New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-20
XLIID CONGRESS-IID SESSION

THE NEW SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
OVERLOADED WITH wOEK-ALL THE AMEND
MENrS ACCEPTED BY THE DOCILH CONKLIyO
-TEa LABOR COMMISSION DISCUSSED BY TIE
10y TELEGRAPH TO THY T,isyya,
WAsHINOT0s. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1871
Tho Senate supplemented its weeks work
to-day by overwhelming Its now Committee with work
First, there tho Treasury Declarations and then
Conklings New-York Customuouso Interrogation resp
luton amended by Mr. schurz 70 make it,sronser aai
ftcrward by Upton AMI iyard to get ut tho facts In
relation 10 tic use OF CustomIIose on fol, IN carrying
Tho late Republican Convention in NcwYOrl In the In.
crest Of tho Custom-FIouse faction. Each Of thesa
amendments Mr. Conking admitted as part
OF his original resolution. shouting. as each
addition can'o in. "No objection Mr. President" until
the Senate almost IN a Of laughter. Then tho
Hodge dealcati0n aud the Callrn!cr frauds were aided
until the Chairman Of the Committee. Mr. Bncn
Obliged tO beg for mercy; nnI bending undcr tho
load that had already been throwa upon hun. m,liy
.dqcesed that n that sort Of thag went or. bush
ness would re referred to the Committee than II coud
possibly attend to. Bat to Seiatc hal mercy,
Tor Frank Blair down with q rCs.l I!ion,
sending the charges against Minister Schrn'i 10
he Committee; end Mr. Sumner followed
with q resolution asking for Information abort
the cost Of keeping naval vessels ahcut santo DO
iningO. This last dose was too much for Mr Cprkic,
luton In regard TO tho cost OF tho "d,nc> Of war"
Whiie Conkling resolution before tn ocktr, Sn-
Patterson improved the opportunity 70 show NJ tho
most notable attempt miic by any rcsp~tablo news
paper to support the majority Of tho Senate IN its
attempt to stop investigation 10 read some rem
fences from ne Nc~.Yrk Tires OF ycsirt ay /!
shica the late Refrenchrn' ut Committee was chm ed
With having conducted 80 hol'-andcrnfr' inoniry,
made "a Garb.dd and dishonrnt i;cLl. 'urpe in;
tons. and pulang witnesses IN winch would
. hiH California at tho rb. "xp"nsc gong mto ali
,orts OF exrayaeancrs Mr. Patterson showed t1t rho
unIy ties mODy changed WIS that OF Tom Mnrphr, who
was allowed to revise his own and that the wiolc ar!c
was mall gBahy false from b'7nrng |" cn. ana go On
up for the purpose OF shaking piblc hhcncc ~ te
Committees report. As To the cNcnrs.o, to California.
lie Government Ola not pay me rii,r,a1 i' ." ing
only its actual cxpensos on the dI!s "hc a. Was thi"2
The remainder of tho kay sp'n: in debate on
- natOr SCOTS resolution TO hri the rae'San MAX
Witnesses before ibe senate but Jndse dnrl'na %e
scld for personS AMI papers ana 'h w, uei 40 '
order. OF tue SUP. ,r Ttt nv, n' ,",r d
went into Executive Se>so aifi soon aiicr aJi''c'
The debate Oh Mr.. Uoar's Labor Commission bii ""cn
pied nearly the whole day in the Hose ana Woo was
not reached. Tho discussion scarcely touched upcn ITO
real merits OF tie labor question, AMI II cricd u ' III
formation AMI few opinions tiat were va"'3c. Ihs
specchcs were IL tiny shallow and partisan. To Demo
era argued that tho labornG men were er-'or'y oP
pressed by the operation Of tho trIf AM tax Laws
framed by the Republicans. by tho creation oil mo" 'po-
lies and tho LEGISLATION OF Congress Ia TIC ltcicsSo'
capital all of which they tried to Lay ~ tho coors OF the
party In power. The R'pu!itns replied that II taNa-
rio, wore onero,,s the Democrats w,al b. responsible,
rccsc they used tho and asserted TINT no party
in TIE world Ind ever don, "a mnch for tho hoonns
Classes % the Republican party. EJch Decnhi eYl!nt
that tho debate had settled down into this uopio1 abo
political sumpsp:ech chorarter, HitiH attention WAS
given to II. AMI than half the satS In the hall were
rt1,.c ahaa lpn md
Mr. Kerr and Mr. socuiu. both on the Democratic side
Mr. Kerr made an argument 0ganst the constitutional
right OF Congress. 10 ASSUME jurisdiction over 8ch 'no-
jc,ts as the hour, aud wages of la'r. Grn'
sloclm argued that II c mmission were to DO
created. tie mcU.Drs slo.li 10 Eborins men, anlh lot
politicians. ia order to secure nor partisan report Ie
suggested tho names Of three prominent representatives.
