New-York tribune., 1872-05-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The Senate amendments to the House bill
for the duplication of United States bonds defaced OF
The senate hin TO provide trusses for disabled soldiers
was passed; and the Senate amendments TO the House
pill amendatory Of the Agricultural College la" "ef"
concurred in. -
The House then at l:45, went into Committee OF INC
Whole. Mr.. Wheeler Qiep n ~ IN the chair' on tho
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill 80
During the consideration Of the Appropriation bill. a
message was was 6roged nnd sned the kmnesy bill
thereupon Mr.. Rogers, membereeet from Nortn caro-
lima, whose name was included IN the Dil was SWORN IN
Mr. COBURN (Rep., IndD offered an amendment 70
the Appropriation bill TO pay So TOT transcr o ne
Buell. court martial proceedings and in connection VITA
Committee not TO take verbal tsstlOny as 10 u, Sn
hired sianderer in fHE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE had stated
that Coburnl opposed to the admission Oh tno t
nonv OF the reporter of that Court such stationery
was utterly and absolutely and totally false hired
slanderer had said that he CCoburn was compelled s
reporter-Mr. Ben. Pitman. That was false. @ @Ihero
aG Se9a on his finding out that Mr. Piman had
possession the notes Of that Court he had sent lor b
without the request Of anybody, without any action
the Committed He wished, therefore, 10 brand as
utterly and abominaby false, the report published by
gallery and who had been clerk or the Military
Committee From day to day during the e6anhlhaugn
an ommitfee faseboods had been uttered and hls only
object now IN maHs & IaiS m bse had been 1niformiy
i'm favor of getting the truth and all the truth In tho
Mr.. TOWNSEND Dem, n. " asked why that clerk
M Mr. CoBURN replied that he had been discharged for
various @ 01e Ea o. Ie Committee ASoei
was that he was poor clerk ana that le au AoP' "s
records or minutes OF the Committee - .
Mr. MAYNARD (Rep., TENN suggested That commit
tees ought not to be called upon IN tms indirect mahhe
70 give reasons for the appointment or discharge Ok
Mr. COBURN repeated that there had been no minutes
VI MI fCRRR RRROoKs Dem n " remarked that that had
not been found out until after the Cincinnati Con'en'
MIR Mr.. E0BnRN replied that he had not found It ous
before. (Laughterl There was another good ieasos
before Mr. Greeley discontinued 10 act as editor 1ad
charged that he (Coburn) had been guilty oi gross so
discharged an old and faithful clerk lie had net ia
point OF fact discharged Old aud faithful cler pt
Young man, a good young man, Mr. ~. 't"I ~
brother-in-aw of the clerk, who got 81 day st hs
services while the clerk got S. II that gis q spesiea -
OF Mr. Greeley's Civil Service Reform lie "anIed "
DiS a MEMBER-How was thotl
Mr. CoBURN-This young man was eerA of INC
INF Mr. MAYNARD-Do I understand that the clerk
Mr., C0BuRN-T do not know about that am Stating
the facts. You may call 1t " farming out OF 'p'V'
ing a deputy" anything else.
| Mr. GARFIELD Giep., Ohio said he had not
saving anything ON the amendment, as ho had -,
Instructed by the Committee ON Appropri5uyyns '
assent to it but he felt compelled a. matter ,bf
to the gentleman concerned Cr smaneS 20 Of
Gen schenek and for two years that he aIneia S
chairman Of that sna honorabe clerk arr he
had never before heard ANYTHING 10 tne eonlsig i
| fau
& IeW " seemed TO have been discovered all at once that
mat gentleman was an uniatni du M 49, a;
ana ne that Mas quite the way to transact puoe mat
ers He did not believe hat IL " Sis q1c io % io1 % o
els,ican party begin 10 cut OF heads on an Occa-
@ of this sort II that was the gentlemans tCoournl
view OF proprety, he might have his OPINION Out no
Mri Hay ep n member OF the Committee on
Military Affairs bore his testimony to the hdep abI-
Mr CoBURN remarked that he had desired in as fair
and kind a manner "a possible, TO let this man on
Tangber but his object defeated; the matter was
made public. He asked any one 10 LOOK az te tecoIu 1
the Committee and say whether II lad iathul and ei'
Mr.. DAwEs-when did you discover that
Mr.. COBURN-Some time since. iIaughter He maze
no personal attack the character or integrity stand
ing OF this young man but he would simply sy th1i IN
e had speS RGS most Of his tune as for
TRIBUNE on the n9Sr Of the House ana IL n,pep peg
that he could afford TO pay HIM as much
as Congress could, but that was Just wAsrSi
week after week. himself and his committed were
slandered THE TRIBUNE had now To pay man iu,,
pay for a day work. That was Cyi service Reform,
he supposed. 1t according to the rules that every
employer should pay full Gays pay for a full days
work. -
The amendment offered by Mr.. Coburn was agreed TO-
on motion OF Mr.. sTARKwEATHER gaep, con9Ji
station at New London Conn, was Increased from WV
10 10000. 49, a
ON motion Of Mr.. GARFIELD, an appropriation o.
s6O772 inserted 10 pay the officers and crew 81 W.
Kearsarge, by way of prize money for the destrucoh
Also appropriation OF $4,000 for pneumatic iyOo
between the capitol and the olernment filhus -
Also appropriation OF $4,000 for the expenses OF IL
coinage .,A
Also an appropriation OF s250OoO 10 pay thu unseu"
claims for carrying the mails in the southern states -
on motion Of Mr.. PIERCE. it was ordered that I'D ' s
payment OF cotton claims the Internal Revenue 'at
cotton shall not be deducted ,.A
The Committee then rose. and the bill. az reportes
from the Committee OF the Whole. was passed uhue'
suspension ofIthe rules. 80 ., ,ha
The House thon al $40. took recess until y, ,Ss
evening session 10 be for the business OF the Cotm'
on Naval Affairs.