Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-20
VOL. KENO. 3O1.

kSeveral Senators objected on the ground
that Schurz's report was too long:
Mr.. SUMNER asked that they should be-
g.n reading it. as it was . very important
document. He instanced the fact that the
full report Of the affairs in Kansas was read
in the Senate, and that the present report
was much more important than that. He
said that the message Of President johnson
was like the whitewashing message of
Franklin Pierce on Kansas afFairs
Mr.. JOHNSON didn't think there was
auy withdrawing in this report, which
was plain statement of facts.
The Clerk commenced reading Sehurz's
report, when Mr.. SHERMAN moved to
print it. -,L.ss
Mr.. SUMNER argued that It should be
read, declaring that Sehurz was sent on
mission by the President, and made visit
SssaRyjaG s4st td f9Raa add 1tfRa 1sfEsh truthful
port.
Mr.. SHERMAN admitted that the report
might be able and interesting, but would
rather read it than hear il read.
Mr. DOOLFTTLE said that Mr.. Sumner
ought to qualify his statement that the mes
sage was intended to Whitewash affairs thst
are worse than those Of Kansas in the days
OF Franklin Pierce. He thought Mr. Sum
ner could not mean that the affairs of the
Mr.. SUMNER said he had nothing 10
qualify, and reiterated his statement.
Mr.. DIXON denied that there was anv
attempt in the message to whitewash the
condition Of affairs in the South, and said
he could not allow such a charge to 20 be-
fore the country without a protest.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said he was panied 70
see the Senator from Massachusetts, make a
charge OF falsehood in saying that the mes
sage was an attempt to whitewash affairs |
IN the South. He said it was a direct attack |
upon the integrity of the President, which |
he thought no Senator could doubt, no mat |
ter how much he differed from him in opin- |
ion. .--.---.
Mr.. SUMMER denied any intention of /
charging the President with falsehood. He
'aid there was no question before the Senate
when he made the remark, and the state
nent made about white washing only refer
ed to the document which was read and not
he policy of the President He denied that
le had ever, in public or private, questioned
he honesty or patriotism Of the President
MI DIXON accepted Mr.. Summers re-
ractiOn-
Mr.. TRUMBULL rose to ask that the de-
'ate should close, as the controversy was
lot fer the public interest
1t was then voted that the report Of Gen.
churz should be printed with the doeu-
nents.
A resolution was then adopted calling for
be report of General Howard on the condi-
ion of the freedmen. Il
Mr.. COWAN withdrew his objection to
IT. AnthOny's resolution to refer all papers
n reconstruction Of the late rebellious
tates to s special committee of fifteen.
The chair stated that the objection hav-
1g been removed the resolution ought to be
onsidered before the question was taken
The following resolution was offered bv
tr. SPRAGUE, and agreed to
ResolUed, TIE House cOneltrriAg, That the :
ommittee on Manufactured, of the respec- I
We Houses, inquire if the tax of the In \
'rnal Revenue Act upon products Of do {
lestlc manufacture is greater than the .
nty, premium on gold, and expenses of ex- i
1ange and transportation upon similar !
roduets imported, and if thereby foreign {
roduets are entered for consumption upon
ore favorable terms than domestic pro I
lets-to report by bill or otherwise. t
The Senate then went into executive ses- 4
on and soon after adjourned.