The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27

bill masking eosal offence 70 sell pean - except
one q. brought %ss' hs nsais . o.
rs.es h. would of, ss o ss n:
gold market" GAughterl His friend from Illinois or
Of the Treasury wheihsr or mot il would b. sxDedIens
TO back and tax all the whskey for the last CENTURY
and va Tier would 3 s1p.dioat % include In u u:
spirit OF l110s" (Excessve Taught r. He (Mr Wash
burne) might also ask VIII ther would not have an in
nuence on senatorial actioni IAughterl His friend
ans and II iht be asked Of secretary OF tho Navy
whether not tho Abyssnans ware used in the battle
daughter These, and other such questions mi ut ).
asked BY the veterans Of the House. Hewoud not touh
on what me fresh squad might do In conclusion, no
might b. FRYE from contact with corrupt on and power
Mr. GAsrisLD, trep Of Ohio, aaid that Il did not be-
come them 70 set aside the British constitution - uawor
thy Of careful consideration In framing so important
bill this. That constitution perhaps eqaai 70 our
own and the Ast In freedom wisdom and greatness
of all In tho civilized world He during his argcment in
favor Of the bill alluded to the fact that athodh Con-
srss. within ~ ave weeks Of Close the report .. u:
no uttsrance from the Secretary Of War reference TO
plan for preserving = armies in the neld. The Com
the dark They had to reconnore the War Department
and wait their turn for hearing IN back door way
tell them what necessary TO be done Hs for other
reasons, wanted the bill passed becase II would adjust
dcpatnons and because there should be greater rsspon
nbility 70 the legislature than present II secret
not open influence that saps the foundation Of 70
Mr. THAr.s, lrspl Of Pa, argued that the bin, II
passed, would have the eeet Of substituting for the
provided TOR "a the constitutions the utteyancss Of
his subordinate ecss thus relieving tho President from
John Randolph called the and converting the secrets
res into ministers ofStats In the same that these
words are used in the British constitutional besides The
control Of the House Apart from ascting the const
ton fandAmcntay there was no warrant for admitting
L.
tons required BY the constitution and substantially
6y that instrument excluded nom being members Of
Consre and he further argued that there was no ne
On motion Of Mr. PxxpExros, (opp) Of Ohio the fur
eher consideration Of the bill was postponed Until TO- NOR
NV DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION sII~
Nr: emvxM, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported another deficiency BILL ths previous one having
been defeated ewing 70 disagreement between the two
houses on CLAUSE making specific appropriation ier
Hons. 70 me ...sn. q twenty Per e1nuna Steven.
explained that the same bill in all Its parts had
away the objections Of senators he had provided In this
for the payment of the extra compensation by saying
mn ~ thousand SS.s; % @ . sssos
heretofore incurred" ss.mev aN..r
MT Hoasas ISppl o. Ind Povsa 70 srs: sns I'd:
ADDITIONAL .srMHscAr 1SrrcoRa
sSos Ssp.csos a. New Yora e. was ad on ne
table, reconsidered and the bill referred 70 the Con-
nm mas AT TN nuusosnAs INSTITUTION
On motion q Mr. Rcs lrepl Of Me-, the Committee
origin q the Smithsonian Iassituss are, and what
measures are necessary 70 preserve from further
injury fgHf
Mr. sfArDIso, (repl Of Ohio, introduced BILL which
referred to the Commlttes Ways and Means pro-
posing .sx ON national bank issues On and after the Lat
The House then, Il . quartsrpast four O'Clock, ad-
journed.
Admiral Porter's Review OF Con. DutIsr's
Fort Fisher Report. nrr
WARRINGTON, Jan. %, 1905
Rear Admiral Porter, In long letter the Secretary
Of the navy dated Cape Fear ver January "a reviews
MAJ Gen BstleFseport relation 70 late expedition
to Wilmington Though the capture Of Fort Fisher has
refuted the assertions Of Generals Butler and weitxs he
deem II due to the naval part Of the expedition thaths
report should receive some notice ct his hands n
He says General weitse was selected and General
Buffers connected with the expeditien
except 70 a. out When the expedition did prepare 10
start, going to the attack the superstition that
the powder vessel originally prepared by General Butler
would blow the fort down, and the troops would have
nehng 70 Do but walk in He Butler depended
entirely this powder boas and Mat there woudbe
assault from the beginning Il Ia not true ~ Butler
says tina. be gave The navy thrsysix hours start The
Transports started before me navy disappeared
Il Buffers duty 70 have rendesvoused
Beaufort and waited until tbs Monitors and powder
on which @ nncA depended were ready The move.
ments Of the light transports should have been gubor
Ainsts 70 large and slow moving frgates and roncads
and he should have been whore he could have arranged
with me. says Porter ell the details OF the attack but
mo- he kept out Of my way, and, think, studiousy.
Butler states that Admiral Porter was quite aangnas
urged that were 70 run by the batteries into Cape
Fear river and then troops could land and hold the beach
4. e .hS Of s: :. =
Porter says thi. deliberate misssssmsns, adding:
General Butler does nos say who urged me but nsyer
hn Or him creep. On he desk Of his vessel, a.
noproe until he left here sfssr his failure.
Admiral Porter further says In denial Of Buffers state
nents that he never bad the slightest Intention Of pass
Ing the batteries until the fort taken. The depart
ment sswhs pan and the after inposbty Of doing 80
.Ss y, s -
Admiral Porter says:-"Ali the ns1, paragraph in
General Buffers report in relation - what the Admiral
sai1 and whss the Admiral declined TODD, u false FROM
beginning to end never had any conversation q The
sf MISREPRESENTATION inoudpG the part that sys tAs
Instructions he received did not centemllae sIsfe
Ae when he knows he never received any assraosioAA
In reply " whas General Butler says about the weather
assuming threatening aspecs and ne surf rslns in
Porter sys:-I assert the landing On thas day was
smoother than whom General Terry landed there Thsss
mon On account Of he weather General Orant never
contemplated the Withdrawal Of the troops. He ssnt
them there TO Say and having spcs sAscisd landing
he know that the most difncun part was dsns.
sion Permit N. 70 ~ Wat DO not sss vSs. il matter.
whether General Buffers troops landed one day
other He decided the fsrt could be taken when be
did land He could not expect the rebels to leave work
like that with less than 1vs hundred In H. and be
certainly could have tried assault that number Gene
raj Terry had twentythres hundred W contend against
AID he carried. NE works without very serious loss
considering the Importance Of the position 70 the country
United states Supreme Court.
JAZZ n. Nos. 70, %, 81 and D. The Marine Bank OF
Chicago, plaintG In error the Fulton County Bank
the Broadway Bank the Afawsn Bank ana The Western
Reserve Bank Errors 70 the Circuit Court OF the United
States for the Northern district Of nlinois MI Justice
Miller delivered che opinion Of the court Armins ths
Judgments Of the saA Circuit Court In thess causes with
costs and interest
No. 100 The Bay State steamboat Company claimant
TO-, appellants, the New London Transportation Com
pany. Appeal from ths Circuit Court OF the United