Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-30
EVENING STAR.
RESSIONA
Conelustou Yesterday Proceedings

SENATE--After our report closed
The Vice President informed the Senate that
he had received q letter from General Cabral in
reference TO q statement made by the Senator
IRON Massachusetts,, (Mr. Sumner He had
shown he letter TO that Senator, but had not
laid u before the Senate for the same reason he
bad excluded the memorial OF the Senator from
y ass achusetts, both being from persons not
American citizens.
Sir. Harlan then addressed the Senate in
reply To the speech of Mr.. sumner in Tela ron 70
tie charge OF Mr.. Sumner relative TO the navy.
He sald not one belliSerent act had been COM
mltted, not one gun fred, not one drop OF blood
shed.
Mr.. Sumner said the Senator CMr H4rlan)
must either admit that the President had
nsUTYed THIS power or else blot out the records
Df the Nsvy Department.
MI Harlan said We had always treated with
the Indians a. independent nations. and had
carried on numerous wars against them, vet
Congress had never formally declared war
against any OF those Indian tribes. Then too .
the first battle OF the Mexican war was fougbf
before Congress took any notice Of the condition
OF war between MeRicO and the United States
Mr.. Sherman remarked that the reason wa
b6cau-e Mexico began the war.
MI Harlan said he had also heard of the
bOmb2 cmeut OF the japanese ports, several
years age. bY the combined naval forces OF
EDgisnc- france and the United States and
We haG taken our share OF the proceeds OF that
fray. That was certainly an act OF war, vet
SOngre-s had not declared it. PTOceedng
further, ar. Harlan asked why the two Sens
IOrs mad been silent on all these other cases,
and had confined their Wholesale denunc alton
10 the particular case under consideration. In
The course Of his speech Mr.. Harlan reflected
npon the motives of Mr. SchurZ. saying that
the two Senators (meaning Messrs. Sumner and
SchurZ.l Wanted 10 secure the Executive 9 hair
Tor one ct themselves, because the President
had dismissed a few pOStmssters in Missouri
friends @, the Senator, Mr.. SchurZD
Mr.. SchUrz replied with emphasis to Mr.
Harlan remark, and was called to order by the
Speaker
Mr.. Harlan said he had not charged that the
Senator's Judgment was Intentionally warped
by such c0CsiderstiOBs, but the point he was
ABOUT mailing was, that the country had ight
10 judge Ut the sincerity or the Senator 8
course, sid to determine for themselves
how far be Was Influenced By selfish motives.
Sir. Harlan then read from Mr.. Sumner speech
Chsracteriz!ug General Grant as the head of
The Dominican Kuklux, during which Mr.
Sumner exclaimed; approx ngly, 'Thst is o.
1he Senator tAir. Sumner) had described the
President - worse th an the Democratic Kuklux
who asSassIra ate under the cover of the night;
yet the Senator called himself friend of the
administTafjOn. Admitting the Senator's case
10 be made Cut, the whole burden of President
Grants OtteESe was. that he would not permit
the bl2G Republic of Hayti TO cut the thrOsts
OF the DominicaEs during the progress Of treaty
negotiation with the United States. He CON
cluded by moving 10 lay the 10 solutions OF Mr..
Sumner on the table.
Mr.. Su1lneT.-I hope the Senator will allow
me an Opportunity to be heard in reply.
Mr.. Suh-Her was cut of by calls Of "ques-
ton"
The CLERK then proceeded with the call.
when Br- EaIlan's motion to lay the resOIu-
lions on the table was caTIied-yeas 80, nays Is.
The Caiv republicans voting ''nO' were
MessTs. Patterson, Robertson, Schurz and Sum
ner.
The negative vote in detail was as follows
Messrs. 4 l,r. Casserly, Cooper, Davis OF K7,
Davis OF ". Va, Hamilton OF Md Johnston,
Kelly, Patterson, Robertson, salisbury. Ste
venson. SsluTz, Stockton, Sumner, and Thur
man-fG.
Mr.. BayarI, opposed to laying on the table,
was paiTe1 OF With Mr. Carpenter on the other
side, who Wa absent.
Absent or not vOjiug:-NsssTs. B4yard. CllI-
well, CaTVeTt.r, Ferry OF CT, Flanagan, Lewis
Logan, NOTrill Of Me, VI drill OF Vt. Scott
Spencer, Z utOn, Nickers and wilson,.
MIR. SheTu ans resolution instructing the .Ju-
dietary Committee TO report a bill to suppress
disorders iu rhe South. A. taken up, aul the
Senate then, =, A. A., adjourned.
HOUSE-sfter our report closed
Debate On thG bill OF TIE Select Committee on
southern Affairs was continued by MeSsrs.
HOaT, " nlt'L0rne, nelly, and Eliridgc.
Mr.. BeCh obtained the ioOr.
The Speaker announced the following stand
ing committees.
On Aceolnts-Messrs. BufintOn, SAWYER,
Harris OF Mississippi, Archer, and Lewis.
On PTintln s-MessTs. Beatty, Ei.i,tt. Roberts
and Price.
The HGu~a a. O'clock adjourned,