The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
wAsH1NeToN, March "a, 1866.
HOUSE.

In preparing the loan bill to be tele=
graphed yesterday a printed copy was
used containing a clause which had
been stricken out. The following
clause should have been omitted: "And
provided that the bonds which may be
disposed of elsewhere than in the Uni
ted States may be made payable, both
the principal and interest, with coin or
currency of the country in which they
are made payable, but shall not bear a
rate of interest exceeding five per cent.
per annum." The above clause was
not in the bill as it was passed.
The House met asif in Committee on
the Whole, the only business in order
being general debate on the Presidents
annual message. The attendance, both
on the floor and in the galleries was
very slim.
Mr.. Brooks rose to a personal expla-
nation in reference to the Globe report
of the discussion between, himself and
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield)
on Thursday last. He stated that the
remarks purporting to have been made
by Mr.. Garfield were not heard by him;
(Mr. Brooks) and even as he under
stood them, incorrectly reported. AL
though it was not for him to say how
or when the misreporting occurred, it
was to him matter of comparatively
little Importance, except that he wished
ing to the report made by Mr.. Garfield
to the last Congress, from the Select
Committee to investigate into the
management by Currency Printing
Bureau. He found that although it
was not signed, it commenced by recit-
ing that Garfield, from the Committee,
made the following report: The minors
ty report was signed by himself, Mr..
Brooks and Messrs. Stewart, Steele and
Dawson. He had a letter read from
Mr.. Jordon, Solicitor of the Treasury,
to Mr.. Chase, stating the result of an
made by him into the
charges against J. M. Clark, an entire
conviction that the most material OF
the statements made We're true.
Mr.. Garfield said that he was
obliged to the gentleman from
New York for the correction he
had made, 1t was the universal GUS
tom for one member to be authorized
by a committee to make report, and
that had been done in this case. He had
been authorized by majority of the
committee to make the report. If he
had been so authorized surely some one
of the four members associated with
him, Messrs. Davis, of Maryland; Will
son, of Iowa; Jencks, of Rhode Island;
and Fenton, of New York, would have
made correction at the time. The
conclusion of the report which he had
ll1ttu0 w tIS III gAlGSG MOANtS9s AketOSOStS SAtA1
the policy of printing public currency in
the treasury has resulted in great
saving of expense to the government
and security against fraud, and that
the affairs OF the Printing Bureau have
been ministered with marked ability
and integrity.
In addition to this there was report
from Governor Fenton expressly
stating that he concurred with the re-
port of the committee in everything ex-
cept reflection on the New York Bank
Note Company.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, said he had not
concurred in the conclusions of the
committee, and that if the report had
been presented to him for his signature
he would not have signed it.
Mr.. Garfield stated that this was the
first that he knew that the gentleman
from Iowa dissented from the report of
the majority. The majority had au-
thorizcd him (Mr. Garfield) to make the
report and he had made it.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had been
asked by Mr.. Henry Winter Davis, a
member of the committee, whether he
was willing to sign the report, and had
replied that he was not, as he did not
agree with the committee in its conclu
sions as set forth in the report and in
the resolutions accompanying it, and
the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Moulton proceeded to address
the House.