The New York herald., 1868-03-12

not to be placed under the control OF
bafbarors race, but rather to be held under mill
tary government exercised by men OF their own
race. Why should this bin be passed now, when,
the assertion were true that majority Of voters IN
Alabama were in favor Of the constitution, 1t would
he sent back and be voted on againY Was II because
was necessary to have Two Aapama senator's 70
that would not he avowed. He warned Congress OF
the danger Of putting too much power IN the hands
OF General GraIit--a man who had not shrunk from
sacrificing ten twenty thirty thousand men in the
various battles OF the Wilderness-est ne might turn
out to be to Congress what Cromwell was to the
Long Parliament He appealed to Congress to profit
by the example of the Amphyictryonic Councl, who,
when It was proposed after tne war between anrace
victory, said lo; let nothing be done to perpetuate
the fact that there ever was strife between Greece
and Thrace.n
Mr. ARNELI, (rep) of Tenn, next addressed the
House in support of the bill. a
The bill was laid aside temporarily,
Mr.. FARsswoRTH stating that vote would be
asked tomorrow. .
APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE
RECONSTRUCrION LAWS
The SPEAKER presented communication from the
Secretary Of War, with letter from General Meade
relative to the necessity OF additional appropriations
TO carry out the Reconstruction acts, which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
THE ALLEGED FICTITIOUS DESTRUCTION OF GOVERN
MENT BONDS.
Mr.. VAN WYCK rep.l of N. Y, from the Committee
on ketrencnment 70 wnicn was reierred lne lnvest
strucion Of the bonds in the Treasury made report
which he asked to have laid on the table and
printed.
Mr.. LOGAN, (rep.) OF H.. asked whether the report
embraced the testimony
Mr.. VAN WICK said it did not. The Committee
printing the testimony.
Mr.. LOGAN objected to the reading Of the report
unless the evidence was also presented and read.
That evidence would show that he was JUSTIFIED in
making the statement, Notwithstanding the TACT
nS ad S t M @ tSa s sate
ment was without foundation. He did not intend to
permit any imputaon to be made on his veracty.
Mr.. VAN WYCK explained that having, IN company
with Mr.. Latin, called General Spinner the same
evening and ascertained that there was fraud or
suspicion of fraud in the matter, he thought 1t his
duty, not as member of Congress, but citizen
OF the United States, to make the facts known and
remove the alarm and apprehension which the state
ment of the gentleman from Illinois was calculated
TO produce. He proceeded to explain in detail how
the misapprehension had arisen.
Messrs. Logan and Van Wyck, the former contend
ing that in justice to him the evidence which sus-
latter holding that the committee had only been in
nuenced by the public aspect Of the question and
had not deemed the veracity OF the gentleman from
Illinois to be called in question at all.
Mr.. LAFLIN (rep.) of N. " corroborated the state
ment OF Mr.. Van Wyck and declared that there was
nothing in the despatch In question which should be
tortured into reflection on the personal character
Of the gentleman from Illinois or on the statement
which he had made in the House.
Mr.. WELKER (rep.) OF Ohio, member of the COM
mittee dsclaimed any idea on the part OF the COM
Mr.. VAN WYcK said the evidence would be ready
tomorrow morning, and he did not want the report
read till then.
Mr.. HALsEY (rep.) of N. j., another member of the
committee, said he had just seen the clerk who re-
ported the testimony and that he could not have 1t
transcribed this evening.
Mr. LOGAN obtained the floor and defended his
position. lie declared that If the Treasury De-
partInent were charged with anything 1t had its
attorneys at both ends of the Capitol to attempt to
choke man down or to cover him over with slime.
One would suppose, he said that the Treasury De-
partment was filed with angels with the Archangel
Michael at their head, and that there was no such
thing corruption there. He asked the Committee
on Retrenchment to state whether not 1t had
knowledge of the fact that the Treasury Department
had redeemed 900 OF counterfeit bonds some time
ago, which fact had not been made public?
Mr.. VAN WYCK said that when the question would
come up tomorrow the inquiry would be answered
Mr.. LOGAN recurring to the facts in connection
with the certificate OF the destruction of 900
of bonds related the circumstances which justified
his statement, particularly the circumstances that
Mr.. Neal Of the clerks who had signed the certi
to cover up reported loss Of $40 000 900 Of bonds.
He declared his determination to puncture the rot
tenness of that rotten concern, the Treasury Depart
ment and he notified the Committee on Retrench-
ment that he would give 1t work enough to do
within the next four weeks. He did not intend to
be bought of, scared of, or driven off, but would
do his duty In the face of all the men and all the
powers and all the committees on earth or In heaven.
1t rotten institution, from Its head to its foot.
He believed that the officials OF the Treasury were
defrauding the government not only by the sale OF
| bonds and duplicate bonds and yet they found de-
| tenders on both sides of the Capitol to whtewash
| and call them honest men.
Mr.. Logan gave way to a motion to adjourn and
the House at five O'Clock adjourned.