New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19

not get their vessels discharged withou
brbing officials
Mr.. Sumner: l should like to know
whether these men are continued i'll office.
Mr.. Patterson: have no knowledge Of
their having been removed. l know moth
ing abont it.
Mr.. Schurz: The Senator from Indiana
| Mr.. Morton) says that my remarks yester
day cast reflection on the Republican party
How so Do we not all profess to be in favor
| OF reform And vet. when member OF this
| body attempts to lay bare gross abuse, the
c.y is raised that he is try ing TO injure the
Republican party. Ny motives have been
reflected upon, and l. aud those with whom
act, have been asked what object we pur-
sue | am ready to tell the Senate my OBJ
! ject is to uncover and denounce. and to try
to have corrected any and every abuse
whenever can lay my hands upon it. with
out regard to how it will affect the interest
or advantages of a party. and without re-
gard to whether this or that person may
like it or not. ] am in favor of reform. and
| anI in dead earnest. do not mean to de
nounce abuses on the other side and to
shield abuses among my own friends. |
want to put the iron to the very bottom
OF the sore, and unless we do that we do
nothing.
Mr.. Upton followed in support OF Mr.
Trumbull's proposition. He cited Mr.. Nor
tons statement yesterday that the object Of
those who befriended that proposition was
to show that great corruption exists under
the present administration. and said that
that was exactly what he wished the people
to understand. AS to the other branch of
Mr.. Morton's charge that this movement
was an attack on the Republican party. it
was not true. He tripton made no attack
on the Republican party. On the contrary,
he desired to redeem that party from the
curse that had come upon it through the
mistakes OF the administration and cOrrup-
tioE OF its officials. He believed that there
was corruption deep, damning and Tester
ing all through this administration. The
motives OF those who sought to revive the
committee ON retrenchment were called in
question. Could not a man believe that
even IN the Senate there might be found a
better leader for the Republican party than
the intellectual colossus now sitting in the
White House, without being therefor ac-
cused of untaithtulness to the party!
Would it be said that there was only one
man in the country under whom the Kepub-
licans could train to be loyal The Senator
from Indiana lMorton) had boosted that it
was distinguishing mark of the Repub-
lean party that it was prompt to punish
tom had once believed 50. and had acted
upon that belief, but he had been pro
scribed and punished for it ever since.
Mr.. TrumbulTs amendment was rejected
by vote Of "A yeas to 81 nays.
The following Republicans voted for it:
Alcorn, Fenton. Logan. Patterson. Robert
sou, Schurz, Sumner, Upton, Trumbull,
West and Wilson.
The original resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Trumbull then moved to instruct the
provided for in the resolution
just adopted to INQUIRE into all the subjects
in his rejected amendment,
and made few remarks
He denied that lie had done, or proposed,
or said anything hostile to the ADMINISTERS
ton or the Republican party. He was as
founded at the ground taken by certain
senators in this debate. He was hostile to
none who were not dishonest and corrupt,
and would any Senator undertake to say |
that the administration or party did not de |
sire honesty in the government! The Prcsi- !
lent had declared i'll favor Of reform.
Mr.. Morton said that the drift of the de- |
bate was reflection upon the Republican ,
party, and an insinuation that it was cor I
rupt.
Mr.. Trumbun: Have l ever said or in
imated that.
Mr.. Morton replied that from the spirit uf |
he Senator'S remarks lie inferred that he
Trumbulli did believe that gross corrup-
ion existed under the present administra-
ion. but he was glad now to find that he
lid not think so.
Mr.. Trumbull said he believed that great
Abuses did exist under this administration
Abuses had existed under all administra-
IONS but he believed that the great in
'rease in the amount Of patronage had
naturally caused an increase in abuse. He
iad not SAID. however. that more corruption
XiStcd under this than under previous adj
, IN Sfyn h,t Ia, LII.
to be better than ali Is prede-
essors. and the Republican party to be
'urer than any other.
MI. Morton: l am glad to hear the Sena-
or declare his devotion to the Republican
a'ty, but did understand the spirit of his
peeches to be different. However. | ac-
ept his statement of his position Now IA
Ills question of reform is sprung, there
GEMS to be disposition on the part of
ONE people IN this country to become pro-
sssional refOrmers par excellence They
Gem to desire to monopolize that business
nd to set themselves up as the only men
no hate corruption. Now, desire to say
, those gentlemen, whoever they NAV he,
lat Tor one shall not allow them to mo-
opolize that business. | claim to be as
GOD retor.ner as any of them, although
on make such high pretensions
MIR. Trumbull SAID Mr.. Morton was .ex-
emery hlHd 10 accept his statement, but |
e declined to answer him (Morton) for his
epubiicanism. and denied his right to call
INA to an account. Senator Morton claimed
be a reformer, but he had queer way
showing 1t. Not long ago, in "A speech at {
|. Louis, he had eulogized the civil service
1t stands at present.
Mr.. Morton remarked that in that speech
2 had said of the civil service. that while
ere were many reforms and improvements
hlch could be made in it, and which the
epubican party would make, he did be- :
Eve on the whole we had the best civil ser
&c IN the world, and he did say the same
wv.
Mr.. Trumbull Well. if there is anywhere
the world a worse civil service than that 9
the United States. pray God to deliver
at People from it. Laughter i feel less
spostd than ever to submit by Republic =
ISM o the test of the Senator from Indi- l
IL N ,rton) after his declaration that we
We the best civil service in the world. Nv
'pubiIcanlsm is not partisan. | care
thing Tor 1t except as party Of great
inc!ples, and II 1t ever comes to be used
cover for frauds and iniGuities. the z
nest people of the country will over vhelm :.
as they ought to. e
At ,. NJ, without reaching a vote on Mr.. il
motion. the Senate went into n
ecutl:e session, and soon after adjourned %
til Monday. a
Case of Cheerfulness in Adversely. a.
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