The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-16
PROCgEDlNCS OF CONGRESS.
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Assault Of Republican Senator'S on
West Point officers.
TasIRTY,SEvENrH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


TAIRTY,SEVENTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
se.aie.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is, 1868.
smnspRsrIs SENATOR sucKAlKw.
Ths vIU PRESIDENT lard before The Senate the creden.
s OF Charles r. Buckalsw elected Senator
from Psnnsy,sana for years from the 4th Of March
most
COURTS.
Mr. wnscx, (rep) " Mass, introduced bin concern
ding military courts.
CONFIRMATION COLLECTORS CUSTOMS
Mr. Dno5, (rep.) OF Conn., offered q resolution request
ag The Secretary OF she treasury INFORM the Senate
hAt amount OF compensation paid collectors Of customs
~ onumeratad and Roaenumerated districts under the
ac.s Of May 1922 and March 3, 1871, and also from
tAat the funds derived Of which such
eoDsaton is paid Adopted
oss EE
Mr.. BROWNING, (rep) oil H., offered a resolution re.
eoeslng the Secretary Of toe Navy report the
Senate all The particulars eoneeneg tho oecdsnt 10 the
Mr. HALE t-ep.) OF n H., moved that the resolution
he over as he wished to rcude with regard
tothe Pensacola, Junia,a asd Housatonic
Mr. GRimEs Fep) OF iowa, said the Secretary OF the
Navy had referred The Whole subject q proper board
70 investigate. Lle resolution adopted.
CohbpMcAIoa ysion IRE RuREAU AND uocEs
Mr. HALE called up the resolution offered by him yes
terday Al regard TO charge an ged be made IN
communication from Joseph sms.n Chief Of the Bureau
Mr. FEssEsDxN, (rop) of Me-. moved that The resolution
be postponed. lie did not think that the
Saken as whole, contained any charge against Congress
Mr. BALE said he could stand !, well as anybody
Mr. FEssEsDrN sad The Senator roc, New HAMPSHIRE
III
DO mad written letter 10 The Secretary Of the Treasury
defending himself.
The resolution was postponed.
FRENCH ISOLATION CLAIMS
On motion Of Mr. SUMNER (rep Of Mass the papers
ttee on Foreign Relations
II OF THE ARMY AND NAVY.
a. rop,, "nm,tee on Finance, report
rpr pAyn, For the payment Of
Mr. FFsENpEN from the -
ed back the oint resolution TO proviuo
the army and navy without amendment; - -
Mr. Powell (opp.) of KY asked or me yeas aho nays
The resolution was passed by vose o. 90 yeas "saAs'
2 pays-yz Messrs Powell and salisbury.
TIE REGULATION or JUDICIAL p1"
the Judiciary. r~-- 49,. from the Committee on
prosa- ported back the bill regulate Judicial
-.sungs in certain cases, with the recommendation
~~-- IHs ARREST OF POLITICAL PRISONERS.
. A bill was offered by Mr. CoIlAMER, (rep) Of VI,
relative for arrests Of political prisoners.
EXCLUSION NEWSPAPERS FROM The MAILS.
Mr.. CARIIE, Onion) Of Va offered resolution request
ing the Postmaster General TO inform the Senate if there
has Instructions sent from his department. TO me
deputy postnnasters any state to the eject that
recent order allowing certain papers the privilege Of
passing through the mails does pss apply TO Tia Sc ex
sSv mliiary commander or authority IS a1,horzea to
exclude any matter no ctoicre transmitted. aud by what
nav the said issued from his department. ADD
70 copies OF such instructions, and the ns.es
q persons TO whom sent.
The DEFICIENCY APPROXIMATION B'tL.
M. FEssESDES, (rep) Of Me-, called up theCvil De-
Several amendments Adopted, when sae bsl was
postpoped unta tomorrow.
IHK MILITARY ACADEMY BffL rks~nh
Mr. FxssxsrrN then called up tho bill masisg appropria
tsops sor tho support Of the Military Acsaeny for the
Hr. VIDE, 1rep) Of Ohio was Opposed to supporting
sbs wcs. Point Academy he believed u had been q
DENY there would have been rebellion He believed
officers from 'kat school wore obsract'ons
Mr. wnsos, Gep) Of Moss, thenght that disloya.y
cooa no. oe charged sga,o. Yves; Psn Aooas SIX nun
emmy, and had renaued loyal About one h"adred and
eight from me southern states haa esse0, am
officers the sIayehong states had remained loyal
and Afty.two OF these from the seeded States
Tore might be sore evils connected with the West Point
institution. There an exclusvencss which he ONT
wiz ny thought wrong; but dsoyaity could not De
charged against West Point.
