New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion Of Mr.. cox Dem, o., it was re-
,olyel that the Secretary Of War oonnunicste 20
this House the number, rye, and ocnditon OF 'ns
| Af,icnu- who have been under the supervision Oh
/ Nj 90, Wool commanding at FORTRESS Monroe,
X,r,i,i. ,iuce he La- had conigol OF tnat pelS4t
I fneIt together with the amount OF WORK lerl0lhe.
~ them, tie pay, If any, which they nave reo'Neu'
and the cost 10 tie Government Tor their innnten-
a1ce and enppuEt.
NJ CTKIEY REP, o. introduced bill 10 secure
ia ,io.s engineers slilOrs and crew. npOn the guu-
boa,. and war vessels. their bounty and peusious.
The Uoure then proceeded To the consideration OF
The bill authorize the Secretary oil the Treasury 10
nurclnns corn, aud for other puTpOses.
| Mr. PENDLErON Dem, o. inquired Of Mr..
Stevens whe,heri in his Stevens opinion IT was necer
gary to authorize the sale Of the live hundred millions
OF bonds recently authorized, III order 10 realize sum
ciept coin for the payment Of the interest, which
could not lie more by next July than forty millions
ON the ak hundred aud lity millions Of indebted
ussr
/ Mr.. STEVENS niep Pal, did not think it neces-
s,ry bn, i was found by tie Secretary a the Treas-
nry thlt these Bonds cannot be gold except at great
sacIiice hich he dill not choose TO make. Hence, he
he passage Of the bill NJ that the sTecie sec
lion OF the recently enacted United States note law
may not be rrpndia,ed. Mr.. Stevens added in reply
,bai tho new $3.50 600 900 Bonds have not yet been
/ i-sued.
Mr.. PENDLETON expressed hmself satisfied
with the explans,iOn. md would vote for IL. lie,
/ however. offered I'm amendment, which was agreed
TO- res,ei ting thai the demand notes shall be recev
able for duties on imports.
With this exception, the bill was then passed as
originally introduced.
/ Mr. harding TN, Ky.l, rising to an exrlans-
ton said that lac had noticed in the newspapers that
the Chairman OF the Committee on Territories hsd
reported bill providing for Territorial Governments
In the seeding States and for their subsequent adj
mission into the Union. his subject had been dis
crssed in the public prints. lie (llardinR was at
lors 10 ascertain how this information WAS obtained
Mr. ASHLEY REP, Ohio, tine Chairman OF the
Committee informed his colleague thereon that the
Committee Authorized him 10 report the bill. and
under instructions he Ashley had moved its printing
and recommtmsut TO the Committee.
MIR. HARDING remarked that the newspapers
also said that the Sepaos Committee on Territories
had concurrcd in the provisions of this bill.
Mr. ASHLEY replied that hs WA not aware that
/ tia, Committee, with the Chairman OF whom he had
been IN cousultaiion, had come 10 auy conclusion on
the subject. Ii the newspapers had made mis-
statement, the Chairman 81 neither of these Com
niiitees was responsible for 1t.
! Mr.. HARDING said that only four out OF the
nine members Of the Con uiitee had agreed on thi.
bill and vet IL was cent out The report Of the
/ Jointly OF the Committee.
Mf. ASHLEY further explained that lie gave
| printed copies to those who asked Tor them.
/ TIE conversation here terminated.
| The bill ~ render valid and 10 authorize tie ex
tension OF the patent granted John y. Mine for ~
! Jeaa cd by vote Of ~ against ~.
! Tho House then went into Committee Of tie
Whole on the State Of the Union tie bill recniaiiug
the luuik.ng privilege being nominAlly unGes consid-
ention.
Mr. BLAIR REP. No. proceeded 10 speal Of the
Military Department Of tbs West under Gen. John
Il &. Fremont. lie taid a very great pres
cure mad been brought 10 bear through the newspa-
rers to force Gen. Fremont back into a command,
and to force the Administration, against its judy
mcnt, expressed after dciiberation, TO employ him
in souo one OF the military departments. He lliairi
had eeen il stated in teegrams that ten. Fremont
had again and again demanded "A trial. Tbia is not
true.
Mr. RIDDLE rep, ObIo) asked on what su-
thority the gentleman made the last statement.
Mr. BLAIR, reslmng. said: No demand for Il
trial hns been made unless u has been done within
the last two or three dsys. Gen. Fremont had mol.
made the denaud at ali. for lie BLAIR had taken
pains siriy himself of The fact by inquiry II the
Office Of tho Acknowledgement, and at that Of the
Judge Advocate of the Army. SC was most eXtraor-
binary that an officer Of tho army, charged with
crime, mutiny, and misconduct Of the war, and de-
posed from bis command in consequence of these
charges should not ask q trial. He ventured the as
sertion that IL Gen. Fremont will demand trial
the Administration will grant il. IL had also been
heraldei that the Committee on the Conduct
OF tho War mad demanded biz Fremont A.
rcst,ntion. He tilair) undertook TO fny
thai such vat Let the lset. IL Nas simply publ