The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21
F0RIY.sECOND CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.

WAsINGToN, Feb. 20, 1872.
Mr. FEERY, rep) of Mich petitions lumber
merchants against the Chicago Relief bill.
Mr. PomERoY, trepJ Of Kansas from the Committee
Public Lands reported without amendment the bill revivng
the giant lands to the North Louisiana Texas Rail-
road.
Mr. ANTHONY, (rep) Of R. l., from the Committee on
Naval Affairs reported without amendment the bill for the
relief the officers and OF the United States shin
Wyoming =, WA.
mttee reported, with amendments, the bill to further
Of Justice relating to the rules of practice in
for ..s4s AND
of the Sto1s for two years fro, from March a. is72
the construction of bridge across the mississippi
Mr CARPENTER amendment providing that the
bridge shall not be located as to interfere with the
same, obstruct the OF boats trac.
Other amendments were made and the bill was passed.
THE BLoCKADED MAILS.
provide BY otherwise for
the s d he ns % G
road companies for carrying the mails hereafter and
Mr. HironoooK, Gep) Of Neb objected, and after brief
Mr. COLE gave notice that he will call up again to-
morrow
The Senate then the consideration Of the
ton to the alleged sale of arms to French agents
MI sOhprz, (rep) Of MO-. was entitled to the floor:
sSs hat ssE Ss
n
Mr. soMU.z then addressed the Senate He said the weak
OF cause apt to disclose itself by the nature of the
% with
ves of those who have the other SIDE we are very apt
ss
na ss YGa TO and
ter The Senator from Indiana Mr Morton tried to
e Of 5 @ Ss S
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Missouri liberals does not accord with his views. must
Ss IN Of the eeeeon Of and
IT. Sess se nes4s nS Ns s
after his gallant exploit Of yesterday followed in the
blame becau,s there is no impression abroad tina. there
sion of the existence Of
cfsus.ins IN New ampshlrs .Is speschss
istraton party there Now sir viii not deny that these
they
much light the TIC MAJ, e under Yer sSs and
few an % Of ump ens d said av
speecnes saving that was circulated BY
party New Hampshire and producing effect
than any other document. have since incurred into tina.
sSases they speeches
in New York such things work against the success q
those who Corruption Il Is those sycopbans Vino
| BY covering up every abuse ever rlarlng anc
ever so scandaous who brought the to
hs as uo e s
Domingo scheme. 1t is that caba which forced the in
that caba which abuses and
their re and let The ss Il. s
effect upon the republican voters OF New Hampshire II IT
@ % ns
ago had been and 4 Uo" nays been
the merchants o. New iork:
| stripped Of all personal matters,
The first wal. aUns with til. rule of
q 5 S s o n T Of
Ssssrsns re- second what done
practices with the In as
he sA'a mad.
had Sesn all
the rebellion aud nobody found any fault But when the
s had his
that no Of % Re
taking refuge behind technical ign Ss Of
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scnur. read letter Ts. S the me c Msr
IN st%s : ' . Of 'sss out
letters to the principal dealers II was remarkable,
G no s nosd sad
accident the sales were to take place Upon making
ss ssso'i s fse wsS the War pesr
%" that the s s.nsS Be pS .% on YORK for &
Contine) had said that Baker Co. bought which
GOT INTO THE HANDS OF GERMANY.
That was n mistake He (Schurz) had been In commun T.
cation with had ascertained the fact which
was that they bid upon quantity OF for the pur-
pose of Keeping the French, expecting
compensed BY the German government but that government
declined have anything do with tho and they
passed into hands Schuyler, Hartley Graham and
afterwards the hands of the French. There
calls for bids opened the OF October On Octo
Der a. at four the sales Of large amount Of arms to
% ms rsScs 81 snS 1% Gc0T Sa
BY government the I'D of Oco-
ber day after the sales from the Department were
completed, Certainly the business was done promptly
Laugherand the question was naturally suggested whe.
sales not postponed In order give him an opportunity
make with other parties lie did not charge
that this the fact, but he would ask every fair
minded whether the suspicion did not
| lie dresdfully near Then the sales to
Richardson When the War Department was not Offering to
the large Dealers did address OF Its letters to Mr.
Thomas Richardson, couuseor.atlaw, at lion, n Y.
(aughterJ The Senator from New York had laid great
upon what ha be