The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-18

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Mr. BRAnsuES called the sttention OF the senate 70
the bH for ths relief of the heirs OF Jonn rsu Jones'
rhat bill ould from the Treasury some S2eoVvo,
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some fart ner conversaton succeeded and finally, on
motion 81 Bsrrien, the Senate adjourned
House or Representatives.
THuRspar, March, l6, lsAs.
coNrRAcrs-ARE THERE FRAUDS?
MIR Conn moved q reconsideration OF the vote by
which the House yesterday passed resolution ordering
thousand copies OF the abstract of contracts with
the War Department b. printed He wished to be
distinctly unders that he did not obj-c to the print
ing OF the documsnt That ordered some time ago
ought printed placed in the possession OF the
House His objection vas TO the printing the extra
her 10 abstract of contracts made oy oincers
connected With the army and gives partial account,
calculated do gross injustice 20 officers without giving
them opportunity for EXPLANATION and the ctcuia-
ton OF this extra number will have the eHece o, inuu
cling the opinion that Congress looks on the CONTAGIOUS
with suspicion Of fraud During the Florida WAT the
OF 1912 and every war, officers connected win me
army have made contracts snd these have been seized
upc not - eject i,noa ia. CHEERS but to furnish
ground of attack upon the Administration upon the
Executive Department of the government and without
any opportunity for explanation He protested
against the government being held responsible for the
of the officers, who scted upon their owa respons
bilitg. His obi sct in rising To move reconsd'
GRAFTON eff the vote by which the extra number was or
6ered TO be printed the usual number should be print
ed and the COMMITTEES the expenses of the War De,
psIment should inquire and ascertain whether there
hays been frauds If SO, let them be reported
MIR. CRozItR was glad that the gentleman from Geor'
Ga had brought this subject before the House because
he afforded opportunity of making correction
OF his remarks 10 one OF the morning papers. Ine
transportation of the stores of General T2yiors army
portatior eight hundred mules and horses from the
State Of Ohio 10 the Rio Grande
MIR THOMPSON, of Mssssippi-Why were the horses,
then purchased In Ohio?
MrCRosrER-Thsts what wsnt to know.
Mr.. THoMrsoN is reason why 1t should be re-
Mr. CnozrER-There has been gross injustice, which
amounts 60 fraud.
Mr. FRIES of Ohio-If there is any charge Of fraud,
IL must be made against Ohio.
MIR CRoziER-Weu don't am willing to
give the document TO the country IL the document
aseads why print E at sl But it is the product Of the
Secretary of War and Why should gentle who pro
rely much the virtue aud intelligence OF the
people. refuse TO let it go to them 20 judge
Mr. DUNCAN, of Ohio, vas understood to deny In re.
ply to a remark of Mr. Fries of the same State, that
Minor WHO made the contract for the horses and
mules wing. He was an original democrat, aud
he did not know had acted with the wing party
Mr. FRIEs-He did
Mr. DuNcAS-He is my constituent, and | ought to
Mr. FR,Es-He is standard wing of that State, and
voted for the gentleman
Mr. DuNeAS-I ought to know.
MIR CRozER said, in reply MIR Cobb, thstifthe sub
ect should referred the committee the report that
would be made would b. regarded as u gsrbled state
by the democrats He proposed take the abstract
it was prepared by the gentemans own friende DC
not people know the price OF ana
of all the provisions which may hsve been purchased by
the army and the price of munitions Of war, etc The
abstract contains the items of the expenditure OF TWEEN
ty thirty millions of dollars. He could see no reason
why the abstract made by the particular friend OF tn
gentleman should to the country The price Of th
L.o doll A
interesting document emsnsted from Congress
because gives account of very large expenditure
of money. Instead Of ten thousand he believed tina
twenty thousand copies snoud be printed.
MIR. Conf have but single word Of reply Thu
gentleman has will not assert Intentionally lnsrepre
eented my argument to the House He says that | OBJ
ec to the printing OF extra number because am un
willing to throw the document before the country and
that am not willing TO trust the people Not so. No
gentleman who has heard me. except that gentleman
would have put such construction upon my remarks
The ground which opposed the printing is that the
abstract Is uninteresng and does not give explanations
to the under which the contracts were
Mr. CsozrER-Ay idea is this: here are facts and the
gentleman Is unsiins to print an extra number OF the
honesty or ffauSulenffy s-'- "'-' -'-.'
Mr.. CRozrER-I said that the contracts were enor
mously high and that nobody could understand whether
they were wrong right. remarked, yesterday th a,
one case came TO my knowledge, which did not exhibit
fsirness
casual examination, such be has given the abstract
no one tell whether the made in no
II.
will commend itrf 20 the favorable confederation of al.
most every member desire the committee VINO have
charge OF the subject 10 examine aud certain
whether there hss been corruption ana point ii out
taat we may all unite in some measures the
premises.
Mr. SrEParNs-l think that my honorable coussgue
misapprehends object in voting print extra
copies shall woe against the motion to reconsider -
The design OF the publication not 20 arregn the
tractors but to give the people light No charge OF
fraud has been made Why not give the information in
the Abstract 20 the peoplef Does not the argument Of
my colleague amount to this that the people cauno,
understand 1t ! want the people to know how their
money goes They srs the tsx-psyers-they bear the
burdens aud they should know where the shilngs and
sixpencss go.
Mr.. Conn., stated distincty that the docu ment will
not convey 20 the public that iDformstson which is de
signed Ny objection is, that il is mere abstract, and
Mr. srrrHESs 1T shows clearly what has gone with
mo1fy OF tue people, anu this is what they want.
money has been rghtfuly or trauduleutly expended
and this the document does show. This what the
geni!-msns (Sir. Croziers committee ought inves-
Mr.. STEPHENS it the obsc of the Secretary of
War t. make it impossible to tell what went with the
MIR CosB-My colleague must not understand me a.
saying ths the document does not tell how che money
went Inc Sbstrsct made under ls~ of Congress.
and does show how the modey but does not sho
whether the expenditure wss fraudulent not
Mr. CRoztsR-Fhe ssntlsman wants to stick to Sin
gle issue repeat tnss the will show on its
lace whether Inc contracts are fraudulent or not
single item
Nlr. CROnER-I will DO it. ! mentioned, yesterday,
Nh9 IN district by proposals,
publicly made but United states officer resoindsd il
snd made y contract with fsvorIte. The government
thus lost three thousand dolarn have spoken OF the
horses oontrac I'd for in Ohio.
MIR CoBB-Does this TACT appear in the abstract?
Laughter
Mr.. CRozIER-That should 90 TO the country
Aar. bSIEs-Fhe gentleman has again referred to the
ses The fscts are these Mr. Minor, in Columbus.
prominent whg, inside the contract with Major stan.
lon IN the absence of the Quarternaster General IL
there Is sny traut, ths House will that atog
ther ia the whg family circle feel interest in
ths case because the homer of Ohio is som-wbst in
goiyed think the subject should be examined by the
committee.
hr sTEPHENs-The gentleman from Tennessee has
examined the doeum en aud says that the charges
eKtrsVsgant The contracts made in all parts of
ne country It s for She people to whether The