The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-22
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l--SENATE.-Mr.
Sumner, BY unanimous consent, made q
personal statement in reply 10 an article In
the Washington Daily Patriot of this morn
ing headed a." Efforts to bring about re-
construction between the President and Mr..
Sumner. The article was read by the Sec
retary, setting forth that the effort had been
made within the last ten DAYS to bring about
q reconciliation between the President and
Sumner, that the President had complained
that Sumne. had attacked him in the Exc
cutive sessions of the Senate, and had
spoken bitterly of him publicly, In street
cars aud other public oonveyances, and that
he had grossly abused him in Boston, and
during a recent journey West. The Presi
dent added that on some of these occasions
Mr.. Sumner had attributed dishonest
motives to him, and if he were not President
of the United States, he should hold Mr..
Sumner personally responsible for his
language, and demand satisfaction.
The article said the Presidents staff
shared this feeling, and one of them, (Gen.
Bahcock) had declared that if he were not
with the executive be would subject Mr.
Sumner to personal violence. Mr.. Sumner
denied the charge in detail, asserting that
he had never spoken disrespectfully of the
President in executive session or elsewhere,
but had in exercise of his rights g Sena-
tor criticised the acts and words of the ex.
ecutive. He referred to Senator Morton the
Secretary of State and of the Treasury, to
whom he had spoken of the President as TO
the truth Of his denial.
The Senate proceeded with the regular
order of business and . number Of bills
were introd uced and referred.
Mr.. Sumner made a long and rather bit
ter speech against the objection of annexa-
ton of San Domingo, and at the close of
his remarks Mr.. Morton obtained the floor,
but gave way to . motion to take up the
House bill correcting the ambiguity in the
law relating to the classification of sugar
duties.
Mr.. Casserly submitted an amendment
relating to the income tax. Mr.. Trumbuli
sternuously advocated its repeal, maintaining
that the argument for its necessity Was con
tradicsed by the fact that the secretary OF
the treasury was steadily boarding millions
of gold, upon which we were paying in
terest.
The amendment was rejected-syes IL,
nays 48,
The bill then passed.
At $40 o'clock the senate took recess
till evening.
On the re- mbling OF the Sc nate, the
consideration of the San Domingo resolu'
ton was resumed.
Hr. Morton replied at length and IN de-
tail to the points made by MIR. sumner. Re-
ferring to the assertion regarding the conn
dsntial relations and conferences with the
President at the White House, in the Blue
Room, he said he had frequently seen the
President in the Blue Room, because he had
become somewhat lame and unable to get
up stairs and the President was kind enough
to come down and see him. There was no
secrecy or private conference. He had never
obtruded his views on the President, but
when asked for his opinions he had tried to
give them honestly. 1fthe Senator meant
to say he was a FREUD to the President per
sonaily and politically, he was quite right
He had been his friend and admirer eve.
since the battle of Fort Donaldson, and al
though he disagreed with the President il
regard to appointments and other matters
he always tried to differ with him in such Z
manner as not to assail his personal charao
ter. The democratic party was at the hesc
of series of assaults which had been made
on the President from time to time, eve
since the inauguration of Secretary, had ons
iouusluCu bclOE0 ouotuCK UcRUU. ne IRE
sident has been treated with bitterness o
persecution and violence Of calumny, tina
which has not been lavished on any execu
tive of the United States since the DAYS @
Thomas Jefferson
HousE.-Mr. Wood. from the oommitte,
on foreign affairs, reported bill relating 4
teiegraphic communication between tn
United States and foreign countries. Re
com mitted.
Mr.. Stiles had read telegram announ,
ing the election of democratic state Ser
ator in Pennsyl'ania, BY q majority
1,349.
Mr.. Boyd introduced q bill granting men
sions to the widows children Of of;cors An
soldiers of the Missouri enrolled m;,;,;,
Referred.
Mr.. Julian presented memorial Of Vi;
toriu C. Woodruff, who claimed the right
suffrage under the 18th and 18th ament
ments to the constitution, and asking Il
enactment Of certain laws to guarantee tn
righ. to the women of the United States.
Referred and ordered printed in the Glob
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, rose