The New York herald., 1866-07-21

The had nothing 10 do WIKI this letter. ought
not 70 hear It read IL ought mot 70 take action on II
NO son ought to be based on private letter drawn out
:, Mr. HowA.D t,epl of Mich suppose he reading
great attention and considerable in,tvest TO the ssnt
mens contained IN the letter. especially that part OF IL
rbas vs are told contains the ring q ,s TRUE metal
read entirely through tina. may got At the rub Of
Fonsed with,
Cries Of 'No, nor sset il 90 oni"
Ihs motion Of Mr. johnson was put by the Chair and
Tho GIAn nr TosterlThe nays have u and thsr read
ing will DO proceeded with
The CLERK read-eWishing you entire success am,
Gear c SIT your obsdient servant, James L. Harvey"
Mr. JOHNSON said tha. when hs nrst saw tho letter he
came 70 the conclusion that the Secretary OF State was
guilty OF great impudence In furnishing Il for publication
Mas private letter and should never have been given
Mr. WADE hoped the Senate would not take the action
recommended BY the Committee OF Conference II II
improper IN MI Harvey 70 write such letter u was
still more improper Secretary Of State publish
IT, II the pay OF the Minister ought be stopped the
pay OF those who received the letter and recommended
It's publication ought TO bc stopped also
Mr. FssESDEs regretted the action Of the Conference
Committee, but be understood that without Il there
could have been agreement and the bill would proba
Oily have been lost Under such circumstances he should
vote for receiving the report.
Mr. SusSER-I do not know that shall not be justi.
ned IN speaking freely OF what passed In the Committee
Of Conference considering what has taken place here
House MI Stevens that unless accepted the
proposition from the House the committee might wei
uissoive without proceeding any further We were
therefore driven consider that question ut the outset
II occurred 70 tho committee Of the Senate that II
they could come INTO the views OF the House at all that
tue form adopted by the House not the proper
and after some conversation that form amended TO
read according to the words at the desk and thus
amended was agreed to by the committee on the part
OF the Senate IL agreed this part In order TO
save the bill and for the sake Of economy Of time,
feeling that they should not be justified In
q Disagree
men and appealing to the Senate and the other House
10 constitute a new committees with the same question
stu 10 be presented the part OF the House What you
have before you Was the compromise OF the two commit
teos after ample consideration OF the question You
viii bear In mind therefore that this question not
originally presented by the Sinate; 1t came from the
House. and what you have before you is the com
promise reached by yonr committee after considerable
discussion and all things considered II was the
form n which, in the views OF that committee tho qucs.
anything further will make remark in reply to
the senator from Maryland, dwells particularly
tho private character Of this letter Ho says not
intended for publication. He will bear mind however.
that 1t addressed to the Secreary OF State and that
1t was by him committed To the President and, at the
suggestion OF tho President Gated TO tho public
II may not have been originally intended by the writer
for publication; probably, however, II was pri-
o the ''f den and se esqy o sas
1t was put before tho public. Congress thus
arragned by this public servant in foreign country,
ana the representatives OF the people In the other House
felt themselves justified in taking steps far rs they
could TO remove that functonary from the public
not TO be In the public service this time aud especial
ly when that letter had found way PRINT through
the agency OF the Pres dent aud the Secretary Of state
think 10 a certain extent they justified In that
CONCLUSION. and do not say that II had the honor OF
other side from the proceedings they adopted; but l
must say do sympahze with them In saying that the
writer OF such letter. setting forth such sentiments
thus hostile 20 those principles which the majority of the
Congress OF the United States regard essential the
public welfare, ought not to hold Office abroad do not
wish any such 10 speak for country in 0 foreign
out OF place. The quest Is agreong TO the report
Of the COMMITTEES or Conference which inyolges great
many matters or which this is only one, and involves
the fate of the bill.
