The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-02

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NJ. bEDewIcK ~. To Ecm u. Naval Com.
mit,e.. r.porisd q bsll xhich vas passed. an
thorlslbg sddisionsi snlistmsnfs n The navy
q. tofse ye1s o. during ths var, - 80 10 place
n ocpplsts 'ficl-ncy fur sctvs s.rvic.
MI SrEvnss (Psbn.). from the Committee
on Wsys and Means, reported bUl, which vas
pssssd, sppropristing oos hundred thousand
sslIer. f'r a'ld fortidsstiens for the defence Of
W0birg ,on.
Mr.. SrAvKss from the Conuittss OF G. q.
fsren,s on the Suppl. msntL Loan bill, med,
report explaining that tbs dissgrssmeats &c The
Two HVpses bsvs bean compromised by stirling
Cut nine per centum in osIts'n casss, and SUB.
s,itudrg Fix siso modifying III, sub. treasury
act, 10 that instead OF eold end filvr being
Immediately p,id mo the Treasury. ~ now
rqu'rso, the money derived from ths 10 N may
rem sin In solvent banks until IL shall be drawn
In purtpsncs Of Lac.
Mr.. p A. CosklEo (N y irqn,rsd vhs
tbsr tho Committss ssinsd ire duties f,om
tea, otf'', sugar, etc, a. pledge for the
war
Mr.. SiAvESs replied tha The Senate would
rot cortsDt 70 that and rather N v Ioes the
bill the Committee had sgreNd to ID Indon that
olauts.
The report vss adopted by "a sgsipst 81.
The stnsts bill, authorizing tb. appointment
| o. aits de camp In add Ion 10 those now al
LEVIED by law by 'hs Pr titsut, on the recon
| a. dati ,i,hT OF Li-utsnant General scoIT
or Of tbe Msj Generals, wss passed.
| Tks SPEAKER .pp inted ~ the Cjmmitt.s on
the pst u III. Houss. 70 ,xa nine ard repor, ~
TO the computation 81 sli enters Of the Gov
,rpm.nt, with q view 20 fsirst cbmsnt, Meesis
MoRaILL fV~nont, OILS IN ~ and Al
| LEE (Ohic).
The bi | was passsd approptiAiins $500 900
for the turct a,e Il ORDINANCES tor toe Us. Of tho
NAVY; ell eco for The compilation ~ The Ch,ilss
| town (MaAs) bafrnks, ard $50 900 for the
1 .aI. h. rsahe n "A
| CAusTI.'s Right sig' ais 1bs recrstAVy Of tho
NsVy Ia also Authorized TO change thu nan, Q
~ su,h vessels as be may purchase for the
Navy.
Mr. FssTos ", tfFsrtd the following;
| WheftdS IL ~ cur, nlly r ported tbs forces
row la r,beilion against In G. ,vsrnmstt havr
certain isODsrs in h r po 3 ssion and amoog
them ALYEpD Eli, tns u The membos " this
| HUE itsre'Hs
Re,cIptd, That tho President b. requested 20
futnhh this Hauss eth any infor :. alton he
| nav bnv. IL bis po' ssi on on the sUbj,c.
Mr. BLAIR (Mo fisisR To psrs nal .xpa-
nat on, read ONE rem atksof IHrRLow WEsD,
sl EiDs' him q i. B.AIR) AID bis brOthsr
| (MOsTooMSRi AH) tina rostms'tei C'nsf-
| 81, d,roRatpry 10 them IN conrsc Ion With The
~s-. As 10 the latter (hosTooMERI BLAIs),
th,t g,ntens c, uld tab. care { { hi ns,it A.;
tborgh b, (F r BLAIR) differed from Gsns'al
| fCoTT with efsrebcs 70 he war their psrsonL
rail- lions were OF the kindest ctsrso or. He (fs
7. BIAIB) showed that II was abmroly
eS. S,G G r%Tm.w %H. y. Ma s,1 ..
Committee Led emascuated the oil rp1rted
by Senator WILSON tor an inc 'ass OF the ar ny.
