Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
MORE ABOUT THE SALE OF ARMS.

OF arms TO France, dwelt upon the administer
ton OF the southern state governments, and the
robberiss which he alleged were committed by
the state officials upon the people. Several Il
the Governors OF these states had either been
lmpeaChed OF redtO escape the consequence 9 OF
their crimes. One OF these Governors (Bulochy
RhOSe place Of refuge no one knew, had been on
this floor over and over again arguing certain
things for the sake of party. and warm y
supported 10y the Senator from Indiana. An
associate OF this Governor Foster Blodgett) was
emily
SAVED PROM THE PENITESTIAEY
by vtrtse OF pardon, and yet the Senator from
Indiana had brought in a resolution to admit
this person &C. a seat in the Senste-to g tt In
the Senate, where he had no more right TO u than
If he had brsn elected by fifty men on Pennsyi-
wanna ayeHuv. The Senator from indiant as
sumed 10 Law down the principles Of the repubii-
can party. The Senator knew nothing Wnat-
ever of those principles The senator (Mr'
Norton knows exactly what the liberal repub
Tcan marty are going TO 90. He knows who will
be nominated at philadelphia, and he knows
exactly what the democrats are going to DO He
saws the democratic party are acting the postum
policy but they will put mp straight-out eandi-
date in their own time The Senator has alsJ
pOlIed the democratic party, and he knows ex-
aCty how they are going - vote. The Senator
saws the platform OF the Missouri liberal repub-
hCan convention is
ANTI-REPUBLyCAN.
BIT. L. then sent to the desk to be read the
platform, and asked where was there one word
ia II that was anii-repubcan? The Senator
showed that he did not know what republican
ism was. The Senator says the Connecticut
democrats have adopted parts of this platform;
that is what makes il anti-republican in his
opinion, simply because the democrats have
adopted it. He mr.. IT, wished to God that not
the democrats OF Connecticut, but the democrats
OF the whole country would adopt it.
Mr.. Merton said il would be insulting to the
intelligence of the Senate for him to endeavor
TO prove that the object of the NJ issOuri move
ment and Of the liberal convention at Cincin-
natl was 10 distract and
Divide THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
This fact admitted OF no denial, and he very
much regretted that the Senator from Illinois
Nad IN do oh Wit
ment. The proof that this liberIl convention
intended to nominate a candidate for President
vas found in the speech of Governor Gratz
Brown. Mr.. VI. then sent TO the desk to be read
resolution adopted at the Missouri republican
convention, at jefferson, yesterday, to the effect
That hs liberal 5eP%bsaIs a5s part and par
EifCant in numbers, and that the republican
party of Missouri will poll its full vote He said
that even the Senator from Illinois, with all his
powerful influence, cannot bolster up this party.
1T WILL GO DOWN,
and IL will he the good fortune of some men who
have allied themselves with it if they do not go
dow n too. He then sent to the Clerk to be read
a speech of Governor Brown. of Missouri,
which. he said, was proof that it was intended
TO nominate a candidate at Cincinnati. Gov.
Browns speech shows that he has some idea Of
getting the nominaiio himself, but if some man
from some other state should be preferred,
meaning of cOurse the Senator from Illinois,
lie IMr BrOwn1 would cheeriully support him
The Senator from Illinois, il was pretty well I'M
derstOod throughout the country, would be a
had, in view of this, separated himself from the
republican party, but he remained within easy
distance, 30 that, If necessary, he could return.
But his back was chalked all over with
"BARKIs Is WILLING"
IGreat Isus hter, in which Mr.. Trumbull Joined
The speech OF Gov. Brown also contained DELI
cate hint 70 the democratic party that if they
would mite with the liberal republicans they
should have share of the spOils of the Offices.
Sir. Blair.-We democrats don't want any Of
the Offices.
SIR. Morton.-Thst will do very well for a
democratic Senator to say. In reference to the
Missouri platform, he Mr.. w had meant that
fOrestalling resolution OF course he did not mean
all the resolutions. There was no platform bat
lad something in il that would meet the appro-
val of ali. But this resolution to VIII CHI he had
referred meant that all the laws passed TO put
down the kuklux were unconstitutional. There
was state of affairs in the south assuming the
magnitude of an Instruction, sufficient, under
the constitutional provision TO justify the sus-
pension Of the writ OF hdbeds corpus. He had
been impressed that in the last four years the
kuklux had killed and wounded more citizens
than were killed during the second with
Great Britain. The Senator lMr. Trumbull, j
says he Is in favor of
PUSIsHISG THE KUKLUx,
but for two years he has not assisted to pass one
measure TO bring them to justice. He spoke
against and voted against the kuklux bill.
and cOnt>catiOn during the war, but he has
gotten bTayely over IL now. IL seemed to be the
idea of some Senators that the government of
the United States should protect the lives and
liberties Of American citizens in every other
country but our own. He Mr.. NJ. considered
~ the duty of the government to protect with
all its power its citizens at home and abroad
On the subject OF amnesty, he denied that the
President bad ever declared in favor of universal
amnesty He did not believe the President was
in favor of il, and he was not in favor it, Thew
had an amnesty bill under consideration which
only made three exceptions. That bill would
have passed IL the Senator (Mr. TrumbuiD and
the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. TiptonJ had
voted for IL.
CHANGE OF TWO VOTES
rOrfl1 tar ~ -
those who acted with him had assisted in retain
ing in the civil rights amendment a clause al
lowing naturalzanon OF chinese, which wa:
obnoxious TO the Pacific coast Senators. That
had lost the bill four or five votes Thus il could
be sees that the Senator was more responsible
for the defeat OF the amnesty bill than any Other
Senator. The Senator accuses Us of cIinging e
the skirts of power. How long is it since hs
chung to the skirts of power?
Mr. Trumbull.-Never.
Mr. MOrton.-The Senator saws never. wha
does the Senator mean by clinging TO the skirt
Of power? He means
ASKING FOR OFFICE.
It's only about fifteen months since the Senato
ceased this. A tabular stateme Mt had been shows
TO him (Mr. NJ } this afternoon. showing that il
the hrst fifteen months Of this administration
the Senator had made one hundred and tire,
recommendations for office.
Mr.. Trumbull said he had no means of ascer
tanning exactly how many recommendations b.
bad made, but he was satisfied that in five year
he had not made a dozen recommendations fo
once This statement was utterly incorrect
IN i've years
Mr.. Morton said the statement had been shown
10 him, and it seemed TO have been CAREFUL,
prepared, but he would let IL go, as the Senator
denies IT, He Mr.. M had also been accused
BY the Senator OF being against investigation
He had voted for every investigation that wa
proposed, and would vote with the Senator to in
yestgate everything that showed any suspicion
OF fraud. But the Senator wanted to revive tn,
committee on retrenchment, a committee which
he bad found by actual examination to have &C
cOmplished less than any other committee tina
hadeyer been appointed. He believed that Their
ABUSE IN THE NEW YORK CusTox-HoUsE
Just as there had been abuse in t for FORTY wears
But the abuses had never been brought TO ligh
under the democratic administrations. Thi
administration had discovered them, and he be
leved this administration would Law the heay,
hand on abuse wherever II discovered it, Tn,
senator MI Trumbulll had also accused hin
with being party man.
BE WAS PARTY MAN
and because he believed his party was the o,l,
one which would or could administer the GOV
eminent on proper principles and preserve III,
liberties of the people. But, he asked, when va
II since the Senator from Illinois ceased TO he ,
m ia huf