New-York tribune., 1871-12-19

! y,> broad the Union. The Democratic
Senators well ratsAed With tho selection made
but their complaint that the majority had under
taken To ieect ice, r them at all and ais" Ina one
Mi. BAYARD (Den DciJ said that Mr.. Summers crt-
iciSin upon the appointment Of the Committee was
wholly just He the servant of his constituents, was
nnc Gv nf Dt Ti So so m but he
wished he country TO understand In advance the mah
knew FROM experience, how diicnt it was for single
on committee 70 protect me ,s,ir "r
up this Committee. with only ono Demoela, upon H. %s =,
that when Senator offers resolution for an nGmrT y MM 10
he made In some particular case he thereby lmleS aI
no other should be Investigated ,
Mr. HOWE (Rcp., wisI-I wish. once for nl, 10
an1 h psnSs nG in 10 TINY y chaS irS9 by saying na as Sc
he other mcn'cr OF this body VIII proposo any
asking them to assume disaSrecahe rfsr%nsihHii; x;ii
then. whenever any one will point our any m. , w,, W.,
thing which he desires have investigated will 60
with him to the very verge and vote iGr ths & mIS. n
Mr. BAYARD CDen,, DELI said he would accept iho
pending resolution senator Trumbuls proposition. Ia.
senator from Ncw-York C0nklins) had Nocd asaiss
that proposition before, but probably lac wonld support
MI CoNKLING Rep n. - said he had voted against
Mr. Trnmbu. he had been at all times real 70 Sot"
S He ns "tS the s"Snr TO that
there was no monopoly Of pablo TYR y9S sSnn,or %" s from rn Del
aware a Baysrd, =" Knew S him % onkns we'll enough
InSw that me was in earnest in his desire disco, and
Nlr BAYARD said that he was still under the impress
sion that there was some Inconsistency mLm"rh ,s
RESOLUTION and his position to day The Senator hau un'
d"ah.dy yGEd asa1,t me Gr5p"so an instruction
t. the Committee. won't it he Just rs wei
Mr.. BAYARn-wil the senator vote Tor IL
MIR. tONkLlNC-WhN. said in thc vcr! debate We
aye speaking OF that would vote for H. .,.
Mr.. BAYARD-Ycs; but the Senator voted against it,
'Hd%tG'C5 Mr. CoN tLIxG No.
Mr.. BAYARD-wc. rn only refer to the record /
will let the Senator's PLANTATION Stand side AM
TIE record on The other
Mr.. tONKLING-On the same sdes
he "i, rn ' Langhtor Mf ' ard ard vent 81 ON on to say Ut
h .asd a. ,"s the People was the dSGoyry Try, TINT I d'
fraud on for yelrH as In the rocentV Developed
co that noiwhsan ling the earnest proeatatione OF
desire 0r reform, every mnn who attempted 10 Initiate
a" tray Ind Or be" SG t2 atclcd d gu. nd o if
Another singular fact was, that whenever any one on
fraud corruption. he al accused u aiming
at The rresdent. Why should the friend, Of Il, Admin
less, country would insist on an inve 1igation
Tue country would hks, to know whether it
that the Affairs of the Republcan party III HcN-lork
state lad been conirood bY Fc!eial patronage, unacr
country would Lk" to know whether IL was TN" that tht
Executive power had ever cast lis shadow into tis
tor either by the dulcct tones Of promises Of reward or
by the threatening tones or yeneeance to b. taken ny
friends All these worc 1T subjects for invcotgation;
but the investigation to effect anything must be- DLdely
men who were Wiling To Investigate IT was not gu, ).
ton Of chara ter but Of opinion. The senator from lnt-
ana (Sir Morton) for instance. would bs unfit to lee
mcmlr OF this COMMITTEE because he Lad declared tho
other day that the best civil s"rvlcc III the
Mr.. MORTON rep. .Ind1 reiterated his belief tha:
civil service is better than that of any European conn
tr, more rec from abuses equal in Integrity and more
c,icicn: than any other. He aid not think ciyi
wee perfect. but he did shink it grossly unjust to dc
II is the worst 'n the world whrn ii "as i'll lAct
Mr. BAYARD said that Mr.. Morton confirmed what lie
CIR. Bay ard, had JUS: said OF his unfrn to
Mr. CoSKLING said no thought it but right that the
desire Of the Democrats 10 have additional III iDcr
Of the Committee should he gratfcd and c would vote
for sving them one and ao%i4E them to solcet him
10 ask hlm tor informal ion in r'1rd tv cert in
alleged transactions connected with recent State Con
Nj. BAIAKD SAID his inquiry, so far as he had made
one was directed to the "senior" Senator from New
Mi CONKLING said he was the A." senior" Senator.
Mr.. BAIARD-I meant the Other nitOr have
been accustomed To associate ideas of youth and
beauty with The Senator who has just sOhcu that IL
occurred to c that he was the senior senator
Mr TEYroS Rep. n. Y)-The inquiry of the Senator
Sn S p%aGua agree Sssf With my Colleague
not to discuss this matter tho floor OF the Senate But
if il should seem proper at any time snail attempt to
show and think can make such case a. NH .silsy
almost very Pr S by W the fos OF OF the
''Si Mr. FRE1 ySGHUYsFN Gcr n J) argued that the
o'i'"'''''
qurcurhts oi pa =, sv witI Nr " T"mLti",,
oi MI IrnLiDu !" '''.'d nv 49,, h. I>i',I
that he w0!ld Notc lot ~ t ,ho M ',rv
to he contrary 10 rIT hr,n.le. If tlc nv
Committees Wtt yer! iiip", ~ or"1,i,a o,,thar ,h
tinueht To- ht no |u % lwiih nower TO send for person,
, nal.n @ "i "o''i" " '
Mr. 4 MHERexpresscd hope that before the Senators
acted ia any involving the question VI the lgi 10
send for persons ana pdlrr', n} HoIa a1ai ',n rn
slider The very aOit aTsuieu's y. 'r ' '. p n,mrw
and Mr.. Sewall OF Boston, on 'htl SJc,t' I'lhg 10
the question oil the appoia.,tnt ~ ,nu plaou , 'u'
mitt"c, MI sumner al gEu ,h;a t' M ho nr,J , %
INK asked Mr. IIuuD Whcth'i n' H",i Ti 1,r'TL ~ no
cbairmanshlp, showeu tiit n9 V.i,''Uu W in ,i' im @
buiD to be- eteu 10 ~ ~ az 80. & ~. S ,I U i i % 1