New-York tribune., 1872-02-28
xIIID CONGRESS-2D SESSION
coNT1Nu krroN OF TIRE FRENCH ARMS DEBAIh%,
sPEECH OF SENATOR wRIGHT-AR' sCHUh1e
REPLY TO MIR. FRELNGHUYsEN'
SENATE. WASHINGTON Feb. n, 1871

Mr.. ANfHoNY Rep., r. IL presented the
memorial Of tho American Peace society and apeuoOh
signed by more than 1000 citiEShs in favor OF
zion as means Of settlng International disputes ana
expressed his qualification ats eems seec'eu P'0"
y The following bills were introduced: =, .. &,
M POMEROY (Rep kanl to bnng the srrerages OF Nh
s land o6cs PPTopasans IS 600 for e eSneGSa % ee @
8: S:t esTs 1sI tSSS taS oaSS '' ~"
M COLE ep CALI ia incorporate the utah Railroad Mining and
& ' Gftc coSs.4 s right of
Nj nAML Rep 10 provide ioT sSt sg U nv sDo%aDt U
aNsl Mis-, pcr prepare said group after design to be ap
AZ sHERMAN TRen' Ohio from the Committee on Fl
nance reported bin to admit free Of duty photographs
~ SeyeIaSd with amendments admitting free of duty
an photographs paintings, and stauary imported Tor exc
Is proVsip8 to take effect only during the SIX
anonths. The amendments were adopted and the Oil
passed. - -
Mr.. CoNKLING Rep, n. ~ called up resontlon r
Suesnc the President TO send 10 the Senate s1aenene
Of the recommendations for appointments to ONCE Ge W
BY the Senators from NewYOrk, Illinois, MISSOURI Ne
FERRY ep COn12 regretted 70 0S,d see I serve no
public but only personal Interests Inc % senaSo amSst
entirely upon personal questionwhether or not zen
Grant 20 be by the % ss&e %as no
doubt in anybOdys mind that Cen Grant Wouid us re- re-
sIaip Senators and to adopt It would do injustice to
them unless the recommendations MADE Dy Other sen
Mt CoNKTING said he had offered the resolution as
means OF showing the truth OF falsty OF tne so
often made that he had been the recipient OF great ua
of Executive patronage, and was hanging On t " @ o
skirts Of power 10 preserve it. He haa no M ~ r
s0mmendatons office made by all the Senators should
be published, would prefer to have TINS resolution
passed by ITSELF to set the desired Information as
Mr' T TRUMBUIL REP, nl) offered his amendment
suggested yesterday requesting the President TO 1%r III
the sSnaJe at %Ipe SDoSen of by Mr.
Morton on Friday, was made out ana wiener saa,a s.,
statements were made out OF the recommendations
made by other Senators.
Mr. CoSKLING accepted the amendment. At the ex-
nd te senate resumed the consideration Of the resou
kon to inquire into the alleged
SALE ARMS To FRENCH AGENTS
MI WRIGHT Rep., Iowa. addressed the Senate. he
said that hall the session had now passed and the sFesr
eember had been spent IN mere political debate to the
neglect of legitimate and important business. The
ke6ate on the pending resolution had taken very wide
range. and, therefore, he might no pardoned Tor
which had wasted much Of the time OF this session
Amnesty he would not vote for-eher universal or gem
tant that this Government should be Just than that II
should forgive unrepentant Rebels, and place them on
level politically with loyal men, Passing TO the pending
resolution he said whatever others might do he would
she discussion had shown beyond all question that there
was warrant whatever for an investigation lie be-
heved had been demonstrated beyond an doubt that
there absolutely nothing to throw the least suspicion
spon the nation ITS officials lie would even venture
gay whether he believed that Il the investigation should
be ordered IL wOud bring to light single act OF wrong
h morals OF law on the part Of any one connected with
Mr.. WRIGHT-I had hoped that the Senator would
have answered otherwise
Mr. SIJMMER-Oh no.
