The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-29

was agreed to by % TO Is votes
Mr. TnuAarLL thought. i VIC aid be extraordinary.
ass r ,Ss ssy cotton
gross receipts from that sud were $50 900. chiefly
from cotton and after Secretary Of the Ire.surys
rich. to do-there were LETT s24, 900 ooo Under the
law TINS money should have been paid into the United
Il. Of Claims as1 within ia two years after he
os,oa and upon proper PROOF 81 loyalty sna
mems Bureau, brother OF the President OF the South
Carolina Constitutional Convention in reply 10 letter
Of inquiry. The statement ALLEGES that many OF the
successful claimants heretofore had belonged to the con-
federation large portion Of the cotton delivered up
had been owned by the Confederate governpent yet
Was proposed here to sanction what had been done and
TO appropriate 500 900 more TO be expended IN the
hostility 10 any individual. He merely attacked the
system on evidence satisfactory to him.
Mr. FEssEsDEs, rep Of Me-, sad tho proposition Was Va
whole into tho Treasury and allow IT TO DO drawn out
necessary. He said the Senator was In the habit OF
making just such violent attacks as this on heads OF
departments others and then turning round and dis
claiming any unfriendness to gentleman, and claim
denied that this question involved any sanconiof what
had been done hitherto Knowing that what he, when
Secretary OF Treasury had done right he did not
want the saucon or ear the Interpretation senate
He was willing to act on his own responsibility ana sad
he tgesticulatng with considerable warmth DO NOT
fear any thing that the Senator from Illinois can say or
do He may repeat his oft told tales many times as
he sees ht He slr. Fessenden) did not suppose the
an opinion he seemed to feel II personal adions
to differ with him. and would stand The ninety ninth
part OF hair Notwithstanding the contrary view was
proved satisfactory every else He (Mr. Feesen
DEM did not consider it the fair OF deciding ques
ton 60 the persons outside, who had been dis
charged from the department. information without
going the Treasury Department.
Mr.. rRUMnULL said he felt here the same df1culty
that he had met before-that no comments could be
made on a certain department without the Senator'S
making personal matter OF it. He repeated that the
legal effect Of the amendment was 10 keep out one hun
bred thousand dollars the law providing for pay
Ing 1t in and taking 1t out He might have spoken with
crcumocuton and stated tho point with all the
accuracy and superior knowledge OF the Senator from
Name
Mr. FEssrNpEs said when they appropriated hun.
bred and afty Millions according to the Senator was
then oil out Of the Treasury not dollar Of itin.
Mr. rRuxBuIL said this was measure to put par
and at the same time to place at his discretion one
hundred thousand dollars OF it, He had known many
bold men, who went about with chips on their shoulders
daring anybody to knock them of; but did ANYBODY
suppose that they were the only brave men ia the
world He had always had the highest opn on OF The
Senator but he MIR Fessenden continually going
about with those chips on his shoulders.
Mr. FEssEyDEN-Thars when DULLES are about
Mr. TRunBuIL said the Senator had remarked tina, he
did not care or tear anything he (Mr TrumoulD might
say or do
Mr. FkssENDES-I did not say ~ did not care y my
anxiety naturally flows that way.
Mr. TRUMBuIL said he was glad to relieve the Senator
from any apprehensons in regard to his Intentions and
again repeated that he felt the highest respect for that
Senator and had intended TO apply his remarks to
him personally He then repeated The considerations
he had advanced against the proposition
The bill having passed in Committee OF the Whole
the question was on the amendment Of Mr. Edmunds
which agreed to by vote oil ~ TO ID and alter
verbal amendment the bill was passed.
SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY
Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) OF KY, announced that his col
league, Thomas NJ. McCreery Senator elect from Ken
lucky whose credentials he had presented yesterday,
Mr.. McCreery then came forward and the oath was
administered to him, and he took his seat between
Messrs. Thayer and Salisbury.
ACADEMY APPROPRIATION
Mr. Monna sp Of Maine called up the the BIZ max
Academy for the fiscal year ending June 80 1859, re-
ported rom the Committee on Appropriations, with
amendments, which were concurr'd In.
Mr.. THAyER, trep Of keb, called attention to state
ment IN the Chicago 7itune which. Il true, showed
institution discredable to the government
and the country. II might be exaggerated but enough
appeared attract the attention Congress- He had
not been favoraby Impressed with working of that
institution when ne remembered that nearly all OF tho
officers who organized ana led The confederate armies
had contomp plated Offering bill TO create two three
military schools TO take It's place.
The Clerk read the article from the Chicago Ts,une
purporung to have been written by a graduate, drawing
melancholy picture Of the morals at West Point stat
ing that there was entire absence Of religious inhu
ences sly ling II Augean stable and describing the
hazing aud Tagging TO winch younger students we're
subjected
had read the story OF Verdant Green" story Of col
ege life in England was aware that such practices vero
general In all colleges
Mr. WILSON, rep) Of Macs, did not think the article
entitled consideration He had enclosed copy OF
accompanied by statements Of some OF the students,
denying the truth OF the representations. No doubt
many things were done BY the students At the best
be approved. 1t should DO remembered that many
army officers educated at West Point remained
tbs country-many Of Thorn from the South, among he
abiest IN the armv.
Mr.. JOHNSON dem. Of Md.-General Thomas 10 one
Mr. WILSON had no doubt tho national spirit that kept
them had been inspired there He thought
attention should DO paid 20 such anonymous communi-
cations
Mr. GRIMES, Tepl Of Iowa, said he also had received
denial Of the truth OF the article from tho officers Of
rcmptorily stopped by military rule.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. WILSON then called no the bill declaratory Of the
law in regard to officers cashiered dismissed from the
army by the sentence OF general court martial.
Mr. HENDRICKS, (dem.) Of Ind. asked what the pur-
pose Of the bill He knew of some officers who had
his own State against whom ,ruthfu allegation had
been brought He had in his mind q OF bravo
colonel unwarranedy dismissed from The service
proceeding that did not commend itself to the mind OF
any lawyer.
Ar WILSON said several persons after being dismissed
from the servic by sentence OF had been
restored, when thoy should have been. He had no
doubt whore persons had besg unjusy treatcdf they
renominated and their names sent to the senate
they would be justly treated The President devoted
his attention to the examination OF such cases. and
had often been the personal polit inu-
the decisions Of military tribunals ought be set
aside ON the partial representations which would be in
Mt JOHNSON would not say this bill was intended TO
meet particular case but the public had been led 10
believe IL was intended to meet the OF Fitz John
Porter As OF his counsel he agreed with most OF
the public press that justice mad been done that
General, who had applied for rc-examination OF his
supported by many prominent men Tho princi-
pal ground Of conviction that he had failed 10 mako
attack the second battle Of Bull Run, when there
littlo force In front OF him. General Longsreers
report showed that the whole OF his column was in front
Of Porter who. il he had attacked, would have
been crushed He merely supposed every fair mi aided
man would like to have him INDICATED II no
cent and he had letter favor OF his having
examination OF his case by competent oflcera
Mr. CHANDLER trep) OF Mich, s anxious as any
that justice should DO done Ftz John Porter few
days before the battle OF Bull Run that General
chief OF saf to General Patterson, whose army was
threatening Johnson's army, aud had II there
Johnsons army would never have reached the battle
feld but by the advice OF Ftz John Porter Patterson
moved his army and left johnson free Join Beaure
gard, who thus conquered the frat battle field
II wss not true that Ftz John Porter in com.
mi al hat a Malvarn Ha rnnralu corn.