Mr. BLAIR said that the chang. was entirely
untrue, ss the records thow. he hAdsss him
self gszsttsd, and thssndeavof TO cat inputa
tons upon him, because he, with oth,rL had
dem ssd.d Q vigort US prosecution oftbe wr, and
| an attempt was slSo made 10 render them re-
sponsible for the disaster a, BuD Ron. This
csms with 40 III eracs from TBURLow WEED.
who was Lere with msmter OF q COMMITTEES
urp ing a vigorous prosecution Of the war, aud
d clsriug that he and ths gentlemen ace,m-
pan wing bin, represented the entire people q
New York, and eau hvs 10 infuss yigor into
III, command ng Cereal. IL -as safsfer him
(BtAIh) 10 make Q stump Fp~sb, as he ~as
cbsrRtd, when M. WEED bimislf who was
an original con p'omis, man, came here TO
, wage q vigorous prosecution d the var.
Mr.. BLAIR them re'srrsd 10 M. RroHARD-
sons repetition OF the conveisation between
Gen. scorr ans the PGsleent relative 70 the
late battle, and involving the respond sility
eftte SIGHT.
| Mr.. RICHARDSON IN )rsmark,d that he had
ct deAvored TO report that conversation honest
", and U any thirg tten escaped his memory,
,he members Of this Hous, who wGs present
On that occasion, ought TO have corrected him.
Mr.. WAsBBuRhE (lll a. ors Of the gsn'ls-
men aiudsd to, said he did not understand his
colleague (RIoHARbsos) IS saving that Gen.
Soorr imputed that he mad been fore ID BY the
President to fight the battle.
Mr. RIcHAb Dsor did not think bis language
had BEEN fairly construed, IL II was supposed
that be had sid or intinated that Ger. Be OFT
i'm piled that tfs President had forced him into
the movement.
Mr. BLAIR al uded 10 this mattsr FOR double
pa poss He understood that Gen. ScorT did,
IN that conversation, txouerats tie President
from h'ying any part In forcing him to the
bnt'ls
Mr.. RICHARDSON repeated that he did rot
upders'snd Grn. Soorr as implying that the
President 70 cad him to fight that battls.
MIR. BLAIR replied that Was the very ess' nee
OF the matter The Pre- id,nt should rsta'u
ths cor fid,nce Of the people Of TIE country but
this he eosld not do 80 lons a. II VS. held out
that the President forced Gen ScoTr TO dgnt
Il e battle against his will. Bat re- the Pfsei-
dent did nlt take the responsibility OF torcins
n cattle before the troops ware ready ha will
still retain, AZ be sts'rus. the co-hdinee of TIE
poodle
Mr. BLAIR Their ALLUDED ~ the recent ar
ticls In the Ne'c York 7im,s which e'ssy Cd
70 give Ger 5al sCoIT's plan 4 the campaign
Although he did rot profess having tsihtary
knowlssge, he togd tto that such a plar
cOntain,d n, fes 8 Of fatal CiSasters 20 III,
country. IL was just suen prog anne q
the Cvnf,de' ATS nssre, and be aid not bs
= li,vs that II WIS Gen. SCoIT's plan
Mr. RiCHANrsCS IN further .xpl Nnau 70
I said 1t was the othr day no part Of his pu-
: pose to make any aSaslt on tie Presto ent
n Mr.. BLIs rsmh dad the gentleman tha
L he said Mr.. LISc DIV WAS an tonsst MAJ, i'll,
% alone, but that the Pr sid'nt was suiTo md,
II by willy paliitisns, aeairst whom he OR On
n ARR SOM feared ths President had not the coul
Is age or will to stSLd.
u Mr.. RCIAPI son replied tina, bis rem SRI
"a on that occasion we're not a. we'll expressed
/ they ought 10 have beer. If his mt aniny WI
n misunderstood becauss bis lsogusge vas NJ
" happily chosen, he regretted IT, Aojouusd.
IN Frsm WaAhisEtou.