Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-08

MT SHERMAN reported joint resolution
for Payment OF awards Of he commission 10
inV' s'igate military Claims in the department
al the west passed.
Adjourned to Monday
HOUSE
MIR. STEVENS said the United States note
Dill which passed yesterday provided payment
OF interest on bonds semi annually in coin
Tins was inadvertently inserted, and. by
unanimous consent, the house to-day amend.
ed the bill, by striking out those words, thus
leaving it to the convenience or option of the
treasury department to pay interest in coin or
paper.
MIR. DAVIS said no man was more earnestly
deslrous than himself Of bringing to Justice
every man charged with fraud, and was par
tlculaIl. Interested in bringing his own broth.
er TO justice. He asked The commi tee and
the house To unite with hlm in efforts to have
Capt. Davis, the assistant quartermaster,
charged with crime, arrested, cOurtmarlialed
and II found guilty and the penalty is DEATH
nave mn shot His brother knew nothing of
'he charges OF defrandng The government and
soldiers until it was published in the inyesti
eating committees report. lie (Davis) had
in vain sought to have his brothers transac-
tions inquired into, and had been before the
committee, but had been told that it would
cost S5OOO to bring Cap. Davis To yindicate
his reputation.
Mr.. DAWES stated that Mr. Davis came be-
fore the committee and furnished them with
certified copies of papers himself, and it he
led the COMMITTEE into error by giving wrong
copies, the committee are not to be blamed.
Capt. Davis could have a chance to correct
his own mistakes, but could not expect the
committee to send for him.
Mr. DAVIS said the committee ipterropated
his hrOtlpr tn Eron,Dnt,s 1,,I
whether they rode on bay horses;wiih drawn
swords, how they were dressed, SC. His
brother stood before the country charged as a
telon. lie only asked to be punished if guilty,
and righted if innocent
MIR. HOLMAN said Capt. Davis had had ia.
cllities for being heard before the committee.
lie submitted a resolution that the conduct of
Secretary Cameron in employing Alexander
Cummings without legal guarantee to make
purchases without restriction OF large amounts
OF military supplies, and the conductof Secre-
ry Welles in employing Morgan without guar.
antees for the purchase OF large number of
vessels, the compensation depending on the
price paid, instead of employing responsible
officers, nave adopted policy highly injurious
and destructive to lhe public service, and de-
serving the censure of this house.
Further consideration of the report was
postponed to next Tuesday.
MI Blair, OF Missouri, made report from
the committee OF conference on the disagree
ment to amends to the bill for the defences of
Washington, which was agreed to. 1t pro-
vides that no volunteer or militia on any state
or territory shall be mustered on any terms or
conditions 10 continue service therein, beyond
ten thousand in Missouri, and four thousand
five hundred in Maryland, according to form.
er authorization. Mr.. Blair explained that the
committee dld nothing with regard to home
troops in Kentucky, for the reason that the
bill ON which the raising of them depended
was pending in the senate. Several private
bills passed
Adjourned till tomorrow.