New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-27

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In The Fortylarst Congress, the military
committees of this House was charged with
jnvestiga ton sint0 the affairs Of the National
Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Of
which had the high honor Of being the
president and acting treasurer. The inves-
tigation was pending before the committee
nearly nine months. After lab0ri0us ex-
animation, report was unanimously made
by the committee. consisting Of political
friends and political opponents, who must
be presumed to have done their duty, sus-
tanning the management of the asylum and
fully exOnerating the treasurer from all
blame, of which the following is the con-
Guiding paragraph:
The committee have also come to the conclusion
that the treasurer, having accounted for all funds
of the asylum which ever came into his hands, by
correct entries and proper vonchersa entirely to
be exOnerated from any charge or SUSPICION Of
misrepresentation neglect, or any other misconduct
in the scha &c Of his duties; and. therefore, hav-
the subject, they ask tlsat they may be discharged
from the further consideration OF the same.
It would have been naturally supposed
that such report would have been shield
from calumny But although the report,
requiring no legislative action, was laid on
the table by unanimous consent in the
House. yet the gentleman from Illinois Mr..
Farnsworth] on. the last night Of the ses-
sion, without Indicating the subject, OF
tanned leave by consent to|D rint his remarks
in the Globe. was present and did not
object, because it never occurred to me that
any gentleman would take advantage of my
consent to make personal attack upon me
in violation of the rules and privileges of
the House. But in that l was mistaken.
Weeks afterward a most virulenr and
abusive speech was printed in the Globe as
if made in the House, conveying to the
country the impression that when delivered
on this floor no reply could he made to it,
l have no words of characterization of
this proceeding. The statement of it will
suggest the proper one to the mind of every
honorable man. I have no reply to make
to that speech 1t is not in fact an attack
upon me so far as the national asylum is
concerned. but a gross charge against the
military committee of the late House. three
gentlemen Of which are now members of
this body, and know whether they acted
negligently or corruptly in the discharge OF
their sworn duty. II they did not SO do,
their report is the only defense that need,
and they are amply able to defend them
selves from the charge of corrupt report
IntOthat speech was injected a garbled
extract from the evidence in suit in which
l was neither party nor witness, and an
attempt was thereby made to show that
had some improper connection with the
business out Of which the suit had risen
Theparty defendant to the suit is now de.
ceased. but I read an extract from letter
of his counsel to the counsel on the other
side, which is all the reply / prOpose to
make to a SANDER foisted upon the country
as If delivered in the House:
WASHINGTON. D. c., February "a, 1871
s. s. Hrnkie. ESQ. the solicitor Of Mr.. Horatio
Ames, in which he writes me as follows
in withdrawing the cross bill filed by Mr. Hora
NO M%ss agai dani D. c"unt G sa 10
vices, in obtaining the payment Of Mr.. Anes Claim
for ordnance furnished the Navy Department, it is
1it tn mar 10 % OF
new aud that there IS no foundstion ior attribnt.
ing to General Butler any motive or act incon.
sistent with the most perfect propriety and nteg-
N.Y. ~ Henk,e then proceeds to explain how If han.
pened that di;ferant in,nress;on had came TO he