The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12
Senator Conkling's Charge on the
= Gone Term Amendment.
SUNNI ER's RESPONSE
Lively Scene in the House Over the
Memory Of Roger Williams.
Ben Butler Defending the
Puritans.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II,

Mr.. TRUhBULL, Tep.) OF H., presented large
number OF petitions from several OF the States for
the reduction OF the tariff to strictly revenue basis
and especially for the repeal OF the protective
duties on iron, coal and salt. the petitions, he
said, were signed by about 1000 OF the leading men
oil the States from which they came. Referred 10
the Committee on Finance A'
Messrs. Hamlin, Wilson and Schurz presented
similar petitions.
OF the Radical Reform Club OF Philadelphia for w0
men suffrage; also petitions or coIored citizens for
tho passage Oh the supplementary OWL Rights bill.
By AIR. CARrSSrES 1rep., Of Wis. a. autRor,zInc
the West Wisconsin Railway Company TO construct
and maintain Q railroad bridge across Lake st.
by Mr.. COLE, Tep.) Of Cal-To abolish coinage
charges; also bills providing for the segregation OF
public iamds' anu defining the rights Oh persons
Mr.: sAwYsR; lrep:l Of 8. g.. from the Committee
pratng $27. s45 additional for the expenses OF the
Ku Klux Committee. =
soorr gave an Equalization Of how tSs appropria.
uoa had become necessary.
NAT. DAVIS !aem 1o OF Ky; seized the opportunity
charged the Ku Klux outrages and all the other
disturbances 10 the Southern states upon the inter-
The bill was then passed.
THE rREsIDENrIAL oUEsTIoN QUESTION: ooNkLrNa's
SPEECH ON THE ONE TERM PRINCIPLE. -
resolutions introduced by Mr. Sumner, proposing
constitutional amendment to limit service as Presi
dent OF the United states to a single term, and pro.
oeeded to submit some remarks thereon, as fol-
change has been made In the civil service. It will
CHEF emey % ae hunns not
the great Industries of the nationh is almost mania
their sna Ss
mo taxed by applicants or 3nce In this way their useful
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e place ice In The presence Of this Transition and facing
tion forbid resleccns !. the Pfesldeny.
de:snsS % DO Win alleged TIE old system
:.:s ~ so and founding new and dasren: system
peril 70 which tie Old was opsn but which the new
s 20 . onds mas % as
O by the bad use Of pa s y
lsnon! p.lropag. h..M s.nno. be thu, used
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standing in The constitution even after ss alleged cyl has
and thing
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But WEN y - oTnslps system 90 r.
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ason seny action on
oihsf .Issd The. 'pis Of the chang:
|: rue . deny WIN shield The
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four ye.r. Removal. only Tor cause senSre. depend:
Ing ns le The an "a
civil vice reform Yet here comes scheme to 4. con
officer four years and because te has won such public
ssa For ss s 81 oGs the
posed alteration Of the constitution quite uncaIed for
here Presidential canvass is upon u.s. and the dominant
Doe: $ fact III throw IGN.
re snd On the nse wEo soss moi SeS ss
IN this proposed amendment device imakewelght an
trchike Tures head but osrchlke il ia biz with ex
wears ven q preamble ana =. agsa Of esnsv
words
amendment
our attention especially called 70 these words. VIVA.
respite or repreve One as into revere while consderng
ingenuousness ingenuity which conrved such mercy
for The present No ordinary forecast deserted the need
abstain IRON thrustng al the Executive thus
only usually cautious would gone such consd
crate pains The national convention win less than
in their habit would not have stopped 10
think that constitutional Amendment which made
progress IN hall century, might suddenly
gress and wh Through the d three quar-
saving words, however might have been cas-, IN pit,
Ss might have Mss IL. .oS nSr S
when the convention was ready 10 nominate and
found so6s.uionsy Thaa forsScus Sss ai
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eec,ioneering document su This was unavoidable
The S Wa. inc
b s out There was S The rub ans there
Congress ssssmeied and IN their respective saies now
and s .a~ay "e ON The Sosns s.
sIss.ing P,ssden. for .sc0pa term Such viii b hs
thousbru provision that amendment shall not lake effect
he present ply
n. Ss % a only ~.
pies eyes, and impose on somebody: Worldly minds will
Ia spns %e ao
could g "a Il, .s 81 % . e Ss
order 70 gain for i more unsuspecne hearing WORLDLY
effect on the approaching election but only on sub
scquent elections, the whole purpose would have beer
attained BY deerring the Introduction of the
till the session OF Congress fhe Senator from Massa.
elected and elected three times
cesson 70 the Senate for six years each time During hi
repeated has been but occasion, before
when the proposition he brings forward could have
been considered liz merits without even the
Of being aimed at any individual When Mr.. Lincoln
second nomination was approaching such proposition
had that time been selected for H. would doubt
regarded thrust NJ him. Excepting that occasion
year could hardly be found during the last thirty
nine years, when the proposition might not have
been oanvassed WITHOUT rejecting upon any one
in one case, has renominated a President seriously
thought Of doing such innovation could have beer
without personality during the present adinsa
ton, at any time beiors anagonems cropped OUT and be
fore public sentiment had pened in favor OF comforting
upon the present Executive. But has bee q
held back and having been heraded for weeks In
newspapers and called the big gum Of the Senator ID
brought Into Political canvass The fact that 10 SC