The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-19

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ior Senator from New York.
4 Mr. CoNKLING SAID he was the seniol
!. Senator. 1T.
. Mr.. BAYARD-I meant the other Sena
0 tor. have been accustomed TO associate
ideas of youth and beauty with the Sena
, tor who has just spoken. 1t never occur
, red to me that he was n senior Senator
, Laughter. ...-. ...
: z Mr., FENTON-I quite agree with my
} colleague that ii is better not TO bring
this matter on to the floor OF the Senate
but il it should seem proper at any time
| shall attempt TO show, and | think
can make such case, as will satisfy
, almost every Senator present, that the
inquiry OF the Senator from Delaware, was
! justified by the facts Of the case.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN argued that the
committee as proposed, was in accordance
with tho requirements of parliamentary
law. lie believed MT. TRUMBULL's prOpO-
sitiOn contrary to the Constitution.
MIR. SUMNER said the SepatOr from Con-
InectiCut, Mr.. BUCEINGHAM before tax.
| ing the place Of chairman, ,soothed his par
liamGntlry conscience by ascertaining that
the Senator from Illinois | Mr.. TRuMBULL
i would not accept the place, but his con-
science did not require him to ascertain
whether Mr.. SCHURz, or Mr.. PATTERSON,
or any other Senator who had been press.
ing this inquiry would take the place.
| Mr.. HAMLN argued that the COnstruC-
| tiOn Of the committee was in accordance
with parliamentary law and eulOgized the
administration He accepted tho chair.
manship OfthO committee as lie had had
enough Of that kind Of work He was
| perfectly satisfied with the organization Of
the committee, and was confident that ii
they had sufficient powers given them
they could not, being honest men, come to
any conclusive difference from that ar.
rived at by the old Committee on Re.
trenchment. There was no doubt OF the
existence of these abuses, but they were
the result OF not this or that administra-
tiou, but OF the war and It's attendant cir
cumstAnCes, md they would inevitably
have appeared under any other admins.
tratiOn.
Mr.. SCOTT moved to add Mr. CAssERLY,
a Democrat, TO the committee, Carried.
Mr.. LOGAN said II was almost impossi-
bic To act an independent part In the Sen.
ate. These three or four men, perhaps
five, who undertake to manage the party,
call caucus.on any man who Is disposed
to bO independent and threaten to read
him out. For one he would act up TO his
convictions and run the risk Of being read
out | do not believe, said Dir. LOGAN,
that the President Of the United States
fears investigation, but you have made
the country believe he docs. do not
believe that the Secretary Of the Treasury
fears II, but you have made the country
believe that he does don't believe that
any departments OF the Government fear
investigation, but you have made the
country believe they do. As TO the or.
ganization Of the committee II Is peculiar.
When the Senate divided on this question
Of investigation Of the public service,
twcnty.iour Senators voted for the propo.
sition and thirty.ilve against It, But
whenit comes to the appointment OI this
committee, seven members Of II are taken
from tho thirty.fivc and only one from the
twCnty.fOur OF course there was no dc.
sign in this, laughter but | fear that in
making up tho committee in this way
does not reflect much credit Upon us
twenty.tour. Laughter ,..
Here the House bill inrClation To steam
boilers used on tho Mississippi river was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. TRUMDULL moved as an amend.
mcnt TO the pending resolution his pro.
position to instruct the committee to in.
quirG into All subjects enumerated In his
original resolution.
Mr.. MoRTON-Tlie Senator from blassa.
chusclts (Mr. SUNNER) has stated to-day
that no Senator on this committee voted
for investigation in Its strongest forms. |
would like the Senator to state what
foundation exists for that statement.
Mr.. SUMNER-I mean there is no Sena.
tor on that committee who sustained by
speech or vote the resolution Of the Scna-
tor from Illinois (Mr. TRUMBULL) who
began this appeal jor investigation.
MIR. MoRTON-Then those who voted l0r
the resolution Of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. TRUMBULL) arc to be considered as
voting for investigation OF the strongest
form. wish TO call attention 10 q fact
which have stated, that under the res.
olution Of the Senator from Illinois (Mr.
TRUMBULL) the committee would have no
authority to investigate n single fraud.
Mn. MoRToN argued at length in sup
port of the proposition, and in conclusion,
said that impartial observers would say,
mot that the majority were trying 10
avoid an investigation, but that certain
parties fearing that the President would
succeed in reforming the civil service
without their aid, and would get the cred
II for 1t with the people, have thought It
wise to step in and take the work out Of
his hands"
Mr.. ANTHONY moved to strike out from
Mr. TRUMBULL's amendment all relating
to civil service, on the ground that the
whole subject had been placed by lAw in
theshands OF the President. .gsy|
MIR. TRUMBULL congratulated the Sena
tors on the other side upon the progress
they had made within the last few days.
The Senators who last week regarded his
resolutions as an outrage, and who were as-
tOnished at him for introducing II, were
now able to tolerate II with COmpOsure,
and were themselves actually eHger for
investigation, though in a somewhat dl
lefent way. Mr.. TRuMDULL then made
an elaborate reply to Mr. MoRroN's afgti-
ment on the scope Of his resolution, con-
tending that Under II, all the departments
Of the government could be investigated.
Mr. CLAYTON, of Arkansas, referred TO
Mr. BLAIR's statement last week, tliat
the o I. s. District Attorney and U. B. Mar.
shal had been removed, and indictments
found against them for violating the law
NJ thn fInitnd States and stated that
there were papers 10 the Attorney Cen
erals office which would show that pre-.
liminary steps had been taken for the
removal Of the officers in question, three
weeks before the finding Of the indict-
menis.
Mr.. BLAIR replied that his statement
was based on the testimony given before
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