New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-20

Mr.. CAMERON (hcp" IeIll') pi''' =, g.
report Of Commodore worden Of the Naval A'""o,S 49,,
reference to the progress OF the japanese
Academy. - , Drpopr
M SCOTT G2ep PENN presented the mDoTIty rcpot'
~ The Ku knX Committee accompanied ny esuI MY
and by bin eXtendng IN. OPEN ~ t6e Uabcas CorpGs
act until the end OF the next session I" W ai dmt
report also RECOMMENDS bi rIo P''''eN W
nor ny fR ,Drni MOI presented the minority report
i sC0TT read two extracts from the minority report
bib no said did Injustice TO the majority The first ne
ndcrstood 10 contain assertion that the minority
m nnortuny TO see the report which the majority were
going to make and the second did plainly assert that inc
minority had not been allowed 10 see the majority re-
port aud therefore were compelled TO 20 into more
detailed discussion of the testimony IMAM N9uiu onrl
wise have been necessary me hrst lmpeu dSSei,un
was refuted by the fact that early in December last lhe
minority asked for clerk 10 aid IN preparing report
and TO the second he Thought hdt no one WoI oeS
that the Committee had come together St week 10 eA
anime the majority report; that It was ihen agret1 10
have IL printed privately for the use OF the committee
and that 10 was printed. -,
Mr.. BAYARD Dem, Del0 said It was true that me
report OF the majority was nut INTO th9 hands OF tne
members Of the Committee on Thursday last but II was
SO extensive a document that IL was utterly impossible
20 have read II ana the accompanying testimony sTS
that time without attempting 10 prepare reply al all
Besides, the minority report HAD necesSl! Dech It9
pared before and was at that time III the press B0lh
reports werSordercd TO be- printed
MI COLE Qiep., Cal Directing the Po>tulaster-"eh-
eraI 10 provide Immediately by contract or otherwise
for the % no S P {9S T R5T5a1 AROUND '0
MI rOMEROY Rep k9nsaslIIS charter me fn &c,
LINE Railroad and Telegraph Company.
MIR. CONKIING on The FRENCH ARMS FRAUDS;
70 inquire into the alleged sales Of to agents Of
France during the Franco,Pru-san war.
MI. CONKLISG rep, n " said That five months Of
this Congress had already passed and the business Of
the country wasted while debate for political eject went
on, The Appropriation bills made to wait; the re-
~ SIonJers of industry and reduce the Internal Rev
euue Department skeleton made to wait while
poiticaI debate BIT it could not be avoided
he questioned elsewhere for words uttered in
The senate; aud so senator might, by preamble and
rorDE SANDER bis Government ana bis country aud
place them in false position before the nations Of the
earth and he might do it either in plmu words or by iu
suuatou the last always the most deadly language in
The sldndeTeIS yiruient vocabulary. The senator from
of time ho would not have Investigation; lac would
have debate. He mad himself asked when lac introduced
not protected the Senate from SANDER Mr.. Conkmg
sent up and had read at the desk statement IN InL
NLW-IoRK Tribune tat tl5 pai tiss OF the PRESIDENT
in he seire lad tried 10 delay the pending resolution
base and ruthless crusade for political effect
The Senator (-umuer) had stated that his resolution
1tu Meet Wh3t fiSp was lliT Object was il 10
preiudgc the case TO assist France and French
merchants Ia cuCender suspicion and arouse resent
ncut against the executive officers Of our Government
Republican officials had ciucbed French hloodmoney ia
war in which the heart Of the whole Republican parry
for Germany Or TO convict lie before The world rs
false ~ national morals, 10 btlou us III the eyes Of
Cbristendom and TO say 20 England and Germany al
umpire upon rights Of Ours that the Republic Of America
va nTie g"i MF ccnDs ad read an nGiforja from
Tie NtU- York WOrid aud ono from The sun. to show
tbat tic impre made the public ly the resolution
and the speeches of Messrs sumner ana ~chuTz that
there had been deliberate violation OF ncutrd obbsa-
Tons by the United states.
