The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-02
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SENATOR CARPENTER ON AMNESTY.
The Bung,ed Minority Syndi-
cate Report.
A Plea for the Cherokees, Greeks,
ChOctaws and Chickasaws
Against Land Grabbers. q
THE PRESIDENT ON PROTECTION.
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Pennsylvania and Pig Iron Moving Bn<sihsss
on The Home Industry Question:.
Fish to Testify About the
Fisheries.
THE PRESIDENT ON PROTECTION.
Fish to Testify About the
Fisheries.

Senator Csrpenter's Amnesty spccch-The
'sBOres."
Mr.. Carpenters keen, logical and very-attractIxe
speech was the only notable feature in the Sey6te
proceedings. That body has added anOthelmO the
great "Doresn with which It's calendar is charged.
Amnesty is OF course Ioremosty Logan's Chicago
Relief oil, winch he cannot get through relieve
the Senate OF, is the next. Tomorrow we are
threatened with third, though itS course will
badly be lively one. This last Is the resolutions OF
Garrett Davis, charging all sorts OF corruption
against the President and demanding an
investigation. Mr.. Sherman, with capacity for
being on both sides not uncommon to him, wanted
the bill recalled relieving from duty imported ma
Ierials used in rebuilding Chicago, which was
passed. and is now like, Mahomet's coffn hanging
between the two Houses on motion TO reconsider.
He voted for the bill on It's passage
The morning hour having cut or debate on this
matter, consideration OF the special order was re-
Sumed. MIR. Carpenter. who has an easy, self.pos.
sessed manner and voice OF musical yet penetrant
tones, spoke for nearly two hours In most respects
this was the speech Of the whole debate. Be-
yOnd ali donbt 1t was the most cogent and
persuasive and was quite as clear legal argument
40 that made by MI morrill,, OF Maine. The gal
Jerles were filed with attentive audience until
the Wisconsin Senator Closed Garrett Davis soon
thinned them and the Kentucky senator drummed
executive session.
Cameron and the Pennsylvania naiOrship.
1t is reported here that Senator Cameron has not
decided to accept re- election TO the senate. and
that Ii he chooses to retire, Wayne McVeigh, MS
son-ln-iaw till recently Minister OF the United
States to Turkey viii be chosen in his stead.
Contested Seats.
The Committee on Elecrons to-day took up the
Indiana case Of GOoding and Wison-the latter
being the sitlng member. No decision was reached.
Tomorrow the committee Will take up the Florida
contest between Niblack aud Wall-the latter being
. cOl0red man, now sitting In the House. General
Butler appears counsel for Mr.. Wall.
North CarOiina in EOnaress-The Vance
Abbott and Harris. Rogers Gases.
The senate Committee on elections and Privileges
decided to-day not to take up the of ex-senator
Abbott, claiming seat as Senator from North
Carolina. This is the only vacancy In the Senate.
Governor Vance, who was elected at the time Alb.
Oott claims TO nave received majority OF the legal
votes, was ineligible, under the fourteenth amend.
nent lie mas just resigned, and the Legislature
have elected General Ransom. q democrat and ex.
Confederate brlgader, VINO, having never held
federal ONCE. Is not constitutionay disqualified.
Abbott bases his claim for seat on vances incgi.
Dihty. and that q sufficient number OF those who
voted for him were also ineligible membership in
The Legislature for the same reason. 1t is
argued that all ineligible votes cast and all
given for a candidate legally ineligible are
null and void; SO Mr.. Abbott claims to have been
legally elected Senator. Under the State law only
majority Of a quorum are necessary to elect, and
this Is all he can claim. In regard to General
Ransom, 1t is objected that Abbott being already
elected, as he claims, Ransom cannot come in. 1t
Is further urged that his election illegal because
not mad on the day required by United states law.
a
Committee from the same State-James H. Harris
COlOred, Is contesting tile seat OF Sion ii. Rogers
elected from the Raleigh district, the ground
that Rogers, being constltutOnally disqualified all
votes cast for him were illegal.
The Land Grabbers in the Indian Territory
RcdsIxin Objections TO a Territorial Govern
mcnt.
The House Committee on Territories to-day heard
William p. Ross, leading delegate from the Chero-
fee Nation, on behalf OF his own and the other cvi.
LIKED nations living in the Indian Territory, against
the bills OF Webb and Ravens providing for the
organization OF Territorial government under the
and honor OF the United States was pughted to the
people he represented. He quoted from some
twenty treaties made with the Cherokees and
many more made with the Creeks, Choctaws and
Chickasaws TO show that the United States had
agreed In the most solemn manner that the lands on
which their people were settled when removed from
the South should be theirs In common never to be
alenated without tnelr consent, held In lee simple
the United states only possessing rights of escheat
IN case OF the Indians moving OF or being extinct
as people; and further, that they were never 20
be placed under or within the jurisdiction OF any
State or Territory without such consent. On this
pledged faith the Indian delegates plant them.
selves declaring that they are held TO the per.
torrance OF treaty Obligations the United States
should be also held. MIR. Ross urged that the Ter.
ritorial scheme the interest OF the railroads
Two lines now being constructed are entitled II the
Indian title be extnguished, to land grants or
twenty alternate sections per mile. These two
roads would take more than half OF the lands now
occupied by the Indians.
The President on Home Industrie.- D-lesa.
lions Of Manufacturers at the White House.
Delegations OF manufacturers representing the
leading Industries OF the United States were pre-.
scented TO the President by Senator Scott this
morning. They included committee Of the Ma
tional Association OF Bar Iron Manufacturers, James
J. Bennett, President; Thomas Dunlap. Secretary
MesHs. Baker, OF Philadelphia; J. Z. Walker
Erastus Corning Il Co., OF New York; Tuckerman &
Mulngan, OF Saugerties n. y; Campbell b. HERON,
OF Pittsburg; George Refs, OF NEWCASTLE Oliver VII.
iams, of Cstasauqua; Joseph Maston and
Daniel j. Morrel, OF the National Industrial League;
samuel ]. Reeves, President OF the American Iron
and Sseel Association, &c.
Senator Scott, In Introducing the party, called
the attention OF the President TO the fact that
composed of parties who were largely engaged IN
adding TO the material wealth OF the country, and
who employed larger numbers OF operatives than
the government In the vurious departments; that
TINS body was here to prevent II possible, reduc-
tion OF The duties on foreign articles which enter
into competition with American manufactures, and
which reduction can only result In direct injury TO
the interests OF American labor
After few remarks by Mr.. Joseph Wharton, ex.
pressive OF the desires OF the manufacturers and
workingmen OF the country upon these points,
The President said he believed that his views