The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-02

rnies for the regulation Of the same
/ TN motion Of NJ. BvAHhTT, the biu was
M. PaHLAB, Of miss offered . resolution
Of ipu uiry ilto the expedtency OF empioy.rg
negro teamsters in the army OF the Co"fede-
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ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
TUESDAY,, April !. 1869.
The House was opened With prayer By Rev.
DR.. M ooas. and the Journal Of yesterday
The Uhsir announced the following com
mlttee under the resolution OF Mr.. FoOra, of
Tenn. passed yesterday, calling for q com.
mit,ee Of AveNo examine lat tho abaseG in
the medical department., viz: RALLs Of Ala i.
Tenn. and EcLAAns Of North carolina.
Mr.. jos -, OF Tenn, moved suspension
Of the rule requiring the call Of the States
for resolu tions. mt mortals. 10 agreed 70.
of War. subAi.iiLg q report Of tho battle OF
Bethel In June last, under the resolution OF
the Houss requesting the same; whion. or
motion, was laid ON the tuble.
,idsfatlon OF the vote adopting tbs II solu-
.ion of M F0O1E, of Tsnn., requesting the
President to direct the Secretary OF War TO
send 10 the House the report CT Gen. 4. 3.
Johns ton to tbs inter og lt0ries prop0u nded
to him by the order Of tue Prssiden ,ouch-
Ing the recent military disasters at Fort
Donelsoa and elsewhere
mr. BARKsDALB advocated the motion to re-
consider and would briefly stare the reasons
which ne wouid have presen ted when the re-
soiu,ton was pending, II he had not been
tenn poralily absent on account CT indfsposf-
ton. The resolution, though cot 90 desgasd
BY the House, might be constr ned In TO cen
sure of the War Department, 70 the eject,
that 1t h ad failed to respond 70 series Of 70
solutions which had hesn propounded by
this House. Bat what are the fActsI The
aAn nkpr3 m a Ua
age, upon the motion OF the member from
Tennessee, (ndr. FoorR,) whose propensity TO
D. iEquisitive The House had thought p. oper
to indulge. These rssoiutions embraced eve
variety OF topic. Tney required information
upr N subjects which could not have been Oh
tanned except upon CORE POE dence with Gen.
Johnston aud others. Such Information was
absolutely essential to n fail answer TO the
tnterrognsOriss of the House, which would IN
due time pe furnished. He noped tho motto Il
to reconsider would prevail.
Mr. FOoFH, Of Tenn, said that the remar ks
Of the honorable gen tleman had 70 some ex
| tent taken him ~ surprise. As the chairman
Of the special committee charged with the
! In vestigauon of the Fort DoEelson sf Lr. he
| had feItit his duty to demand all the iafor-
nation In possession Of the War Depart.
ment in reference to that sffAir. but 70.
| creant Secretary had contemporary aud
| contuM aciously dared to Withhold thaI infor-
NATION. The resolution which he had offered,
and wnich the House had gravely considered
| yesterdsy, he conceived 70 be courteous and
| respectful, not only to the p. esident, but to
| the pre- sent bend Of the War Department, for
| who m he had the highest est en-. He had
| come here to do his duty. and he meant 70
| discharge 1t without regard to any man In
| any position. his friend from Misstssippi - IL
he would allow him to call him his friend
had undertaken defence Of the outgoiD 6
| Secretary. He exhorted The honorable gen.
| tleman net to Atand for n again as the vinoi-
| oator of the reputation of that ofnciai, whose
vacation Of that position Wa infiniteiy more
he could render In any other spacity. 1t
| was with the Hoase to detarmin0 whether
tha committee ahould have the Information
demanded In the resolution, or hobble on a.
| AZ present without the facts before 1t.
| @r. BARxsDALs replied. protesting that ne
wss guitless Of any inteh tion, b his previ.
| GUS rsmarxs to furnish OccasLon Tor the In .
| fiction Of such orient of vitu peration and
| q Had escaped the lips OF the member o1
| tennessee He desIred simply to present Z
| brief tatement, showing that that d1stln.
guished functtonary did not meri: feaspyq
| either implied Or expressed, In this m after.
Il was utterly impossible for him 70 have
obtained Information upon which 70 base q
| satlsfastory answer TO tbs iA:eyr0gatortel
propounded In tho resolations within twenty
days, inasmuch ~ that information mus
| h I've been derived from Gen. Johnston, and
others la his command, q thoasand mile
| away. He Was quite sure shat sll The infor
nation sought would b Afforded In due time
/
woula have had him iuss in the great basi.
ness In which no 10 engaged. organizing and
| preparing Ais command Tor battles On WAtcl
Important results depend, . make IN answs,
| even upon the subjects embraced In the In
terregatOriss.
The gentleman from Tennessee had ear
nsstly disclaimsd parpose tn rsfsci csnsure
! upon the late Secretary bat sali Il SCI m ID
| apparent that sach wac the constru elton O
g second call for information spon the SAM
subject. It sesmsd to imply charge Of d.
| reelection OF duty, and yet he believed thu,
such was not the intention Of the House.
| He did not stand hero - the especial cham
pton Of the Secretary Of war OF any one else
| that ample jasMce be accorded. II tAe gen
| tismnn nom Tennessee coald sarytve. tn
| eject Of HE own assaults, no Was Qutte suH,
that that clacer coald outlivs them. III
| gentleman had disavowsd . purpose TO assaa
| the ADMINISTRATIVE. in ettscklDg . msHbsl
| oft He (AI. By could NOS f0frain from
/ aaying that he eoald not appreciate TIA
| kiaa Of cAtvalry whtoA strikss at The aGsn
| principal. /
l. mr.. Foofs replied In brief explanation
when the question was called upcn the me
| tion OF the gsntleman from Kentucky, an
| the House, BY . decided vote, declined 20 n
considsr the vote on the resolution.
nittee Of Rules. a. foiIows: That NO 81
shall b. put npA lss paaoaSe, unlen ~ 4
| two birds vote. mill IL sAau have beel
printed and distftbuted. Laid over unds
| the ralss.
NJ. HoIs. OF "a. NOM thu COMMITTEES Q
| ways and Asaas, reported bill y - eat
| sled IN act 70 provide Addiuonsl MEANS 10
/ ghe prosecution Of the war, BY the p0fceaS
Of cotton. Placed npoa he ealsaAaf aaA q
Mr.. 0AESnrs, OF W., from the same cen
mittee. Yepofsed . bill 20 admit imports dat.
nee, exoSpt sscA - may - imported iron