The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Mr.. SUMNER, (rep.) OF Mass, obtaining the unani-
nous consent OF the Senate TO make personal
statement forwarded to the Secretary and hGd read
portions Of an article in this mornings OF the
Dasfy Patriot Of Washington, as folows:-
KrFoRTs TO BRING ADour A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN
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tery refused persuaded the differences could BE-
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was earnestly urged but ~ IN vain vain. -.
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spoken bitterly Of bin publicly IN stree. and other pub
&c sas es abused him IN s0
Tho Preaon. added hss o ssSa ~ these occasion. Mr.
sumner haa attributed dishonest motives to him and hc
responsible FOR
TnE pHAoE-MAKHn SCARED
rcnnhcon T startling tsk from The man whom The
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ae olive branch would not be accepted matter by whom
Tho oss,s
70 have gone far declare that Officially
sumner to personal violence This whole matter
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ference between the ana
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s aaeE Mr. ana I'M on bis s On hs s. p9maGo
Forney positively refused to the ground Mr. Sum
this decision he aSor o%
Eorney and 10 even said closed the doors Of the White
washe President Also who set in motion the eaor. to
Affairs or 10 so reconstruct the oommee "a q 70 neatr
ne Mr. summers influence Republicans naturally in.
know why Grant and Sumner and St. Domingo between
them. can't "Let us have Peace"
Mr.. SUMNER, after the reading OF the article,
sad:-lf there were any reason to believe that this
statement would be confined to the newspaper in
which lind 1t, do not know that should call at
tcntion TO it. But was appraised last evening that
a statement OF this character would be made by
telegraph, ana was asked to give some sanction to
It, replied at once that nobody would have au.
thority from me, nor would say word OH the sub
ject to anybody; and last evening, and the even
ing before. / was approached In the same
way, and each time I gave the same answer
Inow find the statement published, and as l have
reason to bellcve that 1t is already communicated
extensively 0ver the country, deem 1t my duty, SO
far as am concerned, to set the statement right
In the first place there is an allegation that Mr..
slons OF the Senate. appeal to my associations In
this chamber, one and all. | appeal to my friend
from Indiana mr. Mortonl aud ask him to say to
the Pre- dcnt simply what he said to personally
yesterday with regard to this allegation have never
alluded to the President IN executive session except
In most respectful kindness, and challenge any.
body to say 10 the contrary. l have criticised acts
OF his, as a Senator. was obliged to do It, So
much for that Then comes generality to which |
will not 0ude, simply on account Of vagueness.
proceed to the next point reading
Tine sa as @ on Of these occasions
Never Ichallenge cyerv citizen OF this republic,
from one end or the country to the other wherever
! may have been-I challenge every Senator to
testify on that point. | know too well his position
oh m pllrnap
Then as to what ' have ave- said itR'a Of the
prssident@gong back again to this allega
one witness the Senator from Indiana tsir. Morion)
l now summon two others, and hope my voic,
Secretary Of stale ana otner is Secretary Of the
| Treasury, both members or the Cabinet; ana hav,
Of the and e q !ps at
strong at least. ~ any nave ever expressed In tn
stronger. have said in society, In the presence q
the secretary , OF the Treasury. the hard things
they could In any way justify the imputation. do
not seek In any way TO involve these distinguished
friends, but summon them as witnesses. Let
them tell the President what have said OF him.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The Senate proceeded with the regular order OF
Bills were introduced by
Mr.. EDMUNDs, repJ of VI. Increasing the pen.
SONS OF disabled soldiers and sailors and OF their
widows and Children, twenty per cent from The 1st
OF next March, Referred to the Committee on Pen
sons
by MI. SUIT, Tep.J VI fh.-lO cuUdvZe ana Xix
the salaries OF certain bureau officers. which was
referred to the Committee on Finance. II fixes the
annual salary OF Assistant Secretaries Comptroers
and Auditors, Solicitors, Registers and Commits.
sloner OF Customs OF the Treasury Department. AS
slstant Postmaster General, and the Commissioners
of Pensions Indian Affairs ana General Lan,l OfIIce
at the amount now allowed by the act OF April TO-
1869, 70 the First COMPTROLLER OF the Treasury.
~, ny Ma SHERMAN ep Of onomTo Incorporate
tai OF 100000 and authority to establish branch
Offices throughout the United States. Referred to
4 ,an nv1 ts,iff II fcnt .
BY Mr. CoRBETT, rep. or Oregon-To fix the salaries
OF the heads Of executive departments and Judges
OF e United states t Courts Il to in
$4,000 each, and TO fix the salaries Of United States
Judges as follows:-Chle Judge Of the Supreme
Court $4,000; Associate Justices. $4,000; Circuit
Judges, $780, and District Judges, Judges OF the
Court OF Claims and Judges Of the Supreme Court or
the District OF Columbia, SO, 900 each.
By Mr.. OSBORN, trep.) OF Fla.-Arproprlating
fifteen thousand dollars Tor the Improvement OF the
st. Johns RIVER Referred TO The Committee on APP
on the motion OF Mr.. TnAYrR, rer.) OF Neb., the
PRESIDENT was requested 10 furnish statement or
coast by way Of Cape Horn and the Isthmus.
Aresolution offered by Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) OF KY,
was carried amid general merriment, requiring tho
secretary OF the senate to furnish members with
envelopes that will stick.
THE DoMISICAS DEBATE AGAIN.
A long debate, occupying the Senate until after
two O'Clock, then took place, as TO whether the
Senate should take up the bill relating to the sugar
duties urged by Mr.. sherman the Dill to repeal The
Mort0ns resolution for an investigation by joint
commission Into the Dominican affair. The latter
coming up at one O'Clock as the regular order should
take precedence. During the discussion Mr.. SUMNER
endeavored TO convince the Senate that Mr. Morton's
resolution could not possibly pass before the ho-
days for want of time.
Mr. MORTON and CoNKLING trep.) OF N. " re-.
marked that, II necessary the friends Of the resot
ton would SIT It out to-day; the former remarking
that ne did not think the ingenuity OF the Senator
from Massachusetts INT. Sumner) could devise any
further occasion for delay.
Several motions Tor executive sessions by Mr..
SUMNER were made and rejected.
motion by Mr.. SHERMAN to postpone the Dominl-
can resolution and to proceed with the Sugar
Tax BILL was lost-ycas Is, nays 20 when the con-
sideratlon OF Mr.. Mortons resolution was re-
sumcd.
Mr. BAYARD, tdem.) of Del, delivered lengthy
argument to snow that the proposition was uncon-
stituonal, holding that tho commission provided
for would nave al the power OF ambassadors treat
ing for The annexation OF a foreign island, with
many duties or extraordinary character. Tie APP
pcntment Of the commission by tue President alone
would be In violation OF tho constitutional provf.
sons requiring the consent OF the Senate 10 the ap
pointnent OF ambassadors. lie proceeded TO snow