New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-20

sor a,,"s ~ that time Russia Austria Denmark swe
dsr Ensiand spain Egypt, Turkey and South AmeIics
Wen ali aiming at the same time and MI hemngton
himself sold arms 10 vas ,cbarSed tIat Americans
had made large profits out too 81 aes @.bed il had
went France what OF F ta, nedne would he no
pocrer for t. Recurring TO the question OF ,
he said object OF introducing TINS eh Tavern
authorized to say was TO furnish the french
neut or its agents with materials 10 DC usCu ns1st
American merchants IN Inc city Of S a"w Itself to
c used that purpose But the Investigation us 20
G in ielsatc and let us be quick lest the investigation
change to a postmortem nomination lL'us"''iI
Mr. CONKLING here referred 10 the amendment
offered by mm Friday, directing the committee 70
been i'm collision with any French agent or spy IN lela-
ton 10 this matter andrcad United States statute;
Government of the United States, shall directly or ld
rectly commence or carry on any Ntipd vi, VI
any foreign Government, or any agent thereof,
with an intent TO influence the measure or cohucl vi
any foreign Government, or OF any "lhcef OF Hktht
thereof in relation to any disputes or controversies WIN
the United States, or to defeat the measure o . 'o
eminent OF the United states, or who shall counsel au
wise aid or assist such correspondence win au lhich
as aforC said. shall be deemed guilty Of mi-demedmor
$500 ana be Imprisoned not less than six
months or than three years mat
said Mr. Mr. T SSnSRS, Fre SS% would ike to
know whether has been violated That correspondence
on with foreign government, or the agents or Officers
thereof too clear TO doubt whether has been done
with the intent denounced in the statute, let Us sees
LET there lie light that point among Others may
be that the citizen of the United states who knowng
is pending, knowing that tho San joan
dispute is pending, knowing IN l,'t I, NJ, H'i
il may be that lie who, upon groundlesN, lmpro'mth
pretese aIragns the dignity and honor OF the Govern
trail Obligations aud with oncnses more thah
those We lay AT Great Bhtain's door who holds cor
rcspondcncc with French agents for this purpose, and
who furnishes himself with evidence by which TINS pur-
pe,e may he cfcctuoted and carried abroad la the
world; II may he that he who does all this IS not caught
i'm the embrace Of the statute have read II 80, ii will
harm investigate, and let Us know how The fact
may be. ,.y ,...., DO.
Mr.. CONkLING then said hc wished 20 Rad for the
German newspaper published In chicago. lie bell yed
the name OF 1t the Std'as lcii""g' ana asked Mr.
Mr.. StHUKI-YrS! Andts editor is Collector Of In
ternal Revenue Loud laugherI
Nr. CONKIINC-IIC must be q very good Collector Of
Internal then r ne j. very good collector or
external mi"fiaIoh any cb scG that ~ tI n,s
when minds ~ the Germans were aroused IN regard
TO the sales OF arms, Senator ScmlTz was an American,
and never did ANYTHING; and That now when on the eve
a conflict with England, he. an American senator ma
turned German to dcpaucn public morals, destroy conn
MIR SCHURZ GRrp., Mol wish to make one remark
on that The Collector Of Internal Revenue asserts
that when the OF arms We're going on was alto
cether an American. and did nothing To respond 10 the
feelings wishes of the Germans on that subject Now
inc man lies and he knows il! There others here
who know it,, and appeal 10 my friend from Indiana
Mr. Il INNER rep, Mass.J- know it, too. LaugHerl
Mr.. CONkLING said 1t WAS pity that gentlemen VINO
knew much some subjects were 80 paluiuly
ignorant on others lLiugherl lie bad u" aoubt
however that certain Senators did know % great deal
about ic rise the progress, and, he must add the mum
bug of this scandal. But he had not r,ai inns tA-
tract convict Mr. schuIz Of doing or emitting 10 90
ANYTHING lie bad read il 10 et him see now ms conduct
struck the minds the intelligent people of the country
Mr. SCHI-EZ-But Ina. not the senator rather shown
me how il strikes the nina, Of Internal Revenue Col
lrctors! lLaughtcr.I
Mir, COZ kLfNG-I do not know that have. But.
taking the rule OF evidence that prevails with the sen
atOr, shonld think he would come To sd'h CONCLUSION
upon such evidence.
IN conclusion, Mr.. Coukug -Hil that American honor
had been a.a.cd aud the American name a-pvr'"d. AMI
that the Investigation must g0 on and a bare the ac-
and the motives Ol those concerned. Justice musi DEE
done, whoever might fall
The nate then went into Executive session, aud -oon