The New York herald., 1871-03-10
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The Republican Camp i'm
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Senator Sumner to be 0uS.ed from the
Foreign Relations Committee.
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Prominent Senators Back
ing sumner.
Organization Of Senate Stand
ing Committees.
Presidential Sollcitade for the Protection
Of Southern Loyalists.

MIR. Sumner Removed from tho FOREIGN
Relations Conimittee-PrOminent Senators
Protest Against the Action of tho Con-
niittee.
The excitement In all circles at the Capitol today
was the action OF the republican Senatorial caucus
In removing senator Sumner from the chairman
salp OF the Committee on Foreign Relations It
was known last night that the special COM
mitltee 10 revise the Senate committees
had reconstructed the Foreign Relations Com.
mlttee. leaving Mr. Sumner out in the cold
When the caucus met this morning 1t was not sup.
posed that the report of the special committee
would be adopted. Mr.. Sumner himself was pre-
sent. As soon as his name was mentioned as chair
man OF the new Committee on Elections and PriyI.
leges, he arose and said:-"Mr. Chairman, i must
decline any service upon new committee l have
spent over twenty years in the Senate and 1t Is now
too late for me to enter upon any new line Of
committee work. l have served for twelve years
upon The Committee on Foreign Relations, the last
ten years OF which have been It's chairman. ap-
peal TO any man who has ever served with me II |
have not earnestly sought TO do my duty to my State
and to the whole country.o
After again notifying the caucus that ne
would not serve upon the committee to which
he had been assigned, Mr. Sumner took
his hat and left the caucus. He
refused TO enter IL again. ana the remainder OF The
deliberations We're carried on in his absence The
debate continued until twelve O'Clock, when the
caucus adjourned on account or the assembling OF
the Senate.
The Senate did not remain in session for over half
an hour, and as soon as 1t adjourned the republi.
cans went into caucus again. Senator Howe a
member OF the special committee, defended their
action in displacing Mr.. Sumner. He SAID
1t was matter of necessity. The relations
between Mr.. Sumner and the President and the
Secretary OF State were such that they could not
hold official intercourse The committee had, there
fore, put General Gamer on at the head Of the
Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Wilson re.
garded the whole proceeding rs unwise and i'm
polite. He charged, directly, that the cause Of the
removal of Summer was his opposition to
the st. Domingo business. There could,
he sad, be no other tangible cause.
The fact that Sumner disagreed with the
President on matters Of public policy, and that he
and the Secretary Of state were not on personal
good terms, was too nimsy an excuse. The country
would not sustain his removal on these grounds
Hs did not believe the masses OF the republican
party would sustain it on any grounds that could be
put forth by the caucus. Mr. Sumner had
been In the Senate for nearly twenty
yaers. He stood at the head OF this
committee half that time and had been sustained
by his party IN nearly all his measures OF foreign
policy lie was known and respected abroad as
wei as at home. He had the confidence of his
party. and I. would not 20 g disgrace him.
Senator Schurz DEPRECATED the action OF the com.
mittee. He did not understand what light the
President and tho Secretary OF State had to
dictate 10 the Senate the formation Of
Its committees If this assumed right was
admitted the independence OF The Senate was
gone No chairman Of a committee was safe, how
ever well he might discharge his duties. If the
Secretary OF the Treasury took dislike to the chair
man of the Committee on Finance lie might come TO
the Senate and, with the precedent which the cau-
Gus proposed to make, demand his removal.
Schurz secuted the reasons given by the
special committee for the removal or Sumner.
Every one in tie caucus knew, and the coun-
TRY would understand, that he was removed
because Of his opposition to St Domingo. There was
no use in Disgusting this; 1t was too plain. The
acquisition OF st. Domingo was not party issue.
There were however, members Of the republican
party In both houses Of Congress who opposed IL.
There were undoubted republicans all over the
county who thought 1t unwise. Mr. Sumner had
done nothing against the party He stood for twenty
years as one Of Its acknowledged leaders, and now
1t was proposed to disgrace him. simply because he
presumed differ with the President on this ques-
ton.
Senator Edmunds made bitter speech against
Sumner ana in favor Of his removal. He did not
however, advance any new ideas on the subject but
simply reiterated what had been stated by Senator
Howe Senator Logan made strong speech in sup.
port Of Sumner Hc denounced the attempt OF the
President to dictate the formation Of the Senate
committees and paid q high compliment to the
services OF Mr.. Sumner
AT length Senator Wilson moved to recommit the
report to the committee with instructions allow
the Committee on Foreign Relations TO remain un.
disturbed. The following is the vote on this
notion
YEAs-senators Gilbert. Trumbul Robertson,
schurz, Cragin, Fen,on, Sherman, spraguc, Upton,
Spencer, Caldwell, Hitchcock, Coroett and Bore
nlan-2l.
NAYs-senators Harlan, Pratt, Kellogg, Cole,
Michigan, Nye. Frelinghuysen, ConklIng Pool,
Scott, SAWYER, Howe Carpenter, Stewart, West,
and Hamilton Of Texas-26.
This decided the question OF deposing Sumner
After the announcement Of the vote several OF Mr..
Summers friends left the caucus and the report OF
the committee was soon after adopted without q
division. Mr.. Sumner seems to take the matter
quite philosophcally He received large number
Of telegrams tonight from pr eminent republicans in
different parts OF the country denouncing the action
Of the caucus. The report Of the committee will be
submitted to the Senate tomorrow. Mr.. Wilson
OoJeCt W itS PiCSeHt ana IL VIII
over for day. When 1t does come up for consider.
alton wilson, Schurz, Logan ana Others WIN nave
something to say about it in open Senate.
Standing Committees Of the Senate.
The list OF committees, as adopted III the republ
caucus to-day, Is follows, and Will be formally
presented and voted on in the Senate Tomorrow
on FonEIGN RELATIONS -Messrs Cameron, chairman,
Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Hamin
On PEIvILEGEs AND ELECTioNs- -Messrs Sumner chair.
mani Stewart, Norton Rice, Hamln, Hill Thurman.
ON FINANCE-Messrs. Sherman, chairman: Morril or
VI, Fenton, Scott, Ames, Wright and Bayard. :
, oN I,0Ns-Me.srs Cole, chairman; Sprague,
Sawyer, Edmnnds, Windom, West and stevenson.
ON CoMMERNE1Messrs: Chandler. chairman Corbett,
ON MANUFACTUREs-Mcssrs. Hamin, Chairman; Ro-
democrats. -'' = - sN = ~
Robertson, Upton and DAVIS. ''
On MILITARY AfFAIRs-Messrs. Wilson, chairman;
Cameron, Morton, Ames, Logan West and Blair
ON NAVAL AFfAIRs-Messrs Crapin, chairman; An.