New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-24
XLJIp CONGRESS-2D SESSION
SENATOR MORTON on THE FRENCH ARMS SCAN
DAI-TuE COURSE OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS
SENATORS REVIEWED.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. ~ 1871
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH MEXICO.

Mr.. HAMLIN Rep., Mc.) from the Commit
toe ON ostOnices. reported bill authorizing the
Postmaster General to contract with Francis A"A're
d Sons proprieOrs OF the NewYOrk and Mexican stea-
ship Line to carry the mails for term OF ton years po
tween New-York and the ports OF Progrcs0 nnu nni
Cruz. via Havana In Am rcan,but stoamshr a ~
less than 200 capacity There Is TO be uePeuIe
from New York once In every "a days ana INC 'o"p"
saton Is xed at 5000 per round trip. ,,.. coro
Mr. TRUMBULI rep, ILL., from the judiciary com CON-
mittee reported bin to punish stock gambling Nv pnOd
officers and other purposes being the D lntlOuceu
by Mr. Edmunds, with amendments. .
PROHIBITING THE ILLEGAL ISSUE OF BANh IN 70 -o
Mr.. SHERMAN (Rep, Ohio) called up the bil 10 pro
hbit indv iduals and corporations, except banks from
planned that the bill, though Of general application, Wo
aimed especially at certain Tao1d Sna e notes thus
setting up system of banking without authority Ut Dc
NN''''' The FRENCH ARMS SCANDAL.
At the expiration Of te morning hour the Senaie re-
snmcd the consideration Of the resolution 10
Mr.. COLE (Rep, CALI moved that the maj vote on 'ho
re Sl be tiki e at Iowa. p Objected
Mr. TRUMBULL tRepr I'D then addressed the senate.
He said 9fe effort tbosd eS Gn s aSe the t er by
sions upon their motives and by charg3s OF Dau parry
COVE @nd the Welfare OF the public are
I'm the opinion OF some members OF TINS Doayy'
who assume be the peculiar eXponents or the RepuD
can party Longer he decided upon their merits but
only with view TO their bearing upon the party Cnel
among those who would subordinate the pubio welfare
to party stands the Senator from Indiana Mort0n In
the discussion of the resolution under consideration
upon those who have felt it to I've their duty to
move this investigation. and not content with that he
has taken occasion To wander away from the SUBJECT anu
talk about Senatorial caba." do not know by what
authority any member Of this body assumes 10 DC the
peculiar exponent Of the Republican party, or even OF
The Administration. Intend to say something III ispy
TO the repeated assaults that have been made by tse
who assume be better Republicans than their fellow
Senators intend to show the course OF the-e
and before have done, unless MISUNDERSTANDING %hat
the principles of the Republican party are THINK snail
be able to show that he stands foremost here on all
occasions g denounce others az assaul,ing me party
has hmsc forgotten the principles on which the kpup-
lcan party was founded, and Is himself az war WIN
| them ,.,..
In the Senate on the question OF removing MI sumner
from the Craftsmanship Of the Committee on Foreign re
atOns the resolution TO investigate the management
Of the New Customhousc and on the pending reso
luton, and insisted that ON each aud al Oi these
not With Reference O to the right or wrong
| involved, hut wholly with reference TO the
ana Oir MortOn). speaking of the position Of Mr. sum
had boldly said that the question was not as TO the
prOpTety OF the act, but whether the majority IN
tended 10 stand by the organization and usages Of the
party That was standard of duty for Senators act
gate u the abuses in the New York Customhonse
the Senator from Indiana did all he could
il has indicated itself from the suspicion that it
Comittee That Committee aGd not yef
IT, but its conduct in making the invesgaton was pup,
been instructed to inquire into the official abuses in
| the Custom-hOuse-to inquire whether the officials
organizations conventions &C., but 1t had under
taken also 10 inquire into the conduct OF the people Wit
nesse who testified that the Custom house officers had
inerered with the Legislature OF New York were asked
whether they not there themselves for the same
| purpose as if the people had not a right TO take
| part in politics, and as If the COMMITTEE could
itical n Sco ReOPGH lie mad seem It stated, too,
that notice had been given that me etnesses brought
ton and aieasa,ce in once ere themselves prose
euted-a good way to encourage witnesses to te3-
same old cry of party party i" had been raised,
%ere threatened with E0 ane and
He would not comment on the motives Of Senator'S but
corruption everywhere and they would understand the
motives Of these Senators very well The Senator from
Republican party. assumed to know ali about what all
the political parties going to do. He had foretold
of the Liberal Republican party though II the latter had
any existence at al az distinct hcnsd ne
Mort0ns authority to speak Tor tne me i Liberal
from Indiana had also denounced the platform OF the
Liberal Republicans anti Republican and essentially
DemOc attic, and he would now undertake 10 snow mat
the who held that view did not know the meaning
Of Repubcanism: He then went over the resolutions In
the platform by and insisted that they were all
in complete accord with the principles Of the Republican
party They tho principles he had cOntended for
through all his public life. and God helping him he
would contend for them TO the end.
Mr.. MORTON (Rep., Ind) said Mr. Trumbull had come
into the Senate with prepared speech containing two
thngs-an assault upon him r MortonJ and defense
platform 1t unnecessary for him to show further
than he had shown already that that was movement
designed divide and defeat the Republican party He
was sorry that Mr.. Trumbu had identified himself with
IT. but as he had done others could not do less than
there evidence that the Cincinnati Convention
| was to make nomination for the Presidency He (Mr
MortOn thought there was no doubt abou that; but he
would have the Secretary read from the speech OF Gov
Graft Brown OF Missouri the leader OF the movement
| by that Convention; Coy Brown. In that speech,
nomination himself, but at the time expressed
willingness to stand aside for stronger man from an
other state and he (r Norton believed II was gener
| understood
be the candidate The people generally understood that
stepping however, within easy returning distance
and was standing with his back all chalked with
Barks Is willn." lLaughterI II that impression was
wrong this good opportunity to correct it, but the
Senator had not syaled himself Of it, The Senator had
| dorsed it. and had expressed astOnshnlent that
he mr. Norton called II essentially Democratic. Those
who remembered what he had said on that subject knew
that he had based his criticism the pivotal resolution
OF the platform, which declared the Ku Kux law
stitntiona, and upon which the huhlu1 themselves
| would DO willing to stand.
Mr.. MORTON then criticised Mr.. TTunbulPs votes
the Amnesty bill, and insisted that If he and Mr.. Upton
had voted for the bill amended instead OF against it,
ator CMr TrumGdiJ taxed d6b about Cyil Service
form, but he had been informed To-day that that very
Senator had made lOS recommendations TO OLE since
| the Administration came into power.
y Mr. TRUMBULL said ne had no means OF knowing ex-
acy how many he had made, but he was satisfied that
in the last five years he had not made dozen
mendetons, and that there were no men in office who
Mr. MORTON said he was authorized TO say that Mr.
Trumbull had made l03 recommendations.
rTRUMBULL said he would like see the evidence
OF IL. He hoped MIR. Morton would offer resolution
which would let them who bad made most
mendatiOns
Mr.. MORTON said he would not offer that resolution,
but If Mr. Trumbu would offer IT, he would vote for IT,
This afternoon he had tabuated statement which
showed that Mr.. Trumbu had made lO3 recommends
tiOns to Office The Senator had charged that he Mr.
MortOn) had attempted to defeat Investigation by
raising the of party" That charge not true.
and evidence could be adduced 10 support It.
But he acknowledged that he was party man-nOt for
the sake of the party but because the party was an IN
cipes which he believed the salvation and
preservation OF the country. The Senator from Illinois