The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-12

motives OF his fellow Senators In relation co APP
nd snSd Be- "a
also heard that Mr.. TrumDul had personally urged
upon the President the appointment OF MS erother
inlaw, Dr. jayne. as pension agent In Illinois, al
though II could only be made by removing General
MIR. TsUnBUII~T would ike 10 know the Senator'S
Mr. MoRTos-Does the senator deny IT.
Mr.. TRUMBULL-lf the Senator makes the state
Dient on his own authority will answer IT very
promptly.
recommendation but heard that ne had made it
from authority that believed was to be implicitly
relied upon, and now II 1t Is not true the Senator
Mr.. TRUMBULL-Does the Senator suppose he can
come into this body retailing what has been told
put in a position to denys II he makes a statement
upon his own responsibility that demands an
sa ne w Ts nj, ysy Mp
would deny this either here or elsewhere. He did
not impute any wrong to him for making the recon-.
his own brother in-law anybody else, II he was
competent TO nil the Office. The wrong was In cast
thing. MI. Morton then read several Of the en-.
dorsements made by MIR. Irumbuil upon the ap.
plicattons for once, 10 show that ne mad
the prOpriey OF appointing men Tor party reasons.
Mr.. TRUMBuLL denied that It would be incon-
sstent for him 10 advocate reform anu ye. con.
but the he aenea also that had
conformed to that practice to any
a conversation between him (Mr. Trumbulll and the
President, If that Senator would make the state
ment his own responsibility, or, II ne preferred,
on the authority OF the President, ne would pc
promptly answered.; but ne (Mr TrumDulD could
who made 1t would neither vouch himself nor give
his authority. "
Mr. MORTON, In reply to a remark implying that he
controlled q great deal OF patronage, said that IN
proportion TO the population there were 0ne-half
more people app ointed to federal Offices from Hi
nOs than from Indiana.
The question was taken on cOncurrtng In the
amendment adopted in Committee OF the whole,
apprOpriatng $50, 900 for civil service reform, ana
IL was agreed to-yeas rs, nays 81.
YEAs-Messrs An,es Anthony, Blair Cole. Cooper, Cor
Frelnghuysen Hamilton OF Nd. johnson, Kellogg, Kelly
Morrill, Me- Morton, Norwood, Nye Pratt Schurz Sher-
man. Trumbui, vickers and wilson-25.
Clayton, Gilbert, Godthwate Hamilton OF Texas Hin,
Hitchcock, Harlan, Howe, Lewis, Osborn, Pomeroy,
Ramsey Spencer sprague, West Window and wright-sl
The question was on concurring In the amend.
ment repeating the law for the publication Of the
laws In the newspapers.
Mr. POMEROY moved TO lay the amendment on Inc
table. L0st-yeas 21 nays ~.
Mr.. WEST, Tep.) OF La, moved to adjourn, but
yielded to Mr. SHERMAN, who said that the Senate
HAD spent three weeks IN debating resolution Tor
q committee or investigation and retrenchment.
three weeks in deOating an Amnesty bill and three
sale of arms, ana mad passed no important bill! but
the Apportlonment bill; while. on the other hand,
the House had provided for the two Investigations
provided for by the Senate, had also passed eight
Appropriation bills and an Amnesty BILL ana Tarln
bill, and nearly ready to propose Revenue DILL
and was now holding the resolution nxlng me aay
for final adjournment until the senate should nave
finished Its debates.
AT ten minutes past six, with out further debate,
the Senate adjourned.