The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-26
SOLD SERIES VOL .I6, No. -.
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/ Mr. Tiumbell.said at the time it was un-
der>cons,deration before, had not seen
Gen. Payne l had no information from
him in regard to the report, but my reason,
for making the motion to refer the resolu,
at the time was that thought it unjust to
an officer to publish report affecting his
character which / understood was exparte
and by commission before whom he did
not appear. Since thea have seen Gen.
Payne and had a conversation with him.
learned from him that this report was of
the character that supposed. - s5ti
learned further from him that after
hearing that commission was proceeding
to inquire into his conduct, before which
ne had no opportunity to appear or file a
reply or answer to their report, and also
that the report made by this commission
been presentettby this Judge Advocate
General, aud he announced that he had no
objection 10 having this report ofthis dom.
mission published, provided his answer To
itand the review of the report BY the Judge
Advocate General should be published also,
therefore Lam willing for one that the SEN
ator's resolution should pass amended so a.
to call for all the papers. and it will then
appear, as I am informed, that so far from
being this blood thirsty person that the Sen
ator from Kentucky has pronounced him, It
will be proved that he has only done his
duty. f- ,a fpa
| will not undertake to say he is innocent
or guilty. do say that since this resolu.
ton was introduced have seen Gen. Payne
and ne tells me he has no objections at ali
to this exparte report being Published, ifhis
report setting forth the real facts can be
publised with it, and the report of the Judge
Advocate. General can be published also
IT they are all published together they will
do no harm I presume the Senator from
X, will not object to this unless he pro.
ceeds on the hypothesis declared in his
speech, that man is to be declared guilty
before he is tried. 80
Brown from the Military Committee re.
ported a bill to repeal an act to drovide for
the removal of the United States arsenal
from st. Louis and the sale Of the land on
which it is located, which was ordered
printed. yrs .s.- -f n
Howard, from the Military Committee, re.
ported resolution, which was ordered
printed, relative to retaliation upon prison
ers in our hands for the treatment which
our soldiers received at the hands of rebels.
On motion Of Sumner, the Senate took up
the resolution regarding the notice given
Great Britain by the President, of the ter.
m'nation of the treaty of 1917, limiting the
naval force on the lakes. sS -,
Davis opposed the resolution, because in
giving the notice of termination of the trea-
ty the President had transcribed bis au-
thority.
The resolution was further discussed bv
johnson, Davis and Sumner, after which il
was passed.
Dixon obtained unanimous consent to in.
troduce two resolutions rendering the thanks
OF Congress to Gen. Terry and Admiral
Porter and the officers and men Of their
commands for their gallantry in the attack
on Fcrt Fisher.
The resolution concerning Admiral Por-
ter was referred to the Naval Committee and
that concerning Gen. Terry to the Military
Committee Asa4 A@ .5'&.
The Senate went into extr, session.