, 1870-07-14
THE NRW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
ExeitanE Debate tn Executive Sew

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TssAi"gton {Jn[y 11) Despdarh 70 tas -Ss7s For
Ht7uid-
The Senate went into executive session a
o clock this afternoon. As the New foEl
appointments were the special order the name
Ferton, who is opposel to the continuation
i! took the floor aud began his remarks, which
lasted Tor veEy nearly thyes hours. When the
Gaze OF Ar. Murphy was under coasider7 tion
n committee, 4r. Fentou declined to presen:
t bis case Of opposition. prefer1in. to mike his
fight in the Senate. This was mainly ovinc
to the fact that Mr.. Conkling, his opponent Ii
the fight, was member OF the cpmmittee.
Alr. Feiltcns remarks were embsaeed undar
three heads: First, atr. Murpi,ys army CON
trasts; m Ill.,. second, Lis political record
posed to Mr. Murphy. In the fsst part Q,
| bis remarks Mr.. Fenton repeated in more
elaborate form the statement made by Gen.
eral Foster before the committee on last
| Saturday. The substance OF these was thas
m contract for caps Nr Murphy had not
comGiiea with the terms Of hls agreement
and had defrauded the government by fur
| nishing an inferior article. The point OF tho
second ground Of opposition trken, Was that
| Mr. Murphy had so!l oct the Republican
party to the Tannany faction. Tie news.
paper articles constituted the burden Of Mr..
Fenton's remarks. II Is stated that he re,d
editorials against the confirmation, in order
to show that the press was in opposition. 4
few minutes before five the Senate, entifeIv
! exhausted, took recess until haH-past 7
| o'clock, when it WAS understood that the
| question would be resumed. Just before tax
| lNg the recess Mr. conkli1g got the floor with
view to replying to Nj. Fenton.
Referring to the Tribune, Senator Conkling
said that the course Of that journal toward
ir. 1lusphy. in itself, was one Of the most
co"aI1iy malignant, and bitter assaults that
could he made upon anv c,tizen-was only in
keeping with the whole course OF that journal
TO every member Of the Republican party who
whimsical. absurd policy, or had in any way
crossed his ambition. Nj. Grealey had naver
ceased TO preach sedition. lislovalty, and party
infGeity whenever it suited his own purposes.
He had tolted whenever he could gratify his
revenge or his anger by boiling. He had DIS
ODE! ed The will Of the party whenever be could
CRAFTY selfish instinct By doing so, and be had,
in the couzse OF bis long life. contributed more
to destroy the integrity OF the party than all
the MurPlys On tue face OF the earth Mr.
Fenton pretended to support the integrity Of
the party. and yet he himself, for personal
purposes, to punish man who claimc2 to az
excise his conscientious duties as Senator, had,
in Republican district. at = time when tho
control of the State was hanging in the bill
ance, organized bolt which defeated Repub-
lean Senator and sent Democrat to Congress.
let fof dong what he did himself he attempt
ed to cruelty and destro: man who had been
Republican since the days when Fremont mas
nominated, and who never hesitated to make
any sacrifice for the party. It is stated that
Senator Sumner pronounced Mr.. Conklings
speech The very eloquence OF invectiye
During the early hours OF the controv arsy
in executive session the corridors by the main
entrance to the Senate Chamber we're filed
with knots Of politicians, with an air of great
confidence, busi1y engaged in talking oyef the
situation and the prospects Of Murphy's con-
fzmation Or rejection Judge Foiger, Gene1al
Arthur, Hugh Hastings, Ben Field and
tadves Of the Murphy faction in the third
house Wagstatf, Polhamus and Mullen led
the oproeition. The sceue for about an hour
was quite animated. Judge Folger was flying
about in most vigorous manner, bringing
up the Documents aud organizing the back
dedly in the ascendancy, both in point Of NUM-
bels and position The opposition got quite
w1athy at their own lack Of decent show Of
strength. Mullen sang ont very enthusiast
eally dullng the settlement that any one who
sad that Murphy did not sell ont to Tweed
s Mss osa1Etoa n2T hat no one Raa any attention te
Offering to bet odts in favor OF Murphy, but
could get no takers. Fenton's lengthy IA
marks were too much for the araor Ct The gen
tlemen Of the lobby. Dy o'clock the corri-
dors we're deserted, and not friend or foe in
the controversy Was TO ba seen.
