu to fing (nt, Mareteek and his compsny, except La Grange who bar to Now Ortoane, arrived at Poiladoiphia po Wednentay, and the other artiete are on the #p9i, #0 that the opening of the Opera i & Oxed fact A Treat yor tum Ori wemn.— Mr. Thalberz, assisted by Mme. ¢ Angri, gnve another gratuitous concert to the Childrsn of the public schools, at Niblo’s Garden, yesver Gey notience of seme three thousand girls and on im & Mate of intense a. concert and s song by the children, undd? the ‘of My Nath. the artigw were thanked of part Of the chil 'ren by Mr. Randall, we Oly So ¢ deboole, before evening &t Niblo's Saloon, in aid of the benevolent fand f the St Goorge’s Society, The iat of performers ta olodes Mile. Parodi, Madame Patti Sirakosch, Mr. Thal berg. re Tiberin! ané Morelli, Paal Jullien, Mr. Berek Mr Wm. Mason, Mr. Bristow, the Harmonic Bootety, and Dod a band. The object ie a deserving one, and bo doubi @ large audience will be present. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1957. EW YORK HERALD. ‘s¥TOR A. W CORRES OF MASBAU AND FULTON O88 SEO ADWAY THRATRE, Breadway—Wuaus Tau Xx. ane Mus. Ware. Ps rf THEATRR, Bowery—Mencuanr ov Vamce— felume calles BO NEW THREAT! }, o9perte Band ot wrems—Tus New ane” Moca Levens. Wa) LAOK’S THEA’ ‘Wusc. ‘TER, Broadway—Camnax—' LAURA KWENE’S THRATER, 634 Breadway—Mucn Aro avout Norminc—Finst Nieur. BaARrUWS MWOSBUM. ater A2AR EID AM MORON, Brera ater ~Wniew Gorex. GBO. CHRISTY AND WOOD'S MINUTRELS, 444 Bread- way: ‘Pwapoamsnons—Biack “Lu sDERS. BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS, 685 Breadway—Rrmeruax (@weranisy—Honos 10 Du. Kane w#EOHA ? HALL, Brosdway—Neano Mmooams se By Mtcnnons ov fas Ouicrnas Cunimry's: Movowmans. Hew Work, Friday, Vebraary 20, 1057. Malls for the Pasific. NEW YORK HERALD~ CALIFORNIA EDITION. The United Siates mail s.camsbip George Law, Capt. Sernden, will leave this port this afternoon, at two o*clock, for Aspinwall. The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific @ close at one o'clock. The New York Wamxiy Hansto—California edition— sontaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the world, together with full details of the horrid murder of De. Harvey Burdeli, will pe published at ten o’olock in he morning. Single coptes, tn wrappers, ready for mailing, sixpence. Agents will plage send in their orders as early as pos- able. The News. The proceedings in the halls of Congress at Wash- ington yesterday were of a most important and exciting nature. The report of the Committee ap- pointed to investigate the charges of corruption againet members of Congress, was presented to the House. The report recommends the expulsion of Messrs. Gilbert, Edwards, Welch and Matteson, and alsothe exclusion of Mr. Simonton from the floor of the House as reporter. After a protracted discus- "sion, farther consideration of the subject was post- poned until Wednesday next. The Committee also reported a bill to guard against corrupt and secret influences in future legislation. A full report of the debate and all the testimony taken before the Com- mittee will be found elsewhere. Our Omaha (N. T.) correspondent informs us that a committee of three members of the Council was on the 3ist ult. appointed to investigate the charges of corruption and bribery which have been for some years pending against S. B. Cuming, Esq., the present Secretary, and formerly acting Gover- nor of Nebraska. Several attempts had been made to obtain an inquiry into those charges; but it was not ontil Mr. Cuming himself boldly demanded an investigation that steps were taken to effect that ob- ject. lt is expected that. the proceedings will de- velope some interesting facts in connection with the early history of the Territory. Our correspondent states that in the Council banks and bank bills are the order of the day. If the majority carry out their expressed determination to pass all the bank bills before them, in less than five years the Terri- tory will be bankrupt. Tne Governor, it is appre- hended, will not have nerve enough to veto these bills, The Republican State Convention of Rhode Island met yesterday, and nominated Elisha Dyer for Governor and Thomas G. Tarner as Lieut. Go" vernor. The present Secretary of State, Attorney General and Treasurer, were all re-nominated. The Americans nominated the same ticket, except the Lieut. Governor. The trial of Dr. M. P. Moore, charged with con- spiring to murder Mr. A.S, Livingston, of Trenton, N. J., was continued yesterday in the Court of Gene- ral