The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-12
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sented in the Senate.
SUMMERS SECOND PROTEST.
The Committee Of Investi-
cation Illegal.
rInsulting the Committee and
the Senate"
Senators Hamlin and Carpenter
to the Breach.
WHAT THE THING ?"
The Committees Guns Emitting Gas
Instead Of Powder.
The Massachusetts Member Will EencefOrth
Insist on an Observance Of the Rules
Of Parliamentary Law.
The Committees Guns Emitting Gas
Instead Of Powder.
A LAUGH ON LOGAN.
A Quiet Fight Over the Tariff Bill
in the House.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.
Mr.. SAWYER, (rep) OF S. c., rose to personal
explanation and said that if he could have been
present on Thursday afternoon when the motion to
couple the Civil Rights bill with the Amnesty bill
was before the Senate he would have voted against
II believing that to unite the bills was to insure
the defeat OF both.
A SENATORIAL VACATION
Mr.. STEVENSON, uem.) of KY, asked and
obtained for his colleague Mr. Davis, OF Kentucky,
whose health he said, was nearly restored, leave OF
absence until the end OF the session.
THE KANSAS SENATORIAL ELECTIONS INVESTIGATIONS.
Mr.. MORTON offered a resolution which was
agreed to, authorizing the Committee on Privileges
and Elections to investigate the election of Senators
Pomeroy and Caldwell, Of Kansas, the committee
TO have power to send for persons and papers, and
to sit in Washington elsewhere during the recess
Of Congress. Mr.. Morton said:-I am instructed
by the Committee on Privileges and Elections to
Bay they express opinion in regard to the charges
made against either of these Senators, and no In
ference be drawn as to their guilt or innocence
from the presentation of this resolution.
GOAT ISLAND JOB.
Mr. COLE (repD of CAL, called up the resolution
offered by him yesterday asking the Secretary of
War for information in relation to Goat Island,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. CAssERLy, tdem.) of Cal. called up the reso-
luton asking for information TO the state of the
account between the government and each of the
existing Pacific Railroads, except the Northern,
which was agreed 10.
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
At the expiration OF the morning hour the Senate
resumed the consideration OF the bill to amend the
Mr.. HAMILTON tdem.) of Ind, offered an amend
ment providing that. as preliminary to the APP
poin.ment of election inspectors in any voting pre-
cnct, request for such appointment shall be
made by not less than ten citizens OF the precinct.
Mr.. MORON trepD OF Ind, said there was no OBJ
lection TO this amendment, and 1t was adopted.
Mr.. MORTON offered an amendment authorizing
each OF the circuit Judges to appoint one or more
by the Enforcement bill. Adopted.
Mr. TRUMBuLL- trep9 of ILL.,, moved that the ap-
pontmento OF supervisors of election be vested in the
THE FRENCH ARMS REPORTS.
Mr.. HAMLIN. rep) of Me-, submitted the majority
report OF the French arms sales investigating COM
mttee, and Mr.. STEVENSON submitted the minority
report ~ o,n.aa , 50
to Senators that when this committee was cOnst
tuted was out Of my seat, being an invalid at
home. read the names OF the committee with
amazement, and regretted much that was not
here to protest against its formation What was not
able do then do now at the first opportunity, with
reluctance, but in the discharge Of duty. pro
test now against the report, believing the COM
mttee organized in
VIOLATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LAW.
20 that its report be received only the YER
dict of jury that is disqualified to act in case.
In presenting this protest adopt the language OF
the Manual, Those who take exceptions to some
particulars in the bin to be OF the committee
but none who speak directly against the body Of
the bl,n for they that would totally destroy will
not amend it, as Is said, 1.-The child Is not to be
put nurse that cares not for it," 1t is, there
fore, a constant rule that no man is TO be employed
in any matter who has declared himself against 1t
and when any member who is against the bill hears
himself named on its committee he ought to ask Il
be excused. Sir these are the words OF
MR. JEFFERSON, THE ILLUsTRIOUS VICE PRESIDENT,
who once occupied the seat whchyou now fill. Thi!
language is applicable to all inquiries as to bills.
before me .e IN, hoses % case o. Or IN
to prepare articles OF impeachment against The
Earl Of DANNY, In the reign Of Charles IL.
rules of the House. is to be o
the committee of the thing he is against
Mark the breadth and energy OF the language
Now, sir, the senate cannot forget the utterances
OF the Senator from Maine (Mr. Hamn) during the
debate ON the arms question against the movement
Tor inquiry, and yet he was made chairman OF the
committee to conduct the inquiry; nor can they
forget the utterances OF the Senator from Wisconsin
INT. Carpenter), seeking to protect the sale o.
NEW VERSION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW,
anu YET ne now makes the report. Sir, unless the
rules OF parliamentary law as set forth in our
manual are mockery, those Senators are as much
nrar 70 occupy the position they do as
Inc case before trial, and protest against this
report; ' 49,
any discussion by the Senator from Massachusetts
INIT summer. am aware that the committee
WHICH mas Just made It's report was not organized
attne suggestion or according to the wishes of the
senator rom Massachusetts, but win be ready nj
the proper time, TO show to this Senate and TO the
country That IL was organized I'm accorda ncf
with parliamentary law, and | will show that IN,
Senator has this morning sought to send TO Tho
country an impeachment OF the report before eithe
he or the Senate have read one word OF its CON
tents. Ii is an assumption unworthy OF the senate
and ought not TO have been made. II was seekin,
by ahld
DECLARATION, UNSUPPORTED BY TRUTH,
to send to the country declaration that this com
miftee had reported without the support of Parln
mentary law as It's basis On each of these uses
tfons ! think will have no difficulty ia SATISFYING
this body; but will enter into no discussion 9
them nov.
Mr. CAaPENTER-The protest just read to tn
Senate BY the Senator frou1 Massachusetts (M
Spmncr) would be an insult 10 the members OF Til
committee who made the report but for the fac
s.hat the ind'g nity heaped upon them - merged !
khe higher insult offered to the Senatt ITSELF Til
UAambers OF that committee did not sslect then
ltspes: they Gid not ask TO he selected they wer
e,Ncted by the Senate and one member or IN
coGmiMee rose and asked to be excused fr0I
serving en- it, and the Senate, by vote, refused
excuse hm--thus expressing their determination
not only 10y their election, but by their refusal
exciiVe, 10 have the investigation made by tn
committee they had elected. What had been SAL
and done by the Senator'S who went on that com
mittee had been
SAID AND DONE IN OPEN SENATE,
and with'that knowledge the Senate elected then
nnd commanded them 10 do the duty which they
have performed. One word more, for have nc
intention al this time to anticipate the general de
pate, which have no doubt will follow the publica
uon OF this report, and trust IL may The Senator
IRON massachusetts says that this matter or thing
~ ~ ~ Is called, was not committed TO its friends.
OH, was there member OF that COMM ttee
VINO uid not vote for the Investigations Not one,
Dd NOT the Senator from Massachusetts vote 10 law
hs OVID feainDle On the table lie did, and 80 did