The New York herald., 1862-04-30

two m lions. Thus a sum of twelve millions will be
as IL cost TO carry the government or John quincy
Adame Tor one year. And Yet We ara held up here
spending the peoples money. Yes and how much have
about it. IL any man waus 20 complain les him stand
up here. % talk about trivial expenditures for
travel. That we should ~ uiet with opposition, with
all this ooIoquy. we very sell understood. We know
whose paths crossed weknsw that tho contractors
sury By tho throat, would be at hees, and well
knew also, who were their sympathzers and sbettors
both 10 this House and out Of this Houss We Of course
did not EXPECT their approval They do not1ko ths
mittee and It's labors y, mol
No thief ever felt the halter d'aw
With good opinion of The law.
These the that proposed to crush us down.
But let me say few words to my republican friends
who listened with silent attention. not real In
mo talk to them, IN all kindness, for . mo
ment believe this ia republican house
believe the republicans have majority In IL.
believe the committee was appointed by republican
Speaker. FOR specific purpose. Do you believe we, as
cnmittse base and vile and dishonest enough
betray the trust reposed in uss II So then brand
with our condemnation But II is said we mus,
not break down the republican party. have been In
Congress some little time and / have seen yarous in
vestigating committees, when the republicans we're not
In power in the administration, aud in those days
found my republican friends always hanc season
and out OF season. To detect and punish tn frauds II
frauds detected they went before the country and
the country hurled from power the who had CON
mitted them What was then said IN relation these
mattsrsa Why, when announced the coun.
try that these frauds were committed, the
party III power Sald tn&t tue frauds
committed by men for whose acts the party not
responsible. What was reply to thiss What the
reply OF the republicans? II was TO be you would
not be responsible ia the hrst Instance, but when your
investigating committee disclosed all the facts and
placed the particulars record instead OF your coming
and voting upon them and censurng the parties who
committed them, you found tho record supporting
and sustaining them do not propose to place myself
in that predicament. When l suspect republican
OF committing fraud, ! feel yastly Inclined
to expose and punish him than \ would demo-
crat, for he brings disgrace aad dishcnor upon
initiate this exampeT Are my republican friends willing
o'sand the record the euGorsers OF these rauds
when we found these frauds existed what did AS
republicans we appointed coinmittoe, republicans
made an investigation and ropubicans VIZ voted
condemnation On the thieves and the obbcrs and plum.
derers Of all partes wherever found TIA IN. How
should we stand before the counryas sparty we ac.
otherwlsos II s forsshadousd by the mebsr from Nav
York who clanors to have the committee disbandsd
Let that gentleman (Mr. Conkng) como up. here call
him to introduce his extraordinary resolution and
ii the committee have not the confidence VI the House
and OF the republican party lot II b. voted down may
DO very harmless thing TO punish frauds and robberes
| in time OF peace, but IN time of war, when
De uatonal treasury 10 betrayed whom It is realna
uder the attacks OF thieves and plundersrs
representatives Of conhding aud loyal people, stand
ess1s s pas1 to dc Sf a whatever i may seem rs 70
record in that As the Oldest elv. o ,ns re
presenting constituency for ten years. should deofI
myself but mscrean Representative Of that noble con.
sueucy stood here as the deepdsrof She rob berier
ana The piunderings now going on against the public
| treasury. Tho gentleman from Popnsy,vania mfr
| Stevens), leader in this House, a great and
! shining light in our republican party, brought
| in his Tax bill the other day---a bill SO large
that !. would require the use Of I. whes!b.rrov
assang the committee because indeed il steps in he
tween the thieves and The treasury. fhe country wl
look with some interest to the vote OF the gentcs from
pennsylyania when vote is taken ss TO who the
dorsers the schemes snd Jobs OF these
is nothing nor less than endorsement os
these roooeros TO vote for the discharge Of tia
tse This Tax bill, which was supported by the goutls
man from New YORK; 10 enable them to pay these rob.
