The national Republican., 1862-01-14

Mr. TEN EYCK contended that tAe mem 'cr
from Kansas was brisadier general, legally
NJ. DAVIS argued In esisnso in favor OF the
claims Of Stanton. n
On motion OF Mr.. LATHAM, the Senate
went into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Nr. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, Of the Com
inittes Of Ways and Means reported an sppro.
priation bill for the support Of the army for
The year ending June 80, 1858, and for an I'd.
ditional appropriation Tor the year ending
June 80, 1869. Referred.
Nr. DAWES, Of the Committee on Elections,
offered a resolution, which was adopted, ad-
mitting Andrew J. Clemens, from the fourth die.
trict Of Tennessee, 70 bis seat In this House for
the Thirty seventh Congress.
Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton requesting the Secretary Of War to inform
the House By whose authority the United
States supplies and property In Utah, and 90
pesially 1t Fort Critteuden, were sold and de.
sroyed; also, to show by whose authority the
Of Colorado, and whether the Department Is
responsible tor the payment for arms and sup
plies used BY that force. Adopted.
Mr.. TRAIN, Of Massachusetts,, introduced .
bill 10 repeal all laws prohibiting the iseue Of
bank notes Of denominations less than Eve dol
lars In the District Of Columbia. Referred 70
the Committee on the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. DAWES then resumed bis argument on
the civil appropriation bill. He said there are
eighty.thrre regiments Of cavalry to-day, one
| thousand strong II takes $3.50, 600 10 put one
of these regiments on foot before II can mevc.
Twenty millions Of dollars have thus been Ok
Iented on thess cavalry regiments before they
left the encsmpments where they we're muster
ed into service. And hundreds and Thousands
OF these horses have been condemned and sent
back to Elmira aud Annapolis and 10 this city
TO spe d the winter. Any day hundreds Of
them can be seen round the city Of Washing
ton chained 10 trees, where they were LETT to
starve TO death. Gangs Of two hundred horses
in various places have been thus left TO die,
until the COMMITTEES on the District Of Colum-
bia have now called for measure Of legisla
tien 10 protect the city from the danger to be
apprehcnded from this horse Golgotha.' Be
sides the contracts for these horses, there are
others for the details of furnishing these regi.
ment, In addition to the arms In the hands Of
the six hundred thousand soldiers In the field.
Numerous outstanding contracts made with
private individuals, not made upon advertise
ments-not made with the knowledge Of the
public, but made by ex members Of Congress,
} who know no mere Of the difference between
J one class OF arms and another, than does a
Methodist minister. There are outstanding
contracts for the manufacture Of Springfield
muskets- the first one OF which cannot be de-
! livered 10 six months from this day.
There is a contract for the supply Of one
million and ninety thousand muskes at $28
apiece, when the same quality Of musket ID
manufactured at Springfield for $3.50 apiece,
and an ex member Of Congress Is now In Mas
s,chusetts, trying u get machinery made by
which he will be able to manufacture, In somC
al vuouihu honca NJ xDl anioco khnaa ri0s
nuskets Manufactured to-day in that armory
for $3.50 Pre- videncc before six months will
dispose Of this war, or He will dispose Of us
} Not one Of those muskets thus contracted for
, will be of the slghteet service In this emer
! gsncy, or before the providence of God, whether
: for good or for evil will dispose Of II. HI
weuld ask his friends from the North and
Northwest, how they expect benefit by an Or
mory at Chicago, at Rock Island, and o.
Quincy, Illinois, when million aud ninety two
4 thousand muskets will according 10 the two
contracts, be thrown upon the country, and
that after the war ia over, and at such ar
enormous price, In addition to other outstand
ing contracts for the manufacture some time
hence, OF 272 900 Enfeld rifles.
Besides these are 70, ,543 acts OF harness, u
be delivered by and by, at cost Of 81, ,978, ,446
He had not time to enumerate all th'se con
, tracts When we appropriated, at the last ses
, sion ol Congress, for the purpose, $40. .OOO, 900
thirty. seven million aud some thousand dollar
had been already pledged 10 contractors, mol
, for the purchase Of arms for the men In tht
field, not to protect those fighting the country
4, battles in this great emergency and peril, bu
, for some future use, for some future occasion
, or 10 meet some present need Ol the contract
ors. He did not know which have been pledget
at this moment, and not only the appropriation
OF last session has been exhausted, but seven
teen millions put upon II. The riot Of the 1871
OF April in Baltimore, opened this ball. and Of
the 2lst OF April, 10 the city Of New York
there was organized corps Of plunderers Q
, the Treasury. Two millions Of dollars wer
entrusted TO q poor, unfortunate, honest, bu
q entirely Incompetent, editor OF paper In Ne,
: York, to dispense 1t in the best manner
: : could. Straightwsy this gentleman began I
purchase linen pantaloons straw hats. Londo
|, porter, dried herTings, and such like provision
=, Tor the army, till he expended In this wa
S39O,O00 Of the money, and then he got scare
y and quit [Laughier.l
If There is an spprop rist;on, als0, for the sup
ply Of wood 10 the army. This contractor
v pledged the payment OF seven dollars per cor,
Tor all the wood delivered to the different com
q mands wood collected after the labor OF th
soldiers themselves had cut down tho trees ;
clear the ground for their batteries; and the
Q this contractor employs tie army wagons
At draw II to the several camps, and he has n,
d further trouble than 10 draw bis seven dollar
70 a cord-leaviug the Government 10 draw th
+. wood. [Laughterl tcosts $4,000, 900 ever
Ii day TO support the army in the field. On
hundred millions of dollars has thus been el
10 pended dnce we met on the I'd day Of Deoen
Of bsr; and all that time the army has been in n
ID pose. What the expenditure will increase
when that great day shall arrive when our ey,
~ shall be gla 'dened with sight Of the army
q motion, he did not know Aud this 500, 900 ,0C
Id will 20 with the $lO8.000,00O more he hs
"A enumerated. Another 100000 900 may
added TO these before the 4th of March. VIII
II may cost to put down the rebellion, he care
be very little; provided, always, that It be pl
I'd down effectually.
But faith without works is dead, and
n was free to confess that bis faith sometim
te. fails him-he meant his faith 10 men, not
n, the cause. When the history OF these tim
he shall be written, II will be question up<
whom the guilt will rest most hesvily y-upt
ri him who has consp,red to destroy or NM