Mr. Summers Prorp,,s rfa,r.e
The senator from Massachusetts NIr sumner mad said
ildt le had known of this AFFAIR a. earl, December
last hut that he had not informed any body that he
gong to In reference to il until he did act in view
BOSTON
should have announced beforehand what action the Sen
Mr. sHHneT. having known Of this matter since Decem.
her, should have omitted to take steps 10 ascertain the
That preamble contained statement That the report Of
edged the receipt OF ohr sS,2SINj from lhc SIc al
ordnance stores. The statement was false and the sen
might easily have asccrtaned the fact by consult
Ing the Secretary Of the Treasury his constituent or
even clerk in the Department; hut he Wonking was
authorized TO state thai no such inquiry had been made
The Senator Ir sumner mad also cited an Associated
Press dispatch authority for contradctinc The report
senate and the country think when they were told that
the dispatch referred to dld not contradict the report at
al, and that il did not as represented bY Mr. sumner,
rotar,s s,,bsconent reporf Int merely stated NAT
the hid, were opened II was asserted too that the French
a'i i,e5 sItes NON frausIation Of MS was puh
lcd IN The Ncr- IOrk SIM OF july r. 1871, which might
presumed TO he correct because whatever might be
>d OF Inc other faults OF the editor OF The St no
known to hc accomplished ngus ana IN that trans
la,ion no mention made OF anus bought from the
United States; IL spoke only Of aims bought III the
A SpooroIF.aa
Mr. Conknc then SAID be wished to say word TO the
Senator Missouri NIr schluZ). The honorable sen
a.oI has divuecd TO the Republican members Of this
body that there is an impression abroad that somewhere
In this country there military ring, which cXcrts
unwhOlesUme, faT-reacmng, corrupt and dangerous
country that meet Mr. President. regard that talk
part OF the slang and scandal that defes aud bruiazes
our politics. They read paragraphs III the news
papers talking about military rh9 ana
They regard them az among The hTutaties Of politics
But want To- tell the Senator OF an impression mat
does prevail There is an impression with many people,
and II has cause, sorry say, to be fixed impress
SON. that there II another ring existing ~ TINS country
Senatorial ring, or more properly speaking senatorial
caba; that the business OF this cab is not to furnish
ammunition to the French, hnt to furnish ammunition to
The Democratic party, and it Is believed, Mr. President
that yIng the Republican flag are trying 10 strand
me Repu|lcah snip, ~ j. DeHeNou va tie 9uSlGe. OF
this CdDal is to magn the Pre- sucn Of tine United states
dpardge and belittlc him. to assail bis admnisra
tom u watch for opportunities OF III the language OF the
Good Book "tO lurk pryiy" for opportunities to place
business OF this caDal Is and dsparage the
j0ry in this body and IN Congress and 10 nlute those
char gcd with the administration Of public affairs II Is
believed That this cabal aids to Inspire that snow
storm OF bcls aui Misrepresentation which travel over
the wires from the capital ana are published III cont-
less newspapers II is believed that persons connected
with this ca6al are INJECTING wounds upon the Rcpubi-
This impression aacc; il is strong, very strong,
just now, in the state Of New Hampshire. There i
reason Tor il in New Hampshire; an election Is impending
there, anu the Pohuclans zen us hat whether the Al
muisaOn shall stand OF fall Is OF importance as, II shall
Laton election. In the midst OF thi, Now
Hampshire, the speeches of this Senatorial cahal com
mand there attention which could not be gained hy
all the utcrances Of Democratic hages, from jefferson
ny honorable friend from Missouri (Mr. BlaiD. Even
the "BrOdead letter. Is not great layUrte as
another document which hold Ia my hand lLaughtcrl
II is pamphlet Of a closely printed pages. and il il en-
ttled PLAIN Language Of Independent Republican srna-
tors TIieving and PIOnigacy Exposed" Ii contains
the speeches Of number Of Senator'S and hrf of all
that of the honorable Senator from Missouri Nir Scluz
This pamphlet bears Ills imprmdtur: "Published by
the National Democratic Executive Resident Committee
Washington, ID. Co. These speeches appear bout note
or commcIa. There is no gliding line gold here no
painting the lily. Liugntcr.l Those VINO sent them
thought that IL they let them DO the makers made
them they could not be beaten, / told
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