New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-16
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE c,p,ru

CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN CoNGREss-AN EXPLANATION
FROM SENATOR TRUMBCLL-THE ST. cRoYy
LAND GRANT SCHEME KILLED IN Tu.
HOCsE-rHE FRENCH ARMS INVESTIGATION
lBf TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUygt
WAsHnGroS. Friday March Il, fs-,
George e. Maynard OF Detroit Mich ia snnor,n,no1
ent Of the Electrical Department Of the wea,bar p.
reau, 81 salary Of 1890 a year, act. a, ,,w.s..
private secretary Of Senator Chandler and WRITE.
i9r Al oDscurs Michigan newspaper, printed At u,s,
ings. and called The RepUbiican Banner Tn a a,,..
from Washington, dated Feb b. be asserted that s,,,
the Impeachment trial Of Andrew Johnson and INV, :,
short time before he would be required to decide by m,
vote on the guilt or innocence OF the Prca
dent, Mr. Trumbull was retained by Johnsoo
himself, and promised fec OF $4,000 for nj.
services in the McArde and Georgia eases agt Gen
Meade. The cases were argued before the supreme
Court and Matthew II. Carpenter, then private citizen
associated with Mr. Trumbull. The letter turtle;
charges that though Mr. Trunbu was hot employed
more than few minutes, II at all. he charged fee Of
$40 OOo aud that Secretary stanton believing the whole
thing TO be OF doubtful character not worse refused
after Mr. Stantons death by Secretary Rawlins In.
situated that, to receive this money at all. viola
ton Of law and that the fee was promised Mr Trum.
bull to influence his vote Impeachment Ths
story foated about the country, and few days ago
copied into the Administration organ here, with ed
torial endorsement The fact that Mr. Chandler intro
duced In the Senate about the time The French arms
debate began, resolution asking for an nYestlgat0ns
ascertain If any Senator had. violation Of law, whs
drawing his sa 1ry received from the United states any
other money coupled with the boast lie made about TIE
same time that he had closed the mouth OF Tr1nbul"
which, by the way, did not remain closed 10 the end OF
The debate; and the personal relations s between
Michigan formed very strong train OF crcumstantA
evidence pointing to me author OF the caI9inny NJ;
Senatorial career made personal explanation, but.
had taken this indirect and undetermined means TO at
tack him unustly even his patience was exhausted aud
he this morning nailed the lies completely that they
will not fhpir hc4d
Chandler he had not pointed the resolution referredo
at him. and whether he had not furnished the material
for the letter which had been read Mr.. Chandler adj
mted that he had Mr. Trumbull in his minfs eye when
be offered the resolution, but would not say whether be
had given the information on which the letter was
founded. Mr.. Trumbull then proceeded 10 show what
the real facts In the case were Andrew johnson da no
the Reconstruction acts, and the Attorney Genersi
stanbery) refused to argue them on the eth OF Jans
ary 1863 more than month before articles Of impeach-
reported Gen Grant then Secretary OF az
the 0 %n letter to W.
sra The MsArs APPEALED s iS% s' co Snra
United Hss4 o,.1 r ss A .S,.
Genr. Of the United States having expressed o 800
= I: geo sf @ Ss 81 H.
on the subjec. to hi. Department herewith insoset
Secretary Stanton aterward engaged him to argue the
Georgia case showed that the fee for that labor had
been xed by Mr. stanton himself and that the law Of
sos not violated T S Gfn GI e Whole q
Mr. Trumbus speech, sat In his seat white with rage
and hardly able to control himself especially when the
more forcible than is ordinarily. used on
the floor OF the Senate When Mr.: Irumpul i sss
to be read an opinion by Acknowledgment Wrb as
the meaning OF the law of 1905 which has been oiten
quoted but has as often been answered by reerrngto
later laws Then he spoke OF the insinuations wnca
said Mr. Trumbull had thrown OUT and exclaimed II n
Here s,da the snS m sid s a fell to %
spectacle was painful and exciting.
