The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-25
MORNING EDITIoN-TUEsDAY, JULY rs, 1854

company receiving the benefit of the grant. The rs
alteration that be noticed made BY the coAnmitee
after the bill was cngroesed was the word or TO the
word and IL to read constituted and orgauied Ths
pany not being and organized expects 10
lands the bill and hence he CHARGED this
IN the alteration. The word in hand different
from that Of the eDgrossment This matter ar
iectDg deeply the proceedings Of the House aud II war
due that the examination should be made as the
| OF this House Lave been mutilated.
Mr.. HENS ldem) Of Iowa, who Il the Committee Of
Fngossed Bills said he recoected very well that the
word futuie' was left out, and SURPRISED when ha
discovered i struck from the original bill He did not
recoiiect anything about the words 70 which Mr. Wash
burne had called the attention OF the House.
Mr. WAsnrRSE said he understood the bill altered
on for the appointment Of select committee to inquire
into the fact which he Aad brought before the House.
smine witnesses under oath.
Mr CAMrsElI, (flee soil) Of Ohio, offered amend
81 @ h - sS t Tn niG
son for this was, that several days important
inferiineaoa was made in the resolu.ion fixing the
compensation Of the officers of the House He did not
say that fraud intended, but ii due the in
tesry OF this house that these things be stopped.
Mr. MoMufIKs, {dem) of Virginia, concurred with
him in his opinion.
Mr., WAsIiBuRSgs resolution with Mr. Compbeil,s
amendment, then adopted
NJ. MACK (dem Of Ind, made Intellectual attemp.
to Introduce resolution to inqu.e what quantity OF
land has been purchased and by when, at the terminus
Mr., LEIcIKR (dem of Va gave notice that to morrow
he should introduce bill TO repeal the Minnesota land
law.
PoR ALABAMA RAILROADS.
Mr. Cons, (dem Of Ala moved to suspend tAe rules,
road purposes. Disagreed to-96 against 64-not two
thirds
The House then won't into Committee OF the Whole on
rg FoRrn1cAuoS APPROPRIATION pnL
Was then amended and laid aside TO be reported to the
House.
1sE ALLEGED FRAUD AeAN-xxriASA Auoss.
Mr. STEVENS (dem of Mich, rose to personal explnna
tn ba
appointed He intended TO make his statement on honor
After the Mime land bill had been sent to the Com
mittee on the Public Lanes of which he is member il
was referred to him for his individual action upon it
Gentlemen who were connected with them called him
and requested that certain alterations might be made
in The third section before he returned the bill to the
committee. The alterations desired were explained
Minnesota in relation TO the lands granted by Congress
and be with his own hands struck from the original bill the
word future. The other the alteration Of the word
or to and, and he thought proper should be made
and he supposed he made It, He presented the bill with
some explanations to the Committee on the Public
Lands which approved it. He then reported it to the
getting there his attention was called to the bill II
did make that the bill did not contain the alters
ton He conferred with ono two gentlemen of the
Senate and told them frankly when he reported
made the alterations, INTENDED TO do Sub
sequently one Of tho Senate clerks came to him
Generall Patton-who ield out the bill and pointing
out the third section asked him whether it was right
sa tie NJ. rshs and
cordiny to his recollection he further said you will find
that you viii look at the original draft the word ana
instead OF 'or' is there He went to the desk of the
epgiossng clerk Of the house (speroe where the mat
ter talked He there stated he had supposed he
had made the alteration in the original draft and thought
he voted for the bill thus amended. The question
up to whether the alteration could be mace,
and several Senators said il was mere verbal
alteration, and they had frequently made such. Cries
Give their nsmes'-give their names) He would not
give them, those gentlemen implicated lie
would honorable 70 n
The matter adjourned to Col Forneys room where
ne made I similar statement. MI Iorney said he did
ton said frequently make such alterations;
Mr. Forney remarked at would be better, then the
alteration made in consequence Of what had
place He wished to withhold nothing but to state the
state them frankly. n he had sinned it was an er-
ror of judgment-pothing He was perfectly
e IN a ., s
30 doing He wished here to this was the frst and
the last interview he had had with Colonel Forney the
subject So help him God hc did not then know Of any
design in having the bill changed from its original FORM
In reply, the only interest he had in the bill
steamboat navigation and thereby benes, many other
states and the substitution OF the word g and'' for
1r rIs could not affect the original purpose "a voice.
said Il the thing could be done should be gratfed TO
have it done The only interest have in the bill Is that
II benefits State and doing this benefits other States
The alteration simply gives to companies which
organized but not when the bill passed, op
portion OF the grant.
Mr.. HAvEy, twhig) of J.-This statement is too i'm
porant not to be embodied in the testimony before the
House.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION mi.
The committee then acted the Senate amendments
to the ndisn Appropriation b rejecting some Of them
report TO this effect afterwards made TO the
House, and concurred In.
rK YoRrIrIcAnoS Bill
Was then passed by vote Of ~ against 6s.
1t sppropriates for Fort Montgomery, on Lake Cham
plain, $4,000; Fort Knox Msine, 10000 Fort Warren
Narrows, Boston barbor $50, ,00O Fort Adams, Rhode
Island SIS ooo Fort schuyler, New York 1900; Fort
$50 0O0 Fort Monroe, Virginia. $50 o0o Fort Sumpter
South Carolina $50 o00 Fort Clnch entrance Cunber
Florida, $40 900; Fort McRee Florida sio 900 Fort
Taylor, Florida, 5,00o Fort Jefferson, Florida,
$50 .o0o the Notifications at San Francisco.
California I ooo tho s'' az Fort Point Point
California, $lOo,0 the forts on the Western
frontiers Of Texas, 100000; for repairing Fort Nj
the repair and improvement Of Fort Independence Mas
sachusetts, $10,000 FOR the repair OF Fort Columbus
and Castle William, $500; for repairs Of Fort
barbor, $4,000; for the repair Of Fort Miffiin
Pennsy vania. 1000; for the repair OF the wharf
,sra;y Id ae rn,a fOln' Comfort. N ssln for
the preservation Of the site at Fort Macon N c. 81 600
for the preservation Of the site at Fort Johnson South
South Carolina seo for the repairs Of Fort JACKSON
Georgia, IS, ,G00 for the repairs Of Fort Morpan Ala
bsma 5000; for the repairs Of Fort Pike, Louisiana,
81 COO for the repairs Of Fort Mscob 81 Geo. Cor the
repair Of Tower Bupree louisiana $780, for repairs
extension Of Fort St Philip, louisiana s2 600 for the
repairs Of the barracks at Fort Hamilton New York
$500.
rsr ryn-uosuss COMMITTEE
The following gentlemen we're appointed seec
committee Mr. Washburns's resoiuton:-Messrs
washburne Illinois Brecken ridge Campbell Barry, an
navis, Indiana.
Adjourned.