Sessions. A large number of witaesses were examined for the defence. The Doctor's errand boy was put upon the stand, but his testimony did not throw any light upon the visits of the two colored men, Wesley and Still, to Dr. Moore. Mr. Zabrieski stated that a brother of the accused, who testified agaimst him, was grossly intemperate and untruth- ful, which was confirmed by another member of the family. Two ladies who keep a “Iadies’ boarding house” gave Miss Warden a very bad character. It was proved that Dr. Moore was an amiable man by witnesses for the defence, while the contrary fact was established by equally respectable gentlemen. Mr. Hyatt pronounced Miss Warden's testimony as utterly false, while the complainant gave a long statement of his connection with the defendant. ‘The case will be summed up this morning, and no doubt it will be presented to the jury in the after noon. The Grand Jury presented a number of in- dictments, but none of them were of great public importance. It is expected, however, that they will bring in a bill this morning against the alleged as- sassins of Dr. Burdell. ‘The decision of Commissioner Morell on the mo- tion to dismias the complaint against Col. Fabens and Mr. Bolton, for alleged filibustering to Nica- ragua, was again postponed until to-morrow (Sat urday) at 12 o'clock. It will be delivered in the United States Circuit Court, aod if adverse to the accused Mr.T. F. Meagher will open the case for the defense. Judge Russell yesterday gave his decision in the esse of James M. L. and Jeremiah L. Taylor, charged with having in their poaggasion certain torged or counterfeit money, with the intent to utter the seme. The Judge stated there was not sufficient evidence implicating or connecting these parties with the affair, and therefore discharged them. ‘The case of the alleged French railroad frauds is still under examination. The Aldermanic Committee on Railroads met at 2 P. M. yesterday, to investigate into the condition of and the complaints against the city railroads. Several parties appeared and complained against the Third Avenue Railroad, that there was a want of accommodation, that there was not a safficient number of oars, and that the cars do not run through to Yorkville. Dr. Smith called the attention of the committee to the fact that colored people were inhibited from riding on the Sixth avenne cars. The committee intend to fully investigate the sul- ject before them. A letter from Palmas, Grand Canary Island, un der date of December 22, informs us that at Porto Grande the cholera had made dreadfal havoc, nearly depopulating the place. Curious to say, it was al most entirely the mea who wore attacked by it, and none it women and children were to be seen at manual labor. The United States brig Dolphin had arrived at Palmas,for the purpose of giving her crew a run on shore. The officers and men were all well. She was to leave on the ist of January for Senta Cruz, Teneriffe. The China Mail says that a nomber of passen gers in the ship Sea Serpent were robbed of twenty thousand deMars worth of gold dust by a piratical loreha, when near Hongkong. Henry Newell, an American, @ Frenchman, and several Chinese, have been arrested for participation in the robbery. The Philadelphia Ledger ot the 19th inst. says late advices from Mexico represent that Genera! Partodi is likely to subdue the insurrection at San Lois. Among some of the insurgents taken were several American filibusters, who were immediately shot. The evidence in the Pariah will case is being pro. ceeded with daily before the Surrogate. Mr. Fisher, the purse of Mr. Parish during a part of his iliness, has been upon the stand all the time since the case wa resumed. His testimony is quite important ig yegaré to Mr. Parish’s writing and his family rela- tions, Two buildings belonging to the Dutchess Print Works of Garner & Oo., at Wappinger’s Falls, Dutchess county, were destroyed by fire yesterday merving. The buildings contained much vatuable machinery and engravings fer calico printing, and | were insured in this ¢ity to the amount of $160,000. At a joint meeting of the New Jersey Legidlatare yesterday, the Hea. John &. Thomson was re- ‘elected to the United States Senate for six years from the 4th of March next. The bridge at Narrowsburg on the Erie Railroad was again washed away by a freshet om Wednesday. It will take about twe weeks to repair ih Trerales of cotton yesterday reached about 6,000 Dales, the market closing firm, with an upward tenden. cy im prices. Flour