Of the labor leagues. He sed the heated e!ogurncc OF
MS Democratic c0lcaguc.. who hal Lcen greatly moved
over the wrongs of tho laoring casse. by REM ndn:
them tha in no country in the world hal The working
the freedom AMI ads antaSes he here enjoys Three
Ourihs OF the mrmbers of Congress, hr said commenced
life by supporting themselves by manual Labor; tie
President and his two predecessor, had been
poor lulorcrs carly IN life, onL hinctcnths Of tho
rich merchants OF NcwYork once earned their IiVngby
weeping their employers sorcs and doing ether
,lrudgery RI there any burdens upon the working
classes which LEGISLATION remove he thought would
'hccs. and ,y mrosnr and ,nDishng such frauds as
:et the Nrw-YOrk Custom HOnse. where Uo
plrider OF merchants still scientifically prdcccti.
aud in the state government Of South Caroline. which
had made over issue OF ss.oOOO 90 NJ bonds.
Some opposition shown. on the Republican sile,
10 creating the proposed Commission. Mr.. kiiiInrCr
thought the Commissioner OF Agriculture could gather
the statistics wanted. Mr.. Enrchard proposed the Flu.
Of statistics, which he said cost $4,000 year, and
could do this additional work as well nor and Mr..
Tarnswor;h thought the Committee lucatiOn and
Labor. VIII reported tho bill, the very men to make
the Investigation
Debate was interrupted by Gen. Garfield who intro
urrd for Passage bill appropatng $2i.si5 to pay tho
expenses Uf the Kr-kluX Committee. 1t appears tho
Committee have expended tho $4,000 appropriated last
Spring for their use, and ST S4j Which they
10 give them only enough to pay their debts The Dem
ociat- Ola 10 know wncrc the money had gone
and Mr. Eldrige and Others insisted printing DO
tailed sJItemenJ Of the disbursements D, the kux
Committee which Garfield held Ia h, haJd group OF
members gathered about Mr.. Garfield, looking the
A9urc. and apparently urging him oi 10 print the >tic
n"ut. I'll" Democrats got very clanr rOus. mad inlly
Nj. Garfield, Who had gOCo-IaiurriY tried TO bear
cv ryb0oy sent the document over Ia MI EhiridE ana
tOit him &c could print II prol ~ is speech " no
lSd Tie I1ons. then adjJuru,d without Si;nIug tho
debate on the Labor Commission bill. several alncnt.
meats to the hill pending AZ tho time OF aoiohrn-
and will la voted Tomorrow The probabilities
the Committee IN RESOLUTION providing that
the inquiry II proposes snail he made by JOINT select
rornmlttcc. by the House Standing Committee On
Edo, III on aaG Labor.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENAIE..... WA~IIiS ;TuS. Dee. 10. 1911
Mr.. MORRILL, (Rep., W. reported Tie House
BIZ appropriang A.OOOOVo for the construction OF pub