New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Immediately after the reading of the
journal the SPEAKER proceeded TO call committees for
reports.
Mr.. HENRY Dem, MD. chairman OF the Committee
on Accounts submtteds report specifying the commit
tees which Untitled TO clerks The total number OF
clerks allowed 10 thirty-hye, excluding those who re-
ceiye yearly salaries. The report adopted.
On motion OF Mr. YOUNG Dem; TennJ The Senate
tract for the purchase construction OF refrgerat-
ing snip the dsnfecrion vessels and cargOes was
Mr. CHALMERS Dem. MIssD, rising To a personal
explanation snt TO the Clerks desk and had read
g xract The Cincinnati Gazette OF tic 10Th April
1879 In which he alluded to OF the notorious
ana boody-hauded murderers Ot the forever Infamous
from the report made In the XXXVIIIth Congress by
Senator Ben Wade OF Ohio and Representative Goocb
In regard the Fort Pillow lie therefore
offered resolution for the appointment OF committee
OF seven, all OF whom should be soldiers OF the Union
Army and which the majority should not De Demo
Gratis said committee to investigate the charges made
against him b the report made at the first OF the
XXXNlIth Congress touching his conduct at Fort Pll-
low and report whether the same was true or not, and II
those specific charges were not true, whether he has
peen guilty of other conduct the batC o Fort Pillow
unworthy OF az officer and gentleman, and rendering
him unworthy 10 continue member ~ the House OF
Represoutatives aud giving the committee leave to sit
during the recess OF Congress, to send Tor persons,
Mr. CHALMERS saidi This House has a right to
the election but OF tine qualification
s members aud II one half of the charges made
mo are true, murderer aud unfit Ia associate with
utetueu of this House My election under ouch cir
cuusaDccs 4, disgrace to the State Of Mssissppi my
presence here STAN upon tnc American Congress.
ihis report made during the XNAVlllh Congress, was
made In the midst OF war. IL was formed on the ex-
parte statements OF witnesses, most OF whom were ~
nOrau not Of whom protested To know person
ally All those charges we're iuly answered IN the HIS
tory OF Forrest and the Cavalry" and In 1876
they again rcfuted 10y the testimony OF
living witnesses. The charges have recently been
renewed. and member OF this House, th.
Hon. Benjamin ButteiNOrth, OF ONO, IN his speech
recently made has connected my name with the
a,te ~ Fort Pillow In manner which indicates that
words Of bitterness fos any ecn Who have thus
uuiustly accused me- Whe these charges stand the
records O the country by report from Congressional
committee, they perhaps, eXcusabc. Ii Is there
fore. greater reason why the investigation ask Tor
should be granted aud the truth u history indicated
Ii due tO Representative II II due 10 my state
10 people of district VINO sent here; IL dIc
20 party with whom am associated, and. above all
II 10 the honor Of the American soldier and due IN
the fame OF this House Of Representatives. ana ash
| that The resolution may De adopted
| Mr.. GARFIELD (liep., OnO) SAID that II very
important question how lar tho House ougGt 10 10