The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-22

MORE PETITIONS PRESENTED.

SENATE. w 7AsH:NGToy, Dec q.
Mr. Sumner obtained unanimous con
sent 20 reply 20 an article In the Washing
ton Patriot, stating that mutual friends
had endeavored TO bring about Teconcil'
tatt0n between him and the President
but had failed, Mr.. Sumner denied most
OF the statements in the article, and ap'
pealed 20 the Senators to sustain the cor
reGGnass OF his statements.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Edmunds
increasing Ghe pensions or disabled sol
dierSs Ba1lorss and widows and ohlidren
twenty per cent. from the lst or next
March. Referred.
BY Mr.. Scott, 10 eQualizs ard tx the sal
aries OF certain Bureau officers. Referred.
nv M. Bnerman, to Incorporate the
American Loan and Trust Company with
. capital of one million dollars. with an'
thority To establish branch Offices through
ont the nited States. Referred.
By Mr. CoTbett, to * the salaries OF
the heads Of executive departments and
Judges OF United States Courts, which
proposes To increase the salary OF heads
of departments TO sl2, 600 eacns and the sal.
aries Of United States Judges as follows :
Associate JnsticeS, SO. 100; Circuit Juo ges,
" 40; District judges OF the Court OF
Claims and judges OF the snpreme Count
OF the District OF Columbia coo each.
On motion of Mr. ThayeF, the President
was requested to furnish q statement OF
the cost 70 ths government Of frelghts
from the Pacific coast by way OF Cape
Horn and the Isthmus.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Davis, was
carried 20 amend the general law r. quir-
ing the Secretary OF the senate to furnish
members with envelopes.
a long debate. occupying the Senate an
whether the Senate should take up the
dill relating TO sugar duties.
Mr.. sherman urged the bill for the re-
peal Of the income tax.
Mr.. Bayard delivered a lengthy arsu-
menc 20 show that he proposition waS "a T.
constitutional.
Mr. Sumner then addressed the Senate
in a lnnR EnRaeh- Whfnh raUfAWEd the
whole subject Of the proposed annexation
OF San Domingo, and severely criticised
tne Administration for connection there
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Summers re-
marks Mr.. Morton obtained the floor, but
take up the House bill correcting the am
b1guity In the law relating to the classi6
cation OF sugar duties, which prevailed
Mr.. Casserly submitted and advocated
an amendment respecting the income tax.
Mr. Trumoull strenuously advocated Its
repeal. maintsiniDg that the argument for
iks neCa5atty was contPadtcted by the fact
that the secretary of the Treasury was
steadily boarding millioDs of gold, upon
which We were paying interest.
The amendment was reiecLej-ayes, u:
nays, IS. The bill was then passed at ) 40
O'Clock, and the Senate took recess till
evening.
on the ra-assernbIing of the Senate after
recess. and having disposed of some untra-
poEfant matters, the resolution relating to
San Domingo was taken up and the debate
Mr.. Morton replied atlength and In detail
90 points made by MIR. sumner, referring 70
Mr. summers suggestion, and that he, Mr.
Morton, was connde0tisI advfser OF the
President and frequent visitor at the
White House. Wu0Ee ne conferred with the
President In the bIue room. He Rdmitted
mat ne had frequently seen the President
N the blue room because he was some
, hat lame and unable 10 get up stairs, and
he President was kind enough to come
Town TO see him there. When he went
ntO the b. ne room, ft was not In secrecy
0g private con aerenc0; he had never OBJ
rudea his opinion q pom the President on
10y subj ect, or never gave 4t unless asked
'oT, and then endeav0red to give it honest-
II and tell the truth, and II the senator
meant TO 1mpute him the fact that he
was q frienO 70 ths President, personally
and politically, he was quite right.
He had been his friend and admtrer ever
lince the battle of Fort Donelson, and, al
thongh he sometimes disagreed with the
President In regard to his appointments,
and other matters, he always tried to diff
Ter With him In such way as not to as.
saif hts personal character, or demoralaEe
the party OF which he was the head. a Sc
rIes or assaults had been made upon the
President, from time to time, ever since
his Inauguration. Scagcezy had one sab.
'ided before another was begun. Tine
had been treated with q bitter.
hess, peKsecutions violence aud 0alumny
hat had not been lavished on any Execus
i've of the United States siRce the days of
rhos. Jefferson.