The New York herald., 1868-03-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON March IL, 1868.
PROTEST AGAINST AN INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
Mr. KELLEY, rep.) of Pa, presented four protests
of the engravers and bookbnders OF Philadelphia
against the enactment OF the International Copyrigt
law, which were referred to the Judiciary Committee
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
4 Committee Of Conference was ordered on the
House joint resolution directing that certain moneys
now IN the hands OF the United states Treasurer as
special agent OF the Treasury Department be paid
into the Treasury.
MILITARY sroREHousR AT FORTRESS MONROE
The Senate joint resolution to authorize the erec.
ton of military storehouse at Fortress Monroe Va
was motion OF Mr.. GARFIELD lrep.) OF Ohio taken
from the Speakers table, explained and passed.
RELIEF OF ARMY PAYMAsTERS
The Senate bill authorizing the accounting oincers
to allow to the army paymasters credits for overpay
mens made IN good al,n on tne paolc accSahL m ss as
was, on motion OF Mr. GARFIELD, taken from the
Speakers table, explain edand passed.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE AND THE lMPEACH-
MENT.
The SPEAKER presented communication from
the Governor Of West Virginia transmitting resOlu-
ton Of the West Virginia Legislature declaring the
President guilty OF wiliul and agrant violation OF
the law In the attempted removal OF secretary stan
Zing the Governor 10 tender to Congress the assist
ance Of West Virginia In sustaining the authority
THE FICTITIOUS DESTRUCTION or GOVERNMENT
BONDS
The repOrt OF the Committee on Retrenchment, on
the question OF the fictitious destruction OF eighteen
millions worth Of bonds in the Treasury came up as
the unfinished business Of yesterday.
Mr. LOGAN, (rep.) OF ILL.,, took the floor, and COM
planned that the report of the committee, published
In the morning papers, omitted one of the most i'm
portant sheets being the copies Of the certificate
connected with the case as fOllows:-"The schedule
United States nve-twenty coupon registered bonds,
act Of March 1863, blanks returned ny me this day
To be destroyed" Here follows the number OF
packages Of various denominations, the net value
being stated at s1s ,OO0 This Is dated Treasur-
ers once, December .. 1867. Appended is the iol-
lowing:- -
We hereby certify that all Ne unsd
described In the foregoing schedule were this day
n s %''s WILSON, for the Secretary of the Treasury
EF G Gs hs n sssssr Of
4. NJ. DAVIS, specially appointed by the Secretary ,
aa The sa hut 9sT
Is derived from s that sseompany every PACKAGE whch
s'''' 49, '''' ~ ). N. .TRkET Tor secretary.
kLsGER A. S6EFFsEY 4 sY'ITi la1 irrsssmsT 5s. msSFr
certify this be true copy Of the certificates contained
III ''e o'osS u ''' FRANK JONES, Assistant Cashier.
Mr. LOGAN said, in the course OF his renlarkS:-
Now desire any man in this hall who hears me-
amy honest mari--tO compare that statement with
nine and see II am borne out. Mr.. Neale told me
this thing had never been done before. He Swore so
before the committee. lie told me, furthermore that
when he was required 10 sign the receipt for
a., 900 bonds DESTROYED le would not 10 III. lie
went and go, II committee of three men to certify
that they were blank paper and moi bonds. Gentle
men may examine the books for themselves and they
viii find this IL the only instance where such certl-
fcate has been made. Elr. Logan went on to say
that he would have document read To the House III
relation 10 y NJ. Clarke, the Superlntcndent Oh lhe
Printing Bureau, which would make devils blush,
showing the kind Of man who had been frequently
whitewashed by Congress and was now again White
washed by the committee.
Mr. WEIkER irepo OF Ohio, member of the COM
mittce desired TO be UNDERSTOOD that the committee,
Of the manner OF bookkeeping as shown to have been
p,nctised in the Treasury IN the transaction.
