Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-05

part caused A ~ fclot apon me ey IA ass uit upon
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4 snA disseminated ~ Ass aaaesssrappers
Tas SPEAKER The Char sa.tslDs the question OF
order a tss seasiemsn from Ver"nt The debate upon
s n.yet VI sgscis comiliec must be- confined to
~ sah~cis " hs repol That report nowhere refers
o. ths secewtasy ~ TIE Treasury and Il 10 not order
tAesie - eeslass tAs hoe u remark the gentleman
Mr BLAIR 4 ~ill saaeascr 10 confne myself 10 the
r~eori " a. oammtlse aaa thnk shall show before
have eeaesaed tat ~AAt have been sasiag pertinent
A. aol suppose Ne Chair desires b. dletsts 10 mo what
la~ ~ aFsaa~at shAh parsae
Tee spEAKER Its Ne duty ~ the Chair b. ccnfne
AZ discusses upa TIE ePss - the special committee to
M saks ~ that report and The CHAR viii say tina, bio
esaaes ss~ any sacs - aebs,e TIE gentleman
Ass indassd a. TIE ase.s"a VI 'hs Chair !. Of course
hne " temars a The srpetnaB eoud BE- regarded ~ per-
tseat ihs rrpu Subject ~hatrsar eonoeeted
~A TIC var tAat eead not BE- discussed upon thai re-
M BLAIR ssy tAsl am . d-ayorag 10 show why
lhs h.s besa msd., and thnk that u competent
The sPEAKER lie conduct az tbs Secretary Il the
Treasury ryesrea D. the selecl committee, and
hes aaa be-a reported apoe BY them
Me- BLAIR Too Trpou dsstaefy shows that this at
tsek N gpaa bccaass q my opposition 10 TIE
s.cr~ssfy ~ NE I~ssay ha his the cause 81 the
psrsoas sttscl wbcA kss been wsae upon The case
pr.esy similar ~ that made eeivre the committee ON
ne esaaucl "A tAe war and ~Ach will Ne fsaai In their
xAite sashihz repFt fseas.nt sad tA-t qssrrrad with
him hecsase ~ VI as cot sve cantract ~ my friends
u
order, essr MS e~B sisaAiare
The SPEAKER The chsir sx.in thinks that the re.
marks ~ ne ssstl~msa isem Missouri act IN order
Mr BLAIk THIS s,isck va. made agsn me isr The
same rea.en saa Mia the .sme rnfive brcasse bad
ssss~d ths Secretary vi the Treasury regard to his
trade rcgalsitons II sss r~tortsa inc that wss
dshoaest md that msd ~ h. regulations be-
they deprived ~ opportunity or wh'sk~y speed
lston, and tbs done By 10 ois~ retained BY
Mr Chase 10 mee ever since. and ~ho VIII probably be
have alreas, aasrr~d d. "a. M svss which led b.
separste frm Mr. Chsse bed nicudsd b. make sone
luther rsaras bat aamscs the Speaker has ruled
them oat a arder aai have been eprei often this
morning T. appcsl o. iAr House b. give me permss'on 10
| sp~sk, viii mol faiox that pcat farther.
made the allegation 10 the H"ase n. ether day that
could prove rsaas and cafraynas IN the trade between
the rectensry sat~s and ssked opportunity 10
do and refused The org40 VI the A rasury DE
parimcnt IN th oasr, the distinguished Chairman oi the
Mr. JULIAN I ash the seaIemsR 10 pernil ms 10
make q statement
| Mr. BLAIR What sb utf
Mr. JULIAN. In regard b. this question.
Tho SPEAKER Discs the gcniIeman yield
Mr. BLAIR. Yes, eli.
