Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-01
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
S..ciu.asa Yesterday Prsceedings,

CONGRESSIONAL
.Ge.ciusiea Yesterdays Prsceedings.
1HK sALE or ARMS Resolution PASSED WITH
OUr THE PREAMBLE.
SENATE.-After our report ciosed-
MI Carpenter continuing hls renarks on the
re~eiutioh or MT. sumner relative 70 the sale of
arms, referred 70 a remark made by Mr. Sum
nFr ON the motto, ''Our country. right or
wrong" that IL was "a heather sentiment,
which would dethroHe God and exalt the devil .
he then spoke in glowing terms Of Decatur the
naval hero. Whose achievements were known TO
and eioried IN by every Yankee school boy OF
ten yeaTs OF age: Decatur had promulgated the
sentiment, "Unr country, right or wrong - and 10
was the first time he had been called q heather.
Decatur had given this sentiment at . festive
'occasion, in reply to the toast, sour national
glory, gem above all price, and worthy OF any
hazard TO sustain its splendOr."
Mr.. Sumner said he had made no allusion to
Decatur. lie had spoken or this sentiment as 1t
was at this day, mere cemmsH place of vicious
politics, a vicious srDtiment-
MIR. Carpenter discussed at some length the
policy of our naturalization laws, which, he
said were founded on the idea that the natural
ized citizen became, TO all intents, thor
this discussions; he feared that ID might produce
an unwhoiesome effect the country; that
prejHdieed people would inquire whether il
man who had been 30 long In the country: a man
who had been honored with a seat in the Senate
who was q member of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and by this reason in possession of
a
could not altogether disenthral himself OF his
allegiance to lis native country; whether men
OF less caracity, less cultivation could do 30,
ana whether the theory of our naturalization
laws had NOT, in practice, been found to be i'm
correct.
Mr. Sehurz said he vas not surprised at the
turn which the discussion had taken. When
argument tailed prejudice was appealed to. Yes
terday the general ORDER swinlle was defend
ed, on the ground that IL only affected i'm por ters
and to- day another scandal is met with q covert
attempt to excite the prejudices of native-bOrn
American citizens But this will not do; the
reope are not TO be deceived; they will demand
that reform The Senator from Wisconsin had
minated that he (Mr. 81 was not true in his
allegiance to this country. IL would have been
ont boldly and charged him directly with this
He (Mr. 81 was not citizen of yesterday; he
had been in this country for twenty years and
IN all that time in which he (Mr. ST. had done
one unPatTi0tic act Mr.. Carpenter could not
frlghten him with the sentiment Of ssOur coun-
also, F'Our country" he meant the United
States Of America. 'Our country, right or
wrong" if right to be kept right, if wrong to be
set right.
THE RESOLUTION PASSED.
The amendment al Mr.. Schurz, directing an
inquiry as to whether the defensive capacity of
tne country was not impaired by the large sales
OF arms. was adapted without opposition
The question then recurring on the resolution
~ W as on motion of Mr.. Harlan. amended to
inquire whether any American citizens have
been IN communication with the agents of anv
foreign power.
The question was then taken on the resolution,
when 1t was aaoPted-yeas 81, nays Is.
The question then required on the preamble.
when Mr.. Hamlin moved to lay it on the table
PREAMBLE LAID ON THE TABLE
After considerable debate, Mr.. Sumner sought
10 OBTAIN permission to withdraw the preamble
cut was called TO orcer, and the question being
taken on the motion to lay the preamble on the
table: II was caHied-yeas A., nays I. (Mr. Ed
munds.)
MIR. Morton said the Senators on the other
side having voted 10 lay the preamble on the
table, 1t must be taken as confession i'm open
ccHrt
Mr.. Sumner said as the Senator chose to re-
open this conflict, he would say that il was no
such thing. The preamble had done its work.
and the resolution had been adopted. This had
been the array OF numbers against two Sena-
tors Others had defended the President of the
United States. He (Mr. 81 had not made one
allusiOn to the President.
Mr. COnkling said he must find fault with his
TREND from Indiana He had said the Senator
tom Massachusetts confessed the disastrous
overthrow OF his preamble by voting to Law il on
oil that senator, he had wanted to huddle away
bis preamble out Of sight, that was the real
COguOvit.
Mr. Cameron entered a motion to reconsider
the vote laying the presrbia on the table.
The Senate then, at tp5 D. m. adjourned.
HOV SE.-After our report closed
The motion TO refer the bill extending the
time for the completion of the st. Croix and
Lake Superior railroad 10 the Committee on
Public Lands, with instructions, was agreed
tO-yeas I02. nays ~.
MT. Holman moved TO reconsider, and to Law
this motion on the table.
Mr.. Eldridge demanded the yeas and NAYS
uIon the motion TO table, which were ordered:
and then that the House adjourn, which was
agreed to; and the House, at $50 p. IN, adj