The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16
Defeat Of the Bayfield, and ST.
CIoiK Bill
SENATE.
WASH iSGfoN, March Is. loT..
NIfg ~ y.,nE


WAsHSGioN, March Is, to7..
sIRtw BINS.
M. RAMSEY, Iep.i OF Man, from tAc COMMITTEE
on Post Ofces, reported the House bill punls Ing
by fine and Imprisonment parties cenracltag 10
carry the mails and then failing refusing 20
carry cut the contract, With amendments. Inc
ODect Of the bill Is 10 nrcaH no Tie system OF ''sriy
bidding"
M. IhtcucoCg, Qep.l OF Neh introduced bin
granting the nEht of wai the Utah Northern
Railroad. Referred 10 The committee on lacIlc
Railroads.
Mr.. NuSoN, rep.l OF Mass, introduced a bil to
disposc OF lhc military r2scI Atlod al Fort Smith,
AikupsaS. Referred 10 The committee military
Atalcs.
CHARGE AGAINST sENAroR rgrMgrL,.
Mr.. IRudGULL, rcp.) OF H., rose 10 persona! ex
paat.cn and sell 10 the de 10 be an extinct
from Washington letter ia tle II i'ubacaa haisee =,
lrumuuu had Illegally pocketcd u $4,000 fee in iae
McArdic case, III the supreme Court having been
dent johnson, and charging further that LIS vote ON
the impeachment trial Wds Influenced by THIS fee,
tAe senate.
Ilr InUDoULL said ne only noticed this now be-
Cause he understood That the author oI Il,s letter
was an officer OF Inc government, and had been
s,teatea 10 make the attack ny member Of this
nodI; some ' Hho since ahe seha5or rpom
lut0a .Astructhg the Committee Oh heigench incnt
to Inq,ile whether any Senator had unaer cover OF
counsel ice or otDerWie, illegally received money
from The Treasury oil Inc United states lie nov
asked The Senator whether thr Information upon
whica ns newspaper article was based WAS not
luUn.Sl,ed by llul
MI rllAsDLER, uep.l of Mich. said he certainly
had ,hc Senator his iniuu's eye when
he offered tue resolution referred to. lie n..d
seen . bill made out ~ The Senator nom iii.
iuis charging S1o.0 go his services liz the
$4,000 OF II had been pail by Mir. Stanton and
5000 by ms successor, General kawlns. lie had
des,tcd 10 know whether This monev had vccn ini.
properly received; uut as 10 ans letter having been
written al MS request, 1t was hot so:
Mr.. TEuMDuTl-l Go not mean al your request
have had.
Mr. CHANDLER could not answer as to that: he
could not say lie had had any conversation with
correspondents OF nOt
ment or the Iacls that Andrew Johnson VINO was
opposed 10 the Reconstruction acts, ala employ
ME: rlat the consitutonay OF the Reconstruction
acts was Involved III the decision in The McArdle
ana the Georgia cases; th't his AtOlDey General
lMr. Slanburyl reused to argue the McAidlc case;
that he lMr. TrunouiD was Iii consequence
NOT BY ANDREW JOHNSON,
out by General Grant and MI. Stantou that In the
McArdle and the Georgia case were involved
the greatest ques IONS Questions involving the very
Tor several days; tnat Mir. stanton himself.
In opposition to the wishes Of President
ment What would be thought Of the motive that
would insert and publish SUCH statement as this
That the Senate might knOw ana the country might
know why he appeared III the Case, he w0ud ask
for the reading OF the following letter.
He then sen: 10 tie desk TO be read letter dated
War department. January 8, 1865, addressed 10 sen
ator Trumoull and signed by General Grant. as
the department desired ~ engage his services TO
appear In the supreme Court IN ire McArde case
appear Tor the governments. IL Will be observed
that THIS letter Is Gated January g. 1865, aud the
articles OF impeachment az amt President johnson
were not prepared until latter part OF February
Mr.. IRUMBULL also submitted letter from Att0r-
me v eosarS OF War a1 saaa is e
tine Attorney Generail did not propose 10 appear IN
the McArdle case, ami suggested The propriety OF
m Inv I'M Ia
usry IL, 1865 he (r. IrumDulD replied to the letter
Of General Grant, informing him that he would
appear Tor the government IN the McArdle case cX-
pressing desire 10 nave other counsel associated
with nin ana that he would, at an early day, con.
fer with General Grant ca the subject. subsequently
after General Grant gave up the war Department
aud Nit. stanton again TOOK possession having had
2 consultation with both Of them, he, on
the 22d OF June 1868, addressed lie ter 10 Mr. Car.
pentcr--nOt then a Senator-askiny his assistance
ana ING 70 ietaa n M % Sst
came 10 Washington and spent several
Weeks. PERHAPS month ,l, on the case;
Oi March 20 1865, cesiileg him to appear for the
government in the Georgia case. THESE papers
sOver with AndIew johnson, but mat he was
gagged by
0EhRRAL GRANT AND SECRETARY STANTON
inc whole country Knows that Andrew Johnson
entertained views enurey antagonistic to those he
read the resolution OF Congress empowering the
secretary OF War TO employ counsel in certain
secretary OF War TO defend parties in causes IN whic
the united states was interested, II appropriated
several million dollars TO carry out the reconstruct
ton acts. THIS newspaper letter charged that not
only ne but the oncers who employed him, General
Grant, IS liable TO punishment but the acts re.
ferred 70, as prohibiting the employment of
whatever to this case, and, even II they mad been
superseded BY subsequent statutes, the law in
reference to the employment OF members OF Con.
greSs made an express exception, winch authorized
them to appear in the judicial tribunals either for
or against the government. II there was such
statute as Is claimed IL would clearly apply 10
General Grant, let not the
INsTrGAT0Rs or THESE CALUMNIEs
sgurm from the position In which they have placed
themselves. TPey say 1t Is fine field for nvest,ga.
ton; then let them investigate General Grant. Does
any one believe they Will do H. now that 1t is found
where the investigation Will lead? NO, Sir. No
Shiny snake disturbed by the footsteps OF
hole quicker than VIII the author of this article
when he discovers that 1t Is General Grant whom lie
Is striking At, and when ] say the author ! 10 not
mean the person who signed his name 10 the artl-
cle but the tnstigator OF IT, lie reiterated
that he had appeared In these cases
by request OF those VINO were most earnest in the
desire Tor the convection Of President Johnson II 9
(Carpenter) would bear testimony that the fec was
liked W the Secretary Of War himself
THE AUTHOR OF THIS LETTER
hats from Michigan. lie holds place under this
government. The article appears IN Michigan
newspaper. The Senate and the country can draw
thelr own conclusions when taking all this, In
connection with the resolution Onered -by the
I'M: writer will be kept in his Official position and
mat ne w retail additional SANDERS now that this
S,1m disposed Of The morning hour here ex