Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-21
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conelusion Yesterdays Proceedings.

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TIE SALE on ARMS To THE FRENCH.
He said hat the facts and circumstances went
To show that there was ground Tor suspicion and
Tor invest gatoni and The Senators on the other
by their attempts to divert the Senate and the
country from the true question by charging
those who urge this resolution with acting Is
French agents and with want OF patriotism.
Mr.. Schurz then spoke Of the amendment Of
feTed BY MI Conkling directing the committee
to inquire whether any Senator or American CIT
izen had BET n IN collision with any foreign agent
or spy. &c. and said Il was subject OF rather
paiffui character. He regretted that the SEN
AtOT had introduced that amendment Tor his own
tMr. CCnkiIrg'sl sake. He reminded MN that
Spies were used only in time OF war, and sug-
gesfei that lie y ould strike that word from the
amendment a. likely 10 be offensive TO the
French gov. mn nj.
aAECUis DE CBAHERUN WAS NO SPY.
He was the legal adviser Of the French Lega-
tipn-A Frerch gentleman of distinguished
family. and OF high character and attainments.
Further, ne Vas not he IN IN who lad q ven Mr..
Srhurz the first Information on this subject.
MIR. COnkliug said that his amendment was
aimed not merely at Mr. SchurZ, Mr.. Sumner,
and the Marquis De Chambrun, but all who
might come vithin its scope, and he meant to
stand by j.. He had drawn IT, however, without
having the statute before him. and il the Senator
MIR. huTZl found any offensive phrase in il
he was willing TO withdraw that phrase.
Mr.. Schurz-Oh, have no doubt the Senator
is in earnest in this matter. i have never
doubted that. IL looks just like him.
Those Senators are met here by one of the
Spokesman Of the administration fOurishing
statute in his hand threatening them with fine
and Imprisonment, Let il be known in every
nook and corner that he who is in earnest in
setting his face against those in power, and who
boldly seeks to detect fraud and punish viola
tiOns OF law, IL confronted by the powers that be
with the prospect of dungeon! But if the
Senator from New York thinks that he can in
this way strike fear into my soul he will SOON
find that he is greatly mistaken On the paths
of duty that have walked have seen men far
more dangerous than he is, and before a thou
sand of them my heart will not quail. No, sir.
will vote for his observation-disclosures for it with
all the scOrn which IL deserves. Let me tell
these gentlemen, said he, that we knew the
road 10 the patronage just as well as he did
il we had chosen to walk it. The crack of
whatever others may do, have taken my lot.
n is TO this cause that my heart Is devoted, and
with this cause / will stand or fall.
Mr.. NoRTON's RESPONSE.
Mr.. Morton said that. with the exception of
the deDuncistion in which the speech of Mr..
Schurz sbOUnded, he had not said one thing adj
ditiOnal 10 his remarks several days ago. He
had presented but one additional piece OF dOcu-
mentary evidence. He would prove from the
letters of Remington and from the assertions of
the Senator himself, that the statement made
hy lie OSne was an absolute falsehOod. The
government OF the United States had never had
any dealings with France in the matter of the
sale of arms. He pronounced the statement of
Mr.. SchurZ, that the party whip had been
brought into requiSitiOn in this matter, to be
untrue. The resolution would have been passed
At once but for the debate which these Senators
choose 10 inaugurate. As Ter the preamble. he
did not believe that ten Senators this fioOr
would vote for il, for il made allegations which
are vet TO be proved.
The Senator Mr.. Schurzl said the senatorial
Csbal forced an investigation into the New York
CUstOm-hOuse. The facts would show that this
was not so. The Senate asked to adopt
resolution by which, under parliame ntary rule,
the majority OF the committee would have been
composed OF the enemies OF the administration
who would have acted rs detectives on the heels
of the President from now until the election.
But an impartial committee was made, and the
result OF their invest gatiOns acquitted them of
all the charges OF being whitewashing com
mittee.
