Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-28
Congressional.

lay, Congress was not in session
On Friday Senators Trumbull and Morton
talked about the French arms. or rather took
the French arms for text and talked poll
tics. Mr.. rrumbull said every efjrt at re-
form made in this body is met by assaults
upon those who make the effort, by asper-
siOns upon their motives, and by charges. OF
bad party faith. Questions affecting the
purity of the Government and the welfare
of the public are, in the opinion of some
members of this body, who assume 70 be she
peculiar opponents of the Republican party, /
no longer t. be decided upon their merits, |
but only with a view to their bearing upon 4
the party Chief among those who would /
subordinate the public welfare 10 party /
stands the Senator from Indiana (M1rC0n.) /
In the discussion of the resolution under
consideration he has devoted two or three |
hours TO assaults upon those who have tclt 1t /
TO be their duty to move this Investigation,
and, not content with that, he has taken oc- (
clslon to wander away from the subject and
talk about = Senatorial cibal.' do not
know by what authority any member OF this
body assumes TO be the peculiar exponent oil
the Republican party, or even OF the Admin
istratIon. | intend to say something IN re-
ply to the repeated assaults thai have been
made By those who assume TO be better Re
publicans than their fellow Senator's. | IN [
Tend TO show the course Of these Senators, I
and before have done, unless misunder-
stand what the principles of the Republican
party are, think shall be able u show that
he who stands foremost here on all occasions
u denOunce others as assaultng tine party,
has himself forgotten the principles on winch
the Republican party was founded, and l.
himself ut war with them.
Mr.. Irumbull pronounced himself square
ly IN favor OF the Missouri Liberal Rapu1I
can movement and defended the Mss Jurl
Convention res buttons
In the House the diplomatic appropriation
bill was under consideration.
On Saturday the Senate does not meet and
the day is devoted 70 general di-cass GA in
the House
GA Monday, Mr.. Couklu5's resolution re-
ating to the French arms resolution was
discussed ana IN the House several bills were
introduced, including "A large number for the
removal OF political disabilities from tac pep
pie of the Southern states were pres uttd,
and al the suggestion 90. taecpclkcr ,u la4eI
in one ball.
Mr. E.dridse Of " isc.n-.n, so 5sestci CHAT
al citizens % tie Jni-cI states be iue.uI- 4.
Mr. GlrnheIi % ono moved that the
bin without further reading, le ias- %. under
suspension 81 the rules
Mr. Maynard OF Tennessee s.l.-ci .ar tuc
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In the senate on Tuesday. Nr I'VE spoke
at length on the French arms fraud, ana in
the House supplementary Ciyl- Rights ntl
introduced oy Mr.. Frye oi Name wac c5asii-
cred An investigation ct the French arms
contract Was alsJ ordered
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