New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-18
XLIsr CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON March II.


Petitions were presented by Mr.. FENTON
Rep N w from Conventions of Friends Of Baltimore
Philadelphia, New-York and Indiana, inclosng resoiu
tons adopted at their yearly meetings. asking an appto
praon by Congress for the benefit OF the Indians OF inc
Northern superntendency for the purchase OF wagons
and for the erection OF suitable buildings Tor tner use
MI SCOTT Rep. PennJ presented q petition for an
appropriation Of $4,000 to the educatSn luu o, ' cnored
Mr. VTCKERs Dem, Md) presented petition OF the
ocn Of 's fe RRMRsfY Mimi
abolish the Franhing Privilege was made the specia
Mr. DRAKE rep Mo-, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported, with an amendment inc p,I 10 pr
mote the securing Of efficient seainen ior the Chteu
States Navy providing for the appointment by eaoh Sen
ator and Representative OF one naval apprentice annu
ally said apprentice TO be promoted to the grace OF
United upon attaining the age OF twenty
one years and passing proper examinston.
Mr. CHANDLER Rep Mlchl from the Commi,,ee e, on
&c epTed the D po 100 and
of the United States and for other puIposes Sy ,t
IL abosbes certain Consuatcs and changes the salaries
of plumber of others. 1t provides for
tn son SooS .aaiy pssoco at Calcutta salary 5000 Montreal
a sOi - o dsrs ' RsTy, ayy ssooo al Alexandra saa
s shanghai ..aZ $780, ,N ysS. , s Britain and sef
colonies salaries ranging from s' PmcTb S%sy Lon
donde Calcutta bombay zehelle, sierra Leone , Bathurst s
Montreal Ga Basin s. Johns yGG s A.. s s,S T Com COM
authorized % Rss and ss6. for i s. 1nsn S S%n ss
Sos S @ nt,J IN The spanish dominion Consulate
ya9 being .Is y I sss Three
o Belgium Lege and Client being az r. 20 n S
coPeHhsgS H9g The r. sAf I SSs ifrme1 c.
s. IN. AI laden O1s psnSsd Italy and apa
TSs s s ssa he Ba5ay states
saes s G asc. .sd osS Those China are
H AaGy .$rso i a a3 c r9 l xso
Guayama. The Consulate At Para Brazil Is stricken ron schedule b.
4,
{, made for The oosag Cousustes Of 900 each Of
Haytieu MaIsabsm Graui Para Yolte'ii'o oTGn Tru,o
Tahiti Tacahuano. zarba Apa GAboon 81 fa' pe h''"''
The b males provision for employment clerk. and rpre
Consu and fres the salaries OF ali The Oohus
'''' ''s '1 coSsiDEpIxG TREATIES IN OPEN SESSION
The calendar was then taken up. and the resolution
offered BY Mr. Ferry for the consideration in open session
of all treaties for the acquisition OF the entire donnoHs
Of a foreign power, was considered.
Mr. P0MERoY !Rep Kansaf said that when the
was obligatory upon the Senate to see that that conn
Mr.. SUMNER thought that the rule Of secresy was a
traditional policy which We derived from the diplomatic
preferred defer il until after important treaty now
pending. was disposed Of ,,
Grafton OF treaties in secret but could reason why
Executive nominations should not be considered in open
resolution offered by Mr. DAVIS Dem. Ky) di.
recting the Committee on Retrenchment to inquire what
committees OF the Senate can be dispensed with, was
adopted. .... ,.,..
The resolution previously offered by Mr. cARPEN-
TER Rep WIS., iGr more o eHs GssrpGSn mnons
Mr.. sAWYi,R rep g. O. said that many persons ae
0ujred residence in Washington simply because 81 The
facility afforded by that means for obtaining employment
from the Government Some OF these were practically
Government paupers and thronged every avenue 10 en-
poyment TO the exclusion Of others more worthy and
capable The necessity for the resolution was shown in
the great of appointments from certain section
Of the country al others-one single Congressional
Dstrct in certain Northern state having more appoint
fla Eyaa nprlr
constructed States combined he knew OF one Eegrc' !
sentetyo IN the House WHO mad been Instrumental in
Outng into the Departments here 10 less than IL clerks
and went complain because lie could not get another
and yet, when gentlemen from states which had hot
fair reDresentaOn applied for appointments they we're
told there were no vacancies be filed and that those
who in could not be turned out because u would
in any part OF the country the Republican party needed
he favored such distribution of it would most effect
lively strengthen the Administration. 80, ,,,-...
MIR STEWART Q;ep, Nev) preferred to let the District
OF COLUMBIA have all the patronage rather than that any
invitation should be held out TO young men 10 come TO
washington for employment The condition OF many OF
those who came for that purpose should be warning to
others Many Of them we're lot only tco poor 70 gel
away hut had lost all ambition lie Thought that -FOUR or
five years cerKship here untitled man for anything
Mr. SAWYER suggested that the effect of fixing def
nitey the number of appointments e. winch the states
aud The District OF Columbia were entitled might be 10
dlE r that them had been here
eight ten years that they had learned TINS routine OF
department work, and had no means OF learning any
other business a., .,,. Il. -. o..
Mr.. WILSON (Rep., Nass) Thought III dangerous TOT
any youpg man accept Office as clerk In any OF
the Departments il lie had any trado or pursuit III e
1t would be sacrificed by such employment THIS species
OF patronage, he said, though small business, the
only thing with which tho present Administration had
Mr.. CARPENTER supported the resolution, but finally
agreed to lis reference to the Committee winch now had
under consideration the bill introduced by Mr. Schurz Tor
the reorganization Of the Civil Service
Mr.: THAYER Rep2 Nebl submitted an amendment
which was accepted by the or the resolution,
directing inquiry to be made as 10 how many dIsoyal
men aud WOMEN were In the Departments.
The resolution, motion OF Mr.. WILLIAMS rep,
Oregon, then placed at the foot OF The calendar.
Mr. RICE (Rep, Ark introduced bill to organize the
Territory OF Oklahoma, and consolidating the Indian
tribes under Territorial Government. The new Terri
tory il bounded north by Kansas, west by NewMe1Ioo
and Texas south BY Texas, and east by Arkansas and
Missouri.
Mr. FENToN G,ep., n. " introduced bill for the
relief OF shpbuidcrs and material men, accompanied by
petition subject from the New York shipbudess.
Az 100 o'clock the consideration Of
GEORGIA
was resumed, and Mr.. SPENCER Hep.. Ala.) made an
argument III Illustration OF the public sentiment in the
noog "a & he rreS TO- e recent nurs of White
and black Unionsts and various instances Of personal
outrage resulting from political prJudlees In the case
Of Alabama the mild and considerable policy OF Congress
had not been recprocated by those whom was designed
to benefit.
of legal ecbnicaties and principles involved IN the
Georgia complication. He opposed the Bingham amend
interfering in the domestic concerns of State. and
argued that it depended for support solely the
tended perpetuae their which Inference could
sustained upon the facts In the OF his
terroeatores by Mcssrs TRUMBULI, EDMUYDs, and
SCURZ, upon the legal bearing OF certain propositions
involved and favored reference OF the whole matter to
the Georgia Legislature leaving them 10 settle their con-
troverses In their own way
Mr.. SAWYER Rep g. ca favored the Bingham amend
ment in remarks OF general character
At $3.50 O'Clock. without action upou the BILL the Senate
went into Executive session. and subsequently adjourned