The New York herald., 1871-12-19
FORTY-sEC0ND CONGRESS.
SENATE,
Second Session.

6ENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S, 1871.
OCEAN TELEGRAPHs. h
BY Mr.. HOWE, (rep.) OF Wis.-To encourage the
laying OF ocean telegraph cables, and TO secure the
same for the use OF the United States Referred to
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations,
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
BY Mr.. STEWART, rep) or Nev.-A bill TO faci litate
specie payments. II provides that each national
bank shall on the lst OF July, 1872, have on hand at
least three per cenum IN cold coin OF its aggregate
amount VI notes in circulation, AMI shall increase
the amount OF gold coin hama three per centu IN
every six months up to July l. 1874. making the
fifteen per centum, and thereafter shall keep Its
reserve In gold con, instea1 OF legal tender notes.
crcuson. Iad on the taSe anu ordered 10 be
printed.
TIE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE GENERAL ORDER
BUSINESS.
Mr.. CoNKrINo, (epl OF N. Y, offered the following
preamble and reSOlutOn:- H
Whereas has been declared the Senate that at the port
OF New York there exists and maintained By the officers
q the United stes under the name Of General Order
=: :.s ssS
e. o % ss sh him I'm
ss:si,sd IS.s sSs Son@istss % Investigation and Re-
ana psTcassy xSsSsr sSy Collision !nsropsr
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whether any person holding oce In the Custom House In
and said comnssee s hereby authorized 70
Mr.. CoNKLING said he preferred to let the resou.
tion lie over until the committee shall have been
Mr.. XNTuoNY, rep.) OF R. l.. offered resolution
for the appointment Of the following committee on
Investigation and Retrenchmens:- Aessrs Bucking
Bayard. Bhs% r'a'' h0"'' Aal'an' S''"al' f00l anu
Mr. SUMNER-I ask the Senator who offered that
resolution TO state whether there are named as
members Of this committees any Of the Senators who
brought forward tnis inquiry and especially urged
THE BATTLE BBrwEEN THE REPUBLICAN FACTIONS.
Mr.. ANTHONY-the senator knows that as well
as do. / think the gentlemen named are exceed
tngly judlclOus, sensible moderate men, VINO com.
mand the confidence Of their associates, although
do not know that they have made themselves very
conspicuous IN connection with the charges that
Mr.. SUMNER Certainly have nothing to say
except In kindness and good viii toward every
Senator named ON this committees; but when
heard the list, was astonished at the absence Of
certain names. l IND on this list not the name OF
VINO voted ior the investigation In the
strongest form, unless It be the demo-
The Senators on this list all voted against the
investigation IN the strongest form. aud under
stood that every Senator 10 avor Of investigation IN
the strongest FORM except one democratic senator.
Is excluded from this committee. II is for tue Sen.
ate determine alter the debate that has occurred
satisfy the country. Perhaps, also, It would be
worth wne TO consider whether it Is in conformity
son ns n
some particulars In the bill are to We Oi The commit
tee but none VINO speak directly against the body
OF the BILL for child IL not 70 be put TO nurse that
cares not for it' You smile, Mr.. President;
you naturally smile when you see that process going
coeds TO say:-'It is therefore constant rule That
no man Is to be employed IN any matter VINO has
5 ana amy o e
committee he should ask TO be excused. tLaughter)
Now, as ! understand. thus inquiry was 1rst
speech, whicn has already awaxened echoes
comm commtsee. tee In the debate ~ on - TINS 81, subject
that senator was sustained by the Senator from
Missouri l6churzl. I miss his name. There were
other Senators, ! think. who spoke on that side;
certainly there were others who voted that side.
miss all their names. and think the country
q Committee on Retrencnment JOINT In character,
but still representative Of the Senate. know not
sppear on @ me lis. Of OF the Senator from anode Island
A.. sCaUEz, , trep;l ONO, q MoENoI No.. - ... -, -.
Neither the chairman Of thar committee Pattersonl
who had gained mucn experience in ferreting out
this committee. Why, Sir, TO me 1t Is simply mex
pcable. l am at loss 10 understand how my
friend from Rhode Island sn,ri IL whom
forward q proposition for such committee.
But have no aesre to 20 into any opposition. l
am only one. ] simply make this statement that 1t
nav be on record, ami that hereafter should this
committee It's inquiries the country may
It's character / desire 10 be understood that have
not one word EXCEPT OF kindness for the much re-
spected Senators who are named on tnis committee.
part, either by speech or vote. IN urging TINS IN
qury and tnat there appears upon this list no sen.
atOr VINO dld. Ny purpose Is accomplished II Call
the attention OF my friend from Rhode Island IAN
thony) 10 the character OF the committee he pro-
Mr. ANTHONY-i believe that the appointment OF
this committee Is strictly parliamentary. The COM
mttee was voted ior unanimously: Ihe Senator
and nal that committee been agreed upon he would
have DeeD entitled 10 the chairmanshlp OF 1t. But
pointed was moved by me, and II the committee
were to be appointed s eS the Oaar xH.sd
woua as ao ow what 0G eaS
from Massachusetts INT. Sumner) means when he
speaks OF Senators here who are opposed 70 this
Inquiry. don't know Of any single senator who Is
opposed to the most searching and thorough In
qulry into any charges OF corruption, by whOms0-
sposee IN 5 has S%se %
favor OF thorough investigation, and l ask my
Trend TO read the names OF the men on this conf
mitlee ana say II there 10 man there that he
believes would cover up corruption. consider this
committee an emlnently Judlcious one This is the
have ever heard committee objected TO OH account
Of the character Of It's members and am GLAD tnat
sTainst S T. whom SO little can be said - ','''''
Mr.. THURMAN, tdem.l oil Oho-The Senator from
Rhode Island wholly evades the question. No SEN
acter Of either OF the senators proposed as men,
bers Of the committee, and no SUCH issue can be
forced upon the Senate. We not here to invest-
gate the character OF Senators. We are here to In
0uIre whether this proposed committee will De In
accordance with parliamentary usages and goo9
sense. The question ls, whether, having resolved
TO investigate, the Investigation shall be committed
TO committee majority OF whom are earnestly In
favor or the investigation or TO men VINO are op-
posed TO IT, To say that those who favor an investi
CATION ought TO be upon the committee implies no
iinpuration upon the motives ol those VINO would
be excluded from II. There Is difference IN
opinion In The Senate as to the existence OF frauds
and the necessity for an investigation.
Mr.. CONKLJNG-What dnercncep
Mr.. THURMAN-The senator from Nevada tMr.
Stewarp said The other day that there was no neces
slty for investigation at ALL that this admlnistra-
tion ana its officials were SO pure there was nothing
TO investigate.
Mr.. FRELiSdHUYsBN, rep.l OF N. j., asked Mr..
Thurman whether the parliamentary rule was
not that Senators VINO voted Tor the measure should
be upon the commlttee2
Mr.. THuRMAN--You cannot evade the rule Dy
taking SIX or seven gentlemen that voted Tor tho