, 1870-12-16
! = WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in Congress
Yesterday.
Sclurz's Amnesty Resolution
Under Consideration in
The Senate.
The author Reviews the Recent
Political Canvass in
Missouri.
What the Senator Thinks Of
Presidential Interference
in State Politics.
Eebate In the House on Buffers
Amnesty Bill.
Another Flight Of Ru1nors Con-
corning Prospective Cabi-
net Changes.
% Specil nerpatrh II The Chaeaxa Ttibnu4-
ErFXcE nF sKSArt1K ACurRx-XKYIEH nF 1IsE

% Special perpatch +, The Chie.xn Ttfbans-
:rEEcH or SENATOR actlERz-KKvIEw or TIE LATE
POLITICAL cASyAs5 IN MISSOURI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. la-The speech Of Senator !
scauEz to-day attracted more attention than any |
Thtch has been delivered in the Scn1te during the
7tcsent Congress, md the scene forcioly recalled
he times when the leading reconstruction n1eaA-
5urea were passing the oTde1' Of PRECEDENT Iohn-
IONS vetnea. Ills the theme Of conversation In
III auatter1 1o-1izhr. and IL cre1Jwhcra regarded
- great etIert. except By the Missouri pofit1-
:tanq, who suffered severely throughout the
speech General Schurx spoke Two hour and =
hall, snd large majority of tho Senute paid him
the 1upat unuguAi compliment Of listening
rery attenttvely frum first to last. The
galleries were crowded, and scarcely Z
dozeu PERSONS lei; during the delivery
Of the speech. There was also large attendance
from the House- Mns OF the members who caHc
remained unul The last Few Seuators- In long
career, a1e complimented By sach marked stten-
lion from Congressional audience, rs Tas Gen.
crsl sehurx sc-<.1y. Senator Dsake appeared lie
nlvcay unhappy mau throughout, and unite a
number Of his associates seemed to recognize
the trouble he was Ia. and. from time to time,
Cameron, Chandler, and other friends Of this
class, Appeare1 to be comforting and prompting
him. It Ii known that these gentlemen do not re-
gard Mr. prake az fully competeut To defend the
1 sess,4 ssn'' him W.. n,'asIess o9
this account that an adjournment was AE1snged 30
rs to give time for consideration. In yielding 10
tie motion to Aftournt Senator Drake sAfd be
could not allow the audience which hAL heard one
Btatement OF hls colleague to scatter Until heard
the answer to one question he proposed 70 ask hle
colleague. Senator Scnurz- 10 referring 10 the
nomination Of Hon. J21ces Rollins In Missouri ~
o. .-A- kk.ek nI4nA-
knew him well. as he Was the same gentleman
whose election he tptake} had op-
POSED tn 1ss7 on the ground That
Ills election would be dangerous
10 the existence Of elayesJ. Mr.. Drake. without
denying this, went On In long involved sentences,
1aIl speech, half question, to aak Schurz Tor the
proof- His effort reminded ne7riy all his hearers
Of rorieF'a letter. He hRd M recollection OF ever
having given such reasons Tor opposing Mr. Rol-
lima II he hal, he had no, done 30 In public and
he wss nearly as Gurc he had never done It In
writing, and II he hal said It privately he would
no. attempt cha1actertze the net Of bringing up
it's private record RI far back u twelve years
ngn. Mr. Dake then, In manner
abCut equally dramatic aud solemn,
called upon hla colleague to exhibit proof
at the charges he had .nai2a. Mr.. Schnrz rose
promptly, and said he supposed his colleague was
attempting to ask him on whose authority he
made the statement called IN question, and he
ssd IN env .hst f. w.s unnn rho .n,hnr,f~ ~ H.
Dn,,,n. hinse,f m rant1,sf hsttrcsn ;b,s % hr..;
and 8traiKhtforNafd reply and DTake'A long and
Eoienn a11atgumeut IVES such as ra1ee.l general
lauch. nendtn1 which Mr. Drake rett,et
KnpERlcE RASpox BrT1.EH's CASE,
Mne!ela ue ~ aAss" WIN uf'tau".s EoFetu-
heHt pensioners Fno tnuAHEea tnelf bhstoe8s TO
htm, "Alcone up Tor trial, in the District Cr1m-
tuas Court, In few .la{a As matters uow STAND.
nra =. ~. i..ro. o.n -I,sa nv,,..s. -. 49, -
r. ~ t,suen - o41e aa.se' uus "As "
the Prosecution OF pertury.
INV w,wn -ono.
ine papers IN thc case OF John J. Weed, late
Assistant Solicitor OF the Court Of Claims, chArg.
I'd with using the name OF IrFsl ofu1 Of this CIT