New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
WASHINGTON.

THE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE CAUCUS
MR.. SUMNER REMOVED FROM THE FOREIGN RE-
LATIoNs CoMMITTER-MR CAMERON sUBsTI-
TUTED AS CHAIRMAN-wITHDRAwAL OF MIR.
SUMNER FROM THE CAUCUS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUHBI
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The excitement OF
yesterday in regard to the removal of MI Sumner from
the Craftsmanship OF the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations eliminated thi, afternoon whenit was re-
ported that majority of the Republican members had
decided in accept the report Of the subCom-
mittee's recommending the change.
The caucus met at 10 O'Clock, and, when the report
was made making Mr. Cameron Chairman OF the For
eign Relations Committee and Mr. Sumner Chairman OF
the new Committee on Privileges and Elections, Mr..
Sumner, after dgnihed speech giving his reasons for
his actions. withdrew from the caucus. very warm
debate then the report of the Committee par
ticpated in by Messrs Logan, Wilson, schurz. Fenton,
Sherman, Ferry Conn., and others, In opposition, and
by Messrs. Conkng, Nye, Stewart Howe, Carpenter
Edmunds and Others in favor OF the report The de-
bate continued till IL O'Clock, and then the caucus TOOK
a Of an hour, and finally adjourned at 2:45.
The who favored the report Of the Committee
professed to do out OF opposition to MI Sumner
personally and dscamed that the success OF the sano
Domingo project had anything whatever to do with H.
They said, however, that very important questions
would he submitted to this Committee, and that 1t would
be very'embarrassing have its Chairman one with
whom neither the President the Secretary or Assist
ant Secretary state could have any communication
They argued that the OF the negotiations now In
progress this city, between the representatives OF the
United States and Great Britain, would be endangered
by such q state OF affairs
Those who opposed the report held, the other hand
that the quarrel between Mr. Sumner and the President
and Secretary OF State was personal one and while
they blamed Mr. Sumner for many things he has DONE
they did not think there sufficient for the party
the Senate take up the disagreement and mako 1t
the basis Of any action Mr.. Fenton characterized the
proposition grave mistake" and Mr.. Wilson pre-
dicted disaster to the party il it was car
red out. He referred to the time when stephen
A. Douglas was removed from the Craftsmanship
OF the Territorial Committee because he disagreed with
the President and reminded Senators that from that
action was be dated the split in the Democratic party
from which has recovered He also assured the
that their proposed action would bring down on
them the indignant protests Of thousands OF the Oldest
and strongest Republicans OF the country, in
Guiding the old anti-savery phaanx. the members OF
which, unable to appreciate the embarrassment referred
to by the other SIDE would be In fun sympathy with Mr.
Sumner and would at least II this charge was made lose
heart in future and fail work for the party and the
cause they have done before Others argued that no
Administration ever made greater mistake than this,
when it proposed TO strengthen itself by removing Mr.
Sumner out Of its path
Mr. Hamlin whom it was proposed TO place on the
Committee 10 make up its quota, declined and MI.
Frelinghuysen was then selected Mr. Wilson moved TO
recommit the report, with instructions to restore Mr.
Summers the Charmanshp, and this was voted
down by % Nays 10 q Yeas, as follows: