Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-04

written his history in blood, aud il would he
read rs long as man read anything Mr.. SUM
ner had charged the president with helping his
relations as if it were a crime. But the fact
was that he (Loganl was responsible for some
OF the appointments charged upon President
Grant, and the president himself had appointed
only n few of his relatives. His father had
been appointed post master by President John
son, and when Gen. Grant became president,
and his aged father, tottering on the verge of
the grave, asked TO he allowed 10 retain his
office that gave him support in his Old age, what
man with n palpitatiug heart in his bosom could
resist such an appeal, except perhaps the senator
from Massachusetts Then there was brother
in law OF Mrs. Grant in an important office in
New Orleans; but he, il was reported, was to
resign. The charge that the president had paid
for gifts with appointments to office was baSely
false. 1t was true HAT the president had ac-
cepted few gifts; but was it wrong for 4 man
who had done such great things for his country
to accept gifts from his grateful countrymen?
The charge of muddlng our foreign rela-
tons was unloundCd. There was no muddle
with Spain, or Russia, or Cuba, and il there was
any with England the senator from AIassachu-
sets was primarily responsible for it, The
statement of Sumner that Secretary Stanton had
told him that Grant could not govern this c0un-
try was false, and he (LOganl could prove it so.
Mr.. Sumner had stated further that when he
asked Mr.. Stanton why, il he diStrusted Grant,
replied that he had spoken for the republican
party, but had not mentioned Grants name.
Mr.. Logan here read extracts from Stanton'S
speeches in the campaign Of 'GS, made at Cleve-
land, Philadelphia, and New York, in which he
repeatedly eulogized Grant by name, saying the
safety of the country was due to Grant; that it
was an honor to vote for Grant; that the mis-
takes and miSmanagement charged upon the
republican party were no TeprOach TO Grant,
because he was in the field when they were
made, if made at all, and that the large attend
ance at the meeting he was addressing Signfed
thar the people had given Judgment in favor OF
Ulysses S. Grant.
Mr.. Conkling then read a long extract from Il
speech made by Stanton at Steubenvlle on the
25th of September '6S in which he mentioned
Grants name repeatedly, and said OF him: ellis
capacity and integrity for civil administration
were equally manifest in the vast territory in
which he operated.
At five O'Clock the senate took a recess.
In the evening session Of the senate a large
number of private claim bills passed, and at a
late hour the senate, being without quorum,
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house met this morning at ten o'clock, as
in continuation of Saturdays session, but inn
medately adjourned until eleven O'Clock, when
the house was again called TO order.
One of the first acts was to pass special Dill
removing the political disabilities of John v.
Wright, A. o. p. Nicholson and j. Nj. Quarles
Of Tennessee, and W. S. Walker and j. G. H.
Underwood of Georgia, all of whom were mem
bers of the thirty-siXth congress.
A number of bills were taken from the speak
er's table and acted on, and at one O'Clock the
house took a recess until three o'clock.
At the opening of the afternoon session, Mr..
Sioss introduced bill removing the political
disabilities of George IL. Houston, James L.
Pugh, Joseph Wheeler, John A. Campbell, and
John X. Burtwell, all of Alabama.
MIR. Wall of Florida desired to offer as IN
amendment the social equality BILL but objec.
ton was made, and Mr.. Wall protested against
the removal of the disabilities of white men,
while the disabilities of men of his own race
were kept up. The bill passed.
Mr. Coburn, from the military committee, re-
ported back the senate bill to repeal so much OF
section six of the army appropriation bill for
1870 as prohibits promotion in the staff depart
ment of the army; passed with amendments.
Mr. Beck moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill providing that attorneys or claim agents
before congress or the departments shall file atli
davits that neither they nor others have any in
tercSt, direct or indirect, in any claim or agree
ment for compensation, except such as they
shall specify, and which shall not exceed ten pei
cent of the amount OF the claim.
Mr. Peters said the bill had been before the
judiciary committee, but it had received nc
favor. 1t had some very Objectionable features
and ought not to pass.
The bill was rejected, yeas 10, yeas "a.
L. H. Roberts, from the committee on ways
and means, reported bill to restore the office Of
director of the bureau Of statistics, and to eX.
tend his duties.
After a coloquy, in which the fate of Mr.
Wells, late special commissioner of revenue, was
alluded to as the ease of a man who was legls
lated out of office because his statistical report
did not suit certain preconceived opinions, tht
bill was rejected, SO to 81, not being two third
in the affirmative.
Mr.. Bingham, from the judiciary committee
reported bill amendatory of the bankrupt nc
extending it to the discretionary states from
| 1871. Passed.
The conference report on the tariff bill moi
bdng ready to be reported the house adjourned