The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-10

of naval constructors, having same length Of ser
vice. Referred to the Committee on Naval Anans'
requested by Pennsylvana Senators TO give notce
that they would announce the death Of their col
league In the House, Mr. Covode, at 81 O'CLOCK
Mr.. Cole, chairman Of the Committee on ApprO-
appropriation Of SIS 600 for the contingent fund Of
the House Of Representatives. Passed:
Without concluding the business OF the morning
hour the Senate at 1915 went into executive ses-
sion.
House of Representatives.
the Governor of that State, with copy of joint
resolution Of the Legislature asking for Govern
ment aid to build the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported the bill to authorize the issue and
i've hundred dollars that have been lost or de-
stroyed. Passed.
the Income Tax bill yesterday he voted in the
affirmative.
Mr. Eldridge stated that he had voted in the
the House proceeded to the consideration of prl-
Mr. Starkweather, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill to permit William II. Hanscomb late
naval constructor in the navy, to withdraw his re-
signation, which was accepted on the 9th Of Janu-
aiy 1866. and to reinstate him In the office.
The bill was opposed by Messrs Archer and Sar-
gent on the ground OF a corrupt transaction of
Hanscomb's in 1866, in connection with his official
duties, and which had led to. his resignation.
MT Starkweather de MED that there was any truth
I'm the charge and said that it was not that charge
which had led to MT HanScOmOs resignation, out an
advice which he had given to the Navy Department
at that time In reference to the twenty light draught
monitors which were being then built and which ne
mad told Secretary Weles would never float. After
that advice his place was made so uncomfortable
Mir. Banks advocated the bill and said that the
Secretary OF the Navy was anxious to have the au-
thoriiy to reinstate Mr.. hanseomb, but he was not
satisfied that he had that legal authority
MIR. Farnsworth remarked that there was no doubt
about the legal authority OF the Secretary Of the
MT. Banks repeated that the Secretary had doubt
as to his authority and therefore wanted the action
of Congress in the matter AS to the charges against
Mr.. Hanscomb that were trumped up and sent to
the House by Admiral Porter, he declared that Mr..
| Hanscomb bore as honorable reputation as any
man in Massachusetts,, and in the opinion OF the
people of the country Mr.. Hanscomb was as supe-
rior in point of reputation to Admiral Porter as the
Apostle John was to the traitor Judas. Uaughter.)
Even If the charges against Mr. Hanscomb were
true that he had received remuneration for giving
men employment in the Charlestown Navy Yard, as
they were false as hell his character would still be
better than that of those officers of the navy who
had compounded the felony and let him go unpun-
ished. He denounced it as an Infamous proceeding
on the part of high officials in the Navy
that they had detected man in fraud
and had let him go. in order that they might get his
place for OF their friends. Referring to the in
said that he had heard within the last two days
Of scores Of naval engineers having said that the
Tennessee now on her way to San Domingo or some
they were unwilling to risk their lives on her.
the n9T nVy to M S
| dent White or IN Dr Howe ar Won tale voyage on
this vessel yon do A. or the risk nj vonr lives WhV
had thev mot told some Of those three hundred son
who haa zone no one knew where or how that n
tbey cd their foot on the Tennessee they were
in danger of beino ost for eyer9 BECAUSE they were
| cowed Recanse they were in q situation
wnere thew could not vive their honest oninion
Rpcanse II thew ran connter 10 the schemes
of the Rurean' men land he did not refer
of ali m the Secretary OF the NayyN thew wonId
iose their nIaces nd their renntation "a Mr Hans
comb had rlin connter to their nsns I'm condemnno
the twenty lipht monitors and he thereby osf
| his nlace and his standing in the denartment
Thav rooted Mr. Uansc0mh ont M his little MIA 20
| in the CharlestOwn NAVY Yard and by allowing the
commerce. Of IL country to he destroyad thew pre-
vented him getting employment I'm his profession
| in nrivate shin wards " ~
| Mr. EaTnswnrfh moved IN Law the hill, on the table
| Ne1atived without dlvision
Mr. SARGENT m ada anothar arynnant oooips, ,na
bi and anded to the Indecent hostility manifastaS
nv foJmer efhcers of the army tn sdG9,iraI Porter
If seemed to him tnat caiijng Adnirai pnrter r, :
Judas Iscariot was hnt moor Secoanition for tha
oreat services which he had randered to Tho COW nm
iry That however was q matter Of taste As ~
Uanscombs innocence AZ the charge made ha cbaI
leT gtd explanation of the fact that the notes which
Hanscomh had recaived for the nieca which he he -
9iSpn tn ONE Wi r ior IN 'no moV m h ne nao
1Cenartment 'ee'N' WV" " P'S " o A'af'
Mr.. Hale defended the NAVY Departmeut from
resnonshiIity for the Tanneseee and tbravu the rn
sneppShiity IN ~ Top1res hieb ,bh nu se se re- W
admiral Porter thai the nayy was worn ont anSS
hod not nnada o,Sorrr e. ,;n,ao -