The New York herald., 1867-02-28

OF the first things by the last Of Con-
gress to call his attention 20 IL
Mr.. BuckALEw, (dem of Pa, 10 commencing few
remarks in defence Of be Secretary OF the Treasury
said that Mr. sumner and Mr. Chandler spoke under the
protection given them bv the constitution that they
shall not Be held responsible elsewhere for what is
spoken In debate. They had idea Of being held
sponsibe 10 the Secretary calling him criminal
pauper. II vas not for him mr. Bocksewl 10 ques-
on the taste OF such references 10 high public officer
who cannot defend himself this floor and only
defended such remarks as other senators may offer
by way OF reply 10 such charges
Mr.. CHANDLER said he used the word panper In
parative sense He meant TO say thai he would be a
by Mr. Sumner, unless he had stolen more than be
thought he had He Mr. Chandler did not 10 SAY
that the Secretary could not buy Loaf Of bread He
here from little bank out in Indiana and took
ccrkship OF some kind which paid him about So, 600
That was twice Is much he worth He (Mr Chan
dler) would give him more than 81 900 year 10 he
clerk In his bank or In his dry goods in Detroit
He made good enough clerk, but when he raised
the office OF secretary he turned politician and he
. better politician than q secretary.
Mr.. SuNsER-He IS . very bad politician.
Mr. csASpixs-hei: .s.E !: Morse secretary. he knows
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were not to be held responsible elsewhere they
said here Mr. Chandler said he had no desire 10 shield
himseif from responsibility. What he said here he
accountable for elsewhere TO the secretary OF the Treas
ury, ov to Anybody else.
M. LANE, rep.l Of Ind, fel. impelled 70 say few
words In vndcaon OF the Secretary Of the Treasury.
He had known him for thirty years Instead Of being
an uuimporant officer Of little bank in Indiana, he
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diana, which had thirty branches and capital Of
$1,000 OO0 He (Nr LAsB) had nothing 70 say In de-
fence OF the Secrstarys action in appointing rebels to
only ss. aa ss' dc ss
bis duty 10 collect the revenue. These men
appointed on the recommendation OF loyal asses
sors and collectors in the SOUTH He might have made
. mistake but there was q strong claim OF equty for
the men y was now proposed TO pay They had dis.
charged their duty, ami 10 did not become great and
magnanunous nation to deny claim Of $126 each TO
few men vho had been appointed ON the rccommsnda-
tou OF officers Of the government
Mr. WILsoS offered substitute for the pending pro-
not take The oath psscrbd Sy law Is ssssan,
in the rebel States In the collection Of internal revenue,
the Secretary Of the Treasury acted In violation Of law,
entitled in equity payment and the Secretary OF
the Treasury 10 authorized TO pay them the amount due
them for their services 20 the LIST Of August, 1865
Mr.. CHANDLER Paid the fault with the principals,
and not with the assistants When rebels appointed
assessors they appointed rebels asssants II
% in the North well as In the South In Michigan,
when Andrew johnson appointed copperheads to oiice
they always selected copperhead assistants He preferred
South Carolina rebels TO Michigan copperheads. He
could get along with the rebels; but God defend him
Mr. FEsExEN defended the Secretary OF the Treasury
from what he called the foul mouthed attack made
him II any man belonging 70 what was styled the
radical wing Of the Senate had been the Secretary
position and had done the Secretary had done none
OF these attacks would have eeen made upon him. Az
to the remarks Of Mr. Chandler, he would not reply "a
them, because he could not use language 70 Uly
express bis opinion on the subject The
allusion to the poverty OF the Secretary
for hmself he would remiud the Senator from Micn
gan, however that Alexander Hamilton, the aoles
nnancer the government ever had, ives poor man. and
that mems knowledge Of statesmanshp or finance was
Mr.. SUMNER replied briefly 10 Mr. Fessenden, again
charging the Secretary OF the Treasury with crmnaty
Afer further DEBATE the Senate, at . quarter past
eleven O'Clock, without action, adjourned.