New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-29
he'd to Il. know that

all it3 liberahiy. do rot saY lht the Depa'tNieht
or sny Of its ofcery are pcnec that they have mol
been ,lefrauded or imposed upon, for no vigilance
can secnre a department f. m fraud; but ray II
challenges respect and co. hdence ior integnty foi
zeal, tor industry for PATRIOTISM, for an Lonest de-
sire to snbserye the publ interests. lhe history of
our gallant navy viii sn'er 10 dishonor under its
present administration. Now standing at the head
Of new inventions, with its iron boas tested in ac
tua contest, with its morars seven thousand
mounds heavier than anv used at tho famous
sieqe Of Sevsstopol and for the first time launched
on ocean vessels it has gone through the delta
Of the Mississippi, relieving tie blockade which has
hound the highway Of the empire IN the Great West
II il opening the chsnnels OF conmeTce-it IL doing
Ie whole duty 10 the country. ask mat yon shall
not criDpe il by declaring that lackstbe confidence
Of the Home OF Representatives.. II the Depart.
ment has made mistake, yon have corrected u by
legislation. II there was mistake IN not limiting
the commission paid to al agent, You have corrected
that by legislation. You must recolect the circum'
stances of the country when that Transaction took
rlace You must extend TO your public seryan!s the
igstce not to cay The g arity, which you would ex'
! TEND 20 any of your agents or employees IN public
li.e ask this House TO pause before u passes o
vote which shall imply censure on the adfnlnistra
tion of the Navy Department. Department which,
in ia conduct throughout the whole war, has been
worthy Of the praise, instead Of the censare OF this
/ House.
( Mr.. STEVENS rep, Pa said the gentleman
/ from Massachusetts lDawesj on former occasion
]
him steveDsl be WAS shout to call up this report,
/ bnt that. Notwithstanding he tSteveDs) had deemed
! il proper 10 absent himsef. lie tStevensl had sx-
nected that the gentleman (Daaesl wond have, az
rooues,ed made tie further remark that ne eould
moi be present here that day for the reason that
he had nu appoiD ment with strangers about Leaving
Washington. TIE gentleman from Massachusetts,
did no. mention tris fact. The gentleman from In
diane (Coliaxl however, supplied this deficiency AID
therefore 10 harm was done. He (Stevens) would
MAKO GOOD his charge. The Committee have not
conducted their business with fairness iney mao
not oiyeu notice TO those whose honesty they I'M
pucned Dor furnished them with copy OF the evi'
dence against them and when requested TO issue sub
penss they bad omitted 10 DO 20. :,
/ Mr.. FENTON Rep, y. " interrupting said,
with full knowledge OF ibe invesilgaons ~ YORK,
Harrisburg and Washington, the Committee had
scrupuously pursued course contrary 70 "na' VIC
gentleman hed condemned. -,
Mr.. STEVENS, responding, said the documents did
no, show H..
Mr.. DAVIS rep, Pa. in explanation said the
Committee had ecnt word to ten. Fremont 10 s'a.e
his own time when ~ wooo w as'eo''''
| him to aprear before them Ii.
/ Nr. SIIANKS Rep., Ind.l stated that no notice
Lad been given to Gen. Fremont. and no testimony
furnished. nam.
erally OF the Committee. In order to cepsare ex'
Secretary Cameron, il Was necessary 10 mpeacn 'ne
character Of TWO of his agents-Gov. morgan aho
Nex.uder Cummings. Contrary 10 what The Cola-
INIT ep CHARGED,
Jollar in M. hands. They accused him Of retaining
SIi0 OO0 in his possession, when 1t was expressly
lated by him in Lis that the amount was IN the
hand. Of Nessrs. Dix, Blatchhfd, and Opfyke,
where il originally placed ty tne secretary OF
the Treasury. The report, as 10 Cummings, was
founded on an assumed mistake nj the printer, which
Mr. Stevens said was founded On a fslsehood. This
was fraudulent misrepresentation number one.
Fraudulent ui representation number two s tho
case of the agent /acch. The Committee tiBd that
ia laro for
failed 10 appear and bey cenrure 1t rs fraudulent
transaction made under Gen. Fremont, and say that
the nev,spapers say that this Zacchi was in Gen.
Fremont's staff; but all this turns ont not to be
true and the Zaccbi on the sian never knew any
thing abont the horse conrscts
Mr.. WASHBURNE Rep, H., asked where 10
got Lis information.
Mr.. STEVENS said, from an affidavit OF the real
| horse contractors.
SIR. WAsHBURNE said he knew nothing about
the case.
Sir. STEVENS supposed not. That was like
good many other things in the report OF the Com
mittee. They ought 10 have known tha'- lhat
was what lie complained Of. Case number three was
the contract of one Simon Stevens for carb'nes.
Simon Stevens wac in no way a relative OF bis, but
In. wa, 4 constituent of his and OF ss high char.
acter az any mau in the House. lie never heard
/ SIMON Steyers attacked efcre the speech OF the
gentleman from Massachusetts,. The Committee infer
and insinust. that this WAS purchase by Gen.
| Fremont through Mr. Stevens, when they have
direct evidence exactly to the opposite. This waa
not the way in which mems chaacters should 10
DESTROYED by Committees Of this House. Tie Com
. uitteo complain that they are charged with ying:
lie had proved that their report was iske and
fraudulent, and lie now proposed 10 call nsinS
Wituesses lie read letter OF Gen. fremohs 70
ia. Committee on the Conduct OF The war, saying
tlnt many things in the report were lse. r.,
Nr. DAWES said that Gen. Fsemo.i neyerohereo
any TESTIMONY before that Committee. =
MrfJULIAN Rep, Ind said that Gen. Fremont
offered lst OF names by which he prcposedto prove
tho statements. c.;.
Mr. W WNsHBURNE Rep, Ill., said tue Commit.
tee on Contracts did refuse 10 receive ter'iDouy
or suppress any testimony, aud such assertion -
false. lie wanted TO know how Gen. Fremonts
testimony gOt out.
Mr. G0OClI rep, Mass.) said he supposed Gen.
! Fremont had copy.
Mr. WASHBU RNE wanted TO know if that was
the wsv the Committee did business.
/ Mr. COLFAA Rep, lnd wanted 10 know how
the abstract OF the proceedings OF the Committee On
Constracts against zen. Fremont went all over the
country.
Mr.. WASHBURNE denied that any such abstract
went from the Committee.
/ Mr. STEVENS said II was probably all a mistake
Of the printer 20 in The Committees report. The
,en'enan from Massachusetts criticised bis conduct
m rerard TO Mr.. Cameron. He with some OF his
colleagues, had protested against hs appointment,
though thc protest was not OF much avail. Alter
ward Mr.. Cameron TOOK a different course from
what h. expected, aud, among other things wrote
these remarkable words TO Gen. Sherman:
lyon will s.sue al persons held involuntary labor who
may be received the service Of the Government shst
ilc will under no ecu1st nccs ss1n pe r,easa '''
But All know how lis report was emasculated.
/ lie lSteyeusl iet proud Of tie man he formerly
opposed and he, Jared he would support mIl. hr;
| Cameron had cui his a'Oual ,an,e, bnt ater""su
renew ed It. lie determined TO support Mr.. Cameron