Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-22

many times as any officer in the service.
In connection with this charge, the gen
tleman said that "Hazen strutted on
the stage and wore the muniments of war
shorn of all that makes it honorable"
He (Taylor) did not know what Gen. Ha-
zen wore. If he wore the "muniments of
war;" he wore something no other man did.
The muniments of war and muniments
which made it honorable, and the gen
eral who spoke that kind of English
should not instruct this committee what to
do about anything.
Mr.. Calkins bore testimony to Gen. Ha
zen's bravery during the war.
Mr.. Beltzhoover then went on with his
specification of charges. Ninth-That
Hazen had been running up the expendi-
lures of the bureaus to double what they
were under Howgate. Tenth-That Ha-
zen's petty frauds and populations were
more bold and infamous than Howgate's.
Eleventh-That HaZen was found guilty of
base and ignominiOus cowardice and most
disgraceful duplicity. Twelfth-That Ha-
zen's management of the bureau had not
only been pro1igate and extravaganza al
most beyond parallel, but also without adj
equate results.
Mr.. Converse replied to and denied
the charges of Hazen's cowardice. He
bore a musket ball in his body received
in honorable warfare, yet he was arraigned
as g coward by man who never saw
a battle. What was the meaning of this?
He could tell 1t was the remnant of a
quarrel that started years ago, when q
colonel came before an Investigating COM
mitbee and dared to give testimony that
threw from one of the highest places in
the United States the man who occupied
it. That quarrel had been continued from
that hour to this and Gen. Hazen had
never seen a day OF peace or rest since he
gave that testimony. Spies had surround
ed him and gone into his very office.
Scayengers had been employed to go into
his spittoons and waste baskets to pick up
remnants of paper and examine them.
Taylor-And Bellhoover has them.
Converse And this stuff printed here
against Gen. Hazen is largely the rem
nants which nave been dragged out of his
waste basket.
Mr.. Beltzhoover said the information on
which he based charges was derived largely
upon record of evidence, and asserted that
the records of the HaZen court martial
corroborated his charge of cowardice. AS
to the remarks of the gentleman of Ohio
Mr. COnverse), did the gentleman mean
to say either General Hancock or General
Sherman, or the president. or the secretary
of war were in the conspiracy to break
down poor little Brigadier General Hazen,
because he had brought Belknap to trial
Mr.. Converse-No; and they have never
made such charges as the gentleman re-
peats, but do believe that men have been
set on General Hazen's track in using foul
words to him in order to drive him into a
fight, and so opportunely to kill him.
Mr.. Butterworth earnestly defended Gen.
Hazen's character for honesty and bravery
and suggested that the gentleman from
Pennsylvania had put himself in an unen-
viable light before the country in attack
ing that officer without form of stating
his charges and asking for an investiga-
ton.
Mr.. Beltzhoover added that he would
have demanded an investigation but for
the approaching adjournment of congress.
The amendment was then lost.
On motion of Mr.. Hiscock an amend
ment was adopted authorizing the secre-
tary of war, in his discretion, to make a
further detail of officers for service in the
Arctic sea expedition.
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment
the appropriation for the United
States geological survey from $240,00O to
$4,000
After discussion and pending action the
committee rose and the house adjourned.