The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-12
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cases he had not recommended the appli
CNnts, but had merely indorsed their ap
plicatiOns. He respectfully referred IL
the Postmaster General or respectfully
referred for favorable consideration In rel
erence 10 the appointments.
MIR; CARPENTER said that Mr.. TRUM
BULLS conduct seemed TO have been just
like his own, and asked whether ht
TRUMDuLL) thought there was anything
wrong or corrupt In It, ...-rs...
Mr., TRUMBuLL-I do not think there L
Anything wrongi in what did in reference
to those papers, but this note which re-
icrred to had reference to members oI
Congress going 10 the departments and
getting persons appointed to Office. Y
Mr. CARPENTER-Did the Senator him,
sell ever do anything ol that kind,
MIR. TRuMBULL-No, sir. '''1 -'
Mr.. CARPENTER-Nord did l. N0rho
believe that any Senator did. s'-
Mr.. TRuSrBULL said that there was not
. clerk appointed at his request in tho
Treasury Department, Navy Department,
or the Department Of Justice, and only
one in the Interior Department, and Of
those in the departments with whom his
name was connected in any way there
was no blood relation of his, though he
had many. Mr.. TRUMBULL then discuss.
cd the question how the civil service
could he reformed and advocated the
election Of pOstmasters by the people as q
prohibition against interference with ap.
pointments by members Of Congress and
army officers and employees. The presi!
dent had power to introduce any reform
in the civil service he pleased-power
to elevate patriotism and purity above
plumber.
Mr.. PRATT said he would vote lor
the appropriation, because the President
asked Tor ii.
Mr.. Scorr said it appeared from the
Blue Book that there were about three
thousand officers appointed with tho con.
sent Of the Senate, and fifty thousand ap-
lpointed absolutely ut the pleasure Of the
Executive. When the people shall have
learned that they were themselves re.
sponslble for having bad men in office,
then civil reform wonld"be in great dc.
mand.
Mr. MORTON said the Senator (Mr.
TRuMRULt) had impeached the acts and
motives Of his fellow Senators in relation
to appointments; therefore 1t was proper
that his own record should be referred to.
He (Slr. MoRTON) had also heard that
Mr.. TRUNBUI.I had personally urged on
the President the appointment Of his
brother-in.law, DIR. Jayne, as pension
agent in Illinois, although this could only
be effected by the removal Of DR.. Bloom
field.
Dir. TRUMBUH.-If the Senator will
make statement on his own authority l
will answer it very promptly.
Mr.. MoRTON-I was not there and did
not hear the recommendation, but heard
he had made it from authority that be-
lieVed was to be implicitly relied on, and
now II il is not true the Senator can
deny it.
Mr.. TRUMBuLI-Does the Senator sup.
pose that he can come into this body rela-
ting what has been told him by irrespon-
sible parties, and that am TO be put in q
position to deny IL? If he makes a state.
ment on his own responsibility that de-
mands an answer from me, he will get it
very promptly.
Mr.. MORTON said he did not believe that
Mr.. TRUMEULL would deny this either
here or elsewhere. lie did not impute any
wrong 10 him for making recommends
tions. He had as much right TO recon-
mend his brother rs any one else. j..
Mr.. MORTON then read several Of the
endorsements male by TRUNBULL on
applications for Office, to show that he
had recognized the propriety Of appoint.
ing men for party reasons. .E fl'"s
Mr.. TRUAlBULL denied it would be con.
sistent in him TO advocate reform, and yet
conform TO the prevailing practice while
it existed, but he denied also that he had
conformcd TO that practice TO any Consid.
cradle extent. ..r.
Mr.. MoRToN in reply 10 the remark
implying that he controlled great deal
of patronage, said that in proportion to
the population, there were one half more
people appointed 10 Federal offices from
Illinois, than from Indiana. .
Mr.. WEST moved to adjourn, but
yielded the floor to Mr.. SHERMAN, who
said the Senate had spent most of its time
in debate, and had passed no important
bill except the apportionment bill, while
the House had been earnestly at work,
and was now holding a resolution fixing
tho day for final adjournment, while the
Senate was wasting its time in debates
without voting. " siIE T,i
The Senate adjourned.
Mr.. HARLAN, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported, with amend.
ment, the bill Tor the appraisement and
sale of Kansas Indian lands in Kansas.
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