The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-14
An Exciting Executive Session
of the Senate.
The Tax and Funding bills Passed
by Both Houses.
TIE EEsG OF the Colcred Cadet at West Po0l
to be Investigated.
WASHINGTON, July 13, 1870
"kee War Cioud in Emrope-The Opinion in
Diplomatic CircIes-Nup0!eon's Lunacy--
Bnraain Between Napoleon aud Prize.

sor war The general opiuon Is that nothing can
avert war, because Napoleon desires 10 measure
strength with hs great rival King William Ever
ssInce the battle OF Sadowa he Is considered 10 have
been preparing aud thlrstlng for brush with Prus-
gia, and now that some pretext is offered ne has
seized ~ eagerly aid without the desire 0r intention
OF accepting peaceful explanations. N. Bertheiny
Ia said to believe that war is inevitable, end Baron
GeroIt entertalns about the same opinion The late
paciac dispatches from Paris, Berlin and London
believed 10 be mere ruses Of the spectators,
who desire 10 alec. the markets. While this is the
general opinion in Official circles here, sian II s not
10 be denied that there who entertain very
different We've. have heard some men nigh in
Office declare that Napoleon Is longer responsible
for his acts that his intellectual wen physical
powers have become greatly weakened within
few years, aud that his medical advisers are OF the
opinion that his trouble il sortsnng OF the brain.
An incident tending 10 confirm this story OF Napo
Icons mental inlrnlty is reiated 10 me. While Mar
shall Mel the late French Secretary u War, was on
hts last bed Of SICKNESS Louis got or
attacks. One of his aids going 10 him morn
ing during this SICK spell dstonsaed 10 near the
Emperor say 10 him, 'How IL Marshal Pel7sslcr 70
The latter had been dead some years ana the ana 90
served, 'Your Majesty must mean MARSHAL Mel, no.
PclisseFn mo no nof nnpat.ently rep.led the En-
peTor ~ mean Pelisser nov il nc ~ The aid bowed
submissIyely and retired reporting The conversation
70 Marshal N,el. the latter directed the aid 20 40
back and report That the Secretary OF War vas
good deal better This lille anecdote is related 20
snow that this present war move of Napoleon must
be the result oi some insane malady; bGt Ii seems
pretty evident that loms IS 'ooney' he has ooia-
munlcatel some OF his disease 70 OLIVER Gram
mont md some Of The brightes; minds IN the en-
pre-. There is another story to The effect that the
candidacy or PFince Leopold Is the result Of secret
understanding between Napoleon ana Prm. These
two have had-scyeral conferences lately ana IL 10
nyseilously suggested thdr they have made on ar
TangenieBt by which. should Prussia accept war
with France, Spain VIII come 10 the assistance OF
the latter through Prim, the head o. she army AZ
compensation for this support " Is saii that Napo-
leon will ala Prm himself 10 tie Spanish crown
and Thus at the time settle tbe question who
will rne over spain and WHICH power SHAH doiut
nate in Europe France " Prussia.
Tho fight Over the Removal oE g slil.-. =.
gisntIDa--A Republican saHaiaT2s Abos. a.
General GRAFT.
Tue executive session OF the senate tiis aftsr
noon, which devoted 10 the consideration OF the
cases OF Judge Bond, nominated Tor Circuit Judge
for the Fourth Judicial district, and General Potts
10 be Governor CT Montana, vice Ashley removed,
was rem all accounts, rather exciting The
nomination Of Judge Bond has been perslstenty
Judiciary Committee on The grounds OF unlltness
and want Of experience. HIS friends, however,
succeeded to-day in continuing him by a vote OF
twentyeight 10 tweatythree. But The interest cen
tred in the nomination Of General Potts OF ohio to
he Governor OF Montana, in place OF Ashley. This
mas been before the Senate for some time. and has
Reen the subject Of very bitter discusgon. Mr.
Ashley was championed by Senator Sumner, as
sized by Senator Nye. sumner opposed the removal
OF hia friend Ashley the ground that the
latter was an old-fashloned aboIinonlst ard had
rome claims upoa'the party which grew Out Of the
abolition movement IL was shown, however, by
Senator Sherman and Others who esDousee the
cause OF General Bots, that Ashley either had sold
wac on The poins Of selling ont TO the democracy
OF Montana, which has decided democratic ma
jorIy, win the view " being elected Cntod State,
Senator wner the State Shan have been ednltea ID
the Union.
Senator Upton, OF Nebraska, got the Geor tuls
afternoon and made violent speech against Tic
President ard III favor Of Ashley. Tipton Is moi Tie
most commanding in the Senate, and at first
nobody pad any attention TO him. As ne progressed
IN his speech, sowever, he became very much ex-
cited and set about TO beabor the President In a
style that would have done crediB TO the
most partisan democrat on the noor When
he began to speak Senator'S az usual when
the chamber, smoking, converting, reading
newspapers and writing letters. When Tptona
said something about The "usuTpat!ons Of the
Executive" and stamped his feet violently, as Il by
that action be Intended 10 crush tho President
Senators dropped all Other WORK AMI began 10
listen. In the opinion Of Upton, who was formerly
q Methodist preacher, the time md come when The
Senate should take a stand against the enoroach-
men.s Of Executive power Here yes one ofthe origi
nal Simon Pure republicans, al ola style aboCioaisG
Mt ashley, removed without cause from an office
10 which he had been appolntod by General Grant
ana confirmed by the Senate. Why was this
Probably because he Ashleyl bad refused 10 bow
the Knee TO I]aal. Things had reached such pass
now tnat everybody must either throw up Their hat
jor Grant o. cile be ostr5csed. Re, tor one, did
not believe In submittlng to this rdlotar!in.
Senators must have some Independence.
IL would not 10 TO allow tie Prssi-
dent TO cram al Ills appointments down
the thr0as OF The senate. President rant was FAC
oidentsliy az HE heai OF the republican party
That was no reason, however. why no should at
tempt 10 ride ToGghshol over the Senate The
party, lac admitted, had been compelled 10 accent
the leadership of General Grant, but Tie Senate was
not an army; II had some rights whlch even the
President was bound TO respect. VINO was this
General Potts? An army officer who had served
with Grant during the war. There was TOO much OF
this thing OF appointing army oflcers 10 civil pos.
tfons
Senator Sherman mere interrupted TO say thai
General Potts was moi now an o1cer OF The army
Upton, growing apparently more excited az the
interruption, said that made no difference. There
was sort OF ring about this army business No
body could get place except he either had been or
was now an officer oil the army. This thing must be
stopped. Here Upton brought his elm ned fat
down with great violence upon the desk, with more
damage to his fist than to the desk.l The people, he
continued did not want military government. They
had had enough OF war. They did not like TO see
Old faithful republicans like General Ashley struck
down TO make place for q Presidential favorite
Here the exasperated Senator called for glass OF