was dull, and the turn of the market om medium and common grades wasin faver of pur- cbasers, without, asa general thing, quotable change tu Prices. The better qualitios of wheat were scarce and firm, with sales of Missouri white at $180, end red do ‘at $1 60. Corn was in better request, with sales of Western mixed at about 720. a 730. from store, while for delivery alongside ship 740. was asked. Pork was firm end ola mess was higher, with sales at $20 76 aw $21, and of new co. at $20 60. Lard oon tinued firm and active, with sales to arrive and on the spot at 140. a 146. A telographic despatch was re ceived yesterday by a leading provision house in Frost street, dated at Cincinnati, February 18, which stated that the number of hogs slaughtered at the West this season was twenty-cight por cent below that of inst year, Sugars were quite steady yesterday, with sales Of about 600 hdds., chiefly Cuba muscovado, at 8X0. a 10X0. Coffee was firm, and full prices were offered for two cargoes of Rio, and refused; 2,000 pockets of Java were sold at 160., four months, avd afterwards held at 1530, four months. Freighta were heavy. To Ltver- poe! about $5,000 bushels of corn were engaged, 2n bulk, at 63¢4. a 6d, and some bacon at 20s, The Lobby Cemmittec—The Witnesses and the Testimony—Astoanding Revelations, The Committee of Congress on the corruptions of the lobby, having opened yesterday the bud- get of their reports to the House, we appropriate the bulk of our available news columns this morning to the testimony taken before the Committee. It is voluminous; we have been compelled to put it in smaller type than usual, in order to give it to our readers in the lump; but, notwithstanding its length, we dare say that this mass of testimony on the Washington lobby will make a deeper, more cx- tensive and more lasting impression upon the community at large than the Burdell murder case. The revelations of the inside and outside corruption agents and machinery of the lobby are altogether the most curious, the most alarm- ing and astounding of any special inquisition in the history of this, or perhaps any other government on the face of the earth, and espe- cially against the black republicans. The Committee report directly against four members, singular to relate, all Seward republi- licans, and demand their expulsion, to wit:— Messrs. Matteson, Gilbert and Edwards, of New York, and Welch of Connecticut. Served them right; but by reference to the testimony it will be seen that, though decidedly guilty of bribery and corruption, they are but a small instal- ment of the spoils and plunder league of the House. Hon. Reverdy Johnson testifies that the Hon. Orsamus B. Matteson, of New York, had informed him that “there were twenty or thirty members of the House who were associated and pledged cach to the other not to vole for any law or resolution granting lands or money, unless they were paid for it.” On hearing of this infamous state of things Mr. Johnson confesses that his calmer judgment was so far overcome by his indignation that he pronounced this league of the twenty, thirty, or forty thieves, “a damned outrage,” to which Mr. Matteson responded, also with a be- coming indignation, that'they were indeed “a set of damned scoundrels,’ but as nothing could be got through without their assistance the Des Moines Improvement Company (of which Mr. Johnson was the legal counsel), would find a hundred thousand dollars or so very useful for lobby services in behalf of their bill. What think our heretofore incredulous readers concerning these lobby enormities, as disclosed in these shocking and startling revelations? Twenty or thirty members of one branch of Con- gress bound and pledged to each other not to vote for any bill or resolution granting lands or money, unless they were paid for it! What a basis for spoils and plunder is here! It covers everything, and might be made to compass an extortion of millions of lands or money in a sin- gle bill! We had supposed that this lobby sys tem was full of corruptions—that it involved a money-making member here and there, such a the gentleman from Kentucky, who said that if re-elected to Congress he could “make a great deal of money; but we had no suspicion of this “ open seseme’”’ of the forty thieves. But this is only the inside branch of the lobby machinery. The outside department is more di- vertified, and involves a numerous body of capi- talists, speculators, managers, puffers and blow- ers, brokers, stool pigeons, poor friends, and what not. Among these outside influences (re- markable to tell) black republican ex-members of Congress and newspaper editors and corres- pondents leom up into bold relief. Horace Gree- ley, the incorruptible champion of “bleeding Kansas” and “Watte’ nervous antidote,” it ap- pears from the evidence, is bought and sold to the service of the Des Moines Improvement Com- pany, at the low figure of one thousand dollars, the average price of a common Virginia nigger. A thoueand doliars!