New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-31
uorrsv OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. FENTON, rep, n. " from Committee OF
Claims reported the bill passed for relief Of Philips
Soear & CON-. Y. 1t authorizes running certih
Gates OF loan OF lo4e, to amolnt OF S<VVo, i'll pice
those lost. 90,
MIR. DAWES REP, Mass. caused memorial t'
he read suggesting an appropriation for a Nauona
Cemetery in the District Of Columbia, 60 that th'
bodies of deceased soldiers may be within reach
their friends. Referred TO Committee on Military
Affairs. IN :.
The House resumed consideration Of the biii u
nav the eypentes incurred by the States In enrolling
su6ssting, clothing, aiming, and Transporting 'n'
| troops, sc. It'll,
Nj. HOLMAN Dem, Ind caused an article
| from The CbicdgO Times to be read, showing
,rrant case of fraud and said that, under TINS nh
$4,000 would be dishonesty taken out oi 'N'
Mr. RICHARDSON Dem, Ill.) was glad to state
that Gov. Yates of Illinois was not eohcerleu ~
any fraudulent transaction, but ne thicnhruso. .",
noibinp TO say in excuipatlOn Of others aSaiiN;s'
whom, crave charges lie Thieves were enghgeu III
plrpdofinp the Treasury in every possioie VIZ
We have more TO fear from them thah I've haNe
the rebels Bv the passage OF thiS OIL VIC mUu, :.
onon the door TO all the thieves on earth' Jaw is
raadv in existence authorizing the Secretary o. the
Treosirv to ray all properly authenticated Claims
wa sIcnId reduce the pay of the army, ana make
them fight for something else than money Aho,ner
thing we have got TO DO, viz, brng al incompetent
officers. from Gen. Fremont down, before court
martial That officer itremoDtl shonld ne con-
victed. because he did not support Gen. Lyon-the
yors, military blunder that ever was made.
Mr. KELLOGG rep, H. mentioned the iac'
that his State had furnished $1,000 volunteers I,
crush this devilish and helhsh rebellion, ana mere
fore it would be strange If some improvidence nao
NOT occurred. His colleagues (kohardsOn whole
sale charge Of dishonesty and fraud against oihceri
Of uino should be sustained by some kind OF PROOF
lie tKellogp) had regard for the public press, oui
would 10 God it was 10 some extent debauched an,
demoralized and that public officers could be shieiue'
from insidiOus attacks at time "heh VIC h"IOh
tremble and men tuIn pale.
Mr.. DUNN rep, Ind said that unless the l'ous'
should pass some such measure as this, very grea
Injustice would be done TO the loyal States. lie
DUNN knew that many OF The accounts were out
rageons the preferer and the thief having beer
bnsv 10 plunder the Government, but tins bill en-
abei the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 guard agalns
On motion OF Mr.. ROSCOE CONKLING (Rep.
y. " the bill was laid The table by vote OF IS
| t. AZ.
The consideration Of the Treasury Note bill was
POSTPONED until tomorrow.
Mr.. WORCESTER Rep, Ohio,) from the Com
uitiee or Elections reported resolutions declaring
that Charles II. Upton, of the Win Congressional
District Of Virginia, Is not entitled TO seat IN I'M
House
TIE House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on The Army Appropriation bill.
Mr.. cox Dem. Ohio,l responded to the attack
Of his colleague (Gurleyj upon the conduct oi the
war and Gen. Mcclellan. lie said there were
bypociies IN religion, quacks in medicine, petiiog
g,fs in law, mushrooms in vegetation Secession IL
Government and military circles in Congress lie
proceeded 10 answer the general charges against
Gen. Mcclellan because he had made no movement
OH the Potomac. He referred TO the merits Of The
critic whose only martial experience was acquired
| at Bull Run, and whose brief experience on Ere
It.h ha ffed xlten 81
star paled did not make him military expert lit Z
criticize skillful general. lie took up the com
plants against Gen. Mcclellan for Withholding al
4 eager army from victory. In Missouri and Ken
;ucky there were no orders from Gen. McClelln
I inconsistent with the mos, prompt moyenents-hi
o orders were 70 hasten the movements without
{ moments delay. lie referred TO the diitcultie
D which Generals Halleck and Buell. met with in a:
!; suming their commands. It was not true, az bl
. colleague Tad said, that Gen. Mcclellan or Gen
, Haeck had stopped the march Of CurtIs Sgel, al
r Asbotb. after Price These Generals had mad
cavalry Reconnaissance, and had called for six reg
ments from Gen. Pope, which lad been furnished
. A letter from Gen. Halleck 10 Gen. Mcclellan tw
days ago, expressed the belief that our army woul
either beat Price or drive him out. As TO the con
plant that Gen. Mcclellan bad stopped Lander al
Kelly from capturing jackson at konney, he Shove
that il would have been but Balls Bluff rish
crossing the river without the means Of recrossin
in case Of disaster and that, too when Banks woul
i
would have had TO retreat. Gen. Banks approve
OF Gen. McClellans action. As 10 the non-movt
ment of the army here, il cannot be done now ~
The mud; it was never intended by Gen. McClella
TO attack an eqnal force i'll their in,renchments; b
intends 10 DO what he il doing-cut off their line
supplies and retreat, by takitg the Tennessee Rail
road To this end he has given biz every energy t
aid Buell. and lis divisions. Mr. Cox referred TO IN
general conduct Of the war, and the character 0
Gen. Mcclellan. His colleague said The people ha
no faith in the Chief in command. Cox denied this
What was wanted was little more faith from hi
reverend colleague. lie (Gurley) was Il Minister 0
! the Gospel and his faith 50 large "a to take il
all mankind in'his scheme Of s2lvatioD II his col
leagues faith can take jeff Davis and Wgfall int
Ileaven--f he can rec Humphrey Marshall squeez
through the gates OF Paradise, why cannot he ex
ercise some faith in the skill and strategy Of Gen
Mcclellan even when some Of hi- designs are TO hin
| inscruable The General iii command has to be re
served; If he took every into his confidence il
this Ieaky weather, all his plans would be frustrated
Mr. Cox inveighed against the fedging Congress
sional critics. whose experience was mostly confined
10 Bull Rum II nsed 10 be considered necessary fo
military critic 10 know at least that the rsnl
il just behind the front, and that he should be a
least miL,ia officer, with the bloody experience
training-cay; but here we have reverend civilian
whose thoughts ought to be more on the dove thar
on tie eagle, whose experience has been confined L
conventions aud caucues, cTi.icising OF the moot
officers in tie military service OF ANY
nation. Why, years $50, in the Mexican war, these
fame genfIeutoa who now 70 queruloue about
Gen. Mcclellan, echoed Summers " Peaceful True
c raudeur Of Nations, and Hosea Biglows slang:
Fife. sxty, yoa hGn' Teller
You pIsy fie iiil you yelleT
Fore goo get aEold Of me"
Mr. cox refer red, in conclusion, 10 DE animus Of
Aese attacks on Zen. McCellan--it WE became he
would not make Mis- war an Abolition war. lie
would no. now d Uass this aspect Of our debaies.
Happily, he could Z uBounce that no Conhscating or
lulancipaiing bills CO pass this Congress. Let tue
Iboliiionirts howl OLE, Phillips declare that a
ctory by Mcclellan would only cover up the old
Au1 .nre md thnrot .n1e p,ae 10 hc dcnl1rcd