New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-15

and Mr.. Sherman presented one for reduction OF
tax on agricultural implements, which were re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
1 Mr.. Guthrie, of Kentucky, presented the ere
dentals Of George Houston, Senator elect from
Alabama for the short term. Mr.. Guthrie stated
that Mr.. Houston, during the war, was consist
| ent Union man. The credentials were ordered tc
| be laid on the table, 3
/! Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky offered a resolution de
clarng that as charges of peculation and fraud
had been made against a cotton agent Of the
Treasury Department.; therefore,
| Resored, That committee be raised to investi
gate such charges. ng4z st0 .
Mr.. Davis had been informed from various
sources of the truth Of these charges. He had
| been told by friend who had the means of know
ing, that within his own experience in the South
there was not man connected with the Treasury
Department within sweep Of one thousand miles
who had not been corrupted. He would agree to
substantiate the charges if committee was
| formed. H gg v
| Mr.. Sherman said the charge of Mr. Davis was
very sweeping in its character. The Secretary Of
the Treasury had told him the most violent charges
were generally brought against the most faithful
| officers. He called upon Mr.. Davis to make spe-
ciic charge and he would guarantee fair investi-
cation. ..t1gsa Eatg.a5 &r n
Mr.. Davis called for the appointment Of com
mittee, the maj jority of whom would be favorable
to fair investigation. He had been told General
Dana, while in command on the Mississippi, had
seized and appropriated cotton belonging to pri-
yate citizen, and used the proceeds for his own
|
| investigation in the hands of men who wanted to
sthe it. He would ask nothing more than fair
committee.
i Mr.. Sherman said when he was member + the
House, he never sanctioned an investigation OF
charges against Democratic administration until
properly certified to. He had no objection to the
proposition Of Mr.. Davis, if there was reasonable
| ground for it.
Mr.. Davis said he would agree to prove other
frauds than cotton frauds. If the committee was
raised he would agree to prove frauds Of Govern
ment, committed by Federal officers in Kentucky.
/ Mr. Fessenden said he was, afraid Mr.. Davis
with such jaundced eye that he would, ,if charged
with the investigation proposed, unintentionally
do them injustice. He could not, therefore, agree
with Mr. Sherman that Mr.. Davis might with pro
priety be entrusted with the conduct of such an
investigation. While he had charge Of those
cotton agencies, he had heard Of great
many assertions against men, but they were
all unfounded; finally he adopted rule to compe
all charges to be reduced to writing, and after thai
r he heard no more complaints. He could find M
t man willing to take the responsibility Of making
charges against these agents. He believed tht
present Secretary of the Treasury to be conssten
and faithful in the discharge Of his duties. I'll
repeled the charge that Mr. McCulloeh had refused
to DO justice to any man, and he was opposed tt
these fishing committees being raised on genera
charges. He would favor an investigation on spe
cliicatlons or a specific charge. He hoped the com
mittee would not be appointed until something
definite was given to the Senate on the subject
subject under consideration, for the purpose of
taking up the bill to extend the time for the with
drawal of goods from the public warehouse.
| MIR. briggs offered an amendment to Mr.. Davis
resolution, so as to make it include an investigation
into all the charges against the government officers
at New Orleans and in the Mississippi Department
! Mr.. McDougal, in the course Of his remarks,
stated that he knew Of man who had been re-
Jected by the Senate for Captain and Quarter
master who was nothing but q common gambler
not worth ten Thousand dollars After his rejection
by the Senate he went down to New Orleans
where his brother was in command He engaged
| IN operations there, and in short time he died
and by will which was read in the Surrogate
| Count, in New York, twas clear he had made two
millions of dollars. He supposed the Senate knew
familiar to all.
| Mr.. Conness moved TO lay Mr. Davis resolution
on the table, which was negatived
| MIR. Davis knew of several who had gone into
the army very poor, and had become rich on very
moderate salaries. He confessed he had his pre- pre.
judice on this subject, and he would commence in
vestigation with the conviction that there was a
great deal OF smuggling done, and he would not
ask to be upon the committee. If raised. all he
would ask was fair committee and fair investi-
CATION Such committee and such an investiga-
tion would bring millions to the treasury
| n- House. f..Ig,5
The proceedings of the House we're unim-
portant. We extract only the following episode
Mr.. Elliott, of Massachusetts, moved that the
OF
Ohio, inquired what business tue gentleman
Elliott desired to get at. Mr. Elliott replied that
General LeBlond would know when the House
agreed to MS motion LeBond merely wanted to
agreed to the motion of Mr.. Elliott.
! From Washington.
| Especial dispatch to the Missouri Democrat
WASHINGTON, February 9.--The following paper
addressed to the revenue commissioners wa,
drawn up by General Schenck, and signed by al
., WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb s. 1865
HGn paRd Wes Hon colSelt and Hon. s s. Hayes
fents-Ihe tobacco growers Of the West com
plain that the present tax on manufactured tobacc,
is unjust and oppressive, and unfairly discriminate
against them and IN favor OF the tobacco grower
resentatves in Congress from Ohio, learning froi
your report that you seek to make yourselves prac
ticaily acquainted with this subject Of inquiry b.
psrsohal lnspecuon, and by putting yourselves ii
men IN every portion of the country, and hearn.
that with this view you have already visited Con
nectlcut and taken the testimony Of the growers
OF ana operators in her tobacco, viz: to remind
you that by the official returns Of 1864 there were
planted in Ohio 42,262 acres of tobacco and
31022 ,S23 pounds produced, and to ask that you
visit ONO and take the testimony of the repre-
in the West"
/ General Grant is very anxious to have speedy
action upon the military bill before the House
Military Committee. He says the volunteers still
remaining in the service are becoming very rest
less, not knowing whether they are to be incor-
po ated into the regular army or not. Secretary
Stanton thinks it will be well to act with delihera-
I ton.
A new class of claims have been lately received |
in the House and referred to the Military Commit |
tee. Several country commissioners, in many
cases, have filed claims for the value of bridges
destroyed by rebels during the invasion, and |
several turnpike companies are trying to obtain
nav for damages to their roads by military travel
| From Nashville. f5@ I
legislature to-day was spent in discussing Copper
head resolutions in reference to the admission Of
Tennessee delegates to Congress- The resolution
was finally substituted by vote of 40 to %. ex-
pressing confidence in both the President and
Congress and asking. for the admission Of dele.
gates as soon as consistent with the public GOOD.
When the question came up on the passaae Of
rnis; the oopperheads offered numerous embar-
Union, members, divided their strength, and
caused an adjournment without any vote being
taken, to the great delight Of the Cannerheads.
During the debate on the subject, rebel members