Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-16
The Removal of Mr.. Sumner.
THE SENATE CONSENTS TO THE INDrGNITY
BYA VOTE or b TO %.

lourn at O'Clock, as reported elsewhere.
Mr. Upton addressed the Senate. II,
said he knew some time ago OF the inten-
tioa Ia array the President against the
Senator " ho led If against the San Dom
lingo indignity When the Senator from
Connecticut. Mr.. Ferry, had made a mo.
ton 10 investigate the imprisonment OF
Davis and Hatch. it was charged that De
was attacking the Administration. and nj
that time it was asserted by the Senator
from New York (Conkling) that the Sen
afor from Massachusetts Mr.. sumner
must be deposcd. An attempt was first
made TO displace the Senator from Missouri
Mr.. Schurzl but that was abandoned on
account Of the lighting qualities of the
German troops. Laughter.
Then Senator from New Hampshire
(Mr. Patterson was to be struck of oi
the Committee on Foreign Relations. bui
the senator stated that he intended Ia hold
the man la account who was at the bot
tom of the movement Mr.. Upton then
said that he had IA IN down in YESTERDAY :
proceedings In the Republican caucus
words which fell from the lips oi the sen
ator from Wisconsin Mr.. Howe H. a
reason for this change. The words were
That the majority of the Senate were in
favor of the annexation of san Domingo.
aud the majority OF the Committee ou
Foreign Relations was opposed 10 II. and
that was the reason for making a chang.
Mr.. Sherman interrupted Mr. Upton su,.
asked IL be did not feel some eompuuctior-
OF conscience in divulging the secrets al
the party caucus
Mr. Upton said he might have expert
enced some such feeling, had he not ~e.u
the whole proceedings If the caucus DO
? sr.H
and hi freud Sherman's name among
them
Mr sherman remarked that perhaps h.>
friend Tipfou. had revealed the proceed
ing>
Mr.. Upton replied that the Senator dld
not ask that question in good faith that
the senator had too much respect for hi
lTipion'>1 integrity and honor. To intimate
that he would do anything OF that Kind.
Mr.. Howe then repeated substantially
what a. did say in the cauc :. There
was one parliamentary reason why. in his
Judgment. the right 10 alter the Commit
tc,. on Foreign Relations should be- cx,r-
ci>cd. and that was he understood a
majority Of the Senate to DC IN FAVOR ~
annex alton Of san Domingo and . maiori-
~ Of the Committee 10 be- opposed tn It,
/ was in accordance with parliamentary
u>agc> to rccou>iitute the Committee iu
accordance with the sentiment 81 the bod,
Int This in Itself was not the reason OF The.
removal OF the head of the Committee he
cause an adverse majority might yer, well
hc corrected hy removing any other mcm-
her OF the Committee. and II that had been
the only difficulty with the Committee on
Foreign Relations. It might be- waived
h. reafler. AZ II had been heretofore
Mr. Upton did not zee that there wa
any material difference 10 this statement
from what he had said. He did no; ac-
knowledge that n majority Of the senate
was in favor Of san Domingo annexation
The vote stood . TO =. a. stated To- the
newspaper. and this lie knew to bee true
laughter.
Mr. Edmunds rose to question Of or
der. aud said that although It might be
lawful for a senator 10 bcir1y the private
confidence that he submitted. Vet il was
clearly our Of order for him 10 dvulge the
proceedings OF the Executive session.
The Chair said that the senator was
certainly out OF order ia stating the pro-
cceding> Of the Executive session.
Mr. Upton then said that to he In parll-
amcntary license. he weuld say that tic
Senator from Nebraska naming himself
had seen no reason to question the cor
fFtktfN> 81 lAltN NtAltiliFiE III tl4t lAlfs- -.
and concluded hi> remarks with the a.
sertion that he protested against this
movement. in behalf OF hi, constituents
and Of the Republican party o; the country.
He washed his hands of the whole trans
action.
Mr. TrITnbull said that sixteen years ago
lac came into the Senate. which was a per
petual body. and its officers seldom cham.
ed. Not more than three or four different
clerks had sal al that desk since the first
meeting Of the Senate. In all the time he
had been in Washington until now the
Chairman OF a committee had never been
changed by his political friends, except a,
his own request This was the FIRST time
IL has been done. II was removal and
nothing else could I've made OF il. Has IL
come 10 this, that the composition Of the
committees of this body are to be deter
mined by personal relations of the Senator
with any one under beaven7 He (rrum-
bull) had differed with the Senator from
Massachusetts, at times, and he was sorry
to say, sometimes bitterly; but he had.
and always would. insist upon justice bein
done. He stood by the Senator when he
was struck iown by the advocates OF slav-
cry, and he stood by him Friday when the
blow came from those who have been put
ppNtI kut
mentality OF the Senator from Massachu-
sets as any other man living. lApplause
in the galleries.
Mr.. Sherman regretted that this dis
cussion had taken place on the floor of he
Senate. approved OF the course OF the
Democrats iii retaining from participation
in the discussion. He thought this charge
unjustifiable. He had heard OF no ade-
quate reason as yet, but as it had been de-
termined upon by a majority of his politi-
cal friends. he deemed IL his duty 10 con-
cur In their determination.
Mr.. Cragin was utterly opposed to a
change. and believed the day would come
when the men who We're instrumental in
il would regret 1t bu; he felt impelled TO
stand BY a majority of his party friends.
DIR. Morton regretted that this matter
had been brought into the Senate. when it
should have been settled privately. He
denonnces As untrue the statement that
San Domingo had anything to do with it.
The question was BOW whether the Re
publicans Of this body intended 10 abide
by the action of the convention OF their
own party into which they had entered
Mr.. Wilson said he was an independent
man, and that he was not to be bound hy
any party caucus when its action was not
right.
The motion Of Mr.. Wilson 10 postpone
further consideration on the subject I'M
I'll tomorrow was then rejected. as fol-
lows:
Ayes Messrs. Bayard. Buckingham
Casssrly. Cooper. Davis of Kentucky, Da-
Wis of West Virginia, Kelly, Salisbury,
Schurz. Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton
Thurman. Upton. Vickers, and WILSON,
I6.
Nays.-Messrs. Ames, Boreman. Brown
low. Caldwell. Chandler, Cole, Conkling
Corbett. Cragin. Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry
of Michigan, Flanashan. Frelinghuysen
H amin. Harlan, Hitchcock, Howe. Lewis
Morrill, of Vermont. Morton, Nye, Osborn,
Pomeroy, Poole, Ramsey. Sawyer, Scott
Sherman, Stewart, West and Wright-32
The question then being on the adoption
OF the resolution, Mr.. Bayard moved al
amendment that the committee on Foreign
Relations be changed to the .'Committe,
on Personal Relations" Laughter.
Mr.. Edmunds moved. as a further amend