—the draft is paid—Greeley pockets the money, the company think it a safe investment, but plead guilty in the end of dealing with a “confidence” man. A thousand dollars! bought and sold, and got the money! Thus much for the chief editor and principal proprietor of the New York 7rilune! gone westward on a course of moral lectures and a suit for libel. Next comes the /+rily Times, the lesser New York satelite of Sewardism. Mr. Si- monton, one of its proprietors, editors and its Warhington correspondent, “whips the devil around the stump” in a pitiful way, bot makes some damaging and cooclusive confessions withal. First, he knows all about these lobby corrup- tione—then, called to testify, he says that he has been corruptly approached by several mem- bers of Congress; he would die before be would mention their names—it was a matter of confidence—another confidence game; and yet, in a round about way, Mr. Simonton, as upon secondary matter, mentions the unfortunate names of Edwards, Welch and Gilbert. Refusing to anewer directly, however, a law is pased tu compel him, and then, being brought up, Mr. Si- monton pleads, substantially, that his life and death confidence game was all gammon—he knows nothing to tell upon the main issue of these corrupt advances of members of the House. For himself, he says he was promised a little sop ina Wisconsin land bill, and that he did realize an honest penny from a bill which was passed through in behalf of an old friend. That willde for Mr. Simonton and the Times. Mr. Pike, of the Tribune, smiled at the offer of & whole section of valuable land for his Jobby services in s single case; Mr. Kingman, a money- wakiag Warhington newspaper correspondent for twenty odd years, knows nothing at allabout the corruptions of the lobby; Mr. Wendell, printer to the Honse, knows nothing, and, altogether, the é-mocrate, thus far, appear te be remarkably ig- norant and wonderfully innecent. Ail these leb- by corraptions at Washington appear to rest upon the shoulders of the black republicans, with O. B. Matteson at the head of the lobby league, and the New York Tribune and Times mewepapers at the tail. How Thurlow Weed and the Chevalier Webb have escaped is a mystery which puzzles us exceedingly. Bat why the democracy—when the black republicans prove 80 very black—why the spoils democracy, we say, should prove to be so unexpectedly free from the tar and pitch of the lobby, is wholly incom- prehensible. We suppose it will be their turn next time. We regard this late investigation, great and important as are its disclosares, as but the first instalment of a heavy bill; and that nine-tenths of the spoils and plunder jobs of Congress, and the briberies and corruptions of the lebby in connection with the inside thieves’ alliance ef the two houses, are yet untold. For example, can anybody suppose that the great Iltinois Central Railroad Land Grant bill has not enriched a whole battalion of democratic land and spoils jobbers, insiders and outsiders? The tate Mr. Rantoul, formerly a House and Senate member from Massachusetts, from a mere little contingent interest, we believe, im this Central road land scheme, left to his heirs the snug little sum of $156,000—an interest which would have been a million had he retained it to this day. This road has contributed very largely to make a mil- lionaire of Senator Douglas, and how many others of the knowing democracy have made it pay we shall never be able to tell. The Seward party called for this lobby com- mittee, and it has turned the tables upon them. If they would be avenged, let them prosecute their researches into the democratic camp. The New York Seward managers are a corrupt set of spoils and plunder jobbers, we all know, but it is impossible that all the lobby rogues can belong to the New York Seward division of the late great re- publican party. Mr. Matteson, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Greeley and Mr. Simonton comprise not more than one-tenth of the lobby schedule which we voluntarily furnished the