Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-28
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
February IS.

>A~s eA@sSA ASSH ~
WEDNESDAY, February -
SENATE.-M MIR. Cole presented a memorial,
numcrousiy signed by leading merchants and
business men Of San Francisco, asking the pas
sage CT the bill conveying portion OF Pr aesidio
military reservation to that city for a public
Il park.
Mr.. Cole said it was not desired to have any
portion Of the reservation which was needed for
military use, but only such part as was used now
by the officers for COW pasture.
Mr. Edmunds knew OF no reason why the
United States should give public park to the
people of San Francisco, who now had q park of
thousand acres. The reservation was very
valuable, worth 81 eco 900, and would bring At
did not want the land it ought to be sold and
the money put in the treasury.
Mr.: Csssery said at the proper time he was
satisfied that sufficient answer could be made
TO the objections OF Mr.. Edmunds.
| THE NORTH cARoLIEA sENAToRsHIP.
MI; Logan, from Committee on Elections and
Privileges, submitted q report adverse to the
claim of Joseph Z. Abbott, OF North Carolina to
a seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Carpenter submitted a minority report
favoring MIR. Abbott's claim. The minority re-
| port Is signed by Messrs. Carpenter and Rice.
Ahr. Logan stated that he should ask the Sen
ate to take up this subject at an early day.
MI. Carpenter moved to PRINT 900 extra
copies of both reports.
ON motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, the Secretary of
| War was directed to transmit to the Senate
| statement Of the number OF acres contained in
| eraesidio military reservation, what portion Of
| said reser Walton is needed for the uses OF the
| government, and how much the part which il
Mr.. COnkling gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask to take up his resolution OF inquiry as
| 70 recommendations for ONCE made by certain
| Senators, and he hoped final action would be
l reached.
| Mr.. Morrill, (Vt.) offered resolution instruct
| ing the Committee on Printing to INQUIRE whe-
| Their some measures cannot be adopted to re-
| duce the bulk OF the Congregational Globe.
| The resolution was adopted, Mr.. Casserly stat
ing that the committee were now considering
| the matter.
The consideration of the resolution OF Mr.
| Sumner, relative TO
THE SALE OF ARMS,
/ was resumed.
| Mr.. Sumner said he could not fail to note that
| the debate had wandered tar from any original
purpose OF his, and into fields he had no desire
to enter. He should try TO bring il back to the
real issue, and he should not utter one word
which was not prompted by the love Of truth
i and the desire for justice.
An aroused people in the great metropolis of
l the country has succeeded IN oyerthrowng a
| gigantic ring, by which millions of money had
been sacrificed. Good democrats united with
good republicans in the effort 10 put this down
Then came efforts to put down other abuses.
/ Attention was directed at that other Tammany
sae New nSrk custom house; Then came de-
l York to New Orleans the cry Is now for reform
/ REFORM Is TEE wATcHwoRD
OF the Gay. The attention OF the people has
to matter which involves q fragrant breach of
| neutrality laws. The whole idea in this trans
action would seem to be . following Of the in.
l junction OF lago "Put money in thy purse.n
l He MI 5. had wished TO inquire into the sales
OF arms to France, and how had he been an
sweIe n,h ne had SAID nothing Of politics, and
| ed of. The Presidential election had been lug
| ged in by the Senator from Indiana, (Mr Nor
| tom who had sounded the bugle note of alarm
70 the party. He (Mr. S.) wanted nothing to do
with politics in this connection; he did not mean
now to allude once to politics. 1t was reform
| matter. He (Mr. had been called q French
| agent-a Prussian agent. He wa neither He
| was nothing but Senator Of the United States
| and an American citizen, striving to preserve
l the good name Of his country and to shield il
from dishOnor.
He then spoke in complimentary terms of
THE MARQUIS DIX CHAMBRUS,
| who he said had been entrusted with the DUTY of
| presenting the American case at Geneva in
FRENCH most delicate duty. The Senator
| from Indiana Mr.. Morton said he knew montrs
| ago that this arms scandal was to come up. The
| Senator knew more than he (Mr. Summary He
| did not know of this thing until some weeks
| since, and then from distinguished American
| citizen whose name has not been mentioned in
| this debate. Then he had some conversation
| on the subject with the Senator from NJ issouri,
and after this he had rallied his friend Idle
Chamorunl for not speaking to him Of it. This
was the whole history Of the matter He had
| done nothing Of which he was ashamed; he had
yet TO learn that an American Senator could
not see information wherever he could obtain it,
| when his object was to expose fraud and de-
l neuuCt ABUSE ne 03Q mentioned the only
| nection OF the Marquis de Chambrun with this
| matter, ana yet this gentleman had been de-
| nonneed on this door as French spy-been in
He tMr. 81 had also been accused of making
| up case for Prussia. And this when ali the
| circumstances Of the case have been known in
| Europe iof year. He read at this point an
| A DISPATCH OF Mr.. BANCROFT,
l Cnlfed States Minister at Berlin, enclosing an
/ article from the London Times, in which It is
/ stated lat the government Of the United States
sold arms 10 France, Here is the stateme Mt di-
rectly under the eye Of the Prussian govern
ment. The comments of Mr.. Bancroft in this
enclosure is not given. In the place of them are
those convenient asterisks, which often cover up
inconvenient revelations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Hale (Me.) presented a joint resolution of the
and requesting her Representatives to endeayor
tie secure q modification OF the laws so as to pro-
tect the American fishery interests. Referred
THE SALES OF ARMS.
Mr.: Lynch (Me.) asked leave to offer a resolu-
non directing the Committee on Expenditures
CATION ordered by resolution of the 10Th inst. TO
l investigate all sales OF arms made by the GOV
| eminent OF the United States during the year
| ending June 80, 1871 to whom the sales were
made. the sDns paid, and the disposition made
OF the proceeds of said sales and, Also that the
| whether any Senator or other American citizen
| had been engaged in correspondence with the
| French government or any officer thereof in re-
latiOn to the sale OF arms, and that the commit
tee have power to send for persons and papers,
| Mr. Dawes said that he could not consent TO
the resolution including an intimaticn. against
Senators unless it vas supported by Q charge in
1 some form.
Mr.. Lynch modified his resolution 70 exclude
any Senator, saying that he had only left the
words in order 10 conform as closely 6 possible
to q resolution of the Senate.
Mr.. Hooper (Mass) objected to the present
consideration Of the resolution, and it was with
drawn. F-T -
Mr.. Cox IN. W, from the Committee on For
eign Afairs, reported resolution calling upon
the President for information in relation to the
re-enslayement Of Chinese in Cuba b order OF
Captain-Gen1 Valmaseds; and il vas adopted.
Mr.. Strong lCOnn.) introduced Q resoiutioB
directing the Committee on the Judicisrv To in
quire into the expediency Of providing by Law
tor the publication Of the judicial decisions o:
the Supreme Court OF the United States Is soou
as announced.
The Honse then in the morning hour pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF the bill to facili
tate bank clearing house exchanpes which
came over from the morning hour Of YESTERDAY.
"A number OF Amendments were proposed And
discussed, when, on motion Of Mr.. Scofield PA
the bill vas rec0mmitted
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