The New York herald., 1866-05-01

argue the case and the decision In favor of tho
| government An appeal was taken to the Court ."
| bdHco and no was again directed by the Secretary
| OF War To appear there and act as counsel Tor
| the government which he did when the decision
| affirmed That was his whole connection with that
| iransacon, on which the head OF bureau General
Tending himself but with no other purpose stab
the reputation Of another Az 10 his appointment ~
Mr. Dana 20 act as Judge Advocate be also gave full
and complete explanation. lie had received, while
attending professional business at syracuse, an urgent
| despatch from tho Secretary OF War requesting
his immediate attendance at Washington. Ignorant en-
| trey OF what was wanted with him. he had come To
Washington and had an Interview with Mr stanton, who
desired him 10 act counsel for the government Ina tho
examination aud prosecution of bounty frauds lie had
declined the Offer but the Secretary Insisted and h. hr
C0nkng at length yielded and received letter nf re-
taner under which he had labored day and night FOR
threc months, two months OF which time was occupied
IN the actual lral Of the case OF MAJOR haddock Tho
crcary had asked him to send In an account Of his
charges which ho declined 10 do leaving II TO The Sec
reaEy to make whatever allowance he chose, and sue-
qnenty hc received from the Secretary letter, stating
that IN hm opinion ihree thousand dollars would be
very moderate sum FOR the labor performed He re-
turned that hn entirely satisfied, ns ho
would have been with any other sum that might have
been fixed he did noi consider II an occasion out os
which profit was TO be nndc.
Mr. Ross inquired whether this sum was for services
done during tho time he was drawing pay al member
nr tosKuNq replied that tho services commenced in
April 1865, aud Congress commenced 10 March tho
gentleman from Illinois might bo able by the rnlo OF
three other fundamentally with which ho was
familiar lgpre the matter for himself Iia shold
be sorry e suppose that the gentleman from Illinois,
or any Other mombcr OF the House or any
human Deiag-eNceptns me dis'ipsnished malice
maCinu and warrior Provost Marshal Fry-sh0uld haYc
such low standard OF intelligence To imagine that
there was any impropricy IN member Of Congress,
practcng hs profession accepting from the govern
ment OF the United States, or any other client.
retainer TO do professional business A. TO the
that effort had been made by him 10 hhyo
conceancnt ol frauds In the Twenty Congressional
district, that a assertion There wore no cir
eunisanocs stated and he pronounced the statement h
utterly aud absolutely vroundess aud nothing whatever
Of truth could bo found in II ON the contrary Ia tho
inv,stgaon that took place before The court martial
everything pertaining the Twenty nrst Congressional
! district had been Investigated. Nothing amazed him
than that he Provost Marshal General ybody
else would dare 10 put ON record an assertion 10 utterly
basscss
Mr. Ross inquired whether the fec Of three thousand
dollars sddon 10 his pay Judge Advocate.
Mr. CoskISo replied that nothing gave HIM greater
pleasure than TO crafty the laudabe curiosity Of
gentleman from Illinois and begged assure that
gentleman that hc had never drawn pay as Juda" Adso
cafe and that the three tousand dollars was the only
compensation bc had received FOR his services Ia
thai connection An gentlemen wonld see that the point
Of the whole matter the assertion by tho gentleman
Maine that (Mr Conkinsl had had quarrca with
the gentleman from kentucky and had been worstc
them, tho Secretary o War having taken sides aFalnt
him Was therc shadow ~ Foundation for such
assertion lskng the communication Of the Provost
Marshal General rs the only evidence m the matter
| he had but single interview with that onicor
when he tMr. Fry said that the people Of his Mr.
ards and snenks; that he did not believe there
honct mau In the di.trct and that u any so could
, be found The others would Immediately detauch hun
lls had be asouDdcd at hcarng such language but hs
had been taught 10 be careful 10 those with whom he
associated and more careful s, az TO ihce with whom
\ =
| what General Fry had done. agi who capable ~
making such remark, was mar with whom be coali
have NO controversy Neither VA Conversation nor cor
rcfpondeiirc. Ia any other way. bad 10 bad
quarrel 10 my definition Of that term. with ,e Provost
Marshal General. lie Hoose, hc hoped, would pardon
hin, for ssyny much Her the extraordinary incident
that had occurred, whore tue bead Of hafean.
| clerk ~ The War Department Acnt " boz
| read such pile Of rubbish of poraDnai sys1ult
member Of the Hausr,- undcr rrstence of yrdeaiinF
himself That gentleman General Fry painted for vim
dca'ion NOT WIN references to ne intisnlcant iningH
which pcftaitm % hin tlr tonsiipsl bot wiu rcie-
10 thos uJc ananA tnt cpufcrnei al the people
aud he would ask his eolieague ir ialnni, 10 odqrs
resoitlon nsr .inri that opportunity uosh ~ given
! 20 him N a oomin!teo The pgrpoao
! appointed he lMr 'onkiingi would undertake TO
make good hr assertion that In th' Weston
division Of New YORK tho Provost Marahuis
bureau A. Was administered, was one carnival Il cut
rupl disorder and then the public would know ~iiotcr
the head ~ tai blrenn was nan capable % adnnintef
M it-..sahq :" .eeing ne alAlr'hc b'",Fn h"n't
men nnf ihifyc. whether Nas administered by
nnn uh"haa io taaiy 20 ~ hai fii - lhe Nani -
anotb' guah'y lee wo'id hssr done and thai sas nrs
tie food ~ corruption tA1t vent uuchsl"agfd month
after noah ai over the Nealern part u iho saie o
/ Mr Hrinrtn. (rcpJ or ~ = prcfacinr he rcsolrion
with The fclHf. thai he ui'ra not u be appp ntfa on
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