Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-20
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
TUESDAY, April %

TUESDAY, Aprll ~.
The SENATE met at noon, Mr.. Anthony,
President pro tenn, in the chair.
Mr.. Ross said he desired TO call the attention
of the Senate to a matter which affected not
only his personal standing, but his official
decorum, and sent TO the Clerks desk q copy
OF the New York Herald containing an account
Of a personal difficulty between President
Grant and himself, which he had the Secretary
TO read.
Mr. Ross said he trusted that 1t was not
necessary for him to assure the Senate that the
statements contained in that article were
grossly incorrect ana slaAderous, not only to
himself, but to the distinguished gentleman
who now occupies the Executive Mansion
Mr.. Ross characterized the report as one put
out to inJure him by his enemies; but he did
not feel that such statements merited even a
private denial from him. but in justice to the
President he deemed il to be his duty to say
that NO words not proper to be spoken passed
between them on the occasion referred to. 1t
was true he had an interview with the Presi-
The sweeping Changes being SS made asA'nsl in
bis State. In many instances good
Republicans had been removed for no
put in their places. In Kansas there were not
less than 20,OC0 soldiers and fully one.half of
the Offices in the State had been filled by men
good radical sepublicans. In the face Of this
undeniable fact and In the face OF his often re.
peated declarations, that removals should not
be made without cause, the President had re-
liant soldier who was cripple for life had been
displaced and man appointed in his place
who had always been known a pro slavery
sympathizer and who had enjoyed his freside
during the rebellion In another instance q
gallant soldier had been succeeded by a
man whose only recommendation was
hostility TO, and abuse Of him, (AIr. Ross }
There seemed to be no use for the faithful sol.
dier, no matter how valuable his services had
been. The fact that they had held office for
the past year and half was taken as prima
f0cid evidence that they We're johnson men.
and were summarify dismissed, when in MANY
instances they were drm radical Republican,
These men were among the country's heroes.
and II was wrong to treat them so. Senator
Ross said he expected to sustain this admins.
the zeal and ability he possessed, because be
yet had hopes in the patrio ism of the Reuub-
lican party. He denounced the whole thing as
. combination formed against him to drive him
II. Because he had dared to disObey the die
tates Of rarty when he believed that party
was actuated by motives which were not for
the good Of the country, he had been thus as
sailed. Whether this administration should
do right or wrong, he would support the patri.
otic Republican party, but oppose all meas
ures which he thought to be against the inter-
esis OF the country, to which he owed his first
allegiance.
Mr.. POmeroy said he saw nothing to censure
IN n.eA ns sss s.: ss 4.
those appointments would be supported by the
people Of the State. As to what personal mat
ters nad taken place between the President and
MS colleague. ne knew nothing, but he was
ssusned Win the appointments Of President
would approve them.
Mr.. Edmupds moved 70 take mp his rssolu.
ton fixing time for 40 iournment
M. Sumner hoped not. He thought the bu-