The New York herald., 1871-12-19
NEW TUESDAY 49, 1Sn-rRIPLE sHKEr

ieaTs INVESTIGATION, but you have made the country
believe he aoes. do not believe that inc hecreMry
OF tne ireasury fears investigation. but y0u have
naue tne country believe that he does. / do not
believe snat any of me departments Of the govern
ment iear M INV @lnvestgation, but you have made the
the committee, 1t Is peculiar. When the Senate
divided ON this question OF investigating the public
service twenty Tour Senators voted for the prOp0si.
ton and toirty.dve against it. But when It comes
| TO the appointments OF this committee seven mem.
bers OF II were taken from the thirty five and only
| one from the twenty-foir Or course there was no
design In Observation-Disclosures fear that the
making up Of the committee in this way does not
reject much credit upon US twenty TOUR lfaughter)
Here the House bill IN relation to steam boilers
used on the Mississippi River was taken up and
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved as an amendment to the
pending resolution his proposition 70 instruct the
rated IN his original resolution.
| Mr. MORToN-The Senator from Massachusetts
!Mr Sumnerl mas stated to-day that no Senator on
this committee voted for investigation "in the
strongest FORM" would like the senator to state
what foundation exists for that statement.
Mr. SUMNkR-I mean that there IS no Senator on
tnat committee who sustained by speech or vote the
movement OF the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Trun-
Mr.. MORrON-Then those who voted Tor the reso-
luton OF the Senator from Illinois (Mr IrumbuiD
he are 70 &c considered as voting Tor IN
the fact which have stated-that under the resOlu-
u0n OF the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Trumbulp the
committee would have no authority TO investigate
single fraud. MI Morton argued at length IN sup
port OF the proposition, and In conclusion, said
majority trying to avoid investigation but that
certain men, fearing that the Presuent would sue
ana would get credit for 1t with the people, have
tnougnt It wise to step In and take the work out or
Mr.. ANTHONY moved 10 strike out from Mr.
Trumbull's amendment all relating to the civil SER
vice, on the ground that that whole subject had
been placed by law In the hands OF the President
Mr.. TRUMBULL congratulated the Senators on the
other side upon the progress they had made within
the last few days. The Senators who last week re-
gIrded his resolution as outrageous and who were
astonished at HIM Tor Introducing 1t were now able
to tolerate 1t with composure, and were themselves
actually eager for investigation though In some
Mr.. TRUMBULL then made an elaborate reply 10
Mr.. Mortons argument on the scope Of his resOlu-
tion, c9ntending that under 1t all departments OF
the government could be investigated.
Blalrs statement M last week tsat a United states
District Attorney and United States Marshal had
esn removed for for nOafny nayg ou1a law an Ina nss
States, and stated that there were papers In the
Attorney Generals Office which would show that
the preliminary steps had been taken for the re-
mOval Of the officers in question three weeks before
the finding Of the indictment.
Mr.. BLAIR, (deml OF Mo-, replied that his state
ment was based upon testimony given before the
Committee on Southern Outrages, ana remarked
Inas as e Senator a cayGn was MN nmse me
and as ne had been acquitted ON technical point,
he (Mr. Blair felt less disposed than ne otherwise
might have felt TO give full credit TO the senator
statement.
The discussion was continued at length by Messrs
Mr.. SUMNER, speaking Of the Senatorial caucus,
said tnat 1t was convenience, but imposed no OBJ
legation upon any one TO obey It's mandates, and
that TO claim that 1t could impose any obligation
was Infinitely ABSURD and unconstitutional
Mr.. AnthOny's amendment was adopted by vote
Of 20 yeas TO Is nays Messrs. Logan Fent0n, Pater
son, SChurZ, Sumner, Upton and Trumbull, repub-
llcans, voting IN the negative. The amended pro-
position Is as fOllOWs:-
Resolved That the Committee OF Investigation and Re.
renchment be instructed inquire into the expenditures In
all branches of service of the United and
whether what Offices ought to be nboshed whether
and what salaries allowances ought to be reduced
what are the methods OF procuring accountability IN public
moneys; whether moneys have been paid out illegally
whether officers agents other persons have been
employed IN the public service without authority OF
law unnecessarily and to what extent the OF
the service oil the country may and ought to be curaed
Mr.. WILSON, (rep) or Mass moved to amend this
by providing that the committee should nave power
TO send for persons and papers, 10 appoint clerk
and to report, by bill or otherwise without pro-
viding for Its sitting during the recess.
Messrs. COnkling, Howe aud Harlan did not vote.
Mr.. VICKERs. (den.) OF Md, offered an amen d.
ment 10 the original resolution, substituting other
Senators as members OF the committee. Lost.
Tne original resolution naming the members OF
the committee was then adOpted-yeaS AZ nays L
Mr. Blair alone voting in the negative.
Mr.. POOL, (rep) Of N. T., stated that he could not
serve on the committee.
Mr. CoNKLlNG moved to take up his resolution,
introduced and laid aside THIS morning.
Mir. TRUMBULL objected, and the resolution went
over