The New York herald., 1862-03-05
House or Representative.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1862.

CLERKS roR NEW YORK rREAsURER's OFFICE.
The House concurred in the Sonates amendments to the
bill authorities additional clerks in the Office of the
Assistant Treasurer Of New York. and tho appointment
Of q Deputy Assistant Treasurer.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED uEcroy.
The House then took up the Pennsylvania contested
election case the pending resolution being that John
Kline is not but that John p verrce the sitting member
is entitled TO tho member from tho Third Con.
gressicna district.
Mr. DAwr rcp.) Of Mass. explained the grounds upon
which the Committee Elections the adop.
ton of the resolution they being unanimously Of
opinion that according to the contestant with ali tho
corrections claimed by him. he is nevertheless, not
titled to the fifty four votes claimed by him To have boen
BY mistake omitted from his count In tho third division
Of the Eleventh. the third division Of tho sixteenth
the first division Of the Nineteenth wards, and
Messrs JOHNSON, (opp) Of Pa and WRIGHT rUnion) Of
Pa controverted the positions OF the committee insist.
ing that the contents OF the ballot boxes the
Mr. Kline. II II could DO shown the boxes have been
tampered with then recount should not be insisted
upon governing principle
Mr.. KELLY, Srep ol Pa spoke in favor Of Mr. verree.
| adopted by vote Of l05 against H.
TIM rAcrIc RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH BrIs
Mr. CAMPBELL (rep) Of Pa. reported from the Select
Committee the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Limo bi
| which was referred and ordered to be printed.
GOVERNMENT coSTRAcTs.
The resolution reported some tme ago from the Com
| mttec on Government Contracts, was taken up.
Mr.. suAxxs, trep) Of Ind, noticed that part Of tho
report where reference ID made TO General Fremont
saying that the committee had not fully investigated
they should have done. his General Fremontsl mill
| tary operations In the West. A combination had been
| formed against that Just and good General Fre-
mont) destroy him, and II they could not do that N
involve him In disaster He pitied the eouess wretch
who could thus be employed There had been arrayed
against him General Frsmont) combination Of disap-
pointed contractors and Treasury plundsrers But the
Fremont was to be It's victim II he General rrsmon
could not be sacrificed he was 70 be disgraccd.
Mr. shanks continued 70 defend General Fremont at
siderable length. The charge OF inefciency, he said,
shallow TO deceive anybody especially the
Western people. Mr. shauks then proceeded 10 show
that tho allegations against General Fremont totally
unfoundcd He then alluded to former events when the
city Of Washington bling In fear OF the rebel
victorious armies, and when full supplies Of men and
West In vain General Fremont had asked for men and
military stores; and thcso not being supplied, he was
as would save he people whom he wss
20 protect When General Fremont went 10 the West
there were only thirty i've thousand troops there
ten thousand Of them were three months mon and their
time was fast expiring. AZ 10 arms, he could get
only what holders willing TO give him on his own
snSp:s shus furnished Gen. Fremont paved the way
for other TO reap victories He Gen Frcmont) was
always successful Pursuing tho dictates OF his own
Judgment, he Gcn. Frsmont saw the necessity for gun
boats and took measures for their construction Mr..
Sbanks than reviewed the circumstances under which
Gen. Fremont was relieved from his command, which was
| and he was removed, too at time when he had well
| appointed army 10 meet Gen. Price Mr.. Shanks then
alluded at length 10 tho annoyanccs TO which Gen. Ere
mont was subjected, especially at the time whom hs
/ was IN pursuit OF Price, which pursuit was pre-
| vented by the arrival OF Generals Hunter and Pope
But for this Tennessee would have been long boore In
our possession. General Fremont removed because
the slave power demanded IL. lie criticised tho report
Of tho committee relative to the fortca<ions at st
Louis and these hc contcndcd were as necessary n
those the southern side OF the Potomac which
desired by Generals Scott and Mcclellan and for which
Congress had voted hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
General Fremont was only in tho Western Department
hmdreddays, during which time he raised his arm,
from 1900 TO 10000 elective lghtng men clothing
feeding I'D arnng them himself lie besides fortified
not only 81 Louis bat distant Toiats holding mtaryoc
curation Of nearly the entire state. Mr. shauks th
related III, mnst prominent Joints IN General Fremont
OPERATIONS. THO lisc spirit, labor and Success OF th.
eat Western camraig are due TO Gccral Fremont and