The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 10,
SENATE.

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heavy lumbermen of the Northwest IN
favor of the Chicago relief bill also 5
resolution OF the Illinois Legislature Tor
[ the same. -,
On motion OF Mr. Stockton, tue oLI
supplementary TO the act providing for
the erection Of a pos;otfice aud other
! Government buildings at Trenton, y.
! J., was passed.
A resolution was adopted TO PRINT
$1,000 copies OF the case Of the L nIted
States against Eng land.
Mr.. Cole introduced bill 10 restrict
the killing Of buffalo on the public
lands.
Mr.. Carpenter called up the bill 10
extend the time for the construction OF
a railroad from the river St. CroIx TO
Lake Superior.
Mr.. Casserly inquired whether the
bill had been reported from the con-
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Carpenter said the bill wa. Iden-
tical with the one passed last session.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, sad that
the bill granting lands for the construc-
ton OF this road was passed IN 1870,
and opposed the renewal OF the grant
bv this bill. He was opposed to a.!
such bills, believing that railroads
would be built a. last as needed.
Mr.. Cassery also opposed the bill.
Messrs. Carpenter, C0nkIng AMI Upton
advocated it, aud it was passed.
Tue Senate then resumed the cons d
Grafton Of the resolution TO investigate
sales OF arms " the War Department
to French agents during the Franco
Pru=sian war.
Mr. Morton said that Mr.. Sumner
would have great difficulty in con-
vincing the country that the lntrodIc-
ton Of this resolution was not move
Of the Presidential chess board, IN
tended 10 affect the next Presidential
Convention or election By alIenain- :
the German vote from the Republican
party. Whatever might be SAID OF the
substance OF the resolution, lts torn
vas rnexceptionable, for It was drawn
80 that the Senators could uOt vote tor
the preamble without asserting that the
allegations 10 Ue investigated were
true. and it was as absurd to ask the
Senate 10 DO this as it would be to ask a
irrv 20 ind a verdict f-st and hear the
evidence Afterwards. The preamble
assumed that there was discrepancy
OF over Sl,7OO,OO0 between the &C
counts OF the Treasury and those Of the
War Department, and that Was not
true
NJ. Morton charged that the who
object Of Mr. SImner ! resolution was
to di-affect the German vote from the
Republican party, but the Germans
we're TOD Intelligent TO be in posed upon
IN this manner. They were perfectly
aware that all through the Franco
Cierrnan war the sympaties Of tue Dem
ocratic party we're with France, AMI the
-vm path!es OF the Republicans with
Prussia. He minated that 1t vas dis
graceful that Senator'S should he en-
ieavorjns 10 stir Up Prussia against the
Intel States at the very time that
Prussia was sitting as judge 90 a mat
ter Of the greatest Importance TO the
United States. Prussia knew 81 the
time that arms were gong TO France,
and she never made anv protest against
i. In this connection letter addressed
TO Senator Wilson. by nlted States
Treasurer Spinner, was read. Spinner
savs that while he was in Europe It was
common talk that 10 the fall OF 1870
Baron Geralt had sent word to his Gov
ernment that the United states was
making large sales Of arms to France,
and that Prussia could obtain these
arms if she would pay an advance OF Is
per cent Bismarck replied that the
United States had perfect right TO sell
arms to France; that there was 40 ne
cessitv for Prussia paying anything TO
yet them. for the Prussian soldiers
would soon pick up al the arms they
wanted, on the banks OF the Loire.
Messrs. Morton and Edmunis both
wanted proof that there had been any
tranJs on the part OF United States
officials in the sale Of these arms. The
anra-e1, discrepancy a. to the amounts
was explained by the fact that tae sums
-srp-ped bv the War Department had
not been correctly carried into the
r-ss.Drv. Mr. Morton concluded with
ths observation that al these move
ments would fail OF their object, which
vas to make Grant President. Grant
vas his choice Tor renomluatiou. and
after the Philadel phia Convention those
who would not support him were not
good Republicans. he rldicUled the
idea of a liberal Republican candidate
He said the Democrats were now play
ing possum, but they were not going TO
attach themselves TO the tail Of any
party, but would put out candidate OF
their own. He predicted the success
OF the Republican candidate next fall.
BE criticized the platform OF the Con-
necticut Democrats, and said that i; was
the old story. They intended if
thew ever got into power, to dis
regard the ku-klux law When the
KQ-klux committee brought in their
report it would show such tale Of
horrors that it would seem ike a leaf
torn from the chronicles of hell snd
vet the Democrats, il they could help
it, did uot intend that this law ;or the
protection of the loya, people, should
be enforced.
Mr. Conklirg offered al amend
ment to Mr.. Summers resolution in
structirg an inquiry also TO he made as
to whether any United States Senator
or other American citizen had been in
collusion with the French Government
in the matter. or with any emissarv or
spv Of that Government
Mr.. Upton read various extracts rom
Republican journals to show that Grant
was not so popular as Mr. Morton i'm
agined, and also that the Senators