Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
XIXTIIIth COngress--.First Session.
WASHINGTON. Nay

" taken during the war. exclusive Of
slave property. Objected to and laid
over
The resolution Of Mr. Sherman vas
taken up ID is IS followss 80
kssolred, That qnoram Of the Sen
ate consist Of majority Of the Seha-
tore duly qualified or chosen; that If
majority Of the Presidential electors daily
appointed aud quilted vote for one
person, lie shall be the President OF the
United States. aud If the election of
President devolves upon the House Of
Representatives and the votes Of majoIr
iiy Of the States represented in the
House be cast tor one person, then he
shall be declared President elect oil the
United States
Mr. DAVIS opposed the resolution at
considerable length
The resolution concerning a quorum
in the Senate was passed Yeas, 20:
nays, i.
Tue report Of the Conference con-
miliee on the bill establishing bureau
oi Military Justice, was not sSFeed to-
20 to H.
tIousE -FArnsNorth, Of Illinois, Of.
fered q resolution that the Secretary Of
the Treasury inform the H0ase whether
there is employed in the Treasury De
pAFtment a clerk or assistant register by
the name Of Garnett. and whether said
Garrett had no, held position in the
rebel army, AAd IL be was not a prison
es in the old Capitol, and who recon-
mended him for the position he nov
holds in the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Fenton suggested that the resolu-
ton be referred TO the Select Committee
noS investigating the affairs Of the
Treasury Department
Mr. FArnssorth said be brought no
charges against the Treasury Depart
msat He had no feeling on the sub
Jet, bat thought that the inquiry was
/ proper, as this Garnstt has been a cap
/ tain 10 the rebel army.
Me- SpauldinR, Of folio, hoped that the
resolution y 5uld be acted on directly.
Mr.. Stevens said that the resolution
+ had better 70 over until io-morrow.
Objection being thus made, the feso-
lu,ion ~as laid over. FaE
Mr.. FArnsworth said be wcsld consent
that the resolution should be referred to
the Select Committee.
Mr.. spauld.qg objected
Ga motion Of Mr Stevens, the House
sent into COMMITTEES OF the Whole on
the STATE Of the Uaion, Mr.. Steele. Of
New York, in the chair on the forti6es-
ton bill
The kill was reported to the House
aud passed wiih amendmenls for re
pairs at Great Brewster. LSvells and
Dear Islands, in Bosioa Harbor, appro-
priAtiug $4,000 therefor. and for repairs
on the sea wall al Buffalo sS7 Zoo
Voorhees, obtained unanimous per
nission to make statement lie said
that the gentleman Of bis State had beer
cruelty wronged and outraged. and b
expressed the hope that the facts Of ths
case would afford lesson Of decency
and justice for the future The gentle
man from Ohio. Garfield, has ehosei
him (Noorhees) for an assault on two o.
his personal and political friends, whs
were thus made the victims Of pari]
malice. At the time the gentleman
from Ohio (Garfeld) brought forwArs
aud declared TO be true copies Of letter
from Judge Eekles and John a. Davis
addressed 10 General Breckinrige. re
commencing a young man banned Ran
kin for position in the rebel army
hs, Voorhees,, denounced the letters &
be forgeries
The gentleman from Ohio Garfield
said that be would produce the letter.
: but did not, and he (Voorhees) nor
: called upon him (Garheld) to do Sc
The copies Of the letters even did nc
meet the bold and defiant eyes Of th
y gentleman (GAr6eld). who should eishe
e have the mAnliness TO make good th
charge or retrset all that he had sale
4 The character of Judge Eckles and {
L Mr. Davis would not suffer at the hand
= ofthe gentleman from Ohio Garfield M
u would the Democratic party be injure
=. in any way By his blows. He (Voorheei
y claimed il a. high honor that Jadg
!. Eckles and Me- Davis we're has friend
!, SIR voorhees, then proceeded to prov
By letters from Judge Eckles and N
n Davis, and By the assertions Of othe
whose characters were unimpeachabl
= that these letters we're base forgerie
and that they were Acknowledged to
= such By the spy who forged them, 81
- from whom the gentleman from Oh
(Garheld) obtained the copies
This was nothing Esore or less than
conspiracy TO ruin the character 81
=, perhaps take the lives Of two most exe'
~. lent citizens Were II not for the serlo
on character Of the transactions, be Won
I'd have pronounced the matter as the nc
- stupendous jest OF this testing Admin
he sFation.
a. Mr.. VOORHEES,, in conclusion. eaid Il
be had proved beyond the possibility
= doubt that Rankin forged the lette
and bad left witnesses Of the forgel
This whole matter was without a par
lei for atrocity
Judge Eckles had no hope for the r
soration Of the liberty or peace Of {.
country while the Republican party
manned in power, and in this be, Fo
bees, vas that geutlezlans true req
1T. sentative. Mr.. DAVIS fornerlE reo
sented the Terre Hsute district aud =
lie. no stranger here, and all Who ksd ..
=. ed with him would bear willing testiu
ny to his high integrity and pa.rio
=. bearing.
s" Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, said tina.
had not heard that
Judge Eckles denied the genuinen
Of the letter attributed to him. u
this morning, in presenting the COP
Of the letters, he (Gsr6eld1 did not
tend it was such evidence as wss ad Z
sible IL q court Of justice. The let,
we're put into the hands of the Chief
/, Police m Nashville. and theperson
ing so certified under oath as to Il
genuineness They we're presented
usI. the General-in-Chief and himself &C