Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-18
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
SATURDAY. Ian "a

TIE SENATE was not in session to-day,
HoreE oF REPRRsEETATIvEs-M Ro-s
tfll.1 rising 20 personal explanation, said in
looking over the Congressional GLOBE of this
morning be saw some remarks that he was re
ported as having made yesterday evening. and
m was due 70 justice 20 say that be wanted to
take back OF modify some OF ths remarks
especially that part in which he accused a
member of this House Of drawing paw for two
Offices. He ewanted to say that he never knew
that his colleague Mr.. Farnsworth) had taken
pay for two Offices. He dtscialmed :.ny bad in
tentions on the remarks he had made
Mr.. Farnsworth- fIll,,) rising 10 a personal
explanation, said the reiraction did not 20 far
enough. He then had the remarks made by
Mr.. Ross read, and then said that the remarks
OF having had his relatives filling Offices did
not apply 10 him. The only relative he had In
the army, wearing shoulder straps, was one
who was killed at Getty sburg. He had other
relatives in the army, but they wore the garb
OF the soldier and did not wear straps. 80 far
as the charge that he Mr.. =. had drawn pay
for two Offices. he desired 10 say that in 1851 ne
raised regiment and went into the service,
and while he was fighting rebels in the field
has constituents, without his seeking the Of
nee, elected him again TO represent them in
Congress. He Immediately resigned his
position in the army, and received the compli-
ment OF being asked by the Secretary of War TO
remain in the service. Al that time, ne would
repeat, he was in the army south Of the Po-
tomac, doing what he could TO save the
country from the attacks of the rebels. His col
league could not say a. much, for while he
I N.
colleague WAS a member of n lodge of the
Knights OF the Golden Circle. and was fighting
the Government i'm the rear. He would add,
that SO Tar from ever desiring 70 take pay for
two offices, he had resigned his commission in
the army on the very day that his Congressional
term commemorative sth day OF March. 1863
Mr.. Ross denied that ne had ever been a
member OF the Knights of the Golden Circle or
OF any kindred organization He had opposed
the schemes Of armed rebels and traitors during
the war "a he now opposed the schemes Of In.
oisloyalists who Were attempting to ignore and
abrogate the Constitution
Mr.. Farnsworth inquired of his colleague
whether he had not said. from the stump in IL
linois. that the war was An abolition war; and
hat ne would not vote man OF q dollar 10
prosecute il.
Mr.. Ross denied that he had said all Of that.
He said that the war had been perverted from
its original purpose into an sbolition war and
n opposed IL on that ground; hut he believed
he had always voted for men and money 10
crush armed rebellion.
Mr.. Farnsworth said he was bound 20 accept
the denial Of his colleague: but. in all candor.
he would ask why he had made the statement
He bad been so informed al d if!erent times. and
only this morning was informed again by a
friend, who said he had in his possession a
report of speech alleged TO have been made
by Mr.. Ross in a Lodge of the Knights of the
Golden Circle. which speech was reported by
party who was presen' when IL was made.
He (Mr. F.) had been further informed this
morning. by a gentleman in whom he had con-
fdence, that Mr.. Ross had proclaimed from tl,..
stump, in Illinois, that the war was an nnholy.
abolition war, and that he was opposed to IL
Mr.. Ross sald if an affidavit was made that
he had ever been a member of n Lodge OF
Knights of Golden Circle, or had made a speech
TO them. he would still pronounce il false, for
there was not a word of truth IN the allegation
On motion OF Mr.. Kelsey IN. ". the Hous.
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole,
Nj. Dawes (Mass.) in the chair.
Mr.. Baker (llll addressed the committee in
opposition TO the appropriation OF money for
The purchase of Alaska and argued that there
should be no further acquisition of territory on
the part of this Government
Mr.. Kelly (Pa.) next secured the floor and
addressed the House upon the results of the
late war, which he argued had given the coun-
try an impetus in every way that il would not
have Otherwise attained. 1t advanced indus
trial pursuits, increased the population of the
country, and gave us a better financial stand
ing in the world, &c- &c.
Mr.. Kelly then proceeded TO address himself
10 The financial condition of the country, taxa-
tion, DC. and he gave his views at length upon
the resources of the country, developed and un-
developed; spoke in glowing terms of the ~
sources OF the South, and advocated a law
which would give perfect protection 10 an
branches OF American industry.
Mr Woodw ard Pa next proceeded TO ad-
dress the House upon the subject of the finances
and was speaking when our report closed.