Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. President, I deem it in duty to rise to a personal explanation which concerns the relations between the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts [Mr. SUM sea] and myself. Since my entrance into this body I can assure that honorable Senator that none but the highest personal estimation of him has been entertaine by me, feelings of sincere friendship and regard as well as high respect and I should not rise now to say anything were it not for the fact that a telegram addressed to the honorable Senator finds publication in a newspaperin this city which is published by the SecyS. It is dated “NewHaven, Connecticut, February 28, 1866, ” addressed to“ Hon. CHARLES SUMNER, " and is in these words: “DOOLITTLB was hissed and silenced for disparaging you in a speechhere to night. “IV. A. CROFFUT." Mr. President, there are 3 great mistakes of fact in those 2 lines; 1st that I disparaged Mr. SUMNER at all in my remarks on that occasion; 2nd that I was hissed at all; and 3rd that I was silenced. All 3 of those allegations are false. WhatI said on that occasion, Mr. President, which referred to the honorable gentleman, I find briefly stated in the Boston onrnal, whose reporter was present, and it is also stated in the journals of Connecticut. In speaking upon the pendin constitutional amendment before the Senate, exressed my belief that it was doubtful whether that amendment could be carried. I read from the Boston Journal: “In his [my] opinion it was not worthwhile to delay reconstructiontocarry throughsuchanamend mraednicta. lsE, ven amongthosemenwho are denominated like Mr. Suxnnu, of Massachusetts" Then commenced by some persons in the assembly the hisses which are referred to, and th"e Journal goes on to remark: Here were many hisses, which were drowned by thunders of applause continual] raised for several minutes at everycontinuation of the biases.” Then I “ continued: Even such men aredoubtful about such an amendment. I do not mean to censurethe motives of Mr. Scam 2a. [More hisses and thundering applauso.] Hear me. gentlemen; I do not meanto censuresuch men.for I shall vote on the pending amendment with Mr. SUMNER. [Applause.] This, Mr. President, is a statement substantially of just what occurred. Neither did I disparage the honorable Senator, nor was I hissed, nor was I silenced, for I immediately went on and finished the speech. Ifeel called upon to say this, because t iis telegram addressed to the honorable Senator appears in a newspaperwhich is published and controlled by the SecyS.