Mr.. WRIGHT continued TO argne that there was
eothng in the matter nat demanding M Who
counts Of the War Department and those of the Treas
@ or o in IH aHy Of the grounds adduCed for sp
esOn Of wrong doing in the matteri Aud an attempt
Il make case for Investigation had failed, why should
the Senate order an nvesugatOnl But he would vote
sns s spsn6d fo e esSy o. %s f@ p Of
Gn M A S 6eT the he eS 6eSs WS Snd 0 sen f 10
FULLEST scrutiny snd have every official act Of his LAID
bn be could not consent to do So because he beevedt
os Os Sn6 Sp0t 6 So sG d bin to gSundes
eoing on his part he would oppose the resolution Also
because there doubt IL aimed at the national
Administration, and designed 10 impair its strength
Eiih the people he was neither L6eTal an Admins:
Emply Republican He rejected an other qualify ing
The ReRGSSSn party ~ s sd aIS ne9feG o 3
need other name to conquer IN the next E
Of tie Senate turn police officer and searcher of re
cords. and TO engage In the little business OF
which may may not have Deen defrauded by Its own
agents for lie believed that was al there was Isl IN this
planned There was no longer any discrepancy or any
nothng but mere suspicion France had been cheated
py somebody and certainly he could not consent that
10 settle that question.
Nj WEST fsep.,. la thought i ap Improbable thing
Hon to frsme case against Us own officials @ foI RTeae
In the Republican camp by the Senator from Massachu
betts ana ~ perhaps question worthy OF consider
t such hostile prdjectie from that quartet He west
was prepared to as far as any one In making etn-
RteiDyestgaons and ia vndcatlng our national chaTac
Ter but he dd not propose to try to dig up something de-
TOEaory TO that character means OF maintaining It,
ReferriDg to the Missouri liberal Republican platform,
ne said that the that could be said OF the resou-
soBs eOmpOsngi 1T was that they were not inconsistent
reason why any Republican should leave his party for
Mr. sCHURz GRep., Mo- said he wished to say few
words Ia reply to Mr.. nghuyseDs remarks yester-
day. That Senator had said that il this not ques
On Of the violation OF the neutrality laws II moth
tDG and had seemed 10 imply that he Schurz) and Mr.
Sumner had been engaged in trying to make up case
J Hr FRELINGHUYsEN said he had not impugned the
est Of their acts He Would not ssy that Of the sen.
stors but he would say that the measure was unpatr
aetie .o..=
B. N1d to impute 20 himself Mr. Sumner any
Aesgns, sympaties interests that not purely
American. For himself, although he proud 10 have
9pTung from the great German race, yet lie proud
s6o Of being American citizen, and his interests hopes
prospects bound in his American citizenship
rs 70 the charge that this resolution calculated to
Iaake trouble Win Germany when that country had not
DOwf The resolution was not meant for Germany. The
go Germany, aud the fact that complaint or remon
grance had been made would make voluntary action
" the matter all the creditable He regretted
so hear the Senator Ir Frenghuysen) joining with the
sesnatOr from Indiana dr. MOrton in making appeal
90 the native American feeling prejudice but he under
,stOOd that kind OF talk WELL and was already ready
90 meet It, As 70 our relations with foreign powers the
snly way which mischief TO could OF this
gnatter by wantonly undertaking to defend false
fY0sition and If any OF our officials have wantohly
TssRyed into such position 1t manifest Inter
k.~st t. dsaVow their action and TO take stand that
s0nld bOnOraby and safely defend As TO the questions
SG patriotism ana amy TO party which had been intro
paoed into the debate ID by doctrines and practices
saeh had been advocated here that parties
tdptee aud destroyed and nations sometimes disgraced
HhoFere the true pairiOsthey wh0 would advise the
" what could not I've covered up in the hope that il
Ssht not be taken to tasR for IT, or they who folio wing