Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-07
FORTY-SRCOND CONGRESS.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS


Mr., sawysr called up House bill authorizing
the Washington and Point Lookout railroad 70
ATTEND It's Rad into and within the District OF
Columbia.
MT. Harlan intimated that the object Of this
bill might perhaps be TO obstruct another road
which was 10 be butt in the same line, and for
when q charter had already been obtained.
These Who had been here 10 Washington a.
long as no had know that II was one Of the
practices Of this locality TO obtain charters ior
railroads, merely 10 prevent other parties lron
building them, This was seen In the ease q
the Point OF ROcks railroad, a charter had
boon obtained TOT this road hlteen years ago,
aud yet II had mover been built and other par.
ties we're deferred from Undertaking u In con
sequence Of the existence Of this charter
Mr, sawyer said the parties Interested In this
bill were carrying out the PURPOSES Of their char.
tor In good faith, aud are now engaged In con.
STRUGGLING their road.
Mr.. Nlckers said both the roads 70 which MT.
Harlan had alluded we're chartered by the state
Of Maryland.
REPLY oR An. CHANDLER TO suNEER.
Mr.. Chandler rusS TO a personal explanation,
and alluded to his promise, ieW days sinee, 70
vindicate the memory Of bis friend, n. N. stan.
ton, from the asperslons east upon Il on this
floor. Since that time the able aud exhaustive
speeches OF Messrs CARPENTER aud lsogAA had
% FULLY disposed Of the assertions OF the Senh.
tor froin Massachusetts, that he did not deem Il
necessary TO make any extended speech, He
found that the most perfect defence Of =. Nj.
stanton was In his own lite.
lie then sent 70 the CLERK 10 be iead tho para
graph 10 Mr.. Summers late speech detailing
conversation with the late Secretary stanton, In
which the latter "a represented as sPeaklng In
disparnglng terms Of Gen. Grant Mt. U. then
said that this statement was utterly at variance
with the expressions made to him by Mr.. stan.
ton, He then sent TO the CLERK TO be read eN.
tracts from the speech Of Mr.. stanton at Steu.
benvIlIe, Ohio, in which tho most complimentary
AlIusiOns are made to Den. Grant lie (Mr. u
had a series OF hye speeches made by MIR. stan.
ION Gn5ps the 10 ,n3 nan eTP1 ,Ss C1S e
terms both as to his military and civil capacity.
lie (Mr. o. was a nembsr af the Committee
on the Conduct Of the War, serving on the CON.
mlttee with OK Senator Wade, aud nearly every
day during the war he saw Mr. stanton, and
since the war he visited him constantly up to
the day Of his death, and never, under any cir.
cumstances, did MIR. stanton express any bat
the hiRncst opinion Of the civil and military ca.
paelty of Gen. Grant. The Friday before Dir.
Stanton's death he Mr. o. had visited him In
company with Judges BeamAn and Conger, Of
Michigan. 10 that Interview, which lasted an
hour aud a half, Mr.. stanton had expressed the
highest opinion Of Den. Grant. Not willing TO
make this statement on his own recollection no
had waited until receiving assurances from both
Msssfs Boaman and Conger that their recoIIec.
ton Of the interview accorded precisely with
his own, aud the recollection Of Mr.. " ade as to
Mr. Stanton's views was the same. Mr.. q.
then quoted the following declaration Of Mr.
stanton made to him THE country believes
den. Grant 10 be great warrior, I know him
to be a greater civilian" Either Z. NJ. stanton
told adeilberate untruth, or the senator IRON
MassacLuseits Is greatly mistaken. After Mt.
Stanton's death he (Mr. o. told the President
that stanton hal sacrificed not only his life bat
his fortune for the country. when Mr.. stanton
was appointed Secretary OF War he had a prae-
tice OF e., 900 per aunumi he had put by about
$50, 900, aud also had house.
This was all exhausted, and he died leaving
his family 10 debt. lie (Mr. o. stated this 10
tho President, and also told him Of the meeting
60 be held at Mr. HoOpers that night TO raise y
fund for Mr.. Stantons family. Tue President
said "put me down for =, 900 The Presidont'i
subscription beaded the list; his check for this
amount passed through his Mr.. ChAndlersl
fund Of $40 100, which placed the family OF MT.
stanton In comparative Atluence. The Prosl
dent, although not a rich man, gave a thousand
dollars to this fund, but tho senator from Mas.
sachusetts gave nothing.
Mr. Chandler then read q letter which he had
received from Surgeon General Barnes, saying
that Mr.. stanton was 80 deeply Interested hi
Grants election, that In despite Of his veal
physical condition and Barnes advice, he would
speak during the campaign. In another part OF
Mr. summers speech the President Is arralgned
as q giittakeT. Well, the President has been
great taker all his life. He was a great take
OF men at shiloh, at DOnels0n, at Murfreesboro'
at Appomattox Courthouse. He has taken tn,
shsckles OF Of 4,OO0,0OO OF slaves, and after h,
had taken the yitals out OF the rebellion thu
country made q donation TO take him out Of thu
hands Of poverty. This has always been 1On'
Ii was the voluntary subscription OF q grateful
people.
There are two classes OF people 10 this world
n ~ Ma , I sno as. Ssv " ,,I
me lime of The session 10 me ex elusIon on bnsl