, 1879-05-08

ot Col Stanley have hccn received BY the War
DuUartment and nrc now In the t1anuB Of the
Judge AdVucatc.Gcnttals
THE AErusD1Na cEnT1F1uATEs.
Subscriptions to the per cent retundtng ecr-,
tttieases since yesterday report $3.50, 500. :
TIE RECORD.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. e., May ION motion Of
Mr. INGALLS,, the resolution WAS adopted calling
on the President to communicate to the Senate
what measures hayo been taken to prevent tho
occupation OF the Indian Territory By white '
settlers.
The House bl1 to prohibit military intc1fee-
enco In elections was read tntce, and, by vote
OF q against 81, the Senate dtsagrccd&o the mo-
tion Of Mr. Edmunds to refer It to tho Commit
tee on the Judiciary. mud then laid It on tho
tab!o to be called up hereafter.
Mr.. Chalmers called up, NJ question Of priv
ifcEc the resolution offered by him for IN lnvcs-
tiration into bis conduct at Fort Pillow. Ho
suld tint his fIicnde had pointed out to him the
difficulties In the wny Of such an investigation,
a,,l TINT he himself recognized the danger Of
rckia1ling the flames Of passion and prejudlca
which all good men desired to see covered upin
their nstet; but It Was hard thing TO ask soi.'
dicrs who had lost a!l save their honor to per-;
nit tint also to be taken away from them by y
repetition Of accusations that wcrc utterly un-
true. The action Of the House yesterday had,
however, satisfied bin that gentlemen we're not
willing now to 70 into the Investigation and
therefore hc had concluded to accept the advtco
Of hts friends, and make his oWn 'stato-
tho nttack on Fort Pillow, Ia wh!cR attack he
hui been carly In tho day In command Ut tho
Confederate eagalry. but about O'Clock in the
1norulng Gen. Forrest lad arrived and taken
command. Hs admistcd that . number Of tho
garrison, making a rush, for the 4unhoat, bad
been fired ut nlid killed, but, II any had been
killed in violation Of the usages Of war the most
searching examination on 1 the % part OF TIE con.
auy responsibility for it,--at lcast On tho geti'
eral officers in command. Ho denied that any
wounded men had hern burned .up. ri tho
morning alter tho capturu Of The fort. Ho
Asserted tllnt 10 per cent Of the garrlson wcru
saved wholly untouched. 4 part OF tho Fed
erat troops hui ruu out q tho fort, and
wiitc mcu) had remained, and they had gatli-
cred around Gen. Forrest und himself for pro-
lection, mud Ind been protected. As to Confed-
der to gain better position, tl,ut s.atenont Wa,.
not true. lie said 10 In vindtcatlon Of hlt deaf
commander, for :.
Glory H. the soldiers prde- Il
In6 A4luleEA wealth. Ii AUAo{s
The garrison Of Fort Pillow numbered 677
men, Of whom nbout 10 per cent wesa saved;
about 800 wc,e killed and wounded, utd about
$50 On the Confederate aldo
lumnrks were tnado BY Afr. Garfield as to tho
Impolicy Of 1eopsntng the subject, with All inti-
nation tllnt the otIccrs wero not 80 responsible
as had III first been supposed, hut tho general
impression at tlsc ti1i1 had ecen strengthened
BY an order issued thrcp weeks previously by
Ueu. Forrest that u the fort were surrendered
the garrison ,shoula be trcated as prisoners Ut
war; but II tic works were stormcd no quarter
,nTght bu expected. He was glad 80 much had
Deun donc BY the gentleman from Mississlpui 10
tti,connect bis uAnie from responsibility In tha
Tie subject occupied tho attention Of tho
Housu for a long time. and ut one period thero
wero Indications OF tronble between Messre:
Chalmers and Burrows, ~ consequence Of an
nilusiuu tnade BY Mr. Chal!ners to 6ome cEitt-
e!s.ns against slr. Burrows for hIs oWa conduct
iu the War.
sonal knowledge On tl,a subject, saying tfat ho
bad lis Information from Washington newa.
paper.
k.r. Burrows branded the allegation as utterly
untrue.
Finally tho who's subject mas laid on tho
table,
Its Etght-aou law went over On the sxp!Es-
tou Of the .norn[nE hour, and the bllt relating
tu co!nago uIl bullion certificates WIS taken up,
and Mr. ClAllln spoks IN opposition to 1t. AZ to
ihe allegation that the demonstration Of silver
had BEEN trick, Sfr. ClaHtn declared tls act
lad been considered and printed 10 tmo C9a-
man from Pennsylvania {kellcY).
Mr. Kelley protested t!1as he never assoated
to 1t.
Mr.. Clatl!n sent to the C|cEk's desk and had
read extracts from th1 HOUSE proceedings to
prove tho correctness ot hts statement, :,
AIr. Kelley oxpiaincd that tue relnnrka AtkFib.
uted to HIN wore made In tho dlscusxjon Of tho
question Of subsidiary coinage. an1 aga!n d.,
characterization Ut silver. In e1planAtiun vt
other nlAttrrs, he romarket that u pup got
hta eyea open III ntup dnys, n1'l that ho Kelley
lIau harmed Ruod deal In tho Intervening
years.
Mr. Clsain suggested shat Mr. Kelley could
not claim to be very young pup, ulMl that he
SHOULD altcEe tlIat men WHO had tho sans Ideas
Us himself 1t ons ttn,e bad bean influenced BY
Improper motives, or had attelnutsd 10 poEpa.
trntc "trtek u on tlis country.
slr. KalleJ denied ha had eVer used ttlo word
"trItk =" Ia connection with tha matter. Tho
psns , u. s.t.stetxea =. 1na of ta NET
b. to launch thu couatry again on u a1s vi irro-
dtemabtu ruTruucy.
atE. Vaneu spoku In favor Of tho bill.
Ar. kiafcr asksd Vance whether hs, with =
majority Ut Tie Democrats III the House, had
gai.toader quallty.
Ar. Vanco said he did not seco!lect, but tlo
"as free to adult that he had not then under
t,la exorhliant rates of tuleEeat being charged
BY National hanks, indicating IL par cent ~ uut
M UNUSUAL rate, snd mentioning . pef cent \
month - rates charged b. lenders ta son!o part.
tho financial legislation OF Congress which
smackeu Of that Whlrh distinguished "ths rot
ten uynasttes" uf European counttss. There
wRa much moro danger 0f tho lostrnment b.
Ing destroyed BY class legislation thsa thcra
was ol tts being "staryc,! tu DEATH" ~ suR-
Gesteu by Mr. fairfield But tho 1pYtraulsns
could not be destroyed. Built up In teara md
yullernKs. cemsutHl With blood made heeolc
aul Grand by tho death Of noblsmen, tss hrm
base was ths xreat Eranito rock Of tho Constjtu-
tion, and let tho efn, bs cursed that ssroye to
remove siuRls stone from tho grand edIdea.
His motto WA; "Ous country aIst, cur cQpAt.y
laat ouf connttY Iii thu titu6.N fAbntanaa