At the evening executive session tue scene
about the Senate Was quite as lively as that
during the day The corridors uero
filled with Mnrphyites and Fentonltes, and
the interest in the result was 1ntense Sena-
tor Conkliug resumed the foor Immediately
On the reasEenbling Of the Senate. and made
powerful speech in reply to the statements
Of his colleague, Senator Fenton. He deni.d
al the statements Of the latter with regard to
Murphy having defraudcd the government On
any contracts He exhibited official do:u-
lnents, copied from the records Of the War De-
partment. to show that II. Murphy had been
honorably acquitted Of the charges preferred
against him. With regard to the statements
that Mr- Murphy had gone to Albany as :
member Of the convention that nominated
Governor Hoffman, Nt. Conkline said that
nowhere in the records Of tint convention
could it be shown that Mr. Murphy was nam
Der Of it, OF in any way connected with it, Ho
challenged his colleague to proof Of his as
gel lions with regard 10 Ar. llu1phv's partici-
patton in that convention. As to the state
uent that 3fr. Murphy had voted against the
resolution instructing the New York Senators
to vote for tho Civil flights bill over President
JoI,neon's veto, 1ir. Conkling said that other
against this resolution. There. for instance,
was l1r. Andrews, They voted against it be-
cause they believed that tho New York Sena.
tors did not need instructions, and the re-
snit allowed that they we're right. senatos
Conkl9g answered the charge that Mr.. Mur-
ply had participated in HOFFMAN meeting in
New York and signed resolutions adopted by
that meeting, by saving that. the records:of that
meeting, as reported il the public press, did
not show that Nr. Murphy had ANYTHING to do
with it. The truth is, be was not there at ALL
- It was unfortunate" said Mr.. Conkling,
''thai mt colleague should say that Tammany
was in favor OF 1lr. Murpby's confirmation
There were great many Tumors in New York
about Tammany. For instance, be (Mr. Conk-
ang) had heard it stated that Tammany
lad raised 512G, 900 to get bis colleague CIR.
Fenson) to sign certain railroad bil1 when 10
Sir. Conkling) did not believe this but it was
one Of the Tammany runors. 1t was also ru-
nored that TammaDy had sent certain num-
ter Of members of the Legislature to Albany
10 vote for Fenton for Senator, and that they
we're amply rewarded for go doing These
Tere among the Tammany r1mors, though ho
Conkling) did not believe. them The fol-
owing is . list of tho vote on conirmat ion:
ltas-Abbott, AMes, BaJate, Boruman, Buck
ngham, Cameron, Carpenter, fasstriy, Chandler,
fowler. Gilbert, namln. Howe, Howell. johnson,
Kellogg, Lewis, AcCreeTy. Mcdonald, Morrill,, Of
tane, aad, Morrill,, q VERMONT, Sye, Osborn Pool.
Sherman, SPENCE, Stewart, Stockton, Tha5er,
thurman. TFuuoull, Warner, Wiley, Williams,
yays-FeDton, Harris, Tipton-
4 bstnt or Sot Iotin9-Anshony, Drownlow. Cat
ell, Drake, Ferry. Flanagan, Hamilton, OF Mary
ratte,son pomero7 o. sHe! itoss Gss1l ans5ury
schuiz, Spr1gut, Sumner, Ftckcrs.
Morton went home this evening. on account
II sickness, but vas paired With Pomer19, and,
sad he been present, he would hare voted for
MEIpLy, and Pomeroy against him