Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-08

this case the election of a chairman would
be left 10 the seven persons chOsed.
The teller announced the following as the
result: Logan, So; Stevenson, 80; Carpen-
ter, ~; Hamlin, SO; Sawyer, IS; Harlan,
3S; Ames, SO. Stevenson asked leave to
decline. Several Senators objected, and the
yeas and nays were ordered, when the
the pages were despatched to the restau-
rart. and enough Senators were rallied to
defeat excuslng Stevenson by two woes. A
reconsideration was then moved, and as
two Senators in favor Of granting Steven
sons request, which was of character
generally granted without question,
as a matter Of courtesy, had como in,
Mr.. COnkliDg sent messages by
pages TO the Committee on the Custom
House Investigation TO come down, which
were not compiled with. Mr.. Conkling then
dispatched the Doorkeeper, Bassett, with a
pressing demand that the members should
come down at once and vote. Howe re-
ceived the message, and turned to Bucking-
ham, and said: "a crisis has come in the
Senate chamber" TheTeup0n the COM
mittee broke up, leaving witness on the
standard made haste down stairs. arriving
in time to prevent Mr.. Stevenson from de-
Ginning. The point of the matter was that
if Stevenson was excused, SchuTZ, who had
the next highest number of votes, would
take his place. Thitty-five Senators voted
the ticket prepared by Cameron and his as
sOciates. If common usage were followed
Logan would be chairman, but, from the
start it has been agreed that Hamlin should
be designated. ~
20 Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
Mr.. Stevenson, the Democratic member
of the committee, approaching the injustice
which had been done to those who origi-
mated the Inquiry, asked to be excused
from service on the committee, in order
that the Senate might have an another OPP
portunity of doing an act of justice, by
placing in his stead the Senator from Mis-
souri,. Upon this proposition a vote was
taken, and Conkling and his supporters,
fearing that the event they so much dreaded
would be accomplished, rushed about the
hall and Hobbies in a lively manner, bring
ing in by the ears all the loyal Senators
they could find. Still lacking the requisite
number, they sent pages to the room where
the CustOmhouse Investigating Committee
was in session, and failing once, sent again
and again, finally with a message Of so
much earnestGess that Mr.. Howe an
nounced that in order that the Union might
be saved, the committee would take a re-
cess of fifteen minutes. The committee
went to the chamber at once, and relieved
Messrs. Cenkling and Company from their
dangerous position, and Stevenson was not
excused.
Special to the Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The special
Senate committee appointed to investigate
the sale of arms to France met to-day and
selected Senator Hambln as chairman.
They then decided to summon Secretary
Belknap, Gen. Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance,
and Senators Sumner and Schurz to appear
and testify. They desire TO learn from
Mr.. SchUrz the name Of his informant re-
garding the transaction. AS it was COM
municated in confidence, the old question
will arise as to whether a committee can
compel such a disclosure, though possibly
Mr.. Sumner has permission to furnish the
name.