New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. STEVENS rep, Pa, from the COMMITTEE
on Ways and Means reported The Army ArFrorfM
ton ill, winch was re'erIed To the Committee O.
the Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. DAWES rep, Massl, from the COMMITTED
on Elections made favorable lort on Tie memo
rial of Andrew j. Ci meh,s, praying mat ne re "a
mttod TO seat a. Representative from the va
Congressional District Of Tennessee. Tie repof'
was adopted.
Mr.. Clements was qualified by taking The oath Il
suppor, the Constitution Of lie United Siatcf'
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, lad from The Sele
COMMITTEE ON Government Contmcis' fefof,to
resolutions, which were adopted, cailing on ule
Secretary of War to inform the lionse upon
and other property held for military laTpo,,e
in Utah. were sold, with Al statement oi the
properv. its cost aud value, and lie amount realized
IRON the sale; what notice If any, was gwen % NV
SALE and if any supplies were destio!eil D! NO.
direction. and tina, the Secretary furnish copy OF
the order for that purpose.
Also. that the Secretary inform the House Wy
whose authority ,iO0 troops have been orgaHed III
Colorado; what disposition i 70 be mace ol liehi
what arms have been purchased by toe "'VeIhDr 81
that Territory and whether II II ne ~ eh'on VI We
War Department 10 recognize and hquiia'e TIE dcot
thus incurred including the purchase OF arms, O.,
Mr.. TRAIN liep., Macs introduced a hili fepcii'
ing all laws prohibiting the circulation OF notes s
currency under the denoulina ion OF hyc doIai' a;
Referred TO the Committee on the psu''t VI
Columbia.
n letter of Cant. Dupont, and Sir. NICkLit Il.
ID H. XVI sent AZ a letter from Gen. Mcll'lIan,
both herring testimony to The hydrographic part ol
the Coast Survey and expressing the hope iha' ihs
important aud essential auxiliary To mIiaf! ole-"-
tons will not be Withdrawn by Congress.
The Home resumed tie consideration OF The amend
ments reported to tie House from the Committee OF
the Whole on the state Of the Union 10 The evil VI
proj nation bill.
Mr. DAWES rep, Mass.,l from the Committee
of Investigation on Government Contracts IN
biz remarks, commenced W filii! li''f
have hot failed 10 notice, and believe
The Committee Of which | avn member have not
failed TO notice in common with tue Whole country,
that for some unacc0unlalo reason, the clnr.e upon
the National Treasury, 90 tlis time OF war, ihtc
teen such to reach neatly The bottom {" u plhuc
chest. During The iryosirairn, Starting Iht- nay g
come before tine notice of ihis Committee aud 20 TIE
notice Of tie whole country, touching tie mode
aud manner Of tie expenditure oi the puhli.
money Some ol these items ] propose 10 cell
public attention to- and then 10 ask gentlemen
the ylnin question, when they rropote 10 nee,
this que 5liou il 1T 800, nnd u 70, how when 'Id
where Tie very hrst contract entered into Toy
this Government. after The iro1ie had lcit their
homes ~ come mere in April lae - defend The Cap
ital by which the, were 20 be iod, was coii'T lct
entered into for eile. u ws rli frude with inl'
yhose busuc-s 20 30 supply cattle g. d. ma ac'
not with q aan who knew tie Price 81 heel lh ih'
markets Of ie country hui Wgt entered MO Ply me
hero with IL nan well known in u.i.
