Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-24

The excitement in regard a. the re-
moyal Of Senator Summer. 81 Mass. from
/ the Chairmanship Of the Committee an
7 Foreign Relations, eliminated, when i
was reported that a majority Of the Re
publican members had decided ia caucus
20 accept the report Of the Sub-Cpm.
mittee recommending the change.
When the report was real making Mr.
Cameron Chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, and Mr.. sumner Chair.
man of the new Committee ON Privileges
aud Elections, Mr.. Sumner, after a dig
nified speech, giving his reasons for bis
actions, withdrew from the caneus. A
very warm debate ensued on the report
of the Committee, participated IN by
Messrs. Sherman ShnFz, Logan, Wilson,
fentOn, Ferry, aud others, IN 0ppDsi,
ton, and by Messrs LonklinG, Aye,
Stewart, Howe, Carpenter, Ellnunds,
and Others, in favor If the report,
The Senators who favor the report oi
the Committee professei 10 do 10 out oi
no opposition 10 Mr.. Sumner personally,
and disclaimed that success Of the Santo
Domingo project had anything whatever
"a do with ii. They said, however, that
very important questions would be sab
mitted t0 this Committee, and that IL
would be very embarrassing to have as
its Chairman one whom neither the
President, nor the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary Of State could have any com
mnniaaiion- They argued that the sue
cess cf the negotiations now in progress
between the Representatives Of Great
Britain Gthd the United States, would be
endangered by snch a state ~ affairs
Those who opposed the report held,
on the other hand, that the quarrel be-
tween Mr. Summer and the President
aud Secretary Of State was a personal
one, aud while they blamed Mr.. Summer
for many things he has done, they did not
think there Was sufficient cause for the
party or the Senate 10 take mp the disa-
greement aud make IL the basis OF any
action. Mr.. Fenton characterized the
proposition aS a grave mistake. and
Mr.. Wilson predicted disaster 10 the
party il il was carried ont He referrtd
10 the time when Stephen A. DOnelaS
Was removed from the Craftsmanship Of
the Territorial Committee, because he
disagreed with the President. and re-
litAiAtt-l FrtthtAtN klaA ifNIA AtAstA htA4NA
Vas 30 be dated the split in the Demo-
cratic party. He assured Senators that
their proposed action would bring down
on them tho indignant protests of ihous-
ands Of the Oldest and strongest Republi-
cans Of the country. inclnding the old
anti-SlaveTy phalanx, the members OF
which. unable 10 appreciate the embar-
rIasments referred 30 by the other side.
would be in fnll sympathy with Mr.. sum
mer, and would al least, il this change
was made, lose heart in future. and fail
10 work for the party and the cause, ms
they have done before. Others argued
that no Administration ever made a
greater mistake than this, when IL pro-
posed 90 strengthen itself by removing
Mr.. Summer ont 81 its path.
Mr.. Hamilton, whom il was proposed
20 place on the Committee 90 make up
It's quota, declined, aud Mr.. Frellnghuy
sen was then selected Mr.. Wilson
moved to rccommit the report, with in
strIctions 10 restore Mr.. Summers name
90 the ChAirmanship. and was voted
down hy 20 Nays to n Yeas.