New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-19
yLyId cONGREss-SECOND SESSION.

roco q, color for the extension Of the Election law OF
Nav, 1870 over the whole State.
THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF INDEPENphNoh "N',
Mr. MORRILL, Rep, VIZ. from the CohHi''eo vi ~
ia puildngs and Grounds reported and asked TO DC as
borSed from the further consideration OF the rcso4n
Of the LEGISLATURE OF NewJersey, proposing Lhai VIA
hat the purchase money should be used by PhadePHa
erect building for the Cenoenh aIa that NO one
who had soul worth praying for would MAKE sucn
Mr. Kellogg REP. La) introduced bill TO aid din In
rebuilding the evees on the MISSISSIPPI Kver , lav
bonds at the of $4,000 per mile. to the MISSISSIPPI
Levee Company, to aid in the construction OF ie'co
''O"' : s nES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO orrIcE.
Mr. CONKLING Qsep. N. " called up his resolution
Gns 20 ' Office nadS by the Senators from
and ps e inquiry
to the recommendations made by all the Senators, ,o -
MT FmS19S sss f SS nd
caton and he would vote also for the amendment
offered by Mr. Upton STe @ars oer SENATORS who
might have made as few recommen iiaht ; sS
S To be ' Sndsasd He had carefully RETAINED from
charging that Mr.. Conking had MADE gdeat many
wear ago; but he had observed that most Of the APP
pointmens and removals III the Ncwfork Custom house
been very likely to recommend if he had ever condo
scended to recommend at all 1t had been said indeed
M 9a4 shorty Ss collector Of "0 Na%YoTS onts
had met Mr.. Murphy and Mr. Terwiliger ,,, In
less than 200 persons who were to .be removed but of
he Fenon had not credited the report s1ce s ms
[Iaughter] To he sure about 800 removals were made
AT that time and among them who were known as
| 'Fenon men," and many of the persons SO removed
were under the impression that the removals
| Int he wonid not charge nsnuate any,
thing on the subject For himself, he r.. h ,,i
made great many recommendations to office, while bis
| recommendations had influence with the appointing
power He had felt it his duty to do so, because; al
she vet while prevailed he wished his constituents
have their share He was stu receiving many apbh
cations from worthy persons for whom ne could 40 nOt
ing having influence and he wished that his col
league whose influence with the appointing power WAS
SO great would get his false pride about not making
Recommendations, and would help these worthy appi-
Mr. Tipton's amendment was then rejected Yeas "a
unworthy OF the Senate and was sham IL would end
in smoke and even If the report showed that Mr ConE
ling had MT n single recommendation on file, II womb NJ
vndicate him from the charge Of using undue ni too
shewd to e @ %S % %
made them orally the President or to his fainliars
would call for Information on that subject too.
| Mr.. THURMAN said it was not to be expected that
Mr.. HILL Qsep.. Cal moved to lay tine resolution
the table e;, Lo ,:t7 "a; Nays. 80 ., ,,
Mr.. MORTON Rep., INDY said he had no objection.
| Mr. CONKLING accepted the amendment.
| Mr. TRUMBULL offered another amendment, which
Mr. Conkng accepted and which is in the resolution as
Mr. SUMNER (Rep., Mass) said that before he voted
any reasonable ground for hoping if the resolution
passed, it would be answered this session.
Mr.. CONKLlNG said he thought there was.
Mr.. SUMNER said he had a reason for asking the
question On the Goth day OF December last the Senate
had adoped resolution offered by him. asking the Sec
retary OF the Navy to tell what to maintain
squadron of the coast of Sano Domingo and three
mT noT h fear Il so simple
n"nirv addressed 10 only one Department could not be
answered in three months, an inquiry like Mr. Conk
ngs addressed to several Departments, could not be
Mr. FREIISGHUYsEN Rep r. j. said thought
that answer to Mr. summers resolution had been re-
Mr. SUMNER said that If it was so, he had never
| heard OF ii.
es,t That The President be reqes in hrs II not
recommendations for appointments to removals from Office far
S S i no I Ss % s staie e S
'raa ar sd sac na ana % regard The EIose
or was ,ogner %n s'e%en, n the
respectively and Of the number respect
Senators have solicited asked appointments removals
either Of applicants or Of applicants
what sensi Also that be inform the Senate whether the he Of
part thereof referred 70 in the following statement
1877 ii saw this afternoon tabuaed giving the
Se Of Of %4s @ %'s the senator p'm ao. @
Tumbu numbering lO}" and ii at whose instance and for what
SSsr the Sed Of snc at the same time caused
ns sa .n Sse by s csci s the
saP y Ss d a or as sp i'i II. ipn%cn
hng p. % mt o. w n Iys Been credited tea
ee, With Of the recommended TO for removal
whether request verbally otherwise for an appointment or
character persons recommending without reference to the
applicant reference Of the Of Others to him or the
in regard thereto appointments have
ae ssIa either q G aD
stood that uch appointments removal. would agreeable
desired BY any Ssna9 som sP a I.D So sD q ss l be-
andood and particularly whether any such appointment. OF removals
Mail Service p the STATE of GSs sd H. Lao
Port OF EewYok they Of them protesting to rep.
Of qR sspnOs , S ssD,C "1e her. any Be5'sS
Executive Department Of is branches with proposals
onag or by means Of patronage, also have
application suggestion regard the award Of any contract re-
HS Of the 5iddsr whose behalf the suggestion was
RELIEF FOR CHICAGO.
The Senate then took up the Chicago Relief bill. Mr.
FERRY Rep. Mich.) opposed IT, and read paper set
Mr. CARPENTER Rcp. Wis., argued that the bill was
unconstitutional and that passed IL would not benefit
the poor but only the nabobs Of Chicago
Mr. LOGAN Rep. I'D argued that the bill was CON
sutonol and that there were many precedents ior IT,
from the prejudice OF small towns like Milwaukee
against great city" lLaqghter.l -. ,.....
session, and soon after adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the call of States, bills were intro
d,ced and referred a. follows:
Mr.. SHELDON Rp Lafo mail steamship service between
yev Orleans aud Rio Janero.
Mr. WILLIAMS (Dem n Y)For tunnel under the Niagara
River 10 50 DIV the City Of Buffalo with pure
NJ DUSNELL ep Mnnlln reference TO the lands granted for
r,rod Lake Superior allowing the settlers who paid
the
eau quantities the odd numbered sections without cost
The call OF States having been concluded and large
number of bills Introduced, Mr.. HOOper's Supple
nenary Civil Rights bill came up, but the time left OF
the morning hour consumed in votes on dilatOry
motions aud the bill again went over without action.
REDUCING TIE TREASURY COIN BALANCE
Mr.. WOOD Dem. ~ ~ moved to suspend the rules,
nd nd following resolution:
monthly statement Of the Secretary Of the
balance hand the Treasury the Let
not o 74j Is; aud