New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-26
UOusE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
! When the UOuse adjourned Yesterday, the rcsoin-
tion of Mr.. iIutchins was pending to c'n'urr hr.
Vsaudigi an for words spoken IL debate agiinsi
Senator Wade, sc.
/ TIE SPEAKER stated that nj, wi. 3 question Of
privilege on which Mr. VallAudig g.ani had raised n
/ point Of order.
Ihe rule referred to by ST.. ysllsndghsm was
/ read IL is n. follows:
"fs msuhsr be called 10 order fr woft spoken in dsts-
ts porson calling ha 70 order 'Ls rercs ib- eod.
20 sud hey 'h e 'steE d9e5 ~ Wills a. ,he O.,it
the Of tie Ho.e for Ufdi sposen ie iros''
the words p0krB and b-gr. -iesptoH 10 theu ah have
Tic SPEAKER also directed tho following TO bc
read from the manual:
Di.orderly word. spoken In Committee must he
written down as in The lIoufe; but the Committee
can olly report them TO the House Tor aJimaiYcf-
sion
The SPEAKER, under all tie circumstance, sur
taiued Mr. Vsllandigbam's point Of order, and 'hn'
the ques,ion Of pTiyilege was disposed Of
Tie Iiouse considered for a short time, tnt CANE
70 no conclusion or the bill sppropnsing sbVOl "O
in paymen, Of tle jountics to the WIDOWS hn1 ieta
hsfs ol such volunteers called into service uuder The
act Of July last ss Asve Died or n@y die, pc,n
X He'd or may be killed.
! The House then TOOK up The report Of the Seleo
| Committee Government contracts, WITH The au-
rPKed resolutions
Mr. DAWES tRep., Mas, mid that lat Mon
and ~ they rupposed iaithfnllg, attending 10 their
duty IN New-YOrk, premedi.sted, sud az would
appeer n prec0nCsried attack was made upon their
personal character aud Integrity. ILia WA the zee
oud attack oi the Kind during their aosence In the
course Of bis remarks he ssid that Gen Fremont had
cngrgtd that the Committee went % 81. LOUIS 10 eL-
courage usubOrdiuaiion, and tU create suci pubhc
opinion there ss would his ,fremOnts Il re
uovsl; also that the Committee had suppressed
some testimony which bad been received 10y them,
and reiused TO receive other evidence, e.d that he
| lFremon. would offer evidence 20 sustain there
| charees. lie 'DawesD now inquired Of any member
Of the Committee on the Conduct OF the War
whether Gen. Fremont had offered any evidence 10
/ sustaiu ttcse charges,
! Mr. ODELL Dem, n. " replied that nothing
bad been lsii before that Committee excepting tho
abatement 0f Gen. Fremont himself.
Mr. DAWES ssid that the second charge was Of
such q character that no man having proper re-
,pec. for himsei could let il pass by uuuoced The
gentleman from Ptunsyl lvaDis Stsven,j la,t Mon
CAV marked that The Committee hsi COMMITTEES more
fruds than they had debnted that il was a scandal
hunting Committee erpending public money and
bringing disgrGca on The county. ne iDaweeD had
given lbe gentleman lSteyensl notice ha, he iutend-
ed 70 notice these remarks but tie gentleman Ste
yens ~aB 8bfcnt.
Mr. COLFAX REP, Ind explained, by request
Of Mr. Stevens, !laI the latter had an engagement
with some gentlemen from Pounsyl ylyAnlG, VINO were
going leave III the afternoon cars but he stsvsn
would endeayor 10 be in tho Houss before tho sd-
IOurnment.
Mr.. DAWES, during HE elaborate defeuee Of the
Committee said they were charged with the duty Of
examining into contracts, AID not 10 inJuro indv-
dusls. They did not % 10 ~. LOUIS as enemies Of
Gen. Fremont, and i. would be news 10 hIs quiet
nsghbOrboOd o. hear, ~ this late day, that be
Dawes was counted among them. He earnestly
condemned the efforts 20 undermine tho confidence OF
the House and country 10 the COmmttee. The mo-
known. The Committee, in their early progress
had tho support Of the gent eman from PeDnfy ylyahia
lS,oyens), and II wac only when the COMMITTEES
tsrew themselves between tho Treasury and Simon
Sleyene the brother Of the gentleman, and bo wSs
interested In tho purchase and sale OF OO0 arms for
so 900, that they encountered The opposion Of the
gentleman from PennsylYahis, which eliminated IN
az attack 90 tho integrity and character Of the Com
mittes lie could not overlook the fact Of the con.
necii0n Wth Others m this ml,ter. lie understood
that u distinguished eI-funetionary Of the Govern
n,rut was at tnst time acting in this House Ne
Generassimo, aud had congratulated Mr.. Stevens
on bis signal success over the Committee, IN their
absence. The ex-functoDary also conferred with
other gentlemen from Punnsy sylyanu-gcntlem who
had protested against TAXI x Mr. Cameron into the
Cabinet, and yet were brought before Mr. Lincoln,
on their Knees, and made 90 Ietrnct all they sGd.
Mr.. MCKNIGHT Rep, Pa, remarked that a.
the gen,enan had not particuarized the members
OF tie delegation Lo lMcknight) was one 81 them
who protected against taking Dir. Cameron into tie
Cabinet. lie hckniehtD had mover Withdrawn or
qualified that protest.
Dir. MO0RUEAD rep, Pal, said ho recon-
mcnded tho appointment OF Mr. Cameron sod he
stood by it. Ho believed it was good appointment
for Pennsy lvanin. (Laughter.l
Mr.. DAWLSs ) hour having expired II wS pro-
posed that his time should bs extended, but Mr.
ROSCOE CONKLING objected, saying he VIA tired
OF receiving comments aud attacks which nobody
had made.
Mr.. KELLEY Rep, Pa, said, in the language
OF Shakespeare, A good name to man or woman If
the jewel Of tha soul" In Pennsy ivanis, sisnder
was punished by reclamation on tho estate OF the
sandsrsr or ipphsopmsuI lie bad sssa tse LIBEL