The Senators on the floor who refuted the
calumnies which were constantly being
HUEIED AT TIE ADMINISTRATIONS
were stigmatized as the henchmen of the admin
istTatCn lie claimed to be a. Independent as
any one. and said that he had not made MANY
recommendations for Office as Dir. SchurZ He
had been told that the first cause OF the Opposi-
ton OF Mr.. SchuTZ TO the administration was
because OF the removal OF his personal friends
from office.
Mr.. Schurz desired Mr. Morton. on his respon-
Sibiiity, to tell any man who made such an asser
ton that he lied.
Mr.. Morton said that did not convince him.
He then STYLED the manner of Mr.. Schurz in in
terrOgatIug him as InSOlen-. He then asked Mr..
SChurz, ON his responsibility, to tell any man
who said the majority of the Senate were en-
deavOTiug 20 stifie investigation that he lied.
Nr. Morton then went on TO charge the Sena-
tors who brought forward this matter with hav-
ing begun IL Tor political effect, and with having
circulated their speeches in advance, for they
knew that nothing would come of this investi "a
ton The Senator from Missouri was endeavOr-
ing TO aggregate the German vote; he was en-
deavOring TO use If as a balance of power. and
his course was the worst kind of know nothing
ism. He then commented at length on the lib.
eTal republican movement which first began in
Missouri. He said that 1t was owing to the
efforts OF Mr.. Schurz that the people of Missouri
now had a democratic governor, and II was
through him that democratic Senator from the
state OF Missouri was now on the floor.
Mr.. Blair interrupted to say that he was or
the floor of the Senate by virtue OF the votes Of
the people of Missouri.
BLAIR's TITLE.
Dir. Morton resumed and called Mr.. Blair the
official offspring OF Mr.. SChurz. He continue,
and quoted from a speech made by Mr.. b lair a
Meridian, Miss, last summer, in which Mr.
Blair is reported to have said that his coIleagu,
IMr. Schulz declared that the German yot,
would go against the republican party Tn,
Senator from Missouri Mr.. Blairl made thi
speech To the kuklux.
Mr.. Blair rose, but Mr. Morton refused tn h,
interrupted and the Vice President raped fol
order, but Mr.. Blair said he did not mean to b,
misrepreseHted. He was talking TO citizens
ana they were no more kuklux than the Senator
Mr. Merton continued. amid considerable ex
cItement. He said IL was in kuklux county
and il was reasonable TO suppose that those h,
was talking 10 were kuklux.
At this point an aged man in the gallery
called out yehemently several times, " IL is not
President raped loudly. and directed the door
keepers TO eject the offender, but he resisted
vigorously, and il required the united efforts OF
several of the attendants TO eNpel him from the
gallery, he continuing all the while to repeat
E" IL L not true; you shan't say what Is not sou
After order was restored, Mr. Schurz arose
and said that IL IL would not interrupt the close
legal argument Of the Senator from Indiana on
the sale OF arms, lgreat tighter, I he would saw
that he had never authorized his cOllea yue to
make any such assertion.
Mr. Blair said he had only repeated his COL
leagues declarations.
Mr.. Morton then sent TO the clerk to be read
further extracts from the speeches of Mr. Blair
and OF Mr.. Schurz, to prove that the latter
while nominally remaining in the republican
party, WAS doing his utmost to injure it, and was
pTociaiming in advance that he would not vote
Tor Gen Grant IL he was nominated.
The Senate then, at IN p. m, adjourned.
DISTRICT MATTER.
During the above debate, Mr.. Edmunds SUBJ
mtted the following resolution, which was
=, RsSotrss, That the Governor of the Di.tric, ot
columbia be, and he hereby Is directed 10 transmt
10 the Senate an ecia copy OF the act of the ssis
istlye assembly Of said District, approved A.gnst
IS ial, entitled An act TO in pOrate the Nation
Ienonstrsnee Of certain property holders along NJ
sta eet IN the city of Washington laid before al
assembly or committee thereof prior to the "a
Vi said act, and upon the same subject
HOUSE-After our report closed