Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEaToE, Msy 4.


!, Mr.. Lane Of Kansas introduced q bill
instructing the Military Committee to en-
l.. quire into the sxpedieney Of reporting
bill to pay for the property taken durinl
the war, excluding slave property. Oh
jected to and laid over.
1 The resolution Of Mr.. Sherman was theI
taken up, which is as follows: That
quorum Of the Senate consist Of q maiori
ty Of the Senators duly qualified or chosen
| That if majority Of the Presidential
Electors, duly appointed and qualified
vote for one person, he shall be the Presi
dent Of the United States, and if thc
> election Of President deVoIves upon the
House Of Representatives and the votes OF
q majority Of the States represented in the
House be cast for one person, then he shall
be declared President elect Of the United
States.
M DASia- epPnaed the resolufinn at con
siderable length.
The resolution concerning q quorum in
the Senate was psssed-26 against IL.
The report Of the Confere nee Committee
on the bill establishing a Bureau Of Mill
tsry Justice Was not agreed to by 20 to IL.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Fsrnsworth, Of Illinois, Offered a
resolution that the Secretary Of the Tres-
sury inform the House whether there ia
employed in the Treasury Department a
clerk, OF assistant register, by the name Of
Gsrneit and whether said Gsrnett had not
held 8 position in the rebel army, if he
was not prisoner in the Old Capitol, and
who recommended him for the position he
now holds in the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Fenton suggested that the resolu-
ton be referred to the select committee
now investigating the affairs Of the Trea-
sUry Department
Mr.. FsrnsWoFth said he brought no
charges against the Treasury Department.
He had no feeling on the subject, but
ihnnGht the innuirz WAS proDer, as this
GsrRett had been Captain in The Te5ei
army.
Mr.. Spsulding, Of Ohio, hoped that the
resolution would be scied on directly.
Mr.. Stevens said that the resolution had
better 60 over until tomorrow. The reso-
luton was laid over.
Mr.. Fsrnsworth said he would consent
that the resolution should be referred to |
the Select Committee
Mr.. Spsulding objected.
On motion OF Mr. SLA-----tars IIUuse |
---v-t into committee Of the Whole on the |
state Of the Union, Mr.. Steele, Of New |
York, in the chair, on Fortif cation Bill.
The bill was reported TO the House and
passed with amendments for repairs ct
Great Brewster, LovelPs and Deer Is
lands, in Boston Hsrbor, appropriating
$4,000 therefor, and for repairs to the
sea wall ct Buffalo SS7, 500.
Mr.. Voorhees, obtained the unanimous
consent to make statement
Mr.. Voorhees, said that two gentlemen
Of his State had been cruelty Hronged
and outraged, and he expressed the hope
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lesson of deoency and justice for the fu-
ture. The gentleman from Ohio, Garfield,
had chosen his, Voorhees,, district for an
assault on two Of his personal and politi-
csl friends, who are thus made the victims
Of party malice. At the time the gentle
man from Ohio, Garfield, brought forward
what he O. aimed to be true copies Of let
ters from Judge Eokles and John G. Ds-
Wis, addressed to Gen. Breckin-
ridge, recommending g young man
named Rankin for 8 position in
the rebel army, he (Voorhess) denounc-
ed the letters to be forgeries. The gentle
man from Ohio (Garield) said that he
l.,
and he (Voorheesl called upon him to do
so now. The copies Of the letters even did
not meet the bold and defiant promise of
the gentleman (Gsrfeld), who should
either have the msnliRess to make good
the charge or retrsct all that he has said.
The character of Judge Eckels and Of Mr..
Davis would not suffer at the hands of the
gentleman from Ohio (Gsrfeld), nor you'd
the Democratic party be injured in any
way by his blows. He (VooIhees) claimed
it ss high honor that Judge Eokels and
Mr.. Davis were his friends.
Mr.. Voorhees, then proceeded to prove
by letters from Judge Eckels and Mr..
Davis, and By the assertion Of others whose
characters were unimpeaOhabIe, that these
letters were base, impudent and deliberate
forgeries, and that they were seknow-
lodged to be such by the spy vino forged
them, and from whom the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr. Garfield, obtained the copies.
This was nothing more or less oonspir-
sey to ruin the characters, and perhaps
take the lives, Of two most excellent pri-
vate citizens II il were not for the seri-
ous character OF the transaction he would
have pronounced the matter as the most
stupendous jest OF this jesting Admins
trsLion.
Mr. Voorhees,, in conolusion, said that
he had proved beyond the possibility OF
doubt that Rankin forged the letters and
had left witnesses Of the forgery. This
whole matter was without parallel for
strooity. Judge Eckels had no hope for
the restoration Of the liberty or peace Of
the country while the Republican party
remained in power, and in this he (Voor-
hees) was that gentleman's true repre-
sentative. Mr.. Davis formerly represented
the Terre Hsute District, and was no strsn-
ger here. All who had served with him
would bear willing testimony to his high
integrity and patriotic besring.
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, said that he had
not heard that Judge Eckels denied the
genuineness Of the letter attributed 10
him until this morning. In presenting
the copies Of the letters ne, Garfield, did
not ipretend st was such evidence, as Wss
admissible in Court Of Justice. The
letters we're put into the hands of the
Chief Of Police in Nashville, and the per-
SON doing so certified under oath IS to
their genuineness. They were presented
to the Generel in Chief and himself In
diana officers were consulted upon the
subject, and they came to the conclusion
almost unanimously that the letters were
genuine. He, Garfield, had submitted
them accordingly, and which were read to
this House. The answer made by the gen
tleman, voorhees,, was printed paper
published in Indiana, and this was called
the evidence on which the House were to
believe that the letters were forged in
that State.
Why not the gentleman produce the
original letter from Mr.. Hsys2
Mr. Voorhees, replied the paper was so-
compsnied by letter from that gentle
man, who said he had the statement Of