The national Republican., 1862-01-31

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Mtrs be requested TO inquire into the expedien.
q ~ HakieG xn appropriation 70 defray the
fGt4 flh view % 10 he purchas. Mrc sus 'oSa of H.
nds 10 at Territory; and that said ocumlI.
~ repC& Nv bin or otherwise.
Rslerp1 10 tbe Committee on Indian Afy.irs.
4 ~! sNHlsEI, sl'o offered the follow
/. q Resolved, That the Committee on Territories
Dc reQuested 70 inquire into the expedisnoy of
RrOvidmIns ms ror me m COZ construction Of wagon road
Great Salt Lake City, In the Territory Of Utah,
and that said committee report BY bin or other.
Referred to the Committee on Territories.
The regular order being the bill 70 provide
fof settlement with the loyal States for war ex.
NJ. kELLOGG took Inc floor, and demanded
ne previous question on the bill, bat yielded
: Mr. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, wA saia he
had come 70 ne conclusion that Il was wrong
10 vote for this bin y -
. Ar. HOLMAN, Of Indiana, a.ked The clerk
70 read an EXTRACT from Northwestern rows.
paper, charging 'ftspd and corruption On the
authorities Of she State Of Illinois, ln furnish
log sugp!!ss for The army. r
NJ. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, said Il afford.
ed bin great pleasure TO state that he believed
that Governor Yates was not liable 10 these
charges. He would exonerats him, entirely,
though political opponent But he charged
fraud upon the other authorities Of the State.
He wanted these men brought 10 public judg.
ment, and 10 public execution, too. But this
bill will cover up thGc frauds and corruptions.
He wanted thess thieves brought to Justice. He
proceeded further 70 epeak Of the condact Of
The war. tl 90
NJ. KELLOGG, Of Illinois, said .ha. in fran.
,Dg tois bi.' ne had no design 10 covering up
any frauds, or shielding any man from jus.
ticc. .......
Mr. RICHARDSON dsclaimod any inteu.
lion Of charging such design on his COL
league. "-'.g
tNr. KELLOGG said that his colleague had
charged theft upon bis own State, yet at The san 9
time be acknowledged that tho people Of ILL.,
nois hsd stolen lees than any other State during
thtsws. he proceeded TO reply TO The charges
made By his colleague, and BY tho paper from
which the extract was read He cmphatically
denied those charges. and stlgmstised them
as most foul aud slandcrous. He (Mr. Ky
continued at ono length to give q history Of
the manner In which the supplies for the troops
from his Stato had been furnished, and chal.
lengcd Investigation into there oontracte, %
we'll as the conduct Of the State officials. and
closed by making an explanation Of the objects
A collOquial discu, sion followed on he mer.
Its Of the bill and on points Of order, partici-
patcd In by Mcssis. Holman and Dunn, Of Ird.
ana, Edwards, oi New Hampshire, and others.
Ar. Il. CONKLlNG, Of New York, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Carried.
Mr.. WORCESTER OF Ohio, from the Com
mittec on Elections, presented q report on the
contested seat Of Mr. Upton, Of Virginia -ad-
verse 10 the claims OF bis contestant.
Laid on tho table, and ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylva.
mia, the House resolved itself into the Commit
tee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, for
the purpose Of considering the army appropri.
ation bill, (Mr. Holman, Of Indiana, In the
chair.)
Mr.. cox, Of Ohio, then addressed the House
on the conduct Of the war; replying TO the
speech made In the House yesterday, by his
colleague, (Mr. Gurley.) He reviewed that
speech st length, and would repudiats his con.
cusions and arguments. He fully % stained
the Commsnder.fn-Chle of the army.
Mr.. GUREEY, Ohis, made some expl ana.
tions OF his speech on yesterday.
NJ. SHANKS, Of Indiana, made statement
In relation TO the battle Of Frederckton, stating
that tho battle was fought on the order Of the
major general. 30
Further debate then enssed on the various
provisions Of the bill, when the committee rose
and reported the same.
On motion OF Mr.. MORRILL,, Of Vermont
the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylva.
MIA, the House adjourned.