Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-15
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, March Is.

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SENATE.-Mr Ramsey, from the Commit
tee ON Post Offices, reported House bin punisb-
ing by fine and imprisonment parties contracting
to carry the mails and then failing or refusin,
q carry cut the contract, with smendments
The object OF the bill is TO break up the system
Of straw bidding.l
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on tho Dis
trict of Columbia, reported adversely on hin
making an appropriation for testing a system of
electricity for lighting the street lampS OF the
city OF Washington, and il was indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduceda bin grantingricht
NJ way 10 Utah Northern railroad. Referred tn
Committee on Pacific Railroads.
MI Wilson introduced bill TO dispose Of mill
tary reservation AZ Fort Smith. Ark. Referred
70 Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. 1Tumbull rose TO
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
aid sent TO the desk To be read an extract from
ashinston letter in The R.pa5ltc1H Batasr.
published at Hastings. Michigan. charging that
Senator TrUmbul had illegally pockeieI a
$1,000 fee in the McArdle case i'm the SuDr,rns
Iourt, having been employed 20 represent the
United States Nv President johnson, and char
ing further that his vote in the Impeachment
trial was influenced by this Tee, and calling for
an investigation into the matter by the Senate
Nr. 1rumbul then said that during scvent zen
years service in the Senate, he had not before
cisen TO personal explanation although he had
OFTEN been misrcpresented and illuminated. He
only noticed this now because he understood
that the author of this letter was an officer OF
the government, and had been in>tigated 10
make this attack 10y member OF this body.
sometime since the Senator from Michigan
Mr.. Chandler had offered resolution instfuc-
ing the Committee on Retrenchments 70 in
Iuire whether any Senator had, under cover of
counsel fees or otherwise. Illegally reeeiya;! mo.
ney from the treasury OF the United States He
now asked the Senator whether the informat alton
upon which this newspaper article was based
vas not furnished by him?
Mr.. Chandler said he certainly had the Saoa
JoT IN his minds eye when he offered the reSo-
luton referred TO. He had seen bill made ont
by the Senator from Illinois, charging $4,000
tor bis services i'm the McAr!le ca>e-S3 600 of n
mad been paid by Mr.. Stanton aud - coo by his
successor, Gen. Rawlns. He had desired TO
know whether this money had been improperly
received; but as 20 any letter having been writ
ten at bis request, IL was not 20.
Mr. TTumhull.-l do not mean at your re-
quest, but whether by reason Of any converse
Jlon YOU may have had.
Mr.. Chandler could not answer as 10 that He
could not say whether he had had any CONVEX
Nation with correspondents or not.
MIR. TTumbull.-If il should turn out on a
statement that Andrew johnson, who was op-
Pcstu 10 the reconstruction acts, did not employ
me- mat the consttutionality OF the reconstruc-
ton acts was involved in the decision in the Nc
arclc and the Georgia cases. that his Attorney
GENERAL. Mr. Stansberry. refused to argue the
McArdle case, that he (Mr. t. was in conse-
luenee, employed. not by Andrew johnson hut
by General Grant and Mr. Stanton; that i'm the
NcArdle case and the Georgia case were in
volredthe greatest questions, questions invoiy-
ng me very peace OF the country. cases tha-
were argued for several DAYS. that Mr.. Slant On
nlnsef, III opposition TO the wishes of President
johnson, employed counsel TO represent tn
government, what would be thought of the
malice mat conld invent and publish such a
statement as this. That the Senate might kpox
ano the country might know WHY he appeare
ID me case, he would ask Tor the reading of the
following letter:
He then sent TO the desk 10 be read letter
dated War Department, January 5, IsGS. adj
dressed to Senator Irumbull and signed by
General Grant as Secretary of War ol iDfsr,p,
stating that the department desired 10 engage
his services TO appear in the Supreme Court in
me Mcardie case i'm behalf of the government
MI L. continued at some length 20 explain his
connection with the case; be said the fee had
been fixed by Mr.. Stanton; that IL had been the
custom ever since the existence OF the govern
ment Tor members OF Congress 20 appear in the
courts either for or against the government and
nat such practice was in violation of no statute
he asked whether these parties who clamored
ior Investigation would now want il after /: was
'ound that Grant had employed him. No: no
'limy snake disturbed by a passing footstao
wonld creep back TO his hole faster than they.
MT. Chandler insisted that Mr.. TTumbull lad
violated the law, and said Mr.. Edmunds who
had hTst been applied TO TO represent the
government declined for this EXPRESS reason.
ne hurled backed the slime upon its SHINY
The Vice President called Mr.. Chandler 70
order. W
Mr.. Chandler said ever since the mae,ips n,
congress the motives OF the majority OF mis-
Senate had been impugned, and they were ac-
used OF conniving at corruption, and he in
ended that those WHO did violate the law should
The tariff bill was then taken up. and Mr..
sherman proceeded to explain its provisions.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Scoheld, (Pa.,) by unanimous consent, intro
dueed resolution, which was adopted. direct
ing the Committee on Commerce TO extend its
inquiry under the resolution of January p into
~ geo ooneinations OF railroads, TO the injury
oil commerce, to the action of the Southern
Improvement Company in its alleged efforts 10
cohuoi the means OF transportation from the
reproducing regions of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Coghlan (Cal.) introduced a resolution
sallIng upon the Secretary OF the Interior for
Information a. to the extension of the Mound
NaIley Indian reservation. Adopted.
Mr.. Hambleton, Md from the Committee
ON commerce, reported adversely upon a bin /
relative to legalizing certain acts of MARYLAND |
ana Georgia in relation TO port charges and il |
Mr.. Beatty, (OhiO) chairman Of the Commit /
tee on Printing, made
A PERSONAL INFLAMMATION
70 regard to the action OF the committee in the |
gress He defended the acton of the Committee /
tor me Delay in making contract, which he |
charged was due to the eXorbitant prices de- |
manded by Messrs. Rives x Bailey-who had /
preferred 10 borrow money at high rates TO carry /
On the Globe rather than accept money from 4
congress on the reasonable conditions offered by /
t W. coz nittee. lie said that an attempt would
be made on Monday by a suspension OF the rules /
70 carry bill for contract over the heads of 4
The committee, and he had no doubt il would /
succeed. He declared that there was no danger
u me publication of the Globe being stopped, |
Tor there vas sl00 900 clear profit in il.
The regular order was demanded, and
The ST. CRoIX RAILROAD BILL
came up as unfinished business from YESTERDAY
Mr.. ketchum, IN. w. who reported the bill
from the Committee on Public Lands, was rec
aenized as entitled 10 the closing hour, who
hylded the time among msnuefs
Mr.. Strong (CGnn.) defended the state of |
Connectleut from the sspersions Of Mr.. Conger /
(Mlch.) yesterday in relation to her Ohio re- /
'erve, claiming that she became fully entitled /
o, and gave ample compensation for. that res /
var.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) also defended the old /
'tates, arguing that they had not received aid /
their early days, but had carried out their Il
Improvements with their muskets by their side /
Mr.. Dunneil (Mich.) argued in favor of the /
renewal, maintaining the policy of land grants, /
ind challenging any member TO cite a land /
Iold.
Mr.. Hawley (Ill.) spoke in opposition to the
entlre policy Of land grants.
MI. Holman indy said he had received pc
uuon, signed by citizens OF the country, pro-
public lands.
Mr.. Rusk Nv Is said IL pe.ftionS were 70 he |