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nNHIE GONGRESS.
" HOUSE.
Ia WAsHIHGTos,D May A.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of H., offered resolu>
| ton that the Secretary of the Treasury in
| form the House whether there ID employed
in tbs Treasury Department clerk or
assistant register by the name of Garnetf,
!, and whether said Granett had not held
position iu the rebel army; if he was not
prisoner in the old capital prison, and who
recommended him for the position he now
holds in the Treasury Department. ~ q as
Mr.. Fenton suggested that the rssoluflon
be referred to the Select COMMITTEES now
investigating the affairs Of the Treasury
Department. lido. - ~ 5a aaa. i9ai ''i"AS
Mr.. Farnesworth said d he brought no
charges against the Treasury Department.
he had no feeling on the subject, but
thought the inquiry was proper, as this
Garrett had been captain In the rebel
ARMY. ,s..,,as aHi qS4 "ssd . 81 ,-9Si'-'. so
Mr.. Spaulding, of Ohio hoped that the
resolution would be acted on directly. liA 1
Mr.. Stevens said that the resolution had
better 90 over untiLfo-morrow.
Objection being thus made the resolution
was laid over. ~ .Gl.E ,. -liu...io'
Mr.. Farnsworth said he would consent
that the resolution should be referred to the
Select Committee. ..5. IL. ,....rs....,...'.,
Mr.. Spaulding objected. .-.,y %
On motion Of Mr.. Stevens the House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, Mr.. Steele, of N. T., in
10
The bill was then reported to the House
and passed with amendments for repairs at
Brewster, Loyell's, and Deer Islands, in
Boston harbor, appropriating $5O, 900 there;
for. For repairs to the stonewan at Buffalo,
$4,000. -..s...l. . ."
| Mr.. Voorhees, obtained unanimous DON.
sent to make statement. aa4 8.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that two gentlemen of
his State had been cruelty wropged and out
ragged, and he expressed the hope that the
facts of the case would afford lesson OF
decency and Justice for the future The
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Garfield, had
chosen his (Voorhees) district for an assault
on two of his personal and political friends
who are thus made the victims of party
malice At the time the gentleman from
Ohio Mr. Garfield brought forward what
he claimed to be true copies of letters from
Judge Eckles and John G. Davis addressed
to Gen. Breckenridge, recommending young
man named Rankin for (. position in the
rebel army He (Voorhees) denounced
the letters to be forgeries. The gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. Garfield, said that he wopld
produce the letters, but he did not, and he
| Voorhees, now called upon him (Garfield)
to do SO now. Ihr copies of the letters
even did not meet the, bold, and. defiant
promise of the gentleman, who should eth
er have the manliness to make good the
charge, or retract all that he has said. The
character of Judge Eckles and Of Mr. Davis
would not suffer at the hands of the gentle.
man from Ohio 4 Mr. Garfield, nor would
the Democratic party be injured in any
way by his blows. He (Voorhees) claim
ed it as a high honor that Judge Eckles and
Mr. Davis were his friends.
Mr.. Voorhees, then proceeded to prove
by letters from Judge G. and Mr.. D., and
| by the assertion of others, whose character
were unimpeachable. that these letters were
base, impudent and deliberate iorgeries, and
they were acknowledged to be such by the
spy who forged them, and from whom the
gentleman from Ohio obtained the copies.
This was nothing but conspiracy TO ruin
the!character and perhaps take the lives Of
4 two most excellent private citizens. If it
we're not for the serious character of the
transaction, he. would have pronounced the
matter as the most s.upendous jest of this
testing Administration. .sa rksZst
| Mr.. Y. IL conclusion said that Ire had, be I
yond the possibility of doubt, proved that
Rankin forged the letters and had left wit
nesses of the forgery The whole matter
was without parallel for atrocity. Judge
E. had no hope for the restoration Of the lib !
erty or peace of the country while the Re.
publican party remained in power, and in
this he (VoorEees) was that gentleman's
true representative. Mr. Davis formerly re
presented the Terre Haute district and was
no stranger here. All who had served with
him would bear willing testimony to his
high integrity and patriotic bearing.
Mr.. Garfield said be had not heard that
Judge EckeIs denied the genuineness of the
letter until this morning. In presenting
the copies he did not pretend it was such |
evidence as was admissible in a court of
justice. The letters were put into the hands
Of the chief of police in Nashville. The
person doing so certified under oath as to
their genuineness. The were presented to
the General in Chief and himself Garfield }
Indiana officers were consulted upon the
subject, and they came to the conclusion
almost unanimously that the letters we're
genuine. He had submitted accordingly
and traced the copies which weread to this
House. The answer made by the gentle,
man voorhees, was printed paper pub
lished in Indiana, and this was called the
evidence on which the House was to believe
that the letters were forged in that State.
Mr.. 6 lr6eld continued at some length, and
Mr.. VOORHEES, replied.
The House resumed the consideration of