Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-22
An EIecIIOnetrIng Dqcumsnt-'-kt'
tempted Defense OF Grants
Administration.
A Speech that Will Elevate Tbs
hCdsTn Garman RsfnrMsF in
the Estssm Of all Coed
PsOpls.
Spicy and Interesting Debate
SchuFz Answers ksrtOa aHd
cOEkiiag-Ths Latter
Gsts AFgry.
sENATE.

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/ senate resumed the consideration
the resolution to investigate the a
legged sales of arms TO the Frenc
agents during the Franeo-Prussis
war.
senator Morton having the foo
he continued the speech he CON
menced yesterday, and claimed ths
Senator Schurz remained in the RI
publican party for the purpose Of de
featiRg it, and that he was in affiIis
ton with the Missouri Liberals, VIII
were making war on the Republical
party itself. Senator Morton her
had read the resolution in the Mis-
souri, Liberal platform, which, b
said, lift meant anything, meant fre
trade. The platform also contained
covert reference to the Sunday law
in some States. That was, of course
intended for the Germans. The whole
| platform was an essentially Demo
cratic document. He would now ash
/ the senator from Missouri, SchuTZ
whether, since the first Monday il
December, 1870, ne (Schurz) had vO
ted with the Republican party in the
senate on any question OF a political
character?
Senator Sehurz-I think amnesty il
question of a political character,
The President recommended that am.
nesty should be given, and am sure
voted for that. Laughter.
Senator MOrtOn-When did the sen.
atOr vote for it? If l mistake not,
when the vote was taken on the am.
nesty bill, he either voted against it,
OF he did not vote on it at all.
Senator SchuTz-I voted in favor OF
the amendments that were calculated
; strengthen the amnesty bill, and
when, finally, the bill was Overbur-
dened so that it could not pass in
that form, did not vote at all, and
the senator (Morton) will remember
that he voted for all of the amend
ments, which he was sure would kill
the amnesty bill.
Senator MortOn-I think the sena-
tor voted to keep it in such a form as
that it would change the Daturaliza-
ton laws.
Senator Schurz-The senator will
not dispute that l advocated the poll.
cy proposed by the President of the
United States in his message, and l
think that in that respect l showed
a far better administration man than
he did. Laughter.
Senator Morton-Ah, sir, that kind
Of thing will not do. I will not say
that 1t is very smart, but il is dodging
the main question. The senator is
for universal amnesty, and he cannot
say that the President or Republican
- 10 in 4avFnr - NknN
stands with the Democrats upon the
question OF amnesty, as he does on all
others, 50 far as / know.
Senator Trumbull said that Senator
MortOn's remarks tended to place him
-Trumbull in q false position. he
aad stated distinctly that he was in
avOr of the amnesty bill as it came
rom the house, and he had voted |
against all amendments because he |
cared they would defeat the bill.
Senator MOrtOn-How did the sena-
or know it would defeat the bill? |
Two or three additional votes would /
lave saved the amnesty bill with all /
he amendments on it, but that am.
lesty bill was not q party measure,
md when the senator from Missouri 4
Schurzl refers to that bill SIS the only
Measure on which he has voted /
With the Republican party since the
irst Monday in December, 1870, 1t
8 cOnfessing that upon all other ques-
ions for the last fifteen months he
las voted solely with the Democratic
,arty.
Senator Schurz said I can tell the
senator another political question on
which l voted with the Republican
,arty. The resolution to investigate
he abuse of the New York custom
loIlse. Laughter.
Senator Morton said the senator did
'ote In favor of that but regret that
Ie has impaired the force Of that
Instance very much for l think he
imself has contributed to make the
Ountry believe that the majority here
ppOsed that Investigation, 1 am glad
0 have him even at this late day, zee
lfy that huge calumny sent abroad
yer the country.
Senator Schurz said he would men,
lon another subject, civil service re. |
,rm. Laughter
Senator Morton said that Senator
chuTz had indeed introduced the
Ivil service reform bill, which
ad not been considered with
lvor, but he Morton] would
redict that when there should
1me q political measure of the civil
9rvice reform before the senate sus- [
lining the President, Senators Schurz
nd Trumbull would be found voting !
gainst it.
Senator Trumbull-Does Senator /
IOrton forget that the system inaugu
ated by the President was inaugu-
tied on an amendment offered by {
le to an appropriation bill in the last !
lngress, and that when the Presi- !
snt, in his message, announced what
9 proposed to do, l took occasion TO 7
zpress my qualification at it,
Senator Morton said the President ]
ad acted on an amendment offered i
an appropriation bill, but the sys- /
IN adopted by the President had not l
,ceived the appreciation Of Senator /
rumbul. He repeated that those
no meant to sustain Republican t
rinciples must stand by the party.
be liberals seemed to have an idea
lat the Democrats would come over
them, but they would soon discover
leif mistake. The mountain would s
)t 20 to Mohsmmed. The liberals c
OuId find themselves dissolved In {
70 Democratic party like flies in vim }
,ar. Laughter, Senator Morton q
len discussed the question OF the sales '
arms. The carcass OF the resolu- s
on, he said, now lay exposed to the t
Iblic gaze, exhaling most unwhole-
me orders, arising from the Q
ltruthful character Of Its pream- /
g and from its hostile purpose. 1
be movers of Il had labored hard to j
cate suspicion, which they acknowl- '
Ice to be their highest amt DitiOn, but 4
% attempt was an inglOrious failure. d
hey had abandoned one after an. 8
her the positions they had taken at Q
q beginning. They had started t
ith q discrepancy of $l70 900, but the g
screpancy had disappeared. The t
natOrs from Missouri and Massachu- {
it's TSchurz and Sumner had adj t
itted Ii all the way. The senator q
1m Missouri LSchuTzl had yester- a
" substantially given up the charge S
the illegal manuiactnre OF castings
the United States workshops. He &
W that senator shake his head, but b
he had the senator's speech he .
ould prove what be said. The SEN !,
OF had also omitted yesterday all {
ference to the job and military ring. v
Senator SchErz--I virtually repeat 8
yesterday my language on that t
bject. e d
Senator Morton could not remember 4
H0Would. hORgeyeT. aelrnozladca 4