Committtee through the Heraxp at the beginning of this in- quiry. Let us have another committee of the kind at the next session, and every session here- after. It isthe only course to trim down the lobby and stop its mischievous work of changing honest but pliable members of Congress into gangs of confederate rogues. THE LATEST NEW? CY PRINTING &ND MAGNET TELEGRAPSS. Important from W: THE REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTER— INTERESTING DERATE—THE SUBMARINE TELR- GRAPH— THE RETIRED NAVY LIST—NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY TO MBET THIS BAY, FEB. 20, BTO., ETC. ‘Wasmisoton, Feb. 19, 1867, ‘The expected bomb exploded in the representative hall ‘this morning and scattered the corrupt combinatioas which had been formed therein. Mr. Davis, © member of the Investigating Oommit- tee, rose to « privilege question, and asked to suv- mit one of the special reports, He stated that it was im relation to the Hon. W. A. Gilbert, of New York, and was sigued by all the committee except the obairman, Mr. Kelecy, who dissgreed with the majority. He asked that it should be received amd printed. put the considera. tion postponed till Monday nexi, This was st once objected to, and the crowded galleries and lobbies watched with as much interest as did the ma jority of the House to see who would object. ‘Who will object? That interesting question was on the lips of every one. Mr. Grow, (rep.) of Pa., first ‘Ventured an objection, and a thousand eyes were turned upon him—i do not say eyes of suspicios. A call was then made for tho reading of the report, put Mr. Speaker Banks decided the reading out of order tili the report was received. How could the House decide ‘Upon the question of receiving until iney knew what the report was! ‘Mr. Gorw objected again, and by the production of The Speaker continued to beck up the objectioas, and becoming excited threatened to send the Sergeant-si Harris of Ilitnols, who rep ted tha: he ned EEE 8 i i T2025 E FREE ata fi ii! i et 3 peri tie) Fitts ile Ra2 = ii i Hie ily i | f Into exoouti ve session Promotions, which | sent you some time a Hi 3 jtands about i a it dtd when ta that ror. all the pointe of to the manner in which the re cont Supplemente! Nava! Reform law ts to bo executed, —- Gur near onvee. Navy Derantwent, Feb, 1 A Naval Court of Inquiry to consist of Captain A.W. ve resident, tang: j i i i i 188%, F Tan t “An Act to favyt” cane those who have applied tor an Investigation tander tne ard \w, shall be taken «ip in the following order: —Firet. those of who have been dropped from the roll of the nary; officers’on lea Shoakee poy. Priory of inreeneri ‘on leave 7 of inv in Casen of the samme clans will be regulated by the order in which written requenta have been filed. 3.0. BOBBIN, avy. Governor Alken gives 8 grand eave tainment to-night, ‘ees Wasumaron, Feb. 19, 1867. RELIEF VOR THR PEOPLE OF KANSAS ‘Tho Benate took up the House bill for tno relief of the people of Kansas, repeai ing the laws and providing for a Bew olection. ‘Mr. Apams, (dem ) of Miss. in order to avoid disous- sion, moved that the bili Jay on the table. Negatived by a vote of 17 agatnet 24, ‘Mr. Gamm said that he had voted against laying the Dill om the table because he wanted it examined by ihe Judiciary Commitice, Hoe had personal information that all the obnoxious laws had been by th @uthorities cf Kansas. Pine CRAYON Mr. Wziizk renewed the motion to lay the bill oa the table, as likely t0 oreate discussion and prevent action Om important matters of legisiation, Agreed to. ‘THE SUIMARINS TELEGRAPH. soa behmciae toca CSL, Wa the. Banse amend. ments, was then taken up, wi . Hosrar Toler Hito the Post Offioe Ovanmalties Hs ered Mr. Tuomrsom, of Kentucky, hoped that this weuld be done, and that ‘the committee ‘Would never report the biil back. He believed that this wae an expenditure of the bio money without suffleirnt facts or data to authorizs the pressions vauieys in the moon, Who oan teli whethor this little wire may mot be broken by a ale or bitten off by a shark? He illustrated his views by numerous aueo- dotes, creating much merriment. Mr. Rusx rey , ‘hat it was no new thing ‘or prepen, a ind to be assailed san riaion m9 ears ago when it was proponed to oatablish » telegraphic Ice between Washington and Baltimore, ap ameaument ‘was offered for a telegraphic time to \pemoon. He then t demonstrate tne feasibility of the proseat nd tho advautages to be derived irom it. er and Mr Butler opposed, and Mr. Bell, of My, Stewart