New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


journed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House concurred in the Senaes amendments
10 the bill authorizing additional CLERKS in the Office
Of the Assistant Treasurer Of Newiork and the APP
poniment % Deputy Assistant Treasurer.
The House then took up the Pennsylvania con-
tested election case, the pending resolution being
tia, John Kline 10 not, but that John l.. Nerree,
the sitting member, ia entitled 10 seat a. the Dlem-
Der from the Hid Congressional District.
Mr. DAWES rep, Macs explained the grounds
upon which the Committee on Elections recommend
the adoption Of the above resolution, they being
unanimously Of opinion that according 10 the con,e
ant with oil tho corrections claimed by him, be is,
nevertheless not entitled to the II votes claimed by
him TO have been by mistake omitted from his count
in the third division Of the Eleventh. the third
division Of the Sixteenth, and the tt division Of
the Nineteenth Wards, And IL consequently not
elected
Mersrs. JOHNSON In, PENN and WRIGHT
I'm. Penn. controveried the positions OF the Coni'
mittee, insisting that the contents OF the ballot
boxes gave the scat TO Mr.. Kline. II II could be
shown the boxes have been tempered with. then
recount should not be insisted upon az II governing
principle.
Mr.. KELLEY Rep, Pa. spoke in favor Of Dir.
Nerree
The resolution that Mr.. Kline Was not elected wac
adopted by vote Of 100 against Is.
Mr.. CAMPBELL rep, Pa reported from the
Selec, Committee the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Line bill, which was referred and ordered TO be
printed.
The resolution reported some time ago from the
Committee on Government contracts was taken up
Mr.. SHANkS rep, Ind noticed that part oil
the report where reference If made TO ten. frcmoh'
saving that the Committee bad not fully Investigated
~ they should have done bis Gen. Fromonts Mill
tary OPERATIONS IN the West. combination had
been formed against tina. just and good man ten.
Fremontl 10 destroy him. and, II they could not 40
that 10 involve him in disaster. He pitied the toui-
less wretch who could thus Re employed There
had been arrxyed against him Gen. trernonl COM
bination Of disappointed contractors ana treasury
plunderers. Blu, the great struggle wa: with Tho
/ Slave Power md Gen. Fremont was 10 be ns We
tim IL he Gen. trrinont could not be sacriii cd,
/ he was to be disgraced. Mr.. Shankr continued TO
defend Gen. Fremont at considerable length. The
charge Of inefioienoy he said. wac too shallow to
deceive anybody, especially the Western
people. mir. Shanks then proceeded to show that
The allegations against Gen Fremont were totally
unfound.d He then alluded TO former events,
when the City Of Washington WAS trembling
in fear Of the Rebel victorious armies, AID
when full supplies Of mon and equipments
were sent hitler. Il had not been ~ IN the
West. In vain Gen. Fremont had asked for
men and military stores, and these no, being supplied
lie WAS compelled on Lis own responsibility TO make
such arrangements M would ave tho people whom
TO the West there were only J.p00 troops there
10000 Of thom were three month"; men and their
time fast expiring. As 10 arIns he could yet
only what holders We're willing To let hn have on
bic own credit and the Government was now reius-
ing to pay for supplies thus furnished. Gen. Ire
mont paved the way for ether TO reap victories.
He tkremoiIt) WIS always successful Pursuing the
dictates Of his own Judgment he itremont) saw the
necessity for gunbosts and took measures for their
construction. Mr. Shanks then reviewed the circnm.
In r.Ite Il
from his command, which not until % DAYS after
the order was seued and he was removed too, NJ n
time when he had well-spponted army 20 meet
zen. Price. Nj. Shank then alluded AZ length TO
the annoylnces 10 which Gen. Fremont was sub
ected especially al tho time when he was III pursut
Of Price, winch pursuit was prevented by the
arrival Of Gepcral- Hunter and Pope
Bu; for this Tennessee would have long before bccn
in our possession. Gen. Fremont WIS removed be-
cause the Slave Power demanded II. He eri;i-
cised the report Of the Committee relative TO the
Notifications al 81. LOUIS and thcse. he contc1d,d
were us necessary as those on the southern aide Of
the Potomac, which were desired by Gen. Scott and
zen. Mcclellan, and for which Congress had voted
| hundreds of thousands Of dollars. Gen. Fremont
WAS only in the Western Department hundred
davr, during which time he raised his army from
1900 to 6O,0O0 effective sighting men-cloihing,
feeding, and arrning them himself. lie beside fori-
lied not only 1T. Louis, but distant points holding
military occupation Of nearly the entire State Mr.
Sh6nbs then related the m06t prominent points IN
Gen. Fremont operations. The life spirit, labor,
and success Of the great Western campaign are due
to Gen. Fremont, aud history will give him the
credit. all the political combinations against HIM to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The hour OF Mr..
Shanks expired before he finished bis speech.
Mr.. BLAIR rep, Mo- hoped tho gentleman
would be allowed ample time.
| MIR. SIiANKS obtained permission to print the
remaining portion Of his speech.
Mr.. OI.IN (Rep., N. " said tho reputation Of
Fremont was ut least dear to him as could be- 10
the gentleman from Indiana himself. He had made
many sacrifices for Fremont, ana would if he could
have elevated him to the Presidential chair. But be
! tOlD) regretted that the gentleman from Indiana
while defending Fremont, should have deemed it
necessary 10 car. al imputaton upon Gen. Ripley
Of the Ordnance Department. Ii Gen. Rpley's aug
geeiions had been followed $50 0c0 600 would have
been saved TO the Government. lie tOlin) inserted
without fear Of con, radciion, that 10 man who had
held the position Of Chief Of Ordnance had ever
brought 20 much energy OF heart and devotion 70
patriotism ard duty Gen. Ripley. One Of the
reasOls assigned for the alleged Injustice to Fremont
was that he was not baptized at West Point. He
had heard so much of this slang that he WAS sick Of
IT, Every man knew that the most prominent
Rebel, Dayir, WAS graduate OF that institution
and 30 with others. j. seemed To him that for gem
tlemen to criticize military Affairs, without amy
lnowsdoc Of them, was ~ ials Waste VI ppe. The
hoass then Adjourned.