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| wAsm.GroN, Tuesday, Feb. g. 1874.
Senator Schurz had the largest and best
audience in the Senate to-day has gathered there
| during the present session. CT, indeed, for year
more. The weather charming and, half an hour
and more before noon, the approaches the Capitol
were thronged with carriages crowded streec,rs and
pedestrians and the crowds OF people who poured
the galleries filed them up before the Senate was called
TO order During the morning hour the corridors were
thronged and thousands, who could hardly get within
sight OF the doors OF the galleries, went away dsap
pointed In the diplomatic gallery were many
distinguished persons Mrs. Grant and htr
daughter, Cen Dent, and many Of the Dent
family listened from the floor galleries. Al o'clock
Mr. schurz rOse but at the request OF Mr FenOn gave
way for motion TO throw open the cloak rooms 20
ladies who unable to gain access 10 the galleries.
The motion hardly passed, when those, too we're
damned full and before the Missouri senator had spoken
half an hour they ventured upon the floor OF the
Chamber filed the sofas on the Republican side and
even appropriated the seats OF absent Senators.
when they at the extreme sides OF
the hall. The rules OF the Senate were
IN other respects suspended for to-day A
hundred members of House OF Representatives
glad get standingroom even in the Senate Chamber
and everybody who knew Senator, or whom Senator
knew, went upon the floor with impunity. Perfect still
ness prevailed except when the sympathetic people in
the galleries unable restrain themselves exploded IN
little bursts Of applause Mr. schrrz had prepared him
self for the occasion with documents and papers 10
establish every charge that ne should make, and BIS
speech was married for the clearness OF his
statements the strength OF his arguments, and
the force with which he carried conviction
on every point, ConkIing yesterday, devoid OF
these characteristics and rich in low, base insinuation
and nnuendo. words in opening scattered to the
winds the labored efforts Of Morton and Conkng The
Senator from Indiana sure that there could bo
nothing wrong in the sale Of TO the French, be-
cause he Norton Is for the denomination Of Grant and
! oil NJ
the Democratic and Conkling In his gallant exploit or
Yesterday was sure had been sold directly TO
France because his (Conklings friends did not believe
in the OF a military Ring. The sting which the
Senator from NewYOrk had also ried TO hide in his
hibOn OF the pamphlet issued by the Democratic Com
rttee for use in the NewHampshre campaign and which
contained speeches OF schurz Sumner, Upton, aud
Trumbu against the CustonhOuse abuses in EewYofR,
was turned back upon him with far telling eject
Whose fault is it if the Democrats circulate speeches
made by Republican Senators in favor OF Reformf mo
Senatorial Caba" which is to Conkng far more hateful
than any military ring growing fat official patronage
or money stolen NewYoTk merchants and the peO
pie was ashamed Of itself Its leader gored Ia ITS
deeds Eyes Sir" he said, " it that senatorial
Cabal which defeated the santo Domingo SCENE IL was
that Senatorial Cabal that forced an unwilling SENATE 10
the investigation Of the NewYork Custom-Housei" aud
the audience felt that the country would not fset0
uch II that same Senatorial Cabal dragged out moro
unworthy officials, matter how high or where tney
| sat
Having thus in few well-chOsen words, turned inc
0uns Of the Administration Senators back npon them
selves Senator schurz entered upon the discussion OK
| the resolution which COnkinS aud Morton nave 20
stnaiously avoided, and, with marvellous elearness'
stated in three short questions the whole Rst OF the
matter These questions were: Was anything done. in
connection with sale OF in 1870, inconsistent
with the rule laid down by the Government touching
our neutral oblgatonsi Were the laws Of the country
violatedi and Is there ground for suspicion that
ILL., sufar An hA hllgIn
The first OF these questions is by far the most import
ant as t affects only the action OF our own officers,
but also relations with foreign powers H. there
fore highly important for TO establish the fact shat
| no undue advantage given to the agents OF
| either belligerent Government, and that deal
ings were had with the known agents Of either.
| Mr. schurz showed that not only must the
| War Department have had reason TO suspect,
when il made its first large sales IN October that was
selling arms TO French agent but that there strong
ground for suspicion that the Department suspended
those sales for days, in order TO accommodate
Remington and Squires, who had avowed themselves "a
the agents of France The crcumsaneeso this sale are
peculiar The Chief Of Ordnance says IN his official re-
port
81 quickly sought for proposals by letter from the
principal arms merchantsssknown TO this department"
One OF these letters was 10 the house Of Hermann
Boxer & Co.. the largest German house in the United
States dealing in arms; but member Of that firm, hear
ing that arms were be sOd came 10 Washington and
asked that sale be suspended until they could MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS by advancing money the arms, to pre-
vent their falling into the hands OF the French The
sale was 80 suspended and the Prussan Minister and
the Germans in this country supposed the suspension
was for their benefit the Chief OF Ordnance shows
that the sale was suspended for another reason 10
| Gays:
Half an hour before the hour fixed for the ~
the proposals. Mr. squlres, who was known as the agt
OF the house Of E. Remington Sons, showed me Lhs,
dispatch from q member OF that house, that stated
Messrs. L. Remington sons were the agents 81 the
French Government, and authorizing him 10 purchase
for IT, The Of Mr. Squires IN presenting the dis
patch seemed TO be TO prevent those arms from
falling the hands OF persons who would rcGu'r az
him an enhanced price for their resale communicated
your instructions to Mr. Sduires aud sought nc popo
sails for the arms"
Now the reason given by Gen. Dyer for the susp non
Of the sale one there TO be reason why
new proposals should have been asked for unless tho
suspension was give squires aud Remington chance
20 out their bids in another form in other words un
the War Department desired to sell directly or Indirectly
70 the RemngtOns After their relations with F.anee
had been discovered there reason why Their bids
should not be thrown out, and the awards Immediately
made on the remainder. But, II there collision be-
tween the War Department and the French agents there
would good for the suspension or the safe and
the reception OF bids This reasoning Is founded on
the suppOstion that Dyers reason for the suspension 81
the sale was the one and he officially reports 70
So IL Is 10 say the least founded strong deUcs
| as the other
Another fact bearing this question is that Tough
the arms were sold 10 three other firms. they al
into the hands Of Remington within less than dy
ond were paid by the French Consul Another fact
In this same connection, which should not be forgotten
is that the sales OF advertised by eir sent
out by the Chief OF Ordnance Did Gen. Dyer srud orc
OF his letters the little country beoose lawyer ~
nionf But there were no eroond ior