, 1866-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
WAsuNuroa, March 81, 1855.

WAHNuToH, March II, 1851
Tn eScnste wRs not in session.
siaass xhieh had beeu aGusk out: Ths following
e.uss snona h,T7 hss hs boas, vbea
poaed Of elsex here th11 IN The united States may
bAmade payable, both principal md interest. With
cor Or 2n S e0an1 rn,eo sy s
exct edIn1 per cant per anuum."
paIsedl
The Horso met - tftn Committee Of the Whole,
the only business In order being general dehate on
the FEtsident's animal Message, The attendance
bohp s nsSr fpa u me .as s
IN reerence to the Go6e report Of the discussion
between himselfaDd the gentleman from Ohio. iMr.
GaEaeld) on Thur sss ae stated n tha1 ~ he ~ r..
field, were not heard By hun tAE. BEooks,) and
ncrc, as be understood them, Incorrectly reported,
although It VIZ not for him 70 ~ how OF ~he1e
a matter Of comparatively little importance,
except that he. Wished 70 etand lishs
upon The record. Referring to the report made BY
Garfield TO Congress from the select committee to
fuyestgate into the management OF the Printing
Durean he found that, although i wts not siEned,
4 commenced BY Ieeitpg tnat ta NJ: Garfield, tig@
minority report Was signed By himself lSir Brooks}
and lessre. Stewart, Steele and Dawson. He had
letter read IRON Mr. Jordan Solicitor TO The Treas
H. cisrk. an entire ii W Conviction that lie mos1 mate
rial Of the rtatements rnade ere tEue.
Mr. GARFIELD sAd that be Was Obliged 70 the
gentleman 1rum New York for The correction be
6ad made. Ii Va. the universal custom for one
member authorized By committee 10 make The re;
been authorized by a majority Or lie commIttee 10
make he report The Ind not been so authorized,
s9,s{ e he oSr r. ee1 e
9ea 9eeoa a ahs @e. n eopeaaon @ @ of '5s repo
1ss T. ri ss sds hs x' po9 q pnus public
money IN the Treasury has resulted IN g1eat Saving
q expense 70 the Government snd security against
ftaad; and thst the seatIs Of TIC Ha91ine Bareaa
fegEity; az.
IN add!uon 10 thts, there was report from
GOV Pcnfon expressly stating that be eoncnHed
ME WILSON, of Iowa, eatd that be had not con-
III ssn R aRa hat
nature IT,, I f. 1s1 gyeHla pot p have signed i
AZ; e oARElELp ARE m ssated that this was The frtt
'sy had authorized him (Garaeld) to make he re-
port and he haa made 4. -
MI Nj: WILSON, % sad that he been asked bY Mr..
whether he was willing to Sign the report and lid
replied that he WIS NOT, a. be did not agree with
The committee n l4 conclusion, set forth In The
dropped
NJ; AogLlON, oL l!inois. IN discns.sng the
9nssuoa o. Iseonaunsl9n: @ MRnea taat public
Ial,n ano EeSutliy reqnHeos ntst tnat Inc 9oEeru-
nent snal! % nhsoia,e'y projected trom the reps-
ua.on o. feees.ion ana lene1non. p providing ior
as pans nsnent o. tseaton aecono. tnas the freed
men ee seen1ea an aosos1Ie equality wih the white
Psiots tee a@ aaan 9e snoowe4 "iih every
S,nd hnt eat neeessy 70 ma,ntan nat e4aaly;
;1nu; ;nat lePse1enlalon 1n Cone1esa shau be
aa !oanaea On 9uo In Pfoposuon 70 the
hnmoed ~ h enGnsa aase 70 s1ntaee ioaIta, that
diated a5d mn; taas et!ii rights sha1 be
@ Gualan'faea SC h !9 a9. VIII ne means 70 enforce
anem: an, Ae nela tnat iaese t1ghts md conditions
Ehoulo 90 secured p7 amenoments 70 the Con5t1iu-
non ana thas now Tas the fime t9 inAugurate these
ahe1umGn aba, s n relation 70 ihe PRESIDENT he said
Union party, and thai no honorable man could
nave peneseo lhat he world desert the party which
had ae!ended nm asaln:t fhe assanlta Of traitors,
and had elected hin 10 the position be held In
glsu.aae s111 naa A. oeen eSes regarded A.
rAf In nsSfrf nd Tnh