Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-21
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
"WEDNESDAY, December 81

after the reading of the journal, and asked to
make q personal explanation in reference "a
certain allegations which he found in a morn
ing paper, and sent to the desk the morning
Patriot, OF this city, and had read the following
paragraphs, headed:
Efforts 10 bring about a Reconciliation betscsen
the President and Mr.. Sumner.
tn the last ten day: an attenpt has been
sumner to bring abGnt reeoneiliatton. or at least
Letter ~ and after The
rinsu'sheo New England senator.
REFUSES TO BIZ REcoNcLED.
The President manifet ted a good deal az feeling
and utterly refused to be persuaded that the differ
S oGG nS ne oF f n s4 give ms
ton The good Of the party &c, was earnestly
urged but In vain
Inc resident IN response 70 all suggestions of
sumner had staeked Rm in eIecusa sessions sess a 81
,he Senate thu he had spoken bitterly Of him pub
and that he erossy abused him S Boon
during his ecent Journey West.
The President ADDED that. on some Of these occ..
.lons Mr. sumner had attributed dishonest motives
hs ho NJ be 9o NJ Of the United
responsible Tor his language, and demand satisfsc
IHE prAcE MAKER SCARED.
his somewhat startling talk from the man vino
the republicans have almost W rshipped as the
not be accepted, DO matter by VII ON rendered.
CHAMPIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT
The staff officers about the Presidsnt share his
tseln gs In tins matter and one of them General
babcockJ reported to have gone far de.
that il be were not officially conlested with the
haeSntiye ne would subject Senator Sumner to per
deal OF talk among those who have been Of its
HOW cor. roRNFY WA. CONNECTED
The connection Of Colonel }. W. Forney with this
aainerenes between the Administrator and Mr..
p;:.ss given TO IN b. s. once. Of tue
nm he kan
his attitude toward the President. This Mr.. For
nsy positively refused to do on the ground that Mr.
friends; and this decision withdrew the Presdentiai
81 sseP
II vas the President also 10 set in motion the
ship Of Tsfes on 70 r 90 sss ~.
con mittee as TO nsutrslize Mr. Sumner. influence.
hgkt to end while other. want to know WHY Gran,
and Sumner, and San Domingo between them, ca n /
Mr.. SUMNER THEN SAID,
II there was any reason to believe this state
ment would be confined to this ne wspaper he
might not notice it: but he was informed last
evening that a statement of this kind was to be
telegraphed, and for two evenings past he had
been approached and ASK ed to give his sanction
to the statement. He had declined, and said he
allegations. He appealed to his friend from
Indiana, Mr.. Morton and to every one Of his
associates for proof that he had never uttered a
disrespectful word against the President in ex-
dents course, but only in the exercise OF his
duty. He had never, never charged any dis
honesty upon the President, as was stated; and
Tor this he appealed to the country, wherever
he had spoken. He had in society, In converse
ton with the Secretary of the Treasury and of
State, spoken freely of the Presidents acts;
uemen as witnesses to testify to what he had
said.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill increasing pep-
sions OF Dis abled soldiers and sailors and widow
of deceased soldiers and sailors. Referred TO
ommittee on Pensions.
MI Scott introduced bill to equalize and tiY
salaries OF certain bureau officers.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to incorporate
the American Loan and Trust Company. Re
ferred to Committee on District of Columbia.
Mr.. COrbett introduced bill to fix the salaries
OF heads Of Executive departments and of the
justices ofithe I nited States. Referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary.
On motion of MIR Thayer the President was
requested to furnish the Senate with a state
ment of the costs of freights to the United
States, to the Pacific coast, by way OF Cape
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution that the Secre-
tary OF the Senate furnish Senators with envel-
oPes that will - stick lLaughter.l Adopted
Mr.. Casserly moved to take up his bill re-
pealiDg the income tax.
THE SAN DOMINGO RESOLUTION
Pending discussion the morning hour expired
and the resolution proposing the appointment
OF commission to visit Dominica, being the
unfinished business, came up in regular order.
Mr.. sherman moved to postpone it in order to
take up the sugar bill.
MT. Howard called for ayes and noes upon the
motion.
and regarded it IS impossible to be passed to-
day, and An understanding existed in the House
by which no business was 10 be transacted to-
morrow.
Mr.. Conkling said if that was the case the
San Domingo resolution should be passed to-
day, and its friends should sit it out.
Mr.. Morton hoped the friends OF the resolu-
ton would sit 1t out and he saw no reason why
II should not be passed to-day; he did not be-
lieve that all the ingenuity of the Senator from
Massachusetts, could consume much more time.
The motion OF Mr.. Sherman was lost-ayes
%; nays, %; and the San Domingo resolution
was proceeded with, on which Mr.. Upton was
entitled TO the floor.
MIR. Upton proceeded TO advocate the refer
ence OF the resolution to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Bayard said the resolution on this subject
offered by Mr.. Sumner should be considered
first, and thought that when tn at resolution wa.
answered, it might give all information neces-
sary, and render unnecessary the pas sage of MIR.
Morton's resolution.
Mr.. Bayard gave way to Mr.. Lewis, who
called up the House bill to
RELIEVE THE DISABILITIES OF CERTAIN cITI-
ZENs or VIRGINIA,
Mr.. Trumbull moved as an amendment the
bill reported from the Select Committee on Dis
apllties, granting general amnesty.
Mr.. Lewis besought the Senator not to ieop-
ardize his bill by this amendment
Mr.. Trumbull had no desire to jeopardize the
bill; he wanted it to pass, but he wanted the
thing to be general. 1t was time to stop these
special amnesty bills, they were becoming more
Objectionable every day, because they were par
tzan. III republican was elected to Office his
disabilities were forthwith removed; but when
. democrat was elected such was not the case
Mr.. Lewis believed that none Of these parties
were democrats,
Mr.. Trumbull.-Well that is worse than if
they were all democrats.
Mr.. Lewis stated that he had Just been in
formed that the bill was mixed. Laughter
Mr.. Trumbull.-Well that 10 better.
MIR. Morton and Mr.. Conkling called for the
regular order, but the Chair (Mr. williamsl
decided that as no objection had been made 10
the taking up of the disability bill it could not
Mr.. Lewis hoped the Senator (Trumbuln
would let the bill pass.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Wood, On. w. from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bull in relation to telegraphie
communication between tho United States and
foreign countries; which was ordered printed
An recommitted. i"t'
Mr.. Sargent (Cal.) introduced q bill, which
was passed, forfeitibg to the United States GER
tain lands granted to the Placerville and Sacra-
mento Valley Railroad Company, In California.
Mr. Sfiles ~, lAzyA had Rad fha