Mr. FEsKSpry asked il large portion Of tho officers
ksVm civil life were not educated at West PointY
Mr. wirsoN said they were
Mr. NrMTn opr Oregon thought that TIE Senator
9on Of West Point People IA this age de- not see mi,ar
knowledge they do the measles, by any Inspiration
great who had fresh mama every morning
without transportation, and they then blew Gown wai
with rams horns. But such days Of inspiration hav'
some TO resort 10 education An institution
which has educated such men as winthrop Grebe Lyoi
and others should not be charged with dsoyaly
WARE replied, contendng that the West Point insli
tuition had only lostered eaousies and risairies IN ,h
ormy and that it a monopoly entirely 81 variance
with the government II might BET good institution u
make engineers, but furnished no qua hcaiions for
commander OF q There men IN the army 10
day who eating the bread Of the government and
who we're doing all they could to destroy the government
Mr. FEssxSpES said that many had gone South iron
Ohio and from his (hr fessendeus) own State (Mainel
acquired property there and we're the very worst men
Mr. fonER, trepl Of Conn, though. ,ha. This KIND
there we're any in the amy, when we should do all w
could TO make harmony and unity Of action Many Q
She leaders OF this rebellion were educated Yale Col
lsGe aud other colleges the North and surely th
Senator from Ohio (hr. Wade) would not argue tina
chose institutions fosercd treason II there
saousss in the army, might there not he some wron
the side Of the volunteers, as wen AZ on the side Of ia
Mr. WILSON, OF Mass said that there were thiriy .fou
thousand officers in the army aud that there could no
eeuasry may have been disappointed 10 the officers OF III
sSuy, and perhaps Justly.
,,as.. Wee, fon a, h The espen es Of mel mon
Il dollars Could the Senator from Massachusetts (sr
cay sipsis enc Of these onicerss
hr w,lsos. in reply said that We had lost twenty 81
general officers since the commenced. Seventeen
them killed in battle and pine OF them educated
West Point Among these were sueh names as y or
Mansfield, who fell at Antietsm; Mitchell the astrono
aer, taken from his command at the west-Cod oul
knows Why Bsyard, recognized throughout the counlr
- brilliant officer Reno, Stevens, Richardson, sill
Hooker and kosecrans. Had these men shown capac
yf no ray OF genius We believe that there
better artillery officers 10 the world than those Ia
Mr.. LANE, Of Kansas, said, as the senator on
WILSON,, was supposed to have had something to DO Wit
shaptng the policy Of the government, lac (Mr. Iase)
would ask how 1t IL IN Il while, by this Senate Chanbe
snd BY apacriy OF the Senate The opinion enertaine
and expressed that graduate OF West Point hou
most imporant position not 1T to hold II, he shout
stu retain that postonS Is IL because this governneu
Is controlled by West Pointf
Mr.. wnsoS-who docs the Senator refer tos
Mr. IASE-Megs. He has been boldly denounced
here in this Senate II be true ,hat tbs GOVERNING
lettering 10 It's grave wien that grave cuscs nj III
epitah IL 10 BE- written, that eptath VIII bc"nied !
weet Point
Mr. WILSON said TINT he had nothing whatever to d.
with shaping the policy Il hc government lar as III
appointing OF generals concerned. lie fNr Wilson
never had criticised the operations ~ generals N III
place aud should lie hal ncyet advised III
Pres denA TO appoint not 90 apmiut lenefal. IA
believed General Mcigs 10 be az loyal either the Sena
Tor from Kansas himself lie (DcDef al Meps) was III
hrs, sing ed out 10 take az active pact sgns
the rebellion.
Mr.. LASK sas that be undertook 10 say tina, In
high position III ts crisis should not only be loyal bu
above suspicoH. Has tie Senator from Mas achusett
(Nr wsoD) heard the loyalty Of the Senator from
Kansas (Hr. Iane) qucstionedY
Mr.. wnsoS stated that he had said that he believes