The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02
THIRTY.NINTa CONGRESS.
Cirst sessinn-
ZEN z.
WASHINGTON, May !, 1890.

WASHINGTON, NAY ], 1900
rns AWARDS CAPTURE OF yEfP. DAVIS
ommunication from the Secretary Of War transmit
ting report Of the evidence upon which the awards for
the apprehension Of Jefferson Davis were distributed.
was referred 70 the Committee on Military Affairs
HrKR- STATE INSURANCE.
Mr. TaumBuLI, Hep) Of H., presented petition for
the enactment Of equal and just laws for interstate in
surance also petition for tho establishment of bureau
Of insurance Both petutons referred to the Com
mttee on Commerce.
PETITION REsroKNe uMrsp srirs TROOPS TO srAuS-
TOW, VA.
Mr. TRUnBulI presented the petition OF one hundred
and nftysx citizens Of Stanton, Va representing that
the troops have recently been Withdrawn from that place.
that tho Union men being porsecutcd BY rcbeis and
praying for the return Of the troops for tie projection
Of loyal men The petition was referred 70 tho Commit.
,ns Stunning or oers..A. c-rsr7ss ZION wAps
Mr. Jowxsos, tdsm) Of Nd, read the following letter
from General wade Hampton On The subject OF Columbia
soash csFoliuA:-
TO the H..: Rs..sr 1c.ssos. SssS state: sen.ss:1
s'i ~ s sA e. e
,smba, g ssins ssmpsn:aucn for ths dss,rScion Of
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coiuns. Sc, ar. 70 sou..nd. Of hale. Of
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made % :,asa:S Ss% hsS ana .ron a
wind kept them alive orders for burning Of
frSm ss E.:. npradsnss cutting iSs Soi.sn Ssis.
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.%noa ss a Srs;r q General
fI ssss :SCcd Sss BE- ana from
de.iraciion Of your city, ''' ''' cause Oh ''e
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am naturally mos. socoas 20 vndcae myself before The
who :sssd g - - ss sss.
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for the South non. % participate in he ississon which
sy and . snd;sts her from %srspssssSlsoS.
~ ss Or under ne,s APPEAL
astss done Il this nsr ~ 0'' every 'n0 70
fTss n SS"%s
on when FEDERAL ss s ANY cotton
mos, Repeatedly ask o. Consress 70 sppoIn,
ali Tho facts connee,od with the dssrSeos q cop%paas
niSs Ss , saS Of s MAJ
The sass to any homes, tribunal Before such pledge
should SaSif sfi Sss
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Son.y therefore, most earnestly rcques, that Congress
a Eo III. due 70 ss "sss sn %
Of the United States Army but also 20 justice and
Trusting the, you win pardon me for troubling you, am
'''"''' your 0osden' 'er'' WADE HAMPTON
MT snnns.s rcp) OF Ohio, said he could not allow
who,s ar,pv o. ,h,s mos, impudent rebel against the
o'o army 70 DC entered upon the records without
answer The charge Of General sherman 10 relation 70
he burning OF Columbia in an oficIai report and
was fully sustained by reports Of other ocers General
ad not charge that Wade Hampton gave an
v,a" vraer On une subject but simply that his pV
TO that result Mr. Sherman read from various ofcisl
feto 70 confirm the charge against General Hamptou
OF taxing up the time OF the Senate In reading letters
addressed not TO the Senate but To individual
and especially In matters pertaining to private consrc
versics between persons not members Of he senate
M JoHssor moved the reference Of GenersI HAM
tons letter n the Committee on Military nsys ~
was willing 10 have u lie on the table w "'
Mr. FsSspu hoped that would NOT be referred or
ordered 70 I've on the table, bss tha the SsnAss would re-
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