Mr HowARD-H has been remarked that the letter
under consideration Published nj the request OF the
United states would ike to inquire OF the Senator
from Massachusetts, whether there evidence OF that
fact
Mr. sUxSER-Certaniy. The Secretary o. State says
so IN his letter He confesscs II.
Mr. HOwARDI am inclined TO think tho House has
done exactly right In cutting OF all compensation 10 the
present Minister resident In Portugal rhe ottcr
has been very Justly remarked contains many very
structures the conduct and policy OF Congress
which think had commenced ito session At the date or
tho letter
Mr. sunxxR-Ths ettsr was written In April
Mr. HowsRp-Then Congress had been In session some
mouths before tho date Of tho letter ! do under.
stand what right American Minister abroad pass
such reflections upon the Legislative authority Of bs
cousy whether they could be found In private letter
or . public one We can draw no distinct on Of tho
land. Sir American Minister abroad who assumes
censurc the conduct of his country at home or It's
policy; or TO set himself mp judge censor Of the
ion n 70 be Of that country II docs not
pertain TO him. sir either In his public private letters
part san listened. sir, with good deal Of PAIN 70
tho sentiments contained In that ieer II written In
aspr;t Of psrtsan.hip sprii Of hired and paid rar
tsanshp written for the very purpose OF being used ~
partisan document The person 10 whom Il ad.
dresed saw t TO nss for that purpose ana has bean
used for the promotion Of tho interest In which ~as
written prefer, SIR 70 tearh genilsman who thus
10 represent the American government abroad
that for the future ne b. paid spending
Mr. HEsDEicKs said he would regret very much 20
report adopted Congress would not he thought be
sustained by the country IN such action He had
heard stated over and again that the fate nf bill
depended on agreeing % the report Of concrcTc coin
mtiee. lie did not believe II In this There
-four days OF this ses.ion still remsning and he bad
many appropriation bills passed within days of
adjournment There was no dang of the failure OF The
BILL and he hoped tho senate would 10, lie driven
agreeing 10 what did NOS endorse There yastia
cation Tor refusing 70 pay THIS saary except could be
letter. which had become public without his knowledge
consent But suppose u vn public letter, addressed
10 Of the journals Of the connfry by himself for
publication wouid that bs sufficient justification for
fusing 10 paw his ,alarys He thought NOD. He con-
tended there nothing in Mr. Harvey's letter which
mcrited tho punishment Proposed BY the Conference
Committed.
Mr. H0wAKD resumed the dOor IN reply 10 Mr.. Hen.
Mr. Cowss, trepl OF Pa, defended Mr. Harvey and In
the of ms remarks read tho following despatch
received yesterday from Governor Brownow, which he
said was hlthy allanon to the President written by
high cfcial aud published by the Secretary OF the
senate:--
NASHVILLE July I9 fsB
To Hon. ,. ". Yossyr. Secretary Of the uued
senate Washington. u. c.
We have fought bz,tl-, and a. We have ratified
She eon.,i,guoasl smssdnsnt Ia N. Hou.e-S 20 IL
rs.pecis 20 the dead dog Of the white Iou'r r,
Mr. Hov.rp asked II the au.on 10 the President a.
dead dog Was not Intended sort of echo 70 the
22d Of February speech, In which the author Of thai
speech spoke % Colonel Forney q dead duck /"
Mr. CowAS said he supposed II was; but be would like
10 know Why this phrase dropIcd In the heat of debate
been kept constantly before the country. Why
DO the opponents % the President pick mp ha~ty sx
preston from sersnse speech and ring the changes
on II 30 longy
Al the conciuslou Of Hr. GOWNS speech Mr. Fn~rs
pgx resumed the floor and few remarks character
ixed the action of the COMMITTEES of Conference the
matter referred uniiznlned and repeated that he
would not vote for u unless 70 save the bill
Mr. DAVIS tdem.l ot Ky, spoke IN opposton 10 the
conference report He said the Secretary Of the -enaie