New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-17

prpoRT on THE fubi-l SnrSUrNTs ORDERED
The PERPENDICULAR DENUNCiAlloN
CND'nTpS,Is AND JOURNALIST
OF 'o 'nD rrIrcRAPA TO THB TRIBuNEl
lDi w,suxcTox, Tuesday. May l6 1871.
'n,t,frine the Treaty of Washington
The importance beside that Of gratifying sena-
sinks INTO ins'H ,bo source oGTHE TRmuNE's news,
torial cuilVS'9 ." rs Laid aside for more than four
and SO the io,'- cans might be devised TO to make
hours TO-DAY wa. ,,opdents tell The Special Commit
I'M 49, 80 This morning III an eNasNe uoe'i,nen',
"o -. the regular report SINCE inc iiJuhc'ion VI
-, WAS removed HV'" ~ - -
secrecy W" Tur TRIBUNE had refused to answer
tatiyes :" ah,ained the Treaty Of Washington,
where be' therefore should at once he proceeded
ana in", ntempt II is noticed here, tonight, that
would have at least limited at the fact that
"a" ssrondrnts did answer some questions and even
inc a. IN exonorate the Senate and it's officers.
- frlv shown by the testimony which accom-
,i tbe report, and which was finally read, although
FI.d obectons were made by member OF the Com
- The reading of the report was the
l1asson Of a very warm debate, participated
=, by senator's COnkling, Carpenter, Sumner,
s,rr, Morton, Wilson, Fenon, Thurman, ana others
,1ossrs sumner and schurz made very eloquent
ebes against pursuing the investigation further, the
tter especially it is said defending the honor OF the
Journalistic profession, declaring that neither be nor
% man OF honor in the Senate would dvulge matter
nton and Wilson also strenuousy opposed any further
,oeed;ngs Mr. TruInbull was thoroughly Disguised
the whole affair and did not believe that, after the
senator's aud officers of the Senate had been exonerated
mat body had the power 10 the matter further
Mr. Conkling who seems TO have made personal mat
tr NJ this investigations and to have pushed it with an
disguised Spite is said 10 have been very bitter ana
even abusive in his remarks about the newspaper men,
He WAS In favor Of summOning THE TRIBUNE correspond
ets before the bar Of the Senate and requiring them TO
answer such questions as the President of the Senate
might PROFOUND and in they still refused to an
sver proposed that they be imprisoned and fed on bread
snd water until they did He reported further 10
have remarked that it would probably he good thing to
imprson the correspondents they would thus proba-
bly, be brought to proper of duty and the exam
e would teach all reporters hereafter TO observe the
rules Of decency" toward the Senate. He then Jumped
the newspaper men together, and said that although
they ght not recognize the fact their practices IN oD
flaming news were only TO be classed with tmeyng ROD
berry and Ku-Klux outrages. Senator Carpenter also
warmly defended the dignity Of the Senate, and though
be was abusive in his language toward newspaper
men adv coated the most extreme measures
The warrants for the arrest Of Messrs. White ana
Ramsel have not been served, hut they will be in the
morning They will be taken before the bar OF the Sen
ate and then IL they refuse still 10 answer, as 1t Is re
ported here tonight they WILL the Senate may spend
another day in debating what punishment shall be III
1iced Public sentiment here is entirely with the press