Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-14

" hASHlNGTON, u. u, March l3.-On
motion of Mr.. Edmunds, bill for the re-
moyal Of certain cases to the United States
Courts passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, a bin passed
authorizing survey marking offthe bound
airy line between the United States and the
British possessions, from the Lake of the
Woods TO the summit of the Rocky Mount
aims.
COnkIing's InqUisitiOn.
Mr.. Conkling called up his resolution
asking the President to communicate to the
Senate the number of recommendations
1or Office made by Senators from New FORK,
Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska, and pro-
posed to add to it the following:
''And whether appointments or removals
have in any instance been made at the sug-
gestion or request of any party who has
acted as a go-between between either of
said Senators and appointing power, or rep
resented or in any manner caused it to be
understood that such appointments or re-
movals would be agreeable TO or were de-
sired by any Senator, and if so, giving the
names of the persons who SO represented
or caused it to be understood, and particu-
larly whether any such appointments or re-
movals have been made at the request or
seggestion of Roswell Hart, Assistant SUI
perintendent of Mail Service at New York,
or Fl. 5. Loftin, Naval Officer of the Port
Of New York, or a. 3. Cornell, Surveyor of
the Port Of New York, they, or either of
them, protesting TO represent any of such
Senators; also, whether any such Senators
made application in reference to contracts
to be awarded to the lowest bidder, and if
so, the name of such Senator, and at whose
suggestion such application was made"
My. ConEling said that he would not have
ventured to use the names of three gentle
men named in the resolution but for the
fact that they themselves wished to have
the inquiry made.
Mr. Trumbull reminded the Senate that
there was an amendment of Tipton's pend
ing to extend the inquiry to the recommen-
dations made by all the Senators and asked
whether the mover of the resolution could
modify it when there was an amendment
pending. -
The Vice President ruled that he could
not.
Yeas and nays having been ordered on
the pending amendment, Conkling gave
notice that he would offer his modification
at the proper time. The question was then
on Tipton's amendment.
Mr.. Logan said the resolution and amend
ment were ridiculous and unworthy of the
attention of the Senate, and moved to lay
on the table.
Mr.. Sherman asked Mr.. Conkling wheth-
er he deemed the passage of the resolution
necessary for his OWE vindication.
Mr.. Conkling-Necessity compels me to
say that do. have been so often charged
with having an undue share in obtaining
patronage that after the exercise of what l
think cOmmendable degree of patience l
bow want the Senate to know the facts.
Mr.. Nye suggested that the enquiry
should be confined to Mr. COnkling's recon-
mendations. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Conkling said that would not cast any
light on the subject. Three Senators had
repeatedly made statements and insinua-
tions on this subject, which were plainly
aimed at him, land now he wished to have the
records Of the accUsers and accused laid
side by side. Mr.. Conkling asked Mr.. LO-
gan to suppose that there was a Senator
who had made fewer recommendations
than any other, and who had fewer friends
in Office than any other, and that Senator had
been denounced as a henchman and huckster
ofpower and as clinging TO the skirts of pow
er, and then asked him whether be did not
think it natural that this Senator should de-
sire to know how the account stood between
him and those who were so free in talking
about him.
Mr.. Logan said he knew that he (Logan)
couldn't be the Senator referred to, because
it would takea committee three months to
investigate all the recommendations he had
,,,oAa RI oYYc-hfar ! Gnr.ipTtolrr hn fhoT1 gbF
this subject unworthy to occupy the Senate
moment. 1t was evident from Mr.. Conk
ling's remarks that he was smarting under
some personal criticism, but that was not
matter for the Senate.
Mr.. Hamlin thought the adoption Of the
resolution in the broadest form would serve
a good purpose. His experience satisfied
him that the service in the departments of
the government had never in the last 20
years been as prompt, efficient and honest
as it was now aud all the hue and cry that
has been raised to the contrary would be
swept away like snow before the sun if the
facts could be got before the people.
Mr.. Trumbull thought it remarkable that
COnkling had left out of his resolution on
the subject of recommendations to office
the very Senator (MOrton) who had first
paraded in the Senate the recommendations
made by an individual Senator.
Mr. Conkling did not see how investiga-
ting Mr.. MOrtOn's recommendation could
throw any light on the subject.
Mr.. Trumbull thought it would throw
some light on the general subject to show
How Many Relatives
and friends Mr.. Morton had got appointed
to office.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, said that the
resolution and this discussion was preiudi-
cial to the public interest, and called for the
regular order, the appropriation bill, and
declined to yield for further discussion of
the resolution.
Mr.. .Conkling moved to postpone the ap-
preparation bill, in order to say that it was
time that the One-sided discussion which
had gone on so long without wearying the
Senator from Connecticut (Ferry) should
cease. The Senator from Illinois (LOgan)
was mistaken in thinking that he offered
this resolution because he was smarting
under newspaper or other criticism. His
ehject was to dispel one of the greatest de-
lusions, one of the most shameful frauds,
that ever was palmed off on community
Since Adams Fall.
He read daily in the newspapers state
ments of pretended facts in reference to
public men and affairs in Washington, and
laid them down, believing that never siI .ce
the human tongue wagged, never since
writing or printing came into the world,
had any community been subjected to more
preposterous, more absurd, more truthless
impositions than those which went out
from this place. Now here was one of
these impositions which could be nailed to
the counter by the adoption of this resolu-
ton. He wanted to have either the truth
or silence. .
Mr.. Logan said there seemed SO much
feeling on the subject he would Withdraw all
opposition to the resolution.
MIR. Wilson said the Senate had better drop
the matter. What if the papers had said
hard things about the Senator? Had not
the Senators said such things Of each other?
He had recently seen in very able newSpa-
pers, which he had read for years, a state
4l,ot tho SaDofa yK-as DOt ny9ptlV forty