The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-30

been unsupported or misconceived, or that
he (Northcote) was entirely mistaken.
Mr. Butler himself had substantial ground
for saying that Northcote was wholly
wrong. Mr.. Butler then spoke at some
length in opposition to the supplemental
treaty, saying we should sag to Great
Britain, Your course leaves us no alter.
native, You did not appeal to our sense
or right, but to cur fears, and between us
there can be no further covenant.
Both Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Banks, the
latter OF whom also made a few remarks,
expressed the belief that no war would
result from failure of the Treaty.
On Thursday the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on sundry civil ap
preparation bill, to pay $1,000 for tran
scripE Of the Buell. court martial proceed
ings, aud in connection with it spoke of
having taken ground in the military com
mittee to take verdict testimony as to the
contents of the missing record. For that
reason, he said, a hired slanderer en- the
New York Tribune had stated that he
Mr.. Coburn) was opposed to the admis-
sion df a trinity ofreporters of that court.
Such statement was utterly and absolute
!! ly ana totally false. A hired slanderer
had Aid that he (Mr. Coburn) was com
pellet by vote of the committee to send
for that reporter, Ben Pitman. That was
false There had been no vote of the
committee ON that subject. Immediately
on his finding out that Pitman had pos
session of the notes, he had sent for him,
withhut the request of anybody, without
any ,ction of any committee. He wished,
therefore, to brand as utterly and abom-
inabIy false report published by hired
slancerer, who occupied seat In the re-
portfrs gallery, and who had once been
clerS of the Military Committee. From
day to day. during the examination in
the eommitte, falschoods had been utter.
ed, md bis only object now in making
this statement, was to show that the com
mittee, as well as himself, had been uni
fornly in favor of getting at the truth,
andall the truth, in the matter.
My. Townsend, of New York, asked
; Why that clerk had been discharged.
Ms. Coburn replied that he had been
discharged for various reasons. One was
bectase ne was not in harmony with the
) majIrity of the committee. Another was
that he was poor clerk, and that he had
} KEEP minutes of the record of the COM
mttee.
4 MF. Brooks remarked that had not
IbANn discovered until after the Cincinnati
Convention. daughter.
Mr., Coburn replied that he had not
found it out before. Laughter. There
was another good reason for his discharge.
The New York Tribune, some days before
Mr., Greeley discontinued to act as editor,
had charged that he (Mr. Coburn) had
been guilty of gross violation Of the
rules Of the civil service, because he had
discharged an old and faithful clerk. He
had not, ia point of fact, discharged an
old and faithful clerk, but young man
a good young mana Mr.. S1nalley, q
brother-in law of clerk who got two
dollars day for his services, while the
clerk got six dollars If that was speci.
men of Mr.. Greeley's civil service reform
he wanted it so understood.
Mr.. Banks offered resolution for the
appointment of FIVE members, of which
the Speaker shall be chairman, with au-
thority to sit during the recess, whose
duty it shall be to revise the rules of the
House, and to report, at the opening of
the session in December next,such changes
as will fairly present the reports of com,
mittee. enlarge the means of transaction
Eof general business, and secure to every
member proper opportunity to examine
all legislative measures before they are
submitted for the consideration and action
ofthe House.
The resolution was agreed to.
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