Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-15
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Yesterdays Proee~asuo~

Arises IN 1HE CIVIL SERVICE pIscussyD.
SENAIE-Atter our report closed
The resolution of Mr. Anthony to nrovida for
The organization of a standing Committee 10 H.
Nestigate ali charges OF abuse in the GOVERN
n!eht service which may be referred to it, being
uhder consider alton
Mr. Wilson deprecated the turn rhieb III =
s Dd az had taken There are millions OF men
.so,t country who think tn At there is some
,ro,,a. i-tlS 10 shieId the Administration-fo
sS%vei up something that is wrong He was s.t
- ti4s'l 10 one here wanted 10 do anythinJ of
~ 49, 49, II there was anything wrong, ali OF
~ i'pubi can parry would unite To hiring In 10
Sr~ ~" 90 unIsh the perpetrators. lie hoped,
therefore, there would be no division i'm the
party on this subject, but that a united yot,
would be gwen tor the amendment which had
beeh proposed, and for the resolution. and that
committee would be appointed which would
give satisiactIOn To all and be above criticism
MI W. thJn went on 20 speak of the vast sums
Si money which were diSbuTsed during the war
by r"pEtttr1u officials, and the very small pro-
lyFuon lbs. - the government during that time
re aiso lnd strons tribute to the vigilance of
Ihe Adin n'stratlon III detecting and punishing
crime, and iustanCed, among other cases WHERE
tmhezziers OF the public moneys had been pun
i>neti, that OF the two deputy collectors of cu.-
IONS At Baltimore. lie said that the COOL old
times were often referred to. In the a,lminis
lalon OF al Buren, ninsty-twO out of ninety
eight receivers OF the public money were de-
tsulters. There was no such decentralization a.
This IN the public service now. nothing like il.
, MI Nye defended the republican party, and
the honesty and efficiency OF President Grants
administration. He charged that the republi-
can Senators who were talking of corruption
were actuated by PERSONAL hostility to the Presi-
tyht. aud were usclgssiy endeayOrng to weaken
his hold in the affection of the people
Mr. SchuTz, comparing Mr.. Nye To a lester.
SAl1 his comlcal way of treating everything
amusing, but however amusing a Jester might
he he had no usefulness outside the walls of a
theater- The Senator from Nevada hal charged
MN WITH personal motives ia the remarks he mad
made yesterday, but not one single fact that he
Lad then brought forward. had the Senator
made any attempt to deny The Senator from
New York CHR. Conkling) said yesterday, IN
commenting upOn his (Mr. S'sl remarks on the
general order" system, that the Committee on
lsetrenchmcnt had virtually dismissed his sub
jet. That l. true. The profits scEuIng to Leet
d Stocking were testified to he S50,ON per an
mum. Witness had stated before the committee
that Leet was upheld by General Porter Both
i.eet and Gen. Porter denied this, and OF course
wesre bound To accept this denial. But still, As
De said, the TACT remains that some power supe-
nor to the Secretary of the Treasury sustained
thls robbery OF the merchants of New York to
Mr.. Upton said he believed there was deep,
damning and fostering corruption all through
tbs administration Referring to articles in the
Washington ChrOnicts, impugning, he said the
motives of republican Senators, he asked
whether, because he endeavOred to expose the
corruption which existed, he was TO be called
traitor To his party, whether his fealty to his
Isrty was u be doubted because he did not fall
down AMI worship the intellectual Colossus who
sits in the White House. ILaughter.l Is the
republican party capable of nothing better than
10 train under one man
The question being taken on Mr.. Trumbull's
anne ndInsI.t, il was Teiected-ayes "a, nays -.
the republicans in the Affirmative being Acorn,
EeDtOn, Logan, Patterson. Robertson, SchurZ,
sumner. Upton. TTumbull, West, and Wilson.
The resolution CT MI. Anthony then
adopted as offered originally.
Mr.. TTumhull then renewed his amendment
a. au indie pendent proposition. and discussion on
IL was &, utinued at mach length, when, without
action, the Senate, AZ 4. m, went into eNecu-
tive session, and. after short time therein, adj
jCuTned till Monday.
liOl SE.-After our report closed, the House
still being III COMMITTEE OF Whole on
THE APPORTIOSMENr BILL,
SIR PclsIj'- amendment was Tejected-ayes T.
noes fD2.
Several other amendments were rejected.
Dir. Garfield (Ob.J) offered a substitute for
the first section ." the substitute the first section
al the original ill a. amended, the latter giving
to the states OF Ohio -, Illinois 10, and vi isSOuri
j., iHsteat OF 10, Il and II respectively as pro-
posed ID Mr.. Mercur's bill. The amendment
was adOqtcd-aves 90, noes 20.
Mr.. otter N. " offered an amendment as
an additional section. providing that hereafter
no state shall be admitted into the Union with
out TIE necessary population to entitle it to at
ts>' one Representative, according to the basis
Oh representation The amendment was adopted
~-,tS -: hoes 10. ThcsubStitutc of Mr.. Nercur,
a. amended was then adopted.
On melton OF Mr.. FarnSworth, the committee
then and reported the bill to the House.
and it ~, passed. Adjourned.