New-York tribune., 1871-03-29
xLTIp CONGRESS-1sT SESSION
con,,nued from First Puse

R>.o,aS Committee the District Of CGums ere herSoy
S car he applied prevent repetition Of 'aeh treatment on
'S' TS %iCE PRESIDENT stated that the resolution not
being of inquiry, was inhibited under the rule limit
ing business. and could not DO received without unah
Mr BAYARD Dem, Del) objected, and the resolution
Mr. Kellogg Gep, LaJ asked unanimous consent TO
Introduce resolution directing the Committee on TOT
OF Congress whether the territory OF Lover Sa-
forna and the Mexican states OF Sonora end &
either of them, would be desirable acquisition W VIC
NJ. SHERMAN GRer.. Ohio, objected
rREsCRIBING BUSINESS. -.,.,.
Mr.. ANTHONY Rcp.. r. H. called mp his resolution
amending the order OF business under which the Senate
hin in reference to the south received from the House
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, OhiO) offered and advocated
AL amendment 10 require its consideration ~ commit
Gee action could be taken upon bv the Senate
he regarded the contemplated Ku-Klux legislation IA
important than any other ever before undertaken
by Congress involving the very existence Of the Gov
errment lie protested against any attempt at caucus
dictaton 10 put such measure through the sena e.,
proper committee and in the Senate
MI ANTHONY said II had been customary for Repu0-
Hcan Senators 10 consult as To- common course OF &C
ton upon particular measures, but that in instance
had Republican caucus Of the Senate bound any lHe %
Der to vote for OF against measure pending lh tne 0
MR. SUMMERS sAyro DOMINGO REsoIUT1SoSss; to- sorA-
Upon the expiration Of the morning hour the oepa,e
resumed consideration OF the unfinished business Vl yes
terday being the resolutions OF MI sumner o S"i'o Nv
Nj HOWE Rep Wis., continued his reply to Mr. i sum- n
ners Indictment Of the President IN guerra me d eed ~
Mr. sumner aceus us1tions ne eoh'ehdcu III" p1 Is mr.
attempting 70 sell his country a. cnargeu ~ , 6,vn %
nshcd an example worthy OF nta%T' % ~ ~ hrn oae
his personal aggrandz ment as a t.ier 20 ulihs ne
10 lis soutr hy gnucNatiOu. TIE proposed se 70 tne
United states instead Of being violation OF TIE constr
fIfiru of Soro Domingo was IN direct accordance with
it. hCCcsc the transfer was 10 ne naue, boi ~ Ilc
20 he Sril,r win OF that country. Tho United states
was hold under the law o. nations and by clause OF
oreips ccatou to insure the preservation OF peace
between Hay Il and SantO Domingo, and the notlhG4uoh
10 that effect was 10 more an unr!enay aoh 10 ~ Iva" ~
lffo ~
world t large III conclusion, Mr.. Howe eontended that
the m ,>ou of the Republican party was hot enaeu ana
l. would lesctOh tie man who would engage IN It's
destruction take his place with the common enemy
and Judasse, stab III the back the part! 10 whlcA
~. I.,ELISGHU rep. n. J) said the whole
cas- made against the President was that he mad
snt war veeel, 10 Dominican waters 70 preserve the
peace there, pending the negotiations which eOntem-
plated free expression of the sentiment OF that peop
up0n the ann xation question The moral presence Of
our feet had prevented the shedding OF one drop Of
and would never know OF the great injury she had sui
fered until the eloquent speech OF me senator IIoln
Masss chusetts was re9d there The act o the resident
entirely justified by the 9egStions ~ international
law After -u GUM on the services OF Cen Grant 20
country in is hour OF peril he said this was the man
uvou whom all the yltupcr2tve UtcttNes OF me Nocab-
The senator from Massachusetts, had prec pitated This
discussion in advance OF the report OF the Cornisson
NJ WSiR said if the Senator desired it, he would
answer now. Tie Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Howe
mad complained because lie had brought this matter
tJIwad; me oeha'"I IT, ia: :,ol J y m taI connsl
~ pe.frer senator Iut Of his own heart. Knowing
hat tsre was system OF awessness the coast Of
s.to Domiugo under the direct order Of the President
OF the United States Ae felt II ms duty 10 expose H.
