The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-30

Whole on the State of the Union.
In answer to a question by Mr.. Bidwell rs TO
when il would come up for consideration, the
SDcaker said it would hardly be reached this
MT WINDOW, from the same committee re-
ported back, with amendments, the Senate bill
to provide for an annual inspection into Indian
affairs.
MIR. MORRILL, (vt.) suggested that his bill was
n very important one, and should not be put
upon its passage without being printed. He
asked Mr.. Window whether it would not in,
volve an annual expenditure of one hundred
MIR. WTNDoM replied that the annual expen-
diture he believed would be not more than
forty thousand dollars, and would save nearly
half as many millions.
MIR. SCHEHCK (OhioJ spoke of the necessity of
transferring the charge OF lndlan AlaIS Odch
TO the War Department, where it had been
originally and the change from which IL had
made the Indian Department nest OF IhleVes
During the discussion tne tiHrnIng ti augg mou
The Speaker presented Executive documents,
Report of the Secretary OF state in reference
to an attempted compromise of certain suits
instituted in the English Courts IN behalf OF
the United states, against Frazer, Trenholm
Co. alleged agents Of the Confederate states.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Report from the Secretary of state in answer
to House resolution ofJanuary 26th asking ins
formation in relation to the removal of the
Protestant church or religious assembly meet
ingS at the American Embassy ut Rome, by
order OF the Roman Government, stating that
the department had received no information
concerning the subject. Referred to the same
committee.
From the President of the United States,
with copies of telegraphic dispatches, &c; re-
speCting the New Orleans riot. Referred TO the
Select Committee on the New Orleans riot.
MIR. PERHAM (Me.), from the COmmiJtee OF
Conference on the bill in relation to pensions,
reported that the committee had agreed. The
report was Concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. LArL1N IN. W the Com
mittee on Printing was authorized to employ
business imposed on the committee by the in
quiries referred to it in reference to the Con-
gTeSSoaaL Globe and in reference to reorgani-
zatiOn of the Public Printing Office.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. POMERoY in the chair, on the seVe-
raj appropriation bills.
The committee first took up the bill making
appropriations for the payment of invalid and
other pensions for the year ending SOth June,
1865 and ordered the same to be reported TO the
House, with recommendation that IL do pass.
The bill apprOprates-
For invalid pensions, under various
SlU,OJO,OOO
For pensions Of widows, children,
mothers and sisters of sOldiers....,., 23,O0O,OOO
For navy pensions to widows, children,
mothers and 100000
Total 588, 900
The committee next took up the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Mr.. NIBLACK moved an amendment to insert
an appropriation for the salary of the Minister
Mr. STEVENS (PaD explained that Congress
had at the last session struck out the appropria-
ton for that salary, because the incumbent of
that post, Mr.. Harvey, had written a letter of
vulgar abuse of Congress. This letter had been
sent to the President, and the President deemed
it so good thing that he sent it to q New York
paper ami had it published. The House had
called on the Secretary of State Tor copy of the
letter, so as to ascertain its authencty, and the
Secretary had furnished 1t. 1t was a most
abusive vulgar foul attack on Congress.
This was the same Mr.. Harvey who was be-
lieVed to have communicated to the enemy in
formation on the eve of the bombardment of
Fort Sumter, and in consequence OF which the
Union Senators, two or three days after his ap-
pointment was confirmed, called on the Presi-
dent and asked that his appointment be with
drawn. The President, however, in the good
ness of his heart suffered Harvey to remain
and he was at his post now, in defiance of the
will of Congress, He (Mr: Stevens hoped he
would be allowed to pay his own expenses. If
he chose to stay there till doOmsday, let him
stay. The best place he could be was out of the
Mr. RAYMoND expressed his confidence that
the letter referred to did not deserve the charac-
Pennsylvania. He recalled no language in that
letter which ascribed to Congress corrupt mo-
tives, or which could properly be styled a foul
and vulgar abuse of Congress. 1t should be
borne in mind, too, that it was strictly private
letter, written by MIR. Harvey TO the Secretary
of State as a personal friend, and had it not
been for the act OF the Secretary of State, and
perhaps for his own (Mr- Raymond'S) agency,
The letter would never have been published
Ifanybody was TO be punished for the publi-
cation of that letter, 1t was certainly not Mr..
Harvey. AS to the charge in reference TO Mr.
HarVey'S giving information to the Rebels, it
should be remembered that Mr.. Lincoln had
Investigated the charge, and had refused to
|
Mr.. HALE inquired whether Mr.. stevens
charged President Lincoln with completely in
the reasonable conduct imputed to Mr. Harvey.
Mr.. STEVENS replied in the negative He did
not put this action against Harvey on the ground
! OF his expressing an opinion differing from that
| of Congress, but on the ground OF vulgar abuse
! Of Congress, and because Harvey had behaved
| like a blacSguard i'll the matter.
Mr.. MAYNARD CTenn.( inquired whether there
| was not simple explanation of Harveys de-
| spatch on the eve of the bombardment of Fort
! Sumter, namely, that the object was to let the
| oh
! Government, so that if collision occurred,
they would be put clearly and manitestly in the
! wrong.
! Mr.. BANKS replied substantially in the affir-
! native. AS to abOlishing the office he showed
| that that could not be done with proper OBJ
| servance of international courtesy to Portugal.
| No person, however, should require man to
| be retained as representiVe of the Govern
| ment abroad who had published recommen-
ton that one department OF the Government
should proceed against another department OF
| the Government by force, therefore Congress
| had done last session the only thing left for it
| to do directing the Executive under no circum-
| stances to continue the payment OF his salary,
Mr., SCHENcK (Ohio) took strong ground
| against Mr.. Harvey, whom he spoke of one
| OF the "bread and butter brigade"
| Mr.. STEVENS (Pa.) sent up to the Clerks desk
| and had read the letter in controversy.
| Mr.. RAYMOND IN. Y repeated that there was
| nothing in IL that deserved such eplthets as had
been applied to il by Mr.. Stevens, and sugges led
| in reference to the vindictiveness shown by
| Mr.. stevens, that he would Let the CALLED jade
| vince"
| Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested to Mr.. SchenclI thai
if anybody was to be punished for the publica.
| tion of that letter in the way Of stoppage o.
| salary, il should be- not Mr. Harvey, who had
! nothing to do with publishing IL, but the Presi-
| dent or Secretary of State, or the gentleman
! from New York, Mr.. Raymond
| Mr.. SCHEECK replied that perhaps it would
| not be a bad plan to stop the Presidents pay in
! some way, or to take from him the competency
| to receipt for IL.
| undertOne about having had his compen satiOn
! increased, not stopped, since the publication o.