New-York tribune., 1872-05-21

statement alleged by cable telegram TO have been made
by Sir Stafford Northeote at Exeter the effect that
promise had been made to the British Commissioners
that the claims for indirect damages should not be pre-
sented, and that they had been presented because
IL was necessary that the American Senate
should not be placed in position requiring a
confession that wrong had been done, and calling upon
the President for information as TO whether ne ad any
Ter did not offer for passage but he moved TO suspend
the rules to consider II only, BIS OJect tbelng apparely
growing out Of the Treaty. The Democrats who have
long been waiting chance to assail the Administration
business, up pretty soldy to Buffers support Dn
there were not votes enough to suspend me Iies aHp
I1i' sreHoDsion +bc TIIies Including the
passage of a bill for the erection of a post
Office in Philadelphia, at cost OF sl5.VOV ano so
fTr of sS wbSS TS cay Gg c snT cT Expenses Gppropa
tion b-the only one OF the regular ~ Ds
remaining undisposed OF IN tRe 1ese % ond I% npCt Of
completing il tomorrow Wednesday. II ltappropriates
Sl751 GA THE evening session devoted to business
reported from the Foreign Affairs Coinniltee'
The Military Committee examined Mr. Pitman of Gin
cinnati a second time, this morning. and questioned him
very closely as to the accuracy Of the shorthand notes
of the proceedings Of the Buell. courtmarta which he
brought with him. He said that, contrary to his usual
CUSTOM he had preserved these notes. and when sent for
BY the Committee, found that they intact, just as
lie had wrapped them up, and laid them away after
writing out the proceedings Of the count lie had eX
amned the notes carefully, he said, and was confident
that nothing missing, and that he could write OUT
from them exact duplicate OF the report Wlcll was
stolen from the war Department. nc tsgu Jadr ~ lc m
Buell. had press copy OF the evidence ta DeOIc tic
court which he had furnished the General by. nfllA5
sion Of the court but that Buell. had no copy OF the &C.
hbCratiOus OF the court which were held III secret MI
Ptman thought that the evidence did not reflect upon
the military operations OF either Grant or sherman D9t
that Halccks gcneIashp In INC NeSI was it nlue
10 appear in an uniavorable light. The Commit
tee, after they had heard this evidence deter
lglued 10 report pl 10 the hyi31 nt t Iritc
the Secretary oi War TO employ MI IItnlan 10 Wlil
out from his notes copy OF the missing evidence any
proceedings, ana place them upon NE III lhc war Dtpll
mCnt, i'm lieu Of the lost record and also 10 lurlah
copy Congress- Mr. Cobufn reported lIs nll 10 tie
House to-day, and IL was passed without ogecuOn; Mf
CC0uTn stated that the Committee Lad Deel uhGOIe 10
ascertain who had distracted the RECORDS rom tne
Department. He said that the reports WAcn had Deeh
ven fun investi ation were "tOtay, absolutely, and
utterly without foundation" and that the Committee
nothing but the ruth" The reports that Mr. CoDurn
alluded to- t Will remembered did not relate TO the
20 the chairman wuO il has been stated without CON
tradictOu, strongly opposed any action that would
i'm supplying its place with copy and voted against
sending Tor Mr. PitIDan as a witness.
Senator ConkDg has taken the war-path against the
newspapers and engaged in his first tilt against
the windmill OF the Associated Press. Mr. Hamn, ap-
parently at the request of the Senator from NewYork
who, when he enters on a crusade against jour
nasn ALWAYS stands in the background and puts for
ward some other senator guehead, 1ntroduce IN
the Senate to-day resolution for the expulsion Oh e
Associated Press reporter and moved that 10 be referred
to the Committee on Privileges ana ElectOns. DIT.
Sprague, who more than one occasion mas IN quet
Int very effective way shown himself true friend Of
free and Independent press objected TO the reference OF
the bill to-day Many attempts have from time 10 tlne
Neon made in the Senate control the reports of the
Associated Press one OF the most notable OF these was
10 cypel the Associated Press reporters from the gallery
because they would not ascertain for HIN the name OF
New orleans papers lie afterTaId withdrew his reso-
luton.