The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17
G O N Q r E S S
HOT WORK in BOTH HOUSES.
"DrOpping Fire" with the French
Arms in the Senate DwindIing
Into Party Crackers
LEAVES FROM THE CHRONICLE Of HE'LL"
The Liberal Battery UNI
masked.
SAVE THE BUFFALOES.
Beck on Br0wMlCw in the
House.
Artery Philippe FROM KENTUCKY.
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FOUR YEARS IN PAWDEMoMrUM.
Beok's Foes Not All Imbeciles
and Cripples.
THE AMERICAN SHARPSH0OTERS.
Beck on BrOWmlGw in the
House.
Artery Philippe FROM KENTUCKY.
FOUR YEARS IN PANDEM0NrUNG.
,Beck's Foes Not All Inlbeciles
and Cripples.
TIE AMERICAN sHARPsHo0TERs
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6, 1872.
CHICAGO RELIEF.

oENAIE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6, 1872.
CHICAGO RELIEF
\ Mr. LOGAN, repJ of Ill., presented petitions of the
heavy lumbermen of the Northwest Chicago
Relief bill Also resolutions OF the Illinois Legislature for
same.
Mr. SHERMAN, repJ of Ohio, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported the House bill for the relief of Chicago
sufferers with amendment striking the
provides for drawback imported building materials
substituting therefor provision that there shall allowed
and paid out Of che United states Treasury under such sga
the all materials actually used in buildings
PROVIDED the therefor be made within two years
ON Of Mr. STOCKTON the bill supplementary
act providing for the erection O. post office and other
soATrKniNs OUR "o1sr"
the uned Sre eHnsS Oh the
killing Of bufaoes on public lands
the time for the OF Se rarOaa rom RIVER ST.
Mr. CAssEELY, CdenJ of Cal, inquired whether the bill
had been reported from the Commttee on Public Lands
M. Mr. MoRnIL. Gep of VT SAID that biz granting
and sed the renewal Of the grant by this bill He
6a as as neeaed 'nA' ~0ua 0'
Mr. GAssEEIY also opposed sei the the bill
TON, (rep.5 Of Neb, advocated it, and passed.
byM %ms =, %sR q Sass~Ees'rena the killing of
BY MI HiToao6oK, (rep.J Of Neb-rrovd,ng of
asm the of tho
Indian tribes under civil government 70 called the Ter
ON the Cherokee neutral grounds in Kansas
asking the prohibition Of the Importation aud
also ior The constla,iSn proyidns
There are swsnyope ssnsarss 70 these Pstons including
Ward. Albert j. Bsyless Georee stearns L. Richardson,
Mr. CHANDiER Jrep.l OF Mich, from the Committee on
the s rae T to- % w a
msnt making Major rsr Of the uueG States
Engineers
THE FRENCH ARMS INQUIRY
The Senate then the consideration Of the resou
oR to the sales Ct arms by The War Department
MI MosIoN gep.l of IND said that Mr.. Sumner would
dacion resolution was moi move on the residential
chess board intended TO Affect the Presidential Conven
ALIRsArIse THE GERMAN VOTE
substance OF the resolution, its nexcusabe; Tor
% TIN that the 70 Ss h
gated were true and absurd the Senate to do
va &
OF the treasury snd those Of the War Department.
assume the actual Of the discrepancy. i only
asserted that there apparent discrepancy IN the on
to- s. The he y Rco Ssny that a
that the show that there discrepancy. tina,
ea BE- yuab o b has
Even Mr. Schurz admitted yesterday that he had doubt
said that what said yesterday was that
discrepancy for the fiscal 1871 but had failed
explain previous discrepancy, although he oppressed the
Mr. MORTON was authorized to tna the charge tina.
there was discrepancy frivolous and without ounda
Mr. EDMUNDs ep) Of w. said that If any one would in
teeny examine the accounts in the reports he would
that there was no discrepancy
mied TO him that all moneys paid into the Treasury from
Mr. sUMNER said that the Secretary had told him that It
had taken time TO LOOK into the accounts OF the Tea
ton 1t was all right
Mr.. MoRroN-rhen VIII discrepancy
Mr. EDMuSps insisted tina, there apparent discrep
nncy ana Mesrs sumner AMI sehurz had fallen INTO the
wrong heading IL the Ireasurer's report
con IT.. the In os OF the Of War
ior the
naI Nh Was a. @ G inquiry and he 10
say explain the dlscrepancy fully JUSTIFIED that assertion
discrepancy at all The next question there
had existed sufficient ground for suspicion justify
It's ntrOnucdon into the senate insisted
was not All great governments were always selling
men in this case and the cartridges we're
the tn .m ' s Mould not be solo without
order required TO manufacture that ammunition that
aSons S SA sP .s OF " the time under law
Mr. somunz asked him whether ammunition no, We, man.
ufactued could be classed ordnance stores
meaning of the statute
must necessarily he OF good quality, and
could cassed under the damaged otherwise I'M
Mr.. MORTON said that standing upon words The
senator MR. schurz insisted that
and then, Of course, could not sell at all that
Mr. soaURz according Mr. Nor,on's cons,ruc.
of the law the Ordnance Department could
&C Of csrr . . as regular for Nigh,
which liable to get damaged unless used in that
Mr. MORTON said the officers OF the Ordnance Department
bac the power to do that, and
Mr. WILSON, Tep.) OF Mass, sand it was their duty to
MIR. MORTON that Mr.. schurz construction Of
this law showed the desperate straits into which he had been
Mr. sonunz said he would undertake to take of him
SELF He reminded Mr. Morton that IN this the cart
ridges not for the purpose OF getting rio
o damaged powder Or pgsa ou. Secane ney were asked
Mr.. MORTON said that these men would not buy the ARM
unless they could get ammunition win them and they won
statement in the letter quoted IN the preamble ABOUT ,h
made for the purpose OF magniyng himself In the eyes
Mr. SoHuRz said Mr. Morton forgot that MIR. Remington
had been vouched for by high authority as man
Mr. MORTON said that made difference Mr. Remington
a business who probably knew how 10 enhance M
Importance and increase bis percentage But why wa
action In this matter aragned In IN
'' PRUSSIA, THE ONLY PATTY AGeRIEyED,
n anybody mad made no complaint me prussiai
government had known all about these TRANSACTIONS at I'M
time, and could have bought the aims themselves tnel
wished they declined and complaints because
the arms sold 10 others.
schurz German firm. wbo he Informed on high
authority had bought arms OF our government which had
Mr. MORTON said that when the Prussan government
openly from New York TO est and Havre without
@ e
% n scs%t wa :n ssa s
behalf OF the Prussian government