New-York tribune., 1866-05-01
A Select Committee Appointed TO Investigate
Charges Preferred by VT. Conkling.
The RIVER AND HARB0B BILL PASSES THE HOUSE,
wAsuwo7oy. Monday, Arrn 80 lscc

THE PROVOST T-MARSHALGENERALs BUREAU.
The House OF Representatives to-day htly ended new
debate with which the Provost MarshaGenoral for the
second time interrupted the business Of the country by
ordering committee 10 nyes hgao the administration OF
The official Bureau under which bountyjumpers and
bounty-brokers danced for year carnival Of theft
and fraud robbng the bleeding ration Of hundreds Of
millions of dollars ard leaving struggling regiments IN
The field literally skeletons Of organizations The favor
saned on motion Of Blaine Gen. Fry 70 reply 10 Roscoe
ConIngs arraignment Of his official administration was
abused TO present The sTaAge spectacle Of subordin
s,e officer in one Of the departments assailing
Oh the floor Of tie House a Member Of Con-
gess in the discharge Of his public duty with coarse
personal abuse mputng 10 him malicious motives ehsrg
ing him with unlaYfy obtaining the public money, with
begging at the War Department for professional employ
nen and of corrupt neglect Of duy as apube prosecutor
1t outrage with precedent upon the freedom Of de-
fste and the rights and dignity Of the House. whose spr
challenged the attention Of the Whole House. and generally
justified the suspicion that had been awakened by the con-
hoyersy that followed tie blow with which Conkline
last week smashed Fry and bic bureau that the purpose
existed in powerful quarters to tyeT up with silence
and darkness the bountyjumpins frauds that had
rroliaied the country, and 10 beat down the Con
ressmen who dared show a big front TO that
gigantic iniquity. From the day that Mr. Conkhng
prosecued in Utica Frys pet Assistant ProyosNarshal,
proved him guilty and compelled him 10 disgorge over
t2o0 OO0 he has been much hated as dreaded by the
villains who fattened the business OF furnishing ter
perishng country with desereIs for soldiers and we
violate no condolences when say that private endeavos
have been made 10 purchase the silence of tins able
LAWYER and the forbearaDce Of this powerful Congressman
The assault on him the floor Of the House last
week for daring 10 strike dutiiul blow at the
bead Of the Enlistment Bureau and the renewal to-day IN
~ 10. lor faI hat
was seemingly personal controversy into matter OF
grave public The Investigating Committee was
ordered by quick and general consent Conkngs brief
and digned reply to Fys letter tore At utterly TO pieces
The foolish charge that he had accepted Government re-
tsiDer while he rS6sying pay as memoer o' Con
eress was disposed or was every hnng ana lmpnauoh
sn this Bureau clerks letter. impudently read by the
abused favor Of the House, in the face OF one
Of its most honored and useful members. Each and all
we're in few words, shown TO DO false, frivolous ana
foolish Only the novelty Of this attack upon the freedom
Of debate and the purpose 10 crystalline INTO the pernh
pent national system Of the country the most 6dous relief
of the war; the Marshs Bureau, redeems this
effort Of Gen. Fry and its amened supporter from Maine
from general contempt 1t will be joyful in
PARTS OF our poor peeled country that the
Generals Bureau is going to be put on TRIAL It's saie
prediction that Roscoe Conklng will either convict 1t Of
the grossest crimes, compel TO prove innocence by
eonfesng 10 the most finished inescuabe and complete
stupidity.
THE Sgw-YoRK COLLECTOR.
The special dispatch to The Ne~-Yorh 1tm" that the
Committee on Commerce had unanimously agreed 10
report the name of Mr. smythe az Collector Of NewYork
h incorrect and has no foundation in fact 1he Commit
se here has had no meeting since Thursday last and do
Lot expect to meet until next Thursday The only draw
sck now preventing tho immediate confirmation OF MI
Snythe is the professions Of friendship emanatng from
the source produced the incorrect statement
sllHded to-
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad to-day
unanimously agreed TO report resolution extending the
time for constructing the first hundred miles OF the
Eastern or Kansas branch Of the Union Pacific Railroad
10 June lst providing that they finish The second hund
red miles the same time they would have completed
II they had finished the first hundred IN December last
"a The CUBAN TELEGRAPH.
There not being fuA committee in town, the Confer
Committee the Cuban Telegraph bill did not meet
today. They win not report before Wednesday. The
Senate Special Committee On Teegrsphs have done no
business yet owing the absence Of Senator Brown who
10 expected back daily.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day were
- 8, ,26s,573.
80 DIsMASTLISG WASHINGTON PORTS
The .dsmsnting Of all forts around Washington was
completed today the different gssoDs having by former
orders been directed to vacate all earth-works in and
around the District.
THB REBEL DEAD.
1M Richmond Times demands that the same honors
Ssi be paid to the Rebel dead are conferred upon the
Uhlon soldiers and speaks Of JEFF Davis the unhappy
statesman.
PARDOEs
The President to-day pardoned 4e Confederate Office
ae'ds In Texss TO enable them to hold Office In the
obstruction OF that State; ana Do nbe, from Georgia
1ssssss and Alabama Of the A20 900 clsss