The sun., 1872-03-14


the yeas and nays having been ordered ON the
pending amendment
Mr.. CONKLtNG gave notice that he would oher
his modification ut the proper time
The question was then on Mr.. Tipton's amend
CoNKLINo's RIDICULOUS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. LOGAN Rop., III said he could not under
stand the object Of the investigation proposed
by this resolution. Did anybody pretend that
there was anything immoral or Improper IN
making recommendations To ofhcef lie had
recommended every decent person that had
asked him Tor a Recommendation, and he would
do II again. The resolution and the amendment
were ridiculous and unworthy the attention OF
the Senate, and therefore he moved to lay II on
Mr. SHERMAN Htcp, ohio) asked Mr.. Conklng
tion necessary for his own vindlcationf
Mr. CoNKLfNG-Necessit compels me TO say
having an undue share In obtaining patronage
that after the exercise o. what think a COM
mendable degree Of patience, now want the
Mr. SHERMAN agreed with Mr.. Logan that this
proceeding had gone far enough, and said he
would not vote for the resolution