Sept ana lie felt this oie ana that the American
re.n11,. needed only 10 see the wrong 70 apply 'he
w. "IpFrrvGHuYsEN in the codsSe W further re-
mark said be had not made up his NINA on H. We
Domingo question, preferlng to await the report W
eon,c oi e Secretary Of tie Navy. he had read from
ID. q ,.. i.ft.l nj "A
Mr. SCHUM (Rep, MOI then took the floor; lie dld
not think the report OF tne R sdo N,o on ao
would prove very uuen al either IN he Sehil9 yE pe-
fore the country Tor he thOUshI IAe lla teay
feru Ell, ,luly disposed OF The senator from iscon.
sn Nir Howe had displayed wOnderIm khowlenge ot
ancient and modern history ana, not content WIN &c
strJfl CtsI, Cassius, ana prominent men OI our own
1iuc he had ucIccssy used bis haichet upon the SEN
stoT ON, Massachusetts. The purpose0i t4e senator
,,Tor ion ur rtl they mad manifested symptoms
pf e own mental deterioration. But in this matter,
% ,rt of tine senator from Massachusetts as 1t vas
want ol moral strength on the part OF many oiher S'!-
our naval commanders IN gross NiOlHloh Ol ,c '"lI
tion tan something more than mere IheSIcad noud
sIe, tort cen Grants services or about the secie!a-
fies o. ae ana Navy World Ge le4tj NO 20 ] t ~
proof Nj -churz procee eeded 70 aIgue t.a,, u,Sr to
clause vesting in CONGRESS me waIma
ing power tie Executive eOuld hQi commit az a.. %
I unless in the case oI the &C lui tc
rt0ry Of the United States, or by express COhgfessoa
authority Tic iusiruc tons o. tLe dtesut, 70 ol i"N va a.
force directing hem IN certain " ~.
on tnc vessel, OF Hayt power win when we are at
peace was most clearly usuIlatloh OF tho ""i-luAS
lITT Nv IN queries OF Messrs Howe and stewart, 10
Nheti.. ,,Hrz a5fdf mat IN tlos. Senators would
, e ,,Iates of the senate in February l5j9. they
Nou IVA g. &c, ~ protect our citizens in transit over
Tho Istbl Of Panama and the Senate had Indignantly
r.rrs.d.i IL was most audacipus 70 coHtho-I" tIat
- t -..l cf f-that the President had tie pOve. 10
st,l ie v lr-rualdng power away irOu Congress Tie
fat that President Grant A9H iIle Iit i Staei f
SIc,iD c dostrre that the President could commit
vr 9. a xr.sc f.r Sd the condition OF things IN Lay
and SdLlJ Domingo, the mOo' HusuIu & M ~
AZ SS ~ 81 'u % IIc6 5'9r doc vine was boldly
eutnciaed it should be -ted TO the botiou' 9 ~,
erniEcD." The Senator from Massachusetts, e.
tad "ecu complained OF Tor bringing the matter 70 %s
deseTvcd The gratitude OF the whole country for so
doing But tle sup OTters OF the fIesaent setncut 10
ruitld tho Con -titutiOnal argument 10 Dc against
fbe and they had fallen back as last resort upon the
weak ana dangerous support OF pIecSne.G1 10 tno & on! Te
non Of Texas during the administration OF J4hh lySr
and when John C. Calhoun wac seerelai oi olaEo % b
spoloei,s so, & ~ he excused from their company,
~ President r. yer at that time, asserted that he
6ad no authority to employ force ior me U
Ieras without the assent oi IT6Enstutiona means TO
Was NJevicap interference pending the hegoIat1Pns,
Ind that the matter wo1 De t din pr0uSr He did
1 cT1r United st2tes war NesseIs 10 10 "a tbe eYeI
NeNicau towns, OF slLk eeg .heAs,' ~ go ~ -
siso OF 1, and long cooquy ero ensued between
49, schurz and Morton ~ the proper Interpretation
20 dispatch from our government informing the dplo
nati Teurescn. alive OF Mexico that the United states
wond gard with disfayor any Sttempt Oh tne paTt o
mat power to interfere With tie Texans duIlhS Ae pen
deDcv OF the cgOtiatiOns 1900 49,. -. -.
r,t 5iIoIe tic correspondence was addressed to Mex.
&C. bh could analogy 10 the acts Oi fIesueht
sco e MIR MORTON insisted that II was direct
.f - war and was so regarded at the time by bOtl
eountre, and that MI Benton many !o~iS "i'o' "u ~
had 50 construed IT, ~, oo.,r. ,roo r,neat tea,,
interrogaed by different senators aST NV MT saper
oucstiOus and was frequently pIoihP'0N " ~
Who's seat is IN his vicinity -, O.. ,.,,, into e w.
Before Mt Schurz cOnciuden the 7eHs'Oo "'A' NV" 80
seutIve session, and al 5l5 adjourned