The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
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Icy.
The French arms resolution formed again
the staple of the debate in the Senate yester-
day, enlivened, however by an episode grow
ing out of the previous discussion. 1t will be
remembered that last week Mr.. Morton had
ridiculed Mr.. Trumbulls pretensions to supe-
rior merit in connection with the civil service
reform, and had even charged the Illinois
Senator with being foremost among the place
hunters on behalf of relatives and friends.
Mr.. Conkling yesterday followed up the attack
by Offering resolution calling on the depart
ments for q statement of the number OF rec
concentrations for appointment to office
made by Senators from Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and New Y0rk-meaning
Trumbull, Schurz, Upton and himself. The
discussion on this resolution evoked good
deal of angry feeling. Trumbull denounced
it as mean, contemplate business, and
wished the inquiry to be still further pursued,
so as to ascertain who the ''sneaks" were who
went providing around the departments to pick
up such information. He declared that civil
service reform was not to be defeated or
official corruption covered up by personal at
tacks on those who attempted to expose them,
and he invited the administration Senators to
cries, hold, enough" It would appear from
this that Mr.. Trumbnll contemplates no soft
ening down, but is determined to carry
on a war of determination, regardless
Of consequences to party or individuals
Morton took up the gauntlet thus
flung down, and replied to Trumbulls
insinuation about ''sneaks" by proclaiming
his right to denounce ''hypocrites' wherever
he found them. He charged, more distinctly
than he had done before, that Trumbulls
visits to the Executive departments, pressing
appointments for relatives and friends, had
been persistent and importunate. Under
these circumstances, he wanted to know
''who is the sneak?" Was it not the man who
impugned the motives Of his fellow Senators
and talked about their hanging on to the
one of the importunate seekers for Officer
Many more compliments of the same kind
were interchanged, leaving strong impress
sion that the Senate of the United States was
composed largely Of Tartuffes and Uriah Keeps.
And then, after this resolution had gone over
without action, at the expiration of the morn
ing hour the French arms resolution was taken
up, and Mr.. Nye. of Nevada, opened the dis
cussion with sly hit at Sumner, whose anger
towards the administration he ascribed to the
removal of Mr.. Motley, and he closed his
speech with parody on Excelsior" of
which the burden was, Anything to beat
Grant" OF course the Senate and the
crowded galleries were highly amused and en-
tertained. The proceedings closed with
speech from Mr.. Frelinghuysen, of New Jer-
sey, who complained that, although the
charge of fraud had failed, the charge itself
remained unretracted.
The business of the House yesterday, as
usual on Mondays, was legislative medley.
First large number of bills were introduced
and referred, among them one by Mr.. Shella-
barger, chairman of the Committee on Com
MERGE, for the encouragement of the foreign
commerce of the United States. It appears,
however, to be in substance the same
bill which the Secretary of the Treas
ury devised some weeks ago, pro-
posing bounty to iron and wooden
steam and sailing ships; and we have already
given our views as to what the worth of that
proposition is. Mr.. Hooper's Supplementary
Civil Rights bill came up, but went over with
out action. Then there were dozen disa-
bility bills all rolled into one and passed,
without even the names Of the relieved indi-
viduals being read to the House. Then bill
repeating the stamp duty on canned fruits
and vegetables was passed. Then PROPOSE
tons to reduce the tax on pig iron to five dol
lars ton, and to make the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco uniform at sixteen cents q
pound, were made and defeated. And finally
the Deficiency Appropriation bill was taken
up and considered until the hour Of adjourn
ment