The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-19
HOUSE

s9h anAirs, reported back the conSuiaI
and diplomatic appropriation bill. with
recommendation that certain OF the
Senate amendments. thereto be con-
Cured in and others non-concurrued in.
The report was agreed TO.
Belmont also reported bsck the mes
sage OF the President on the subject OF
the Inauguration of the statue Of Liberty
Eniighteniug the World in New York
harcor- Referred to q committee on
appropriations.
Anderson. of Kansas. offered q
resolution providing tor a final
adjournment OF Congress at noon ON
Saturday, July Sd. Referred to the
com mlttee on ways and means.
The committee on labo- reported a
bill granting leaves OF absence g EN-
ployees ~ United States navy yards.
House calendar.
Also a bill to amend the act pro-
hibIting the importation of contract
labor. House calendar.
The House went into committee OF
the whole on the naval appropriation
bill.
The stanton debate was continued by.
Hepburn, of Iowa, who severely crit
cIsed Wheeler's speech upon tue late
he could not tamely suomit
to have men who were embalmed in
the hearts of their countrymen aud
whose memory was revered. derided BIZ
such "a the gentlemen from Alabama.
He then yielded to Kelly of Pennsylya-
mia, who read the following letter writ
ten By Stanton TO Rev. III Dyer. under
date of November 18th, 1852
Your note of the 1ith inst has re-
manned unanswered because of the
pressure of business which left me
neither time nor strength to respond.
When General Mcclellan failed to obey
the order of the President to move
against the enemy given on October LIST,
| thought he ought to be removed upon
the spot. Nearly months time,
enough 10 have had 3 victorious Cant
paign, was lost by his disobedience TO
orders.
When his creatures and those who are
the enemies of the country undertook
to apologize for his delay by false
pretence that he needed supplies that
were held from him by the department.
my duty to the country required an ex-
posure of the falsehood, and 1 de-
manded report on the subject from
the general-in-chief. 1t is not my fault
that he was not removed before the
New York election for his disobedience
to orders. In respect TO any combina-
ton by Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Seward and
myself against General Mcclellan, il is
utterly false. For reasons not neces-
sary to mention here, fire and
water would as soon com-
bine. Each does his duty as he
deems right. In respect 20 the imputa
ZION OF selfish and ambitious motives,
a denial is needless. Those who make
the imButation do IL ignorantly of my
principles of action, or with prejudiced
feelings, and like all other public men,
l must expect and patiently bear mis-
construction and false report In
respect TO the present condition OF af-
fairs, all can say is that the whole
power of government is being put forth
with the most vigor, and l think with
more earnestness on the part of mill
itary commanders that al g any former
period. TT ason is encouraged in the
northern states by the just discomfort of
the people, but believing our national
destiny is as Immediately in the hands
Of the Most High as ever were the chill
dren of Israel. am not. only undis-
mayed, but full Of hope; neither for
myself turning to the right hand nor TO
the left, serving no man. and at ennaity
with none, shall strive to perform my
whole duty in the great work before US.
Mistakes and faults l no doubt may
commit, but the purpose of my actions
shall be single TO the public good"
Wise, OF Virginia, regretted that the
gentleman from Alabama (Wheeler)
had furnished the gentleman from Iowa
(Hepburn) with an opportunity 10 fight
over again the issues of lS62. He only
wished TO remark to the gentleman
from Iowa, who had sought many oc-
cas!Ons TO make a fling at the south,
that brave men and honorable men
never struck q PROSTATE foe. He did
not know what part the gentleman took
in the Union army, except as he found
il given in the Congressional directory.
but one thing was certain, that the gen
u-nlan bore On his body no proof that
he bad ever led a desperate charge, and
he did not think from the gentleman's
conduct. that II was likely he ever
would
Henderson. OF IoEa-My colleague
msy bear no scars, but no soldier who
went from Iowa was more at the front
than he.
Wise-I took his history rs written by
himself and certainly ms biography
was partial. fH u ID " FI J : !
Wise then proceeded to speak TO the
bill and earnestly impressed upon the
majority the ''ropriety and necessity for
the rehabilitation of the navy.
G0E. of West Virginia, attributed the
present ceplorable condition of the navy
to the idiotic policy OF appropriations
By Congress. and deni that il was the
result of eItraysgant expenditures by
the former secretaries of the navy. He
then vent on 10 cTiticise the actio of
Secretary Whitney in connection with
the D0lphia, and bitterly assailed the
auxiliary board appointed by theS Te-
tary without authority of law to report
upon the vessel. That board consisted
OF Captain Beiknap, Commander Evans
and Mr.. Winter. The first named
officer had been an applicant for
promotion and for designation to
the naval observatory. he knew
thst the report was intended
TO be made one way, and unless il was
50 made he would get neither promo
ton nor his designation 10 his high
Office Commander Evans had an un-
DERIVING grudge and hatred again<a
Secretary Chandler having bean r.