and Mr, Seward, advocated the bate was not, however, concluded. x offered a resolution which was adopted, retary of the Treasury to inform tho Sepate whether the jands owned by the United States in Chelsea. Massschusetis, have been sold as authorize by the not of the 3d of March, 1866, and if so whether they Were sold at public or private sale, to whom sold, and at what price. Adjourred. Mr. Leronsx, (dem.) of Va., from Committee of ‘Ways and Means, reported as bill extending the time for the Norfoik and Petersburg Railroad to pay the daty on iron, the embarrassment of te finances having been oc casioned by the late prevalence of yellow fever. Mr. Camrpnit, (rep.) of Pa., moved to table the bill. Agreed to by four majority. REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Mr. Davis,(K N ) of Md , by direction of the Investigating Committee, py ia bad been direowd to mak: pacts i report in the case of William A. Gilbert, of New York, He moved that the re; ‘this report juestion of - They must ‘rst obtain Teer, expecta ly ithe fos fouse. lege. ay yr members of this J ir. LaTGHSR and thers, amidat the excitement, loudty resuming, said the Committee had exceed- ed their svthority and violated the constitutional rights of tho members. ‘Tho Srmaxar said Mr. Davis must state the character of the b eur Bais, or) of Virginia, understeod the Committes ® report and not statement onse, saying the House can judge ing the justness of the conciusions of the ir. Watson interposed, saying that be understood that the daty of the committee was merely to report the evi- cenee, and that Mr. Gilbert bad bad no opportunity 0 con'rost bis ecousers. Mr. Oun that the gentleman was not correctly intormed. Every facility was accorded to Mr. Gilbert Mr Daviw resumed the readiag of the report, showing tbat Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Triplett were witpenses against Mr. Gilbert, both baving been examined separately and given their testimony reluctantly. Allusion is made to the summoning of witnesses to discredit the testimony of Mr. @weeney, and by the latter to sustain his charac- ter. The committee give their opinion in favor of the trothfulness of Mr. eoaey's siaccments, made under oath, and offer the following resolutions: — That Wr, A, Gilbert, member of this House, from New York, did agree with F’ F. 0, Triplett to procure the eum’ ar rh the present the aid Triplet rhould ‘allow bin to reeeive & certain mum of money out of the ap} thar bs tg been enst Mr. Grow stated that Mr. the charges againet bim. Mr One re ‘that a complete copy of the \estimony = fhe accused, and an opportunity given for ae ‘Mr Grow said that the reputation of ne momber sbould thus be stabbed, and that be should be permitted 10 give his testimony in bie own way. He charged that the committes hed violates the oonstitolioual privileges of ® member in their “ter Chamber in um Mr. Davis, of Maryinnd, pot we i} an) What ue Hise orderes) they most cheerfully would 1 bad examined as © 22 i 4 i ie agie? ile i z = leila, i { if [: F i i ? i 1! Ba Rinensen, AB eve of tne he should have veep bappy w say t ‘ne House the country thet these witnessos were enworthy of belief, but he could not. One remarke i ‘bat Mr Swi was turned a 8 doorkeeper of the House, and that = specimen of bumant'y. Only a brief yt Ne Feviled Witness was placed in that ben's influence and epcorsement. As del g <lemiased Irow otice for tbe woot Mr. BENNETT, Of New York, rose to a point of order, My. Omm remarked wa: it poe 2 frow Mr. Bennett, who iad denounced ino wlineeste = Mr. Oxn—fbe gentle: name his author Mr. GKOW—I have rad all ve got to may. * ter.) it did not come 70m the member from Mr A K Manuals and Mr rally said they krew Mr, Tr intimately, as a Kem tckian, and bore tae ier 10ay as bo his guod charac. ter 80 far trom baving ‘een dismissed frem office he voluntarily reaigued. fis characr would favorably COU. par With tbat of any rin the House Mr.Onk—So moch for se character of this witness. It wan a total mirteke for ,outlemon to think that the commitue bave made su ex parte report. The seoused ceme before them acd examined witnesses on every petut. He was not denied this privilege in a single in- stance. { Mr. Kcnxm bad no doubt of the integrity of the com- mi ice, but the eviaexrce submitted im the pending caso Wen onjy @tummary, avd was oaloniated to have @ pre- jvvioiml <¢feot on the mines of the public, The case was Wo strongly staied against the mocused. He would not Gel with conversations «uch as Mr. Sweeney