Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-11
SUMMER IN DIsGRAoE.
The Administration War on
n Senator Sumner:
The Caucns of Radical Senators
Opposes Summer from the Chair
nanshtp of the Committee ON For.
efgn Relations.
A Bitter Feud i'm the Radical Party
what VIII Come of It?

Special to the Louisville Courier Journal. r
| WAsHNeToN, March 9.-The most i'm
portant political event of the day has
been the action of the Republican Sepa-
torial caucus in ratifying, by vote of
26 to 81, the report of its committee for
the displacement of Senator Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate, and
the nomination of Senator Cameron for
the vacancy thus created. The fact
that this committee had agreed to such
change was telegraphed last night, but
few believed that a majority of Repub-
lican Senators could be obtained to carry
out the programme. But neither officials
nor the public were aware of the strong
and secret influences which were at work
on the part of the Administration to bring
it about. These had the support of the
President and two active members of the
Cabinet. 1t was therefore q much easier
matter to push the change than it was
supposed when the caucus for a similar
purpose was held. When the caucus con-
vened to-day the committee which had
been appointed for that purpose reported
their arrangement of the standing COM
mittees. When Mr.. Sumner heard his
name dropped from the Craftsmanship of
a committee which he had occupied for
nearly ten years, he took his hat and left
the caucus and did not return till late. A
stormy discussion at once arose which
lasted till noon, when o vote was taken,
when the debate was resumed and lasted
till $3.50 P. NJ, when the vote took place
as above stated. Senators Sherman and
Morrill,, Of Vermont, the minority of the
committee, deprecated the proposed
charge and warmly opposed it, believing
that Mr.. Sumner had done nothing to
merit this removal from position he had
held 80 long with so much credit to the
Senate and the country. Messrs. Howe
and Nye of the committee, replied to
this, and said that the interests of the
Administration demanded change; that
Mr.. Sumner was hostile to its foreign
policy; that he was not on such terms
with the President or Secretary of State,
as rendered it proper for him to be the
confidential organ of one of the most i'm
portant committees of the Senate. He
had assaulted the foreign policy of the Ad
minisration and the President, unbecom-
ing Republican Senator, and it was gen.
orally understood, had a speech prepared |
in which he intended to again arraign it. |
1t was manifest, they maintained, that |
this state of affairs could not last much |
longer, and that it was far better to rear |
range the committee at the commence |
ment of q new session of Congress. |
Cobt,r1 Y,oada hriof h,1fa lAnY,or,t
appeal to the caucus not to take this step. |
He did not think the Republican party |
could afford to make the change |
AS a member of the old Commit |
tee on Foreign Relations, he did not see
that there was any practical business
conflict between it and the Administra- |
ton. 1t was Mr.. Summers right, he /
maintained, TO decide for himself, but /
it did not necessarily commit the entire /
committee. He stated that it was fire.
quently the case that the chairman of q
committee was found in minority. Sen
ator Sprague, Fenton, Trumbull, Patter-
son and Buckingham took similar view,
and opposed any step that would tend to
dry up the Republican party. Senator
Wilson made a speech condemnatory of |
the whole proceeding, and exhibited much
feeling at the course pursued towards his
colleague. He looked upon such course
as this as calculated to injure the Repub-
lican party and give aid and comfort to
lis political enemies, He warned them
not to make the fatal mistake that
the Democracy made, when it dis
placed Mr.. Douglas from the chair
manship of the Committee on Ter
rites just because he failed to agree with
particular line of policy marked out by
the Administration. Senators Chandler,
COnkling and Morton, especially the first
two, made bitter speeches in favor of the
change, and warmly opposed motion
made by Mr.. Wilson to recommit the
matter. They declared that the party
would not lose vote by the change, but
that it would harmonic the party and
strengthen the hands of the Administra-
ton. During the latter part of the eau
Gus, as stated, Mr.. Sumner was present,
but did not participate. He was conf
dent to the last that he would not be
deposed, and only gave up when his col
leagues motion to recommit was lost.
The only vote which was taken by yeas
and nays was on the motion of Mr.. Will
son to recommit and report Mr.. Sumner
back as chairman. 1t was in detail as
follows:
For Sumner-Senators Gilbert, Trum-
bull, Robertson, Logan, Morrill, of Yer
mont Morrill, of Maine, Wilson, Wright,
Window, Ferry of Connecticut, Schurz,
Cragin, Fenton, Sherman, Sprague, Tip
ton, Spencer, Caldwell, Hitchcock, Cor
bett, and Boreman-21.
Against Summers Senators Harlan,
Pratt, Kellogg, Cole, Osborn, Poneroy,
Hamlin, Chandler, Ferry of Michigan,
Nye, Frelinghuysen, Conkling, Pool,
Scott, Sawyer, Howe, Carpenter, Stew
art, West, Lewis, Morton, Brownlow,
Edmunds, Ramsey, Ames, and Hamilton
of Texas--26.
To the Associated Press
Summers Last Effort in Caucus.
WASHINGTON, March 10-The Repub-
ican Senators held caucus this morning
when motion was made to reconsider
the action of yesterday adopting the re-
port of standing committees on account
of the dissatisfaction produced among
some Republicans in consequence of the
removal of Sumner from the chairman
ship of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. The discussion was very spirited.
The motion was tabled by two majority.
ARKANSAS.
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