and ia the other lruch ot torgc-, Tor lhe as' i'N
carr o. IN ,ll ,tuoiiryou' of tie 81 -s Of men
who iu time. TAst maze their D oucy ~ such
operations % buying thc ccfihcaiea "a NJ ~
err iof hook a. oi-yrrf, ouf then
.lnr,ipg the frll amount. LIE contract WIS
made 80 ,h tho in twenty-five hnntui Lead oi
cutie furnished Wa charged ~ Is rte winch enabled
cir ofieilrl c..ffacio. 20 ful-lct % iu - h"nr
alter 20 nau IN Ncw-l orb $40 al not NOV .hc
price al i,.f go that he Ir' into Ae-, wihoYi
stirring from rs chair, S.'.rU'. ara itc ueu WI"
actuailv fnrui cd tie cific iu once ION put into
heir no leis 2 ~ UuUmore 20 % 10 The contract uHt,r
.ybic1 thee 100 head cd cif'c were i1fHi'iet -
le :tf., y..u 20 mace tllg' the profit - s'@,t'i
VA rca lied over tie fair market rila' t.Aes
longer time fora thou aud head - cattle 10 reach
lii city from the StatCs where Tie. a'e iai'.'"ed
than il tGkes tie army o. consume them. H.h 'hc
Home M this rate To consider how l0r" tit !np-t
annie urovirions Il tie Treasury would be Rtle a.
meet the simple demands for The subfistruce o. tie
army Sir poorly IA the Amy Is thOa to-day, n
r~i1icn OF sfo4A Fave already been w0in out aud
million more are being Manufactured aud yet upon
every one of these shoos there ius been waste Of
seyenty-iye cents. Tiree-qunrtrfs o. million OF
dollars have been already worn out, and anoiher
q million OF d0ars upon rhocs y
now being manufactured. lnilai department Of The
Government contracts have been 10 plenty that Gov
their rockets filed with them, and OF which they
made presents to the olergymen OF their par
ishos. and with which weie healed old poll1-
ioal sores and cured political ieud.. Lveh
the telegraph has announced thht higl publi; innc-
ljonar,es have graced the loye-feasts which were
90. up 10 celebrate these political reconGliations,
mus brought about while the bstchei Of political al
mostly wss buried in tho grave of political eon-
dence and the national credit was crncilied among
male(actos We have reported 10 NJ the liret fruits
Of these contracts. regiment Of cavalry htely
reached Louisville, goo strong, and the Board oil
Army Officers there appointed for The purpose have
condemned As out Of the 600 hOrees N utterly
worthless The man who examined those horses de-
cared uvon his OATH that there was not one of them
n Al was worth 80. They were blind, spawned
ir0l,oned atc. ii with the heayes, wi the gland
and with every disease that horseierh "a heir to-
These 4Sj horses coat the Government, before they
q, "a mustered into the service $S 300 besde more
,h,.u an additional 4 600 to transport them from
PENS, lvarla to LoulsVliie, "here 'ney "e'c 0oh'
dernhsd and cast OF.
Ur. MALLORY I'm, XVI asked what regiment
iho,e Lorses belonged TO, and who furnished them
Nr. DAWES-1hey belonged 10 Col Williams =
,. cirncnt oi cavalry and they were purchased IN
from which State they were iorwarded
to Louisville where hey were condemned. There
"a ~ regiments oil cavalry to-day 900 strong. Ii
ute, 10 900 TO pu one Of these regiments on foot
eiore II move. TNenty millions oi dollars had
tins frcn expended Oh these cnyslry regiments be-
fore ,noy LETT the crcapipments where The!
we're Mustered Into service, aud huLdtdd ~
,',ss Roe, Lovo Teen condemned and sent
mex mex 10 TInira' and to Annapolis, and to ,hls
.iIv' 70 Send i've Winter. Any day hundlede
OF Il en- can b. seen roand this cily, chained
10 tree. where they were leit TO riar,e 10 death.
Gangl Of two hundred hor,es in various places,
have been thur leit to do AID rot, till The Committee
on the Distinct # Columbia laye called i.r mels-
IRE f ca i,la,i,n 10 project he city from the danger
{, q .pIiehen.et from tLc-e tors. Go!gothas. Al
ex.Gc'errcr oi one Etl's offered to az ,N-Judge Of
nAot' e. state 1880 TO get him iorIsi,son to i-e
of these regiments Of canlry, snd wisn tts e.