bcrs and pndorers with the taxes 10 be screwed from,
the humble work ins OF the country. When think
upon whom this tax will fall hesvest ] wou Id
cali myself a miscrcant representative, unworthy Of
throw myself with all my feeble influence bstween
e treasury and these public pundercrs In reference
TO matters connected with General Fremont and the
administration Of tho Western Department. The House
will bear witness hst the committee has not drawn
General Fremont into this discussion. While speech
after speech being made by the friends Of General
Fremont, said nothing and had the matter been al
lowed 70 rest we did not intend to say anything And
must add, that whom this report drawn up General
Fremont not a. the head OF army He Is there
and who there did not intend euter into sny
discussion upon connected with his late dspar
ment. Gentlemen extremely sensitive whom any.
thing is said In reference TO Fremont but whenever a.v
thing h said in refsrencs to another General in Che icd
not very far from hsrs, find those gentlsn,aa
are not at all quite so sensitive. l intend 20
leave the Generals OF the army where thsy on O..
field but when they return from the ied lm wlinCo
Try the Of cc them with my friend from Indiana
INF Cofsx) am willing 20 90 TO the country with
that report and am ready to defend the action oi the
further discuss arrives win say 70 my frend from
Indiana. Come Moeduf, and damned be he who FIRST
los, hold, enough. tIAushtsr2 Whist does tho
sacchi contr,c.hs star Of Bethlehem Of his2 D)es e
aad sa with the sc@mi!ss for exposing the aud OF
get upand say Let him say so At once and rot 60
beating sboa. the bush, and dealing in conten,;.
especially to dsisat those frauds, and when
expose them around ard abuse us. Such was
tho rotsnnos. and CORRUPTION Of this sacehi contract
six hundred dollars due It, for fear OF further ex.
posures these never appeared TO claim the amount
Que 10 hon on IT, Yet the committee have been assaled
for exposing this fraud which ia one Instance alone
saved near six thousand dollars 20 the country ihs
gentleman from New York, who has hsd tho
sal tue committee for their effort to detect aud punish
fraud himself introduced bill, Tina ago pro
posing strike out aud annu every sntoe into
by the governreGt By these jobbers and specuS
tors; aud yet he bas the faco 10 charge upon
the committee that they tranplng upou the
before u.s. /, must be conceded that tho member from
New York is worthy 20 stand up the iatro cs. and
advocate Of bin TO punish frauds. since then csngs
has come over the spirt OF the members dream
Of tcng opposed 81 fraudulent and heyrg contrctors
he now stands up hsreas thoir Champion snd dsender
The attack upon the committee based upon nterestsd
and unworthy motives, and the member as The mot
vrnent Of the attacking party, caDnot hope to get
through unscathed No man will permit challenge
my conduct on this hoOr. Ia tho affair OF ths simon
Eteves have saved the country fifty seven thousand
dollars. clarnoi by this stevens without having rendered
thS BOEernnleI lhe slightest service Tor IL. IL the
republicans arc willing to allow Stevens TO pocket this
money ie; them. For one my vote shanot 70 in that
direction, AID others OF The committee presume will
sgreo with me- that this !s not the time take the
peoples money from the Treasury already sufficiently
robbed and 10 put into the hands o corrupt SPECTATORS
aud cont actors the fabulous amount Of money so fraud
ulently claimed but the frauds in connection with which
we have expsed, ana in doing havo drawn upon us
the wrath Of thomember from Now York My COLLEAGUE
from Indiana i cs lose the particulars OF the ektraar
binary transaction with stevens and Others and Ia his
banda now leave the In gttor.
Mr. HOLMAN (opp.) of Ind. as member OF the select
Cjmmtee, briefly rSfsrred TO the belgersnts Ia tnis
debate and tor uec.arrg bi. cocucss and dspasson
atenesa proceeded to vu iicate tho report especially
to what II says about tLe tfahsaCttols OF AoN Nandor
Quinn ngs, Of whom he spoke a tho protege Of MI
Cameron, end who had been put for ward shield his
principal. AS to tbs purchase OF hois fourth
OF those purchased in Pennsylvania and Louisville were
viccable. There In this evidence OF fidelity to
public interest.
sweeping denuuCidtOns, II any porauue guilty, let
them be exposed aud he would 20 any ono for