New-York tribune., 1872-02-27
pEcIuAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26' 1917

-, hu N continue the mail steamship serVlco
,too the limited States and Cuba and said ne i.ro-
dured n bv request and without committing n'Soii "
"a ts4SiroR rRuNBULLs RECoMMENDAToS1s orovy,rg
Mr.. CONKLING uiepr N ~ oheleu '"'
Psrd That the President be requested to inform 1e
nntS ~ or removals from Office so far as can De hseu
tanned made 10 the present SY Missouri
Inos and Nebraska, respectively giving suCn pandd
ulars as may be given IN regard 10 sucn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tons and IN regard TO the persons whose appoln.enW ~
or removal was proposed, together with S a.
e number Of In which action was taken IN nd Of
snca with such recommendations, respectively anu Va
shs number of such persons appointed VINO nave De
removed and also whether any other than by
transmitting papers stating the @ nS for the
tions the applicants, or OF those VINO Nouenou o VI"
applicants, and if so, what senators . ,o,rdo sor.b
Mr.. SAWYER (Rep., 5. Cl moved to nciuue so"'n
MP, C0NKLING accepted the amendment. .o.o,r
Mr. Upton Gp Nee3 a3Ssa 70 and aid he had no
doubt that the reply ~ it would be very interesting
M C0SKLING said he had limited the resolution to
the states named because the recommendations maze
by Senators from those states had peen al M
debate. He was willing to vote ioI sar 20 have
applying all the other States but he pIeiere&a a. 10 Vc
THIS one pass unchanged he desired TO get inc hior
matlon asked for soon as possible. -, ,.
a. TTPTON said the Senator (Mr COnkling seemed to
favor Par 5reeted against Messrs Sumner and
Schurz and now he wanted 10 investigate the Tecon
boned the resolution would be amended aud that no
Senator would attempt to dodge fair' many oeceh'
Mr. 'GoSKIING said he had not named any Senator
either or in the resolution TeieIeG 10 DS & sb1rz
although on that occasion Messrs sumner anu 0on%
had chosen assume that they were aimed at
Mr. FERRY GRepr Comm said the Conklng resolution
was manifestly unfair. Whatever might be the notNe
Of the resolution II would clearly be unjust TO the SEN
t6en without publishing the same time the recon-
mendations made to other Senators, so that fair com
Sr SUMNER called attention tho fact that two of
TrImbu and schurz-had just taken their seats Doubt
less the Senator from New-York Nr: Conklingl had
hofr abgp a
notice that attempt had been made TO press inc reso-
luton TO vote behind their nacks nc welcomed m
/: would ha We his support but the investigation must be
STSsscd oSsS Shd the Of the senators concerned
Of NH The SSso He had De seem @ Mr. scharz the Cham
ber this morning and had supposed th2t ne ana Mr
TnmbG were M in dHG the e re d e Ge IL s a
Nay, he would be candid and say that 1t was his own
Mr. sCHURZ CT.ep, Mo.)-NIr. President, as was alb
sent when this resolution offered, ask to hear it
read. The resolution was again read - 80
Mr. TRUMBUIL Rep., Ill said he observed that this
strange resolution included Illinois, and so far as 1t con
bb ID 300 1 certainty great many more than he lad
peTep r"f aTpcned aughter In fact he had recon-
mended every decent man that had asked recon-
but an trust that clv Service Reform is e
upon those who attempt expose them. 1t is matter
OF very little to the people whether Senator
has recommended one or thousand men for office, but
it of great importance TO them to know whether i'm;
proper dishonest corrupt men are put into Office and
Yhe placed there Tor personal meIccHary
shall pass with the amendment have suggested. If
from Indiana and NewYOrk have the benefit Of it. So
far concerned, say to these senators: Lay ON,
Mr.. CONKLING said he would accept the amendment
proposed by Mr. Trumbull.
Mr.. MORTON (Rep., Ind)-Tbe statement spoke OF
on Friday not made out at my request. / do not
know at whose request it was made ont hut had
insinuaons the Senator Trumbull had made in regard
to myself and others hanging on TO me SKIRTS OF power
far mo V
pocrisy whenever ud il. If any man comes here and
casts insinuatiOns upon me. that I seeking for
patronage, while he himself has gone far
as any one in recommending TO oihce; has re-
commended in writing and verbally; has even gone to the
Executive and demanded personally the appointment Of
relatives and friends has been persistent has been &
portunate II any such man comes upon ms nQ0r ana
casts impUtaOns upon me, have right, without be-
ing criticised for It, to call attention TO what he has done
himself In regard to proWhng around the Departments
have been in only one Department during this
SION % rpno be u Senator mG 20 % 70 1nG n
20 times and far as sneaks are concerned who the
sneak Is it the man vino comes here ana casts impua-
hanging on to the skirts OF power" and attempts 10
has been Of the most mpOrtunao seekers for Office
and has urged the appointment of his friends personally
seen statement showing that the Senator had mado
recommendations in writing to this Administration.
believe that statement to be true and that 1t will be
verified under the resolution offered by the Senator
said he had not made dozen, do not know who called
out that statement but have no objection to the sena
tore saying that did, IL he wishes TO say IL.
THE FRENCH 'Akgg 'ss e. ''-'.;.n ~ a.. ). ,rr.
The resolution went over at the expira ION Of the itrn
pg hour, and the senate resumed the con Heraon o.
he It~'1doq e inquire i4to tle alleged sale u -
Mr NYE Rep, New addressed the senate Hs said
la the real ~ @ & BY tins resolution aG dsd Ieeg
way from the preamble and resolution upon which it
ared For long time there had been mutterngs OF
urpOse to dlsiDtegIate and destroy the Republican
ary. But IN the debate, the purpose had taken def
e honor Of the senate and Of humanity mat there was
unworthy motive underlying the action OF the two
snHer %nS T15o %SG sdhas III ' GSRasq
15 E. 0a9 OF them Mr sumner had said
0dy seeme1 to that senstc to stand so much IN his
fO% Oc 20 Of H do ee to to d the
,member tnat ".singulshed friend of that Senator
lat rehoV',i htai nothing to do with this preamble and
,souen. This attack on the Administration had been
Ors p concert each taking separate part Tue Senator
ron hassachusetts Mr sumner) had framed the struc
hen the senate from Missouri had come in With his fine
reseo brush ltiughterl and completed the job They
BILE to feSh Grant" But they forgot that this whole
usiness lad to undergo the scrutiny OF a care. n
ss KIND of %arar and could not be- deceived For
1eriy everybody thought Gen. Grant very good and
odys reations f,9 from office lLauglerl The Senator
Liberal, movement. The Senator had dissected the
must have felt It's pulse before. LaugherI These at
tempts to destroy the Rpubcan party would fail That
party was very peculiar one. Until Il came into power
no quesOns requiring thorough reading OF the Consti
tuition had arisen. He Nr. Nye) had often wondered
how such powerful minds as Clays, Webstors and Cal
hOun's could have been satisfied with the pettv oues
uons that occupied the attention Of Congress i'm hcr
time. II was spoon vctuals then, hut solid meats now
M MT Nye next spoke OF the Amnesty question, and
said that the newspapers had made him say that he
never would forgive Rebels He had not said that but
he said that he would them until they asked
TO be forgiven. There sill Il Rebellion al tho sontb
ana the Rebel army perfectly Organized
than NJ this time In conclusion, Nj. Nye read from
california paper parody on Excelsior" with the re-
ram at me end Of each verse ANY thing TO beat Grant"