Mr. SHERMAN. I will ask a moment's time of the Senate to make what I think I ll have never made before a personal ex.lanation; and that not on my own account, but to relieve a high officer of the Government who seems to be held responsible for in sins of commission and omission. In the NewYork Tribune, the other day, there was an article, in which the SecyTreasury was accused of being insincere in his efforts to bring about specie payments; and a part of the evideuce produced by the editor was that I was the organ of the Treasury Dept, and that I was in favor of limiting the power of the Secretary to reduce the currency. Ipaid no attention to it, although it is unjust to the Secretary; butI see in this morning’s National Intelligencer the article of the Tribune republished with comments. I will read asort extract from the article in the Tribune: “ Now, Mr. Snnaiuiv is the well known author of the proposition forbidding any redemption of our greenbacksat a rate exceedin ten millions permonth. that isI forbidding the ecretary to redeem at his conveniencethe Gevernment’sexplicit promises to pay. And we are by no means alone in our understanding that Mr. Snrsiun is the organ of the Treasury Dept. If this be a mistake, let us know it explicitly.” I have the satisfaction to inform the editor of the Tribune, and everybody else, that I am not the organ of the Treasury Dept, directly or indirectly; and I state it “expli citly.” The only points that have ever been brought up in the Senate during this session in regard to the policy of the Secretary was on the twoloan bi ls, one of which I opposed and am still 0 posed to. I think it was an unwise measure, because it. 'ves to the SecyTreasury too muc control over the finances of the country. It is true I proposed in the Senate the limitation of his power over the currency, andI still oppose t is, but to this the Secretary agreed. The other is the measurereferred to, the funding bill, which the Tribune seems to be in favor of. I can state that Mr. McCulloch desired the passage of the fundin bill very much, and he is still in favor of it. but he is not willing to undertake the serious task of reducing the rate ofiuterest'in this country without the support of Congress. The article of the Intelligencer to which I wish to call the attention of the Senate accuses Congress, substantially, with thwarting the SecyTreasury and defeating his measures to brin about the resumption of specie payments. feel bound to say that Congress has never thwarted the SecyTreasury in anything of the kind. On the contrary, it passed a bill 2 months ago which gave him more power than was ever conferred on any SecyTreasury. The delay in acting upon the funding bill arises out of a difference of opinion as to the provisions contained in that bill. I hope at an early day to get a vote of the Senate upon it. I feel bound to say that Congress has always given to the Secretary every power he has asked, exceptthose in the pending bill, and this] hope will yet receive the sanction of the Senate. I think it is not necessary for me to say anything further, except that] hope the SecyTreasury will not be held responsible for my sins of commission or omission, and I do not propose to be held responsible for his. COUNTIES OF BERKELEY AND JEFFERSON. The JtResolution (H.R.No. 120) to extend to the counties of Berkeley and Jeffer son, of WestVirginia, the provisions of the act approved July 4, 1864, entitled “An act to restrict the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims and to provide for the payment of certain demands for quartermaster‘s stores and subsistence supplies furnished to the Army of the U.S., " was read twice by its title.