Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-23
4 FIELD Dir IN THE HOrsE.
coprEaHEADs GAbLY BRUISED


spirited debate 81 The -esAian praae an
in the House to-day On the faiisafy ap.
preparation bill Mt krrnuu, OF New
York charged that the Government
transportation had been used to take sol
diers home at elections 10 vote the I'd.
ministtniion ticket Thad stevens de-
mGuled his authority kernaH snid h.
couldn't give H. hut &c they wonld raise
"a committee Of investigation, il would
find out about H. Stevens told him the
Committee GA the conduct Of the War
could Investigate it, aud again demand.
ed his authority tor the charge Herman
declined to give IL, and spoke OF that %
a white-washing committee Stevens
then denounced Herman o. a calamnia.
tor. for coming into the House to retail
charges and dared DOT attempt 10 MAKE
good, although ihey involved the honesty
and honor Of the Government
judge Kelly here interposed. saying
that as the gentleman had specified
PENNSYLVANIA a. one Of The States where
public money had been used to take sol
diers home to vote, he mus, deny Il, and
say thai money for that purpose was
raised by contributions from the whnIe
loyal Community In tbe course of his
remarks, he referred 10 the Democratic
candidate at that election, Judge Wood.
ward as having expressed the hope that
ii a division in this Government should
occur, The dividing line would run north
OF Pennsylvania Mr. Stiles denied
this, aud said il was Slate campaign
SANDER, and dared Kelly 10 give any
evidence OF particulars Kelly at once
retogted that it occurred in the Supreme
Court room in Philadelphia, in toe pres.
ence of the bar OF that and Chester
counties, and he ollled upon his col
league, Mr. Broomall, who had been
present, 90 testify what be then saw and
heard only adding that no man in Penn
sylYania who valued his reputation for
veraeity had ever dared to deny it.
Broomall then gave the particulars,
and testified 20 his having himself heard
Noddwardm make the remarks and named
other witnesses who we're present kel.
IL then got the floor ngsin, and pursued
his advantage over stiles, and taunted
him with having rushed swiftly to Wood
ward s defense only TO. prove bis own
lack Of veracity Broomall said that in
TINT campaign two distinguished men
had agreed-Judge Woodward and Gen.
McClellan--and he was little curious
To see how many here would take the
same grounds Herman made feeble
effort to explain, when Gooch got the
floor aud demanded what Kernsu meant
BY calling the Committee on the War a
te-washing committee Herman said
be only meant il in general sense, aud
Didn't mean anything disrespsctful.
Gooch denounced him Tor slanderinE s
regular committee on which his own
party was represented, as well as sian.
der,ng the Government Be this time
Herman was thoroughly used up. and
glad to get ont Of the hgbt Mr.. Chan
Ter, Of New York, said TO represent the
Five Points, New York. came to his re-
lief and foolishly attacked Tbsd Ste
vens Stevens replied that The gentle
man need have no fear Of any sarcasm
or inveetive in his case; there we're rep
tiles SO close to the grouad that. try ss
you would, you could not get your foot
on them - crush than Presently Nil
, Ter, OF Pennsylvania, got into the light
and brought up sn old newspaper article
attacking Judge Kelley, denouncing him
for a violation Of pledges, treachery to
! his party. etc. lie said this was from
the Peaasylsaaiaa, then edited BY John
/ ". Forney, aud said, by the showing of
his own friends, he was = pretty man to
sssail so pure patriot as George W.
I Woodward ..5
Mr. Kelly, ia reply, thanked him for
producing the article; il was not written
/ by Forney, bat Robert Tyler, 500 Of John
7 Tyler, and now an officer OF tbs rebel
Government Ha was glad that his coz
7 league had TO 20 to Richmond rebels for
the SANDERS he brought here 70 retail 10
/ the House, and he vas quite wiling ne
I should ply his vocation Withoatinterrup.
& ton.
he best iies Of the whole debate may
+ be forms !Fom the remark OF leading
I Ohio Democrat, who came over TO the
Administration side, saying, in ioealaE
way, this isn't one Of oar lucky DAYS;
You've beaten us most damnsblv, and
there's nobody knows it hall so well al
We do ourselves"