After the morning hour, In the Senate, the Tariff bal
again taken up, and Mr. Sherman. IN speech Of
considerable length, explained lis provisions He was
followed by Mr.. Scott who advocated abolishng the
duty and coffee, and introduced some statistics 10
show that greater reductions might be made than tboee
aleady proposed in the bill, ana stu leave enough reVe
nue. TO meet the wants OF the Government.
All land grant schemes to their DEATH to-day, ~
the present session is concerned the long and
bitter struggle over the St. Croix Railroad bill hsyins
ended in the total defeat OF its supporters All the mod
catOns and saving clauses and homestead provisons
which had been added, did not avail to save it. Mr.
Ketcham's ruthless motion to cut the body off the bill
and attach TO its enacting clause new bill declaring the
lands formerly granted TO the railroad forfeited to As
United states, and reserved for homestead settlement
prevailed by the close vote Of "a to S. Messrs. EdrdS
and Rusk who had fought for the grant with the great
est pertinaeity throughout the contest would not gu
up the battle lost even after this vote and resisted
the adoption OF the usual motion TO Law on the tables
motion to reconsider They tried to carry an adjourn
men hoping to gain few votes II they could postpone
final decision until next week, and failing in this,
last hope they demanded the Yeas and Nays on mo
ton tabliug the motion to reconsider; but they were
substitute was firmly cinched No further attempt wa,
made to resist the passage OF me amended OH thconss
spond with the text. The bill as passed Is toisy
vides that all granted by the United states to Tie
of Wisconsin for the ST. Croix ana Lake sup'roi
shall be reserved exclusively for homestead settlement
and that none OF the lands shall 90 the Norner9
Pacific Road The latter clause added On motion q
MI Rauks The advocates OF the renewal VI TUG bI"Hs
greatly disappointed az the result iney -" ~,
nothing had been omitted that could help the bill Nc
similar measure ever had body OF more earnest %e
persistent friends in the House, or stronger M -,
backing Combinations had been JudciOusy mac ~
the friends OF the measures for an exensnN iSSrens
had been brought 10 bear in behalf oi ,sro
bill. The opponents OF n, va vssi ltnsS CSsir.
man OF the Public Lands Committee who had gNe ,,
finishing stroke to the bill BY the offer OF ms
was warmly congratulated upon his sklnul ieaIaE
of the opposition The House in 10 mood 70 unae
take OTHER business after the close OF much ne sonr
adjourned till Monday. The friends OF the Oh si mi mi
grant have yet faint hope remaining Ihe oh, "a
20 back to the senate, which Will OF course uisstbnS
she substitute and there is a possibility that s0mris
NAV be done for st. Cr0iX IN conference oo1sfI IN
and agreed to 10y the House, Out thlS Is 'oo "
afford much consolation. ,,,o, a.
The Senate French Arms Investigating oo"' s a
lowed NJ schurz TO occupy nearly 'no Moor Cr,
It's meeting this morning In Cross ~ purssa in
pn the New-York agent OF the ordh"h.o ,o.,,o,a
answer to a direct question by Mr. haun" 49,, aud 70
that the Secretary OF War had once sent 'O' n1
marked that several persons had called uiOH 90,
troduce bidders but that he (Crisp!n) must no' "a
fins fact as Of any significance. lie An." -,
Influence personal otherwise, that h'U 80,
xerted upon the Department or III!
- ,hem 10 make sales, or TO give On
srtnnr bidders preference in buying Cr ,, hal
par ,na while he naturally inferred at inc ." wss
also that WIN nd for arms and ordnance stor- va
sS s by the prevailing then IN fsas sSi Me S
necessall! ,aIy IN France aud Germany on ,he o.
ls%s large ns fnt aSS
and that the AZ shvrrs questions. Crispn sai ,''
In answer To MI osuha, M October, 1870. ho hsd Ia