Mr. LOGAN asked Mr.. Weller whe.ner wnen ne
that there was nothing irregular III the matter, was
contained in ity
| Mr. WElKER was understood 90 say II was not, hut
| that the chairman (Nir. Van Wyck) was authorized
| to make alterations and additions.
Mr. VAN WyCK, (rep.) OF n. u, explained that nc
had written the sentence alluded to at theuggeston
OF his colleague on the committee, Mr.. Jenckes.
Mr.. LOGAN referred to remark OF Mt van Wyck
statement that the money centre OF tue country rid-
cncd the idea. remarking that what either OF them
might say would have no more effect on the govern
ment bonds than mosquito lighting on buifalo's
horn had upon the buffalo. He then had read from
minority report made by Mr. Crooks In me House
several years ago extracts rejecting very severely
on the character ~ Mr.. > VI. Clarke, Superintendent
Of the Printing Bureau.
Mr. RANDALL tdcni) OF Pa, said, u member of
the Committee, that he had not had an opportunity
OF hearing the testimony or agreeing 10 the report
lie had however, previously looked INTO thc subject
OF the Printing Bureau and into Mr. Carke's subject
and the system Of printing, and had come To the
conclusion that ihe system was loose ana censuraple
lie hoped. therefore, that the gentleman nom Illinois
(Mr. Logan would not include him ia the category oi
whiiewashipg anybody
Mr.. LoGAx-By no means, SIR
Mr.. HALsEy, trep.) OF \. -, another member or
the committed, also disclanped any intention of
whtcwasliing Hr. Clarke or anybody else.
Mr. PRICE. trcp.) OF Iowa, VINO mad offered the
resolution on which the inquiry was ordered said
that he had examined the record and that IN face Of
the report he must say ne was astonished TO md any
tig
ness sl0uid put his name 10 paper showing what
the record Ia the did. lie believed the whole
thing susceptible OF satisfactory explanation ana that
there fraud ~ the matter, hut an ounce or
sense would have taught the men who signed those
certificates that thes should not have signed papers
which did moi state the exact facts. Those gentle
nen should he ashamed OF having put their names
10 such paper, because fonr o them either signed
thing that was absolutely untrue. or else the other
three certified to statement which Rad no fouD-
Mr. HAisry admitted that the mode Of certificate
was Irregular and expressed the belief mat business
would no longer he conducted in that manner.
Mr. LOGAN, having again obtained The moor, sent
up NJ. Brooks minority report before alluded 10, IN
order TO have further extracts real rom ~ remark
ing, however, that he would have 10 apologize 70 the
House and 10 the galleries FOR the character OF the
extracts. .
Mr. GARFIELD. who had been chairman OF the
committee Of which Mr.. Brooks had been minority
member, remarked that he had always Thought me
publishing of that document was very Scaly pro-
ceetling.
The reading of the document was interrupted by
W
order that there was a good deal In the document
that should not be read In public, suggesting that ~
might he published In the Globe.
The SPEAKER sustained the point Of order, INT on
the ground Of irrelevancy to the question before the
House. -.
Mr. LOGAN said he had only desired TO present this
document to show the character Of an individual who
had charge OF printing the money and bonds OF
the government and TO show that the mans charac-
ter was 80 darnnable that Its description could not
be read in public on account OF i,s immortality. He
withdrew The document. -
the report OF the Committee OF Retrenchment on
the subject under discussion was then read.
Mr. RANpALL, in connection with u, offered reso-
luton that the report and testimony be recommitted
with Instructions to report whether any and what
changes ore requisite In the present mode OF printing
the United states bonds and notes.
Mr. DAWES, (rep.l OF Mass, said that four or i've
wears ago AZ the result OF Information which he had
obtained In an engraving establishment In New
York he had struggled In the House TO break up the
Printing Bureau In the Treasury Department, not
because Of any lack OF confidence In the persons con-
nected with It. but because he was convinced that
the whole credit OF the nation should not be allowed
to rest on the integrity Of one individual. The dis
cussion, however, had very soon degencrated into
personal charges against Mr.. Clarke, and thus the
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