New-York tribune., 1866-05-01
corRTs-NARTIAL.


eyer any person subject to the rules and articles OF va!
shall be tried by court.mara FOL any alleged onee aia
the President and JudgeAdvocate or Recorder OF uo
Court shall give written certificate of acqutta 70 the ae-
cus WHO shall then be released from arrest and contLe-
ment. -. f..f
Mr. ByGBy Call onereda a rcsouti which was adoIsd
recitSg the allegations IN Responsible pnoe as an
in the enforcement Of the Revenue laws al bosoh alt
New-Yofk, frauds had been committed Oh he
United States and also that frauds had been cor
mi,ied in the enforcement Of the Internal kevenie
laws and in the adjustment OF claims for ne
Aoleton thereof in those cities and ins'Igen
such alleged frauds aud TO sit during the recess Of Con-
gross At such place as may be deemed most convenient d
by such number exceeding three Of such committee,
may be deemed advisable.
CLAIMS on VENEZUELA,
Mr. DRIccs t1rich.) offered resolution, which was
adopted requesting the Secretary Of State to furnish te
House with list OF the claims Of citizens OF the United
States row pending in the United States Legation at Cor
raceas against the Government Of Venezuela and to eaie
what measures required to bring such claims TO
speedy settlement. rrra.fA
MISSOURI MATTERS. 20 500
Mr. LOAN NO introduced bin declaring 81. Jossrh,
Mi souri, port Of delivery, which was read twice and e-
ferred 50 the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Blow Mo- introduced bill to allow the extension
OF the wharf at st. Louis which was read twice qua ic-
feIfed 70 the Committee on Military Ahairs.
EQUALIZING BOUYTIEs. .a5n
Messvs. DAZZLING aud WARD (N ~ presented 'eso'a-
ticns Of the State of New-York in favor Of eqaaAng
bOuntics. a ....iN
DUTY ON WOOL. 80
63 citizens OF Elba Geneseo County, New-fork ashhg
an increase of the duty on WOOL fF %
wOMEN's RIGHTS
Mr. CoSkIrEc N ~ presented petition q nds.
Butts and other of Hopsdale, Mass asking an
amendment Of the Constitution prohibiting the stal's
from dsfranohising citizens the ground OF SEX
The petition referred to the judiciary Cohmn'ee
CHANGE Iy A COMMITTEE. -.
NJ Prize lowe, and Mr. Randall PENN were excused
rom serving the Committee in reference 70 the see 81
II uors in the Capital, and Mr. Grinnell iowa ahd M
Dawson PENN were put in their places .fs
TnR RIVER AND HARB0R BILL PASSED.
On motion OF Mr. ELIOT Mass, the Committee q 30
the State OF the Union was discharged nom for
ther consideration Of the River and Habor Improvement
b and the bill before the House for eonsderats.n
N ELIOT addressed the House at considerable length,
advocating the principles of internal improvement ard
explaining the provisions OF the bill lie then moved ne
Mr Ross asked Mr. Eliot to admit an amendmcn, ap-
I.opraDg 100000 fr the Improvement OF the Hhrfis
| Mr. ELIOT declined saying that gentlemen all arcs,d
him were pressing for amendments. There was nof s9
appropriation recommended in the bin which did notrs
upon careful estimates made at the War Department snd
upon recommendations coming from there. Ihefe ~aa
point in the bill concerning which petitions Lad
not come up from the people and winch had not issn
nost carefully examined He believed that IN every IN.
stance the people he'd desired the action Of Congress and
the Committee had obtained FROM the Department fpsh
estimates enabled them to determine with aecaIsey
what was wanted II would not do, he said, to open the
bill amendments, which would be loose and mere gute
work.
| III.
meni 10 the section authorizing surveys to be made
ur ELIOT had no objection to that and the following
points were, motion of Messrs. Donneily Van HON
IN Yi and Pike, added to the section authorizing eur.
yeys be made namely, the Sombro River and the cas.
non River Mimi, the lake and mouth OF Eighteen hte
Creek OeOtt, N. Y, and the St. Croix River, above The
NJ spAuIpISG asked Mr.. Eliot to yield for amed.
providing that the Secretary Of War SHALL at al
times he authorized 10 place the public works Of the
United mentioned in the act in charge OF Custom
House officers or other agents Of the Government ivn6
%sTanass %s1s mt oS.rao Ss 'o 81 Sisss g tie same RON
additional charge for their services.
Mr.. ELIOT declined TO yield for that purpose.
The previous question seconded, the amend,nsr's
agreed TO- and the bill passed.
rug BLAISr-CoyKLIsG CONTROVERSY.
Mr. BLAINE rose to personal question, and asked to
have read letter from Gen. Fry, which he sent To 10"
! Clerk q desk.
MI CoNKINe stipulated that he should have an oIIo,
Mr., BLAINE stated that he wished to have this letter
read for the double purpose Of vlndlcatng himself rm
the charge having made untruhfnl statement IN tie
House days since, and giving in the broad American
of fair-pay opportunity to worthy officer u 20
heard in the forum where he has been assailed wish
further TO state that it. investigation, had fopnd
that ] was in in the statement made in debate
touching the difficulties between the member from s9s
have ferbound humlating would have been 10 aroo-
gize the House and TO make the correction. Whether
il error, will leave TO be judged by the House
after il has heard the letter of the Marshasn
| era read ..
The CLERK then read the letter of Gen. Fry Of sleh
] the following are abstracts:
wARDEPARIMESr PRoyosr ARsHAL GEMS BuRIAu.
WASHINGTON, April "a, 1868.
Hoa JAMES g. BLAINE, ar-I nave to thank you oy ropei
ling you did in the House Of Representatives on the sd
inst. very eIaodinsry assault upon me BY the Hon.
where had opportunity to be personally heard ad
snp
justified BY the facts which I'll. letter win d,:soss ny
the past three yesr ha: been constant and a. in many case.
hs. besn marked so far Is BY mutual honor
fair dealing Mr. Conkng being thus an exception. nay
purpose give brief summary Of bis connection and
with this Bureau In The summer o. 1883 Mr. cSnins
a bis
% iS'ss ss rAlss he sss:'2in Ds%s''ss:'
Secretary Of War without notifying had M CeOi-
commissioned Of Gases
'ISsua general Court IN Martial MAJOR j. A. Hsddssi NJ
Dana vested him BY several orders ssned In the name o
with the most extraordinary Among these ,ts
right examine the dispatches all telegraph Offices in mo
the sancy personal and business correspondence For be
services Ne Conklne received The Oh f
Whether he received has been reported from bis dst
5000 the and whether he received 3D.
Ttca am unable 10 say but as hereafter shown he wac 80
Jealous 10 preventing prosecution. st Utica q: ns
fcuy Mr. Conkng and beeu that wanted
exposures at both places while wanted coDecaluent
as to the character Of M Conkings course matter
whether his in exercising the functions Of JnjseA
% snS c S ecns his
member OF Congress- violation Of the letter spro
Doth o,rtcle section othe Constitution leave for elsa
10 decide A. to the animus Of Mr. Conklngs csumnon
sault upon true Notwithstanding BIS assertion tha 20
him and self we're atogetherfrom my willingness gift
ify certain matters in which he had strong peTsou
tain undue CONCESSIONS my Bureaa and disced:
IN iha syes 81 ny sdpsfiofs. .lE-N
The letter then goes into considerable details ef ihs
hot. Tho rfa and Mr.