New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
NETWORK, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1871

be made public The country will then be enabled to
Judge whether there was sufficient reason sacting
the peace OF two great nations in order to
TS 1ss q to the The
ing. The President was In favor OF pnblshine 'he
published 1 by the senate He regrets the delay Of the
present week. because it is PreIdieai to the PnRiS
Commissioners who are anxiously awaiting the acton
OF the Senate Senator Morton, who to-day moved 70 lay
the subject on the aSe d pSS WITH II t6e fS
ment of Messrs. White and Ramsdell Other VII
that the paper which lately published the protocol will
be included in the Senates censure II Is evident now
ashamed Of the whole proceeding and that unwilling
to give up the is the real secret ofDany votes
ling have ntmated that they could the Treaty TO
Senator If they were given tine and power and tts aso
explains some votes ;Ss-r, ,.s - -
THE OPINION OF vfCE-pREs1DENT coLFAx-rHf
PRISONERS AMONG THEIR FRIENDs-oT1UM
CUM DIG.
Major Ben. Perley Poore, in a dispatch to
The Boston Journal says: "Messrs White and Rams ny
ourned, taken by the sergeantaArms into tne re-
ceptionroom, where they received the concentrations
President senators Representatives and gentlemen Of
the press Mr. Colfax after leaving the Capto did not
oyer he would pe express his opinion as citizen
that, after having heard the arguments on
nOrity Of the Senate, While he deplored the whole affair
as Of good Gen French the 70
promote the comfort OF his prisoners He mas quaereu
them in an airy committee-room IN the upper Story 0l
the Senate wing the windows OF which command an ex
tensve view OF the city and OF the Virginia shore while
they so high that 1t will not be necessary TO have IRON
put in prevent escape. Tonight they were per-
mited to visit their offices in Newspaperrow, In close
s socaay where they were warmly greeted by their
The correspondent Of The Boston Adrertiser Gays
The prisoners have comfortable quarters, take their
meals at the Senate restaurant and are altogether the
but
showing all respect for the Senate. The sympathy IS
stated yesterday that If THE TRIBUNE doubled their
salaries he would treble Them"
AN UNEQUAL CoNTEST-THE SENATE MUST
YIELD.
From The Boston Advertiser.
There appears to be some doubt In the
United States Senate whether anything should be done
with the Treaty until the two TRIBUNE reporters in
Washington properly punished. Everything relating
TO the Treaty itself Is dwarfed In comparison with TINS
momentOus subject But the contest Is too unequal TO
be interesting for long time The Senate must yield
and make the best Of it, The reporters have resources
as TIE TRIBUNE shows against which the whole Senate
would contend in vain We are absolutely at the
mercy Of those excellent and formidable person.
about some travesy OF his speech made by The Times
reporters" and TO complain would make matters very
much worse" The noble Lord illustrated the helpless
the situation by the story of the late Lord Mont
eage,who when in the House Of Commons as Mr. spring
Rice, spoke unexpectedly Of the reporters They sent
him formal warning that unless he publicly apollo
and reported he was not for two years THE TRIBUNE
reporters refine upon this method OF vengeance, and
make the offending Senators ridiculous TO the peDel-
ans dignity could long stand against that kind or
warfare
THE HUMBUG OF sECRECY-No SYMPATHY FOR
THE SENATE.
from The Cincinnati Enquirer. Dem
The Senate was worked up on Tuesday into
three or four hours debate resolution ordering
into custody two contumacous newspaper Reporters
because they would not tell from whom they got the
bug OF Senatorial secrecy. premature publication OF
the Treaty made by SUBSCRIPTIONS meansconsdered
tiOua nd
body that like the ostrich hopes TO escape observation
by hiding its head wants to know tSo, who cont %a was
disclosed to the world what it took such care to
hide The fact that the Treaty was q matter Of
deep interest the American people. and should be
known to them previous TO its ratification, will, of
sSaSs the Criminal Who Violated the ssnae order OF
No such Treaty should be Sgd By he
alton Very little sympathy Is felt Therefore for the
against its order The senate nsulted the country by
attempting TO keep from 1t lno~ledge of the;terns
pleasantness will the effect to abolish forever the
humbug OF Senatorial secrecy.
THE OFFENDERS SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO
PUBLIC DINNER.
From The Chicago EreH,ng Post
We hold that the Senate committed plain
improperly IN attempting longer TO conceal the Treaty
and IT seems to Us tha the Two re Oh 6
to the gratitude of two nations for having stolen and
Senate is not impaired half slocingy as the
majority imagine, and what they ought do to recover
their lost prestige TO summon the offenders before the
bar of the House and sentence them to receive dinner
be given in their honor and paid for OF eersona
tuaiy benefited the people and saved the Senate from
placing itself In T1dlculously aristocratc position
Let their valuable services somehow be recognized
THE "HIGH NoUsITIoN" FROM CANADIAN
POINT OF VIEW.
From The Hamilton spectator.
The wise men who compose the Senate of
the United states OF America greatly agtated just
now to find how the Washington correspondents OF
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE possessed themselves Of the
q tho fN nt M4zh Un h4T IN