New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-13
SENATE. WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.

MIR. SAWYER (kep :. VI rose 10 pelSOnal
explanation aud said il he could have been present
on Thursday afternoon whom the motion to couple tho
Civil Rights bill with the Amnesty bill before the
senate he would have voted against IT, beev ing that
60 unite the bills 10 nsur" the defeat OF botn
TIRE KANSAS Br1BERY CASES.
Mr.. MORTON rep. Ind ufcred resolution, which
was agreed to. authorizing the Committee Privileges
and Elections 10 investigate the election Of Senators
Pomeroy aud Caldwell OF Kansas. the Committee to have
power send for persons papers and to SIT in Wash
ngtOn elsewhere during tho Of Congress. Mr.
Morton said: am instructed by the Committee on
opinion in to the cars made against either Of
these senators and no can ne drawn as TO thelr
guilt or innocence from tie presentation OF this resolu
tion.
by him Yesterday asking Secretary of War for nor
nation in relation ~ Goat nd, which agreed 10.
Mr.. CASSERLY Dem, Call called up the resolution
asking for information 10 the state Of the account
between the Government ard each OF the existing Pa
cidc Railroads, except the rhern. which agreed
THE TxFoRcrvrxr ACT.
At the expiration ~ the morning hour the Senate
sumed the consideration Of re bill to amend the En-
Mr.. HAMILTON Dem. Nh offered an amendment
providing that as preiH9sry to the appointment OF
such appointment shan be mHde by not less than ten
citizens OF the precinct.
Mr. MORTON rep. md s~'f there was no objection
10 this amendment ant II W.. lOped
Mr. MORTON offered ndment authorizing each
G se f 10 ie6aT 1n conc@pated by the En-
forcement hill Alopted
Mr. RIMBiLL Iron. I'l moved that the appoint
,ncnt Of Supervisors Of Election vested in the District
THE FRENCH ARMS REPORTS
Mr. HADfLIN rep, NJ uhnitt d the alority report
Of the French Arms sales la.'i eating Committee and
Mr.. STEVENSON Gsep. submitted the minority
Mr. SUMNER Rep.. Mass,-It may not be known to
Senators that when this Committee constituted
ont Of my seat, being lid at home read the
of the COmmi tee with nent, and regretted
mneh that not herr - prOest against its forma-
lion What ahc to dp then do now at the
first opportunity with reluctance. but in the discharge
al a duty. protest nov again It the report believing
law So that its report can receved only as
diet jury that Is dsqu c 10 act in case In pre-
Scnting this protest adpt to language of the Manual,
hin are 10 be 81 the Committee speak di
rccty against the body of tr '" for they that would
totally destroy will not aucui 10 or AS Is said 1.-THE
child IL not 10 be put oa nue. nat cares not for it." 1t
iS therefore, constant rue That no man is TO be EN-
plOyed in any matter who e declared himself against
IL and when any member wo against the bill hears
he excused Sir, these are he words OF Mr. Jefferson.
the ilustriOus Vcc-Presldenf. who occupied the
scat which you now fiji. Tuia lluCuage is applicable TO
all inquiries as 10 hills have before me the notes OF
OF inquiry investigator, being the appointment
against the Earl OF Dauhy m ne reign of Charles H.
where it said No man. - the ancient res OF the
House Is TO be OF the committee of the thing he is
against" Mark and energy OF the language
Now, Sir. the Senate cannot forget the utterances
Of the senator from Maine g Hamlin) during the de-
bale the question gains. the movement for in
TO conduct the inquiry; tley forget the utter
Of the Senator from oonsin (Mr. Carpenter),
seeking to protect the sac of arms 10y new version OF
international law, and yct le low makes the report
Sir unless the rules ~ plI airy law as set forth in
Manual are a mOCi"r. t,o. senator's are as much
disaualihed TO occupY rol' they do Juror
would be whe had express an YpIHon on the case be-
fore trial, and protest .ref mis- report
Mr. HHMLIN iRep.. Me- iii not at this time he
drawn into any discussion Dog 1r enatOr from MasSa-
Chusctts (Air sumner. om lre that the Committee
which has just made lis report was not oSanzed at the
suggestion according r0 t'e wishes OF the SEN
from Massachusetts,. hut will be ready. at
the proper time, TO show io in'S Senate and to the
country that It organ zed in accordance
with parliamentary law. on' | viii show that the
Senator has tins morning Ought to send 10 the
country an impeachment -. lc port before either he
the senate have read one word Of its contents. II Is
an assumption unworthy 'i t "nate ana ought not 10
have been made II was seehIns ~ bold declaration
unsupported by truth, t. send tu ne country deCara
ton that this committee ID lrI rted without the sup
port of Parliamentary law E 1tss. On each OF these
questions think will ha'euo fhculty in satisfying
Tins body but Will enter into 20 discussion OF them
Mr. CARPENTER GIep. Wis. The protest Just read
the senate by the senator lon Massachusetts (Mr.
sumner would be nsu., tle members of the Com
who made the report but Of the fact that the in
dignity hcaped upon then rgcd in the higher in
suit offered TO the Senate itself ihe members of that
Committee did not select fl Nes they did not ask
he elccted they We're cr, ny the Senate, and one
member Of the C0nmittco ani asked to be excused
serving It, ana tn senate. by vote, refused TO
excuse him-thus express nor determination, not
only ny their election, bu N refusal to excuse, to
the investigation mad, log Committee they had
elected. What had bel sid ai, done by the Senator
open Senate aud with flst knowledge the Senate
elected them, and commanded hem TO do tho duty
which they have per OrIHea One word more, for
have no intention at this l'''n 10 anticipate the gen
era debate which nave nl doubt III follow the publca
fon of this report aud Iru- Dat 1t may. The Senator
from Massachusetts, tt Oh matter, thing, it
Is called. was not commit o. It's friends Sir,
there member OF that Commute, who did not vote for
the investigation Not one nd not the Senator from
Massachusetts, vote O. lag DOGS OWL preamble on the table
lie did, and so DID the meuhcrs the Committee. Not
cast by member of met Committee that he
did not ill., Every IuruucI Of that Committee de-
manded Investigation or ne acts Impartial and
searching. No Senator fn the Chamber was more
emphatic in expressing thr tehrf that an -invest-
CATION necessary and u 'r-landing that 1t should
bc made than the men .' I-iled that Committee.
What is the "tbmgl" u 0 lave a fair investigation
~ the facts Of the cast Ii.u tle thing"
hGd no 10 as prrd f an "a upon the const 4
without regard to ruth or Justice, then the thing"