New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-08

reduce our own compensation. am willing TO do
| it. There can NO measure OF otenchment will
not vote for. You may reduce tne and m.e TO pow
e,ty, 80 thst may end my days 10 the Aims House,
but will not and cannot sanction such prof gate
ns. Of the public treasure. And SIR solemnly de-
clrs and call upon the great sesrcher OF hearts
All eat the truth OF what say, that have no sinis-
ter motive or selfish purpose In bringing tbis
mater before the Senate. l have no fiiends to
reward, and eDemi = to pnnlsh and no interests
10 promote except the interests OF my country, and
the heart of the nsn must be calloused 10 All the
feeling Of patriotism, aud to every noble sen'imeo'
who eau turn deaf ear to tie Giles tbat come up
to-day from this leedlng country. IL Is Tor THAT
reason that l stand here, and invoke Senators Ia
the OF our common country, ana oy all Tue M
t-ress of ths, country that by The vote yon shaii
live on this resolution you will show to tue coun
try and the worli that such transactions as bls can
not command our approval. There Is al old saying,
"That it Is % we'll to die by the sword as by
famine. Ii this system goes on, the army we nave
III our midst is TO be- dreaded than any there Is
on the other side of the Potomac. Then let us so
day ray ia The nildest torn that language can ex'
press disspproba,on that do not approve OF this
system. do not ark you 10 censure the Secretary,
os 70 impeach bis motives. But something must be
done to save our country from ruin and proiigacv
| | would ray, D Christ, Thou Who didst with d
scourge Of small cords drive tie money changers
out OF the temple at Jerusalem is there 10 scourge
Of aceraion for tbose who turn this temple Of our
! Liberties into another den OF thieves.
Mr.. DIXON rep, Conn., said be did not wish
in any way TO palliate fraud No man WAS more op-
posed TO fraud than he lie was entirely inc.-
pendent OF the Secretary Of tie Navy-had asked no
favors OF the Secretary and had had consultation
with him or any OF his friends III regard to tiis mat
ler. The Secretary had sent the whole Information
10 Congress. The fact was that large amount had
been saved 70 the Government. A large nnmber OF
vessels were purchased, every one OF which were
sea- worthy, and were worth more III the market 10
day than when they were bought. This WAS all I'M
usual purchase and the Secretary WIS Obliged 10
lose DO Jime-aciiOn must he had immediately. The
Secretary was admitted everywhere TO be n man OF
the purest integrity, sud tbs ia the only complaint
that can be made even Of mistake Of judgment.
| lie then read from the letter Of the Secretary,
showing at the prices paid for various vessels
were very low, and thought thar the report OF tie
Comnitee rather IN an accusing spirlt, and Try
| iug to find come pnblIc officer with whom 70 mud
| rault. He commended that the Secretary had
zone the very beet he could under the circumstance
and Mr.. Morgan was the very bert agent he could
have selected, and Sue evidence before the Commit
tee fully shows this. lie referred 20 the unseawor-
thy yerrels purchased by naval officer, which were
refused by Nr. Morgan, willie all the vessels our
chased By the latter were seaworthy AID were pur-
G. asod ut less prices. Yet we were called 90 now TO
cen,nre the Secretary Of the Navy because lie &c
scted the best agent he could, and the agent made
De test possible purchases for the Government saw
lug great amount 81 money. We have bad no re-
v.rses in our Navy Department, and believed Ills
WA. because Al the head Of that del artment was Il
true honest, peerless mind.
Mr. WILSON moved to substitute for the report
tie following:
h. employment Of sn agent to nsss purchases for
purchases Lnwi.r and never to os
rssorsd TO, except in cases OF imtenou. peee"ity
On motion Of Mr. FESSENDEN, the subject wa'
pos, poned ill Monday.
! The Civil APPROXIMATION bill was then taken NJ.
| The amendment relative TO the printing o. Treas
nry Notes by the American Bank-No,e COmpan,
Vas considered.
Mr. PEARCE Dem, Md read the correspond
ence between the Department here and the Assist at
Treasurer at New-loIk, and said that the core
svoBdence show ed that toe Department acted witt
ite utmost and Integrity In the whole matter
and thought IL but due 20 make his ex PLANTATION j.
order Ia reiute various CT arges which had been mad
ia regard ia. matter without DID gUg any foundation
The bill was then Temporarily Iostpoued.
Tie bill Authorizing su addtional issue OF Unite
3 ate. notes was then taken up aii. ya--eu.
The bill authorizes tie Issue OF ten millions Of he
maud noies.
The Civil Appropriation Till was then resumed.
Ga motion of Mr. ANTHONY Rep, Mimi
part OF the appropriation for seed. &C., was ordered
to be applied TO investigating the preparing of ha'
as "A substitute for cotton.
The bill then pass-d.
Mr. JOHNSON Union, Tenn here handed q
the Clerk the dispatch from Commander Foole Oft
capture Of Fort Henry, which was read to the
Srnate.
| Sir. SHERMAN rep, Ohio, from the Committee
on that subject, reported joint resolution tor the
payment OF the awards to the Commi- sion to n,e.r
gate military claims in the Depsr meht Of the West
Passed.
On motion OF Mr. WILSON the bill to define tn,
ray aud emoumeuts Of tho officers Of the Army, VIZ,
taken up.
Tue Senate then adjourned till Monday.