had adduced, Dut witb ‘aos -etenitehed beyond doudt. Mr. ALLISON askeo. »uppose you reject the reyort, what is the position of the accused? He would be without the aged to vindicaio bi aseif before the House, an © wanted the repor! received, and thinks ti aconsed might vineloated bimeeif, He Vinoicsie the committes for perf which they bat bece arraigned, If, as wes @ Star Chamber ‘uquisition, and the g.)ty Of Lwpropriety, it should be exposed. My, GALLOWAY did Dot intend to be placed ia a sition. I) be were ip Mr Gtlbert’s position be only court but demand ap investigation, He wo tbe country on ibe merits of the case, and pot special picading. He d-ciared himelf a friend Gudert, and therefore wished a full investigation in What justice migit be meten outtobim. He with Mr. Ajlisop, that the S,eaker made sn exoe lecuon in the sppo'o'ment of the committee Ore believe that they were capable of corrupt apy one think that they would put forwards statement? To entercain that suspicion wou! charge them with co: rup ioo a8 gross as that which oberge agcinst others, [ne House were not now the man, and he invoke which they could maiutain oefore the country. Mr ack moved that ine House adjourn, bat the ques- tion was deeided in the n ive. Mr. WAKEMAN maintained that the committee bad no - 5 gE 38 if EF Hectlisled z s § B right to proceed in tee in ation of the charges at hid colleague (aneert) inp should have re- poried that im the course of the examination they disoov- - ered a member implicated. and the House would have Ghecied them how to wroceed. He objected to ition The resolution re- whother there “but they the followtog resotu\tyms:— ‘That Wm. W. Welch did corraptly combine with Wm. A. Gtl- bert, a member of \his House trom New York, vorably on the claim tee on Invalid Pensions a: this Congress; that Wm W. Welch, am of this House from Connecticut, be forthwith ex” peiled from this House, ‘The commitwe in Mr F) varie’ cae report ss follows:— holding out s pecuniary con- is support of bill. raid Francis 8 Edwards be, and he is expelled from (bia House. Commitiee in the vase of Mr. Maitosoa roport as follows — bai = Resolved, That mns K. Matteson, House from the Ste of New Sore, did incite partes deeply interested in the of « joint resolution for Moines: ', to have here and use @ large sam of money and other valuable consider avons corruptly, for !he purpose 2 procaring the passage of ed Joint resoluoa through joure ry ved, That Ion. Orsimus B. Matteson, in declaring that * number of the members of this House had associated themselves together and pledged (hemselves each to the ether not to vote for any law or resoluuion money or lands unless they were paid fe" it, haa falsely and defamed the Of ve House, and has proved him- wet jorthy to be a member Resolved, Lia Hon. Orsimun B. Matteson, « member of led therefrom. [For a feu Mee pera taken vefore the page commliter, see Mr. Kmany made & report, in which he says be dis- sents {rom the several reporis of his colleagues. ie of opinion accordiug to the rules of the House and we, the vormmitiee have no to tn- ngs inet any member bedy ancer the resolu by which the committes Ryd pointed The committee having asoortained that Members aro involved, it is their a in bia judgment, tw repors the fact to the House, with =the ‘Haon by which the faot = ig tiles FH i . g i i % erent times, wer war direct'y contradictory of bis pre 00 they say from the testimony takew It appears general charges of corrapt combinations tn originate from men who expect to make money by cresting ® belief that seoh combinations ext can canee it to be generally bolieved that it is Apply it; Sed the man who knows most aboot corrupt, comDipations wov)d be the ope naturally sought for and employed af broker, to bey up the vows of mom. bere who bad cotered into such com riuations, All the brokers io Congressional oorreption woald receive money to buy ep the combination, aad whether he pute tho money in his own pocket of pepe it to romebouy clre cam never be known to the parties who furniah the movey. They are all te Scrimins) transaction in which the broker has de cided advantage of hia employers, who must be satieied ‘without an account, or with any sooount of bie he may choose to reader; and the proba’ on seen 2 va ames compenration w et the whole corrn fond. They proseed turibute much of this evil to the ity with which idity ee pn yd aye te catch every 6 report tnd wena it to ronpestt ve joursate to wppear ta print, pone repens he eee Reso}ved, That James W.