The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-02
THE SENATE ADOPTS IT MINUS
THE PREAMBLE.



Mr.. Sherman, bill passed exempting
from internal taxes canned fish, preserves,
jellies, mustard, etc.
Mr.. Trumbull, Of the judiciary commit
tee, reported adversely to the bill to per-
init criminals TO testify IN their own de-
fensc The bill was placed on the calen.
dar.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the judiciary com
mittee, reported bill 10 protect purcbas-
ers Of lands sold for non-payment of tsxes
in the late insurrectionary States.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the committe on Edu-
cation, reported adversely on the mem-
orial for the establishment Of an odlca-
tiunal test for the suffrage.
Mr.. Chandler, rising 10 personal ex-
PLANTATION, read letter from gentleman
of Jackson, Michigan, stating that some
] body had sent him n certain reform move
ment and Liberal Republican documents
under hs (ChandlersJ frank and that of
Mr.. Morton. The writer expressed his
a.tonishment thereat, and asked Mr. Chan.
, dler to send him no more documents un-
! les they had the true ring Mr. Chandler
said his frank was forgery, but rs the
whole Liberal Republican movement was
fraud, he was not surprised that those
engaged therein restored 10 forgery.
Mr.. Morton pronounced his flank thereto
a forgery.
Mr. Upton, in personal explanation,
said lac had been almost as unfortunate A.
Mr.. Chandler. He had sent one of that
senator's speeches to his constituents, and
they Indignantly returned ii with request
that if ho iudorsed such sentiments he
would never send ms frank 10 them again.
tLaughter.l
Mr. Cameron called up the hil TO admit
six japanese youths to West Point ocadc-
my. Mr.. Casserly opposed the bill a. un-
wise. The b.ll passed.
SALE OF ARMS.
The resolution to Investigate the sale Of
arm- to the French came up.
Mr. Carpenter addressed the senate,
I concluding an energetic protest against
the resolution, by saying that he regretted
thi- debate, because of the effect il would
be likely to have in exciting doubt as to
tho wisdom of our naturalization laws.
| These laws were based on the theory that
! every naturalized citizen wholly re-
| nounccd all alliance TO the land Of his
/ birth, aud became in the fullest sense nm
! American citizen. But If man coming
from foreign land seeking and obtaining
admission to our citizenship, and after
ward being elected to "a scat in our United
/ States EtNhtf anu nav Nh''' l'''N' N'
the committee on Foreisn Affairs, which
gave him free access 10 the archives and
secrets of our state department # such n
man. with all his experience and gdvanta-
res could not rise above the old feeling
of allegiance to his native land then the
people would naturally ask whether the
other men with less capacity and less adj
vantages could doit.
Mr.. Schurz asked Mr.. Carpenter wheth-
er he meant 10 charge that he had not lett
off his allegiance TO any foreign country =?
Mr. Carpenter - "When | want to
charge that will charge it, Mr. Car
peuter then repeated what he had just
said but protested against any one chs5g-
ing him with know-nothingism.
Mr.. Schurz-"The senator from Wis
consin, at the close Of his speech, has
raised u cry which has not been heard
here to-day Tor the first time, when all ar
auments Is exhausted then an appeal to
prejudice is in order. Yesterday We had
the general order swindle, if not defended,
at least in some way justified, on the plea
that foreign importcrt were at the bottom
of tho complaints against II, and to-day
we hear
ANOTHER SCANDAL
resting on charge of corruption defend
ed on the ground that the attack on IL i:
an appeal to the prejudices of foreign
born citizens of this country. Gentlemen
| tell YOU this will be of no avail. The
people want n good and just government
The people arc rising up against corrup
ton wherever it shows its head and yor
cannot di:suade them from their purpose
by saying that the general order of inqul'
ry in New York is directed against foreign
importers, or that this is n question which
Is TO effect the political sympathies OF
German born American citizens 1t is OF
no avail gentlemen, and you had better
give it up. ask the senator from Wis
consin whether he charged me with any
unpatriotic act or motive2 He did it moi
directly, but he did it by inuendo
1t would have been more courage
Gus, had he stood up here an'
said TO me, mo you have no
cast oil your allegiance to the foreigl
power of which you were formerlya sub
iect, and you are, at the present momen,
traitor TO American interests" IL
stead of making that charge he tried T.
turn it so as to give the people to under
stand his meaning without having tn
courage to bring it forward plainly. Sil
do not stand here to make II defense @
my patriotism 1 did not come to thi
country yesterday; have been here 70
twenty -one years. and ii the senator iror
Wisconsin cnn point out single instanc
where there was II sacrifice demanded {
me that have not made where there WI
n service that could render that hav
not rendered, where there Was an act {
patriotism l could have performed that
have not performed, let him say so.
knew very we'll that when this discu
sion began it would be attempted on Il
part of those who justify anything tn
the administration may do to give it
turn like that to appeal to the prejudice
of the people in order to cover up VIII
was wrong.
Mr.. Corbett moved, MS II substitute,
preamble setting forth that the whole su
iect had now undergone an exhausti
discussion Of nearly three weeks, and th
none of the allegations contained in Il