The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-15

tion involving enormous suspicious
against members Of this government and
reaching even TO member Of the Cabi.
net, ifnot higher. He believed there was
hothing IN it--that It was a.mere blank
cartridge, but he knew very well that IL
tho Senate refused 10 consider now. no
matter for how good a reason, the refusal
would be made The basis for tLe most
Infamous calumnies, and tho Senate
had better let the cartridge be exploded
at once.
MIR. TRuMBULL thought MIR. SHRRMAN's
speech remarkable. and wondered what
no meant by sneaking Of "our adverse
ries" and "a red flag" TT
Mr. SHERMAN said he had alluded to
the Senator from Massachusetts, (SuM.
NER) who had introduced this preamble
and resolution, and he appealed to Mr..
IRUMDULL TO say whether he had ever
known OF a Senator moving an investiga.
tion to insist on putting into the preamble
tho facts to be investigated.
MIR. TRuMBuLL replied that the basis of
the proposed examination must be SET out
In the way, and 1t was mere matter OF
taste whether they should be stated In
writing in preamble or verbally In the
Senate. In either case they would 90 be.
fore the public. But what did the Sena-
tor (SHRRNAN) mean by talking of adyer-
sariesI Surely tho Senator from lIassa-
chusetts (SuANER) was not politically an
adversary ol tho Senator from Ohio,
(SHERMAE) and why did the Senator ex.
pect political debate on this question:
Surely this was not political question.
MIR. SHERMAN: My honorable friend, is
very innocent. Laughter. Can there
be any motive under the heavens impress
ing this resolution now, except TO invite
o political discussion. My friends from
New York and Indiana (CoNKLTNd and
MoRToN) are eager for fray, and my
friend from Massachusetts, (SUMNER) Is
eager for fray. n 4.. -
Dir. SUMNER: am not. Igive notice
tony friends that am not going into
political discussion. I leave that To those
whom the Senator calls adversaries.
MIR. CARPENTER said the country was
on the eve of q political campaign. II was
well understood that the President was
to be renominated, and 1t was also gener.
ally understood that three or four Sena.
tors had long been preparing bombshell
which at the proper time was to be ex-
ploded, and blow Gen. Grant and his
friends out OF the water. That the
bombshell had been introduced in the
Senate, and the Senator (SUAlNER) had lust
lighted the fuse, and he (CARpENTRR) was
IN favor of having the explosion at once.
Laughter :"
Mr.. SooTT welcomed the resolution as
an indication that we were TO have in
this country a genuine civil service re-
form. A few months since the country
had been startled by the exposure of cor
ruption and frauds Of an organization in
New York which controlled the Demo-
cratic party. Ever since the Democratic
leaders have been seeking material for
counter charges. In that search they
had been coquetting with persons who
were supposed to be disaifected towards
the Administration, and this resolution
was one OF the results. He hoped the
resolution would now be passed and
the matter thoroughly investigated. The
resolution was taken up by q vote oi 40
yeas TO 2 nays.
MIR. SUMMER resumed his remarks.
When he had concluded, without ac-
tion on the resolution the Senate ad-
journed. u5 ..f. ...... ...... .r