The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-08

mens Of the interest on the binds semi-annusIy in
CON- This be tStevens) sad was Inadvertently
inverted, and by unanimous oCnsenL today, the
House .mended the hll, By striking OF, these
words thus leaving II " the venisnce or option
OF the Treasury Department y pay the interest,"
either In com or paper
~. Van wyck n. " moved the cpnsideration
Of the report q the Committee O. Jyernmeut cen
trsc nd addressed the Hruse referring n thatra-
ge1y at Bsltrnors the 18th Of April, i'6i, when
the pulse Of the nation fjr moment stooi still,
advantage was taken Of its ing necessities BY
speculators lie poke y the cattle oon,rI act
maze In this city, whereby $4,000 was re-
allied on two tht usand head " lie agency Of
Alexander Cummirs in New Ycik, Il the Immense
smouht Of money paid b hin without any v,uchers
OF his purchase Of linen pantalDon L1nd porter,
Scotch ale snd Dutch herring flr the use Of the
army lie next spoke ~ the character o. the
steamer Catdine, whereby a vessel worth $4,000
was chartered y the Goyernmeai f,r aiO. go psr
month, and $4,000 10 be paid IN the event ~ her
loss " war riskA tn,matlng also tha she wa
loaded nr private speculAtion 70 be run at the
r. nse Of the Government, He showed that her pur.
chase was SECURED BY four separate ultes yne.i
respectively by John y. Drodin, Thurlow weei, a.
=. Davidson and o. Msueson. lie mex, alluded
morse contract At Huntingdon, Pa, where on
the purchase Of 1000 horses, ,hs Treasury WAS
robbed OF over $50 OOO,-tht horaas Of ali 49, f,
70 80 years od-of al diseases, open and secret,
were fraudulently passed and branded TIA, a buys
contract OF brokerage system al the ceu ant
Of the difficulties was sought 60 be established
Whereby per cent was " be paid on contrasts.
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although he had paid less than the owners sskej'
ne hal also paid more than the vessels cost, Tia
IN some cases vessels were charged 10 the Govern
~. - price than the owners received
loving Mr.. Morgan 70 take az per cent hr,r, ,hs
ses was placing him in sntsyc niam 10 the Cgysrn
Wa rh'eh employed him tina, the PET csntNge
and the $4,000 which MORGAN nj ~
.eVed In i've months really belonged 10
.h si,a Ii,e ,t mat although toe Secretary
eislmed that none Of the sellers censured him, M
Van WICK refsned N the sale Of the Merreiita
where the owners clamed IN have been vrn,gei
~ thu ~ stem OF purchase, aud they h.d not n II
tte secretary. la this case Mr.. Morgan claimed
and took $500 commissions, when he did nntbIns
bwaids negotiating the sale. Mr. Morgan clalnel
70 nave been asked for this vessel tl9e 600 ,pd the
owners testify that they al OWED tie Den ,rtmen ~
hN the price. That the sale II 5COs II liza carlnes
by simon stevens N General Fremont, was an
uncohciable hHi gain, whereby, without any risk
or Investment Of capita, Mr.. Stevens In one
day was N realize 800 900 Thai i'm ,na M
paHmet " the West, through tho agency of
Quarter. Master hcKinstry and his in.ne,tor.
g s5 ,inmehi WIS rundercd Of many thoi4,rds
ne MIN MED on the subject Of army transp,r-
ttion, that 10y o'dcr u the late Secretiry II W.
railt Dads were allowed two cents per mile ~ all
ur1, ana Local rates for freight, and great were
tne pruht' that the western roais paid a bonus Of
irun $1,000 N $500 fIr the privilege Of ,rans.
porting sirgle regiment lie cpnsdsrei the
pirates VINO INF. sted the ocean are not more 10 be
despis'd than the plundefets on and, lie r,trroI
10 the trsitors who suffered h remain In the
Capitol, and densunced the policy whereby the
saves who hr'd ON our wounded s1llic :, over TIE
Potomac at Balls Bluff, were returned a. oh,Ina
and stripes, while the traitor masters who woundeI
thein are pr hected in their constitutional rtghta
lie c',"ed ty hoping that we should never surreu.
9 9 70 reoes IA arms that we should stand In the
neiense g, tue birn and lac A,s
thlu TIE last rel blade was broken.
=, A. the last arrow In the 1uiver.u
MT DAVIS PA said that M man was more ar
nestly desiro,s than himself " brinsint g. ius,'re
every man charged with fraud. lie va, n,r,b,,.
AIRY Interested In bringing man 10 Justice,
namely nus oNn brother lie aske,i the COMMITTEES
s su w" LOUISE 70 uhte with him In his efforts ~
nave Ctpt Davis, Assistant Qlsrtertn a,ter, who is
charged With crime, arrested, court NARRATED, and
v found guilty aud the penalty is death, haze MIN
shot. lie tDav'l hal ia vain sought u nave his
Uyllei : transaction inquired into, aud had been
before the Committee with that view, but he was
Told i would cost $500 81 bring Cont Davis 70 VIM
dictate his reputation AL these vestig alton, wt
amount 10 nothing unless means ara taken 4, MN
iHh tie wrong-duer. IIts bruihers reputation was
worth more ~ him than that - any uther man liV
ing: All he asked was that II his brltI,er Wa
Suiy, punish him, and u Innocent, let the l,si be
Mr.. Dawes MASS said he could appreciate the
sensitVene1s u tie gentleman, touching the rcpu.
,atlun 90 bis brother: Capt. Davis says the drst
IN the report Of the Committee. Nov he came lie
lore the Committee and furnished them with gef-
tined copies Of the papers himself
Mr.. DAVIS replied that he had simply intimatei
that his brother knew nothing u Tie ch.r-o ~
fraud against him ill 4 was published. lie re-
peated that ne only asked that he be punished II
ruilty, and rghted II innocent.
, MI. ives read rom the testimony \, show that
Chlt. Davis purchased ffom hi, sm Ia phli.ici.
phia certain blankets, asd he repeated that Gun
Davis soud appear before the CJlumittee T. set
himself right.
Z, Mr.. Holman Ky said that Capt Davis had hal
hglltu Tor being heard bCfure them
The motion made nj the EARLIER stage - the pr.,.
'eecinss, that the consideration 90. the rci.r loo
postPoued I'll! Tuesday OF next week, wAs agreed /
10.
M. Blair, IN from the Committee y Conrsr.
cnce on the disagreement ~ the tVl II tses L. the
mondntht t. the bill making appropriations 4
the deitLces OF Washington, made a rep at, which
was agreed t.. II provide that NJ volunteer M /
militia IN any state or Territory, shall he mustered /
N any terms or c'ncitnns, n continue u tie -ef.
ice In such state territory, bsJ old ten thuu- and
Ia Missouri, aud four thousand Eve hundred in Il
uylard according H. former authoriIatious
Mr.. Blair explained that the Committee al moth
ing with regard T. hnme troops in Kentucky, for
We rca,. n that the iii, on which the raising u /
them depended, WAS pending in the Senate