Mr. JULIAN sish 10 reuind The gentleman from
Missouri that the friends AZ Mr. Chase did b. refer
the question Of hs alleged misconduct t. committees Of
both Houses specially charged with the duty VI invest
gaag ali contracts growing ont az M. war
/ Mr. BLAIR. What had those trade regulations to do
with contracts growing oat ~ wsrf Yes
cir, and g.ing 81 say my self soiag 90 say
what the gentleman has said much better than could
| temAn from Pennsylvania (Mr STEVENS who repre-,
SCENTS the Department of the Treasury IN this House
From that should judge Il lone At The instance Of
| the Secretary &c The Treasury himseh
Mr., STEVENS. do not know by what tority the
gsnt-man says that represent toe Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mr. BLAIR. You represent the Committee Of Finance
Mr.. STEVENS. But the Committee q Way. and
Meaus does not represent the Secretary 81 the Treasury
Mr. BLAIR IL represents the Treasury Department
| in this House.
Mr. STEVENS The gentleman from Missouri does
the Secretary 81 the Treasury Injustice by saying that
| represent in any msnner the Treasury D.psrtn-nt
Mr.. BLAIR am sorry that have doDe III, distin-
gushed gentleman from Penney yania any injustice. In
| looked so 10 me at The time
MI Speaker, regretted moro still that tho motion
should have been proposedafter the failure 81 the mnon
Of the gentleman from Pennsssania, Mr. sTEyESs1by
the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr GsRFitLD) from the
Secrrtarys own State, gentleman who distip gushed
himself here aud in the Geld, and from whom had hoprd
fairness and justice toward me The motion carried IL
would not have been made At all bad Il not been oresen
that The specia committee which asked would have
red when IL came up IN It's regular ord and Of which
had given notice. IL % orestal from giving il
any direction OF that kind TO prevent having coatr
OF the inquiry according t. parliamentary rule IL
against parliamentary rule to take subject 81 that hind
out Of the hand. thse favorable to The invest ganoa
Mr.. STEVENS. ak the gentleman 10 permit me 10
| interrupt him.
Mr., BLAIR. yield to the gentleman with PLEASURE
Mr.. STEVENS. suppose The gentleman refers 10 the
| resolution introduced.
Mr.. BLAIR. did
Mr.. STEVENS. I introduced that resolution I will
say frankly IN order "a impartial investigation
did not think after what the gentleman bad said that he
was ht person 10 cit chairman of the committee.
Mr.. BLAIR Parliamentary law lock. at that din ulty
may not be t judge. but d. not propose W o. inta
any controversy that jrct and de- not give my.sf
the slightest to the oplnon Of the gentleman
from Pennsyy Mr. STkSESs) in regard ~ my nee.
or unftness for such position.
But the parliamentary Law Va different IL coufdss
e-ery 10 those who 10 favor IL inquiry
it says definitely that those who have expressed them
selves against the thing ought when appaot
the committee TO retire from the commttee aid yet the
members Of the committee, which the eentemsn from
Pennsylvania referred this matter sg.u. that
luton If mine. And after the membcrs 81 that committee
had voted against the matter itself they ought Ia have de-
clinef TO act, under Elementary law
But the subject sent o. that committee, impair
tia cou mittee Well, cir IL you will iook their report
10 the Of Fremont you will ID that of The
bers of that committee In ths House fused 10 ssncan
that withdrawing report for the that the evdencr
OF material witnesses wanting before that committee
Here IS what they say:
As tie testimony which the committee submt Ia relation
the Western department H. mplete the testimony ~
being wanting, the undersigned decline "a The
above report and for themselves prefer s1bmi tie III
mony without comment ID w. Cocoa,
NJ UBtLl.
This is the impartial committee that made the ding
in the Fremont case-wbitewA,hsd bim-to which the
matter in reference b. the Secretary IL the Treasury
to be submitted 10 preference Ia COMMITTEES which would
have been formed by the honorable Speaker o this House
upon my resolution THIS Ia the ttee which report
ed in favor OF Fremont, when members u IN
here and said to the Hou.e that the evidence 81