Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-22
Forty-Second Congressional Session


the diplomatic territory.
Mr. Sherman reported back, with amend
mentS, the house bill ahoShiug the duties on
salt, and at his request the senate assigned the |
llth OF March for its consideration
The amendments covered all changes in the |
tariff which the senate committee on finance |
deem desirable.
Ar. Sherman introduced plan to secure to
authors, IN certain cases, the benefits of an in
ternational copyright
Mr.. ConkImg presented the protest of the
Western Union telegraph company against the
postal telegraph scheme, and moved that it be
printed on account of its hrevity and import
ance. He would hereafter attempt to show that
the postal telegraph scheme was unwiSe and in
oppOrtune.
The senate resumed the consideration of the
resolution 10 investigate the alleged sales of
arms TO a French agent during the Franco
PrusSian war.
Mr.. Morton, having the floor continued his
speech begun yesterday.
He said he had read Mr.. Blairs statements in
his speeches at the south,-that Mr.. Schurz was
remaining in the republican party for the pur-
pose OF defeating it, and that he had cut loose
from his party associates and burned his
ships behind him, 49, because he believed
h. had the right, taking all crcum-
stances into account, to assume that Mr..
Blair was authorized to speak for his col
league, Mr.. Schurz. Every man owed good
faith 10 his party, and 10 those who kept good
lsilth WIN lllll IsNtlN llldu WIS dl DDcllN ~
leave any party, ut any time, but he was bound
TO do 1t IN an open, public way. The senator
from Missouri Mr. SchurZ, announced that, in
case the republican convention should nomi-
nate President Grant he will not support the
nomination, and he was in utilization with the
Missouri liberals who were making war on the
republican party itself
MIR. Morton here had read a resolution in the
Missouri liberal platform, which, he said, if it
meant anything, it meant free trade. The plat
form also contained covert reference to the
Sunday laws in some states; that was the course
intended for the Germans; the whole platform
was essentially a democratic document, and
those who framed it and supported it were
necessarily making war upon the republican
party. 1t was idle for any man to say he would
support the principles of the republican party
but not its standard bearer.
Parties were necessary in free country, and
they could not DC made to order. They could
only be created by great events. An attack
upon the principles OF a party was no worse
than an attack on the instrumentalities by
which those principles were to be carried into
effect. He would now ask the senator from Mis-
souri, Mr.. Schurz, whether, since the first Mon
day in December, 1870, he, Mr.. Schurz, had
voted with the republican party in the senate on
any question OF political character.
Mr.. SchurZ-"N hat does the senator under
stand by Il question of political charactcr?"
Mr.. MOrton-"l take il for granted the senator
understands that, and that everybody else does
and that il there is a vote of his on any question
of pOliticalscharacter since the first Monday in
December, 1870, that is not recorded with that of
the democratic members, | do not remember it.
II there is one he can state it,
Mr.. Schurz-"l think amnesty is q question
OF political character. The president recon-
mended that amnesty be giyel, and | am sure
voted for that" (Laughter)
Mr.. MortOn-"When did the senator vote for
it? II mistake not, when the vote was taken
he either voted against it or did not vote at ALL"
MIR. SchurZ-"l voted in favor of amendments
that were calculated to strengthen the amnesty
bill, and when finally the Dill was oyerburdened,
so il could not pass in that FORM | did not vote
ut all, and the senator, Mr.. Morton, will remem-
Der that he voted for all the amendments he was
sure would kill the amnesty bill"
Mr. Moron-'I think the senator voted to
keep il in such form as that it would change
the naturalization laws"
Mr. Sehurz-"The senator will not dispute
that advocated the policy proposed by the
president Of the United States"
MIR Morton-"Ah, sir that kind of thing will
not do. | will not say it is very smart, but it is
lodging the main question: The senator is for
universal amnesty, and he cannot say that the
president or the republican party is in favor of
that. The senator stands with the democrats on
the question of amnesty, as he does on all Others
US far as know"
Mr. rrumbull said that Mr.. AIorton's remarks
tended to place him, Mr.. Trumbull, in a false
IooIllOis III lldu Slilcu uleluCllA IllaI lie was
in favor Of the amnesty bill, as it came from the
house, and he had voted against all
amendments, because he feared they would de-
feat the bill.
Mr. Morton-"How did the senator know it
would defeat the bill? Two or three additional
votes would have saved the amnesty bill, with
all amendments on it. But that amnesty bill
was not party measure, and when the senator
from Missouri, Mr.. SchuZ, refers to that bill as
the only measure on which he has voted with |
in,
December, 1870, it is cOnlessing that, upon |
all questions for the last fifteen months, he has |
voted solely with the democratic party"
Mr. SchurZ- 81 can tell the senator another |
political question on which | voted with the
republican party-the resolution to investigate |
the abuse of the New York custom house."
Qaughter)
Mr.. Morton-"The senator did vote in favor
ofthat, but | regret that he has impaired the
force OF that instance very much, for | think he
himself has contributed to make the country
believe that majority here opposed that inves-
tigation. | am glad to have him. even at this
late dav, verify that huge calumny sent abroad
over the country.
This sort OF discussion was kept up through
the day, after which the senate, without reach.
ing vote, adjourned till Friday.
HOUSE.
In the house the bill to prohibit members of
congress from interfering in appointments to
office, was taken from the morning hour, and
made the special order for four weeks hence.
Ga motion of Mr.. Buckley of Alabama, a res
olution was adopted, directing the ways and
means committee to inquire into the eXpediency
of reporting IL bill to admit free of duty all ma
chlnery for spinning cotton yarns.
The house by a vote OF one hundred to ninety |
four, resolved to adjourn over tomorrow until |
Friday.
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee on banking |
and currency, reported bill to authorize the |
Warren national bank Of Danvers to change its |
name to the Warren national bank of pcabody /
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Eames introduced a resolution, which
passed, directing the secretary Of the treasury
to report upon the necessity and eXpediency OF
establishing light on the Stone Pyramid at
Buock's point on the east side of Providence
river in Rhode Island, between Sabin's and Com
nimicut points
The house went into committee of the whole
on the diplomatic appropriation BILL
On motion OF MIR. Brooks, of New York the |
hve Central American missions were reduced 10 |
one, with a minister resident at Nicaragua, |
accredited also to other Central American |
states
Mr.. Potter moved to strike out the clause for |
the mission to Paraguay and Uruguay.
After opposition by MIR. Banks and Mr. Gar |
field, the motion was rejecred.
Mr. Banks moved to place the Russian mis- |
sion among the flrstclass missions, the minis |
ter's salary to be S17 800.
Mr. Holman opposed the motion. If it was to |
be done as mere matter of compliment to |
RUSSIA, he protested against such a compliment |
to that hoary headed old despotism, a nation |
whose whole career had been one of despotism |
and of crushing out The rights of mankind n |
nation whose rcmorSeless ambition had stained |
the soil OF Europe with the best blood of the ma |
tons. II the argument were that Russia had |
manifested a friendly spirit towards the United |
states, nc entered us protest against that; he |