New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-21
TIE Frs NC ARMS FRAUD
con,,rued from Fir.' PeEc.

-. o,d o,bor ordnance stoIVs - damaged or
ao" "a us' on" - recruitment, when arc u ,n' 60
session of the war ,no United states military scr
stherwise unsntap" ,,ra Of the United staVes'
wee OF i" n,s REPORT says Of the orohanVo 49,
S.. ~ ,e,,nrton that cit was uesien .' service
cold TO k.nIs Of the arsenas Good for service
a"N'" sonsidercd good for service ny tue - q,
and va ~ was REGARDED a. lifted to lie deii'.l "
- ,r,cns for usc" Was this ma'eri'' ' W
.,ribcd unsuitable for the L. s Mlh'"'' - ,tt hos
,homlitia OF the United states "n'" " v,,othor
meta single brecchoadmg rifle in us n'' , , tr,nI
.o,aor,r,cnt on ,iais were In any improve W. -
GATED ian these transactions OF NOT "
abe Committee makes its report ,,- IA himself
L. his pcroration. senator schu'I ''"'' -, amend
81 regretted the introduction VI Nou' 1' =, F,,pce
-, g ,,o ,,over,s sake. IL was an Insult ~ 49,
@'eh' TOT '"' Nv .h, France had sent spies TO the
-, $50 iu time Of peace; and the spee'"o
.,,itr, aud Morton we're equally insulting 70 ',,,
,.oa,,.e tbey had insinuated that the ElnPo, c.
- iu,elv ~ be Influenced 10 his deehioh !" -,
man oueston by base motives. TWAS aluie' ,, M
Summer the Marquis Of Chambrun' ano - .ho
rccord and that Of MIR. Sumner W'ro pe,oto ~. 49,.
country and he paid glowing tribute 10 ',o 80 Io
., his friend the Marquis. Then III q oui -. ~
a,cpos he exclaimed: d" Hsslh come 10 WIS 10" -
.s,,,,y sa,s his face against corruption ana HS"u
nv Nsno,ore5 with a dungeon On the baths "'
a. HS'1 Tai ci," he sait 81 have seen men nuch
dane rous than the Senator from Ne"-fofk' Ou'
can tell MIN that thousand such never lnaue mo
quake"
His no a for le Germans too was truly grand. "The
German Of Ayierca" he said belong % nobody; least
all 10 the belong 90 that class OF politicians who des-
pert cling to the ekrts of power nc matter through
nnsnlth Il Taay drag them"
When NF churz sat down, and MI Morton began 10
.st allow half the audience left the Chamber. Mr.
so much excited that he could i'll command
r voice nd after half an hour of abuse OF schurz ahu
without 80 wing word in reply to his arguments al
towed tle Senate TO adjourn The case against the Au
uiustra ion seems be made out, investigation OF no
inycstf7 ition No honest who has heard tho
spccbc on both Sides read thcm denies tonight that
allegation, except that touching the treasury Dc
partu mt Mr. Summers preamble has been proved ny
ientary evidence. and that one Of the Admins
traits advocates has yet been able TO answer single
ones them.
Fs flowing ia fun summary Of the speech OF Senator
Set url reported by the Associated Press;
rir. sCHURZ addressed the Senate. He said the
~ al mess OF a cause apt to disclose isCi by the
u m of the arguments used I'm its support When We
INA regard 70 the motives Of those who have taken the
d we are very @Pt dC Wp 6a, listened to the
speeches Of the Senators from Indiana ana Nc W. oI
Mesrs. Morton and Conkngl 1env Th n' s1
oral rule applies to the present matter. me oenefa
,S " ngl od he mo- SUSPICION connected with the sale
OF arms by this Government to certain persons, pe-
led into the Democratic aughteIl because the platform
OF the Missouri liberals does not accord with ms views,
ana must, therefore, be unTepuDHc!n ana Taucaly >,
wrong and because he in favor Of the reelection OF
senator from New-York JNr Conhng), whom very sin
Sip S yeEteray followed in the footsteps sena-
Tor nom Indiana He tried to convince that the sales
N arms must necessarily be from blame, because
there is no impression abroad that there Is Military
Rng ia this county, 9eGaIe 5aeTs eat anon
This Administrations and because t9e 4eno c a
Republican Senators in order to defeat the Admnistra-
ton party there.
ruo ARR THE REAL ENEMIES OF TUE ADMINISTRATION
Now Sir will not deny that these things were very
eoqueuuy expressed and might have been very proper
elsewhere but certainly they did not throw much light
on the question now under discussion, and should be
a uiraf pb NOfa n NQrX
few remarks 10 one thing SAID by that senator
with an air Of triumph he held up a
Speeches saying that it was circulated by the Demo
cratic party in New-Hampshire, and was producing
CURED into that matter and what 90 you hh 'H t
pamphlet contansi II contains the speeches OF tnS
Senators from Illinois, Massachusetts, ana
Ne6TSTsS ana the myself cSrpton o peyyailns at the
CustOmhouse York such things work ag@ gin
dos not lie with those who denOunee corruption 1t Is
6os S5 e %S ny eSg Tanon law
who have brought the country TO inc R pas
upon this floor. 1t is that "cahal" which de,
Which forced the INVESTIGATION Of the corruption in
the NewYork CusOmhouse It is that "ca6ai which o
reformation; and mo tell the Senate that those
S of me SqP TSRa HS5 a' Of
n eoud have been said at the same time that hose
S whole year 60 MA" lad been abolished could
Htl plunderlng the merchants OF New-fOrk
THE QUESTION.
Mr. sCHFZ then said that the subject before the Sen
ate strpped of all personal matters raj 7ed three ques
lions The first was What done in accordance with
the rule Of conduct by the Government for its
acton-the rule that arms should be sold to any
known agent Of either bengerenti the second was, What
was done IN accordance with the laws OF inc
country third, l. there in the facts as they
stand before IA. any ground for suspicion
Of corrupt practices connected WIN me ansactlo' IL
discussing tho first he said 1t was absurd TO assert tha
these sales made under the ordinary circumstances
surrounding previous sales IL was true that the Coy!
eminent had been selling arms all along since the
end OF the Rebellion, and nobody found any fault
But when the great war between France ana Ger
many had broken out and the President nad issued
his proclamation OF neutrality would anybody say tht
no extraordinary precautions were necessary IN the sale
of arms individuals might be pardOned for taking ref
ne behind technical Ignorance OF the destination OF
fhc arms nation could not afford to do that, De
Cal-e honor and its character among nations were at
stake. - $500 ,. ,o,,,,,,c,r,
Mr. sCuURZ read letter written by the Chief OF Ord
nance describing the operations Of the War Department
IN making sales OF arms that period The letter stated
ts bids had been invited by sending out letters to the
pri lcipal dealers in arms 1t remarkable however
tina Baker Co.. the only very great merchants In
6y accident that the sales to take
place Upon making the discovery Mr.. Baker came to
WASH ngtOn and notified the Prussan Munster Inc
MINIS r went TO the War Department and asked that
Nfhe should be put of for few days, and It
Noys AAe The Senator from New-YOrk (Mr. Conkling)
mad sad that Baker d Co. bought which
sfterw.Wt got into the hands OF Germany. That
,pstake lie (Schurz had been In communication with
tltt hols.S and had asccrtaned the fact which was
tlat they Id bid upon quantity OF arms for the pur
pose keek " them from the FRENCH expecting to be
thaf Govern mcnt declined 70 have anything
20 do with the arms, ana ,,th eg clp passed
mi eftcrvnr1 into the hands OF the French. There
gcre new calls 10, bids to Dc opened on the 2Oh OF Oeto
ras H. cri 5r, Us were completed, and according 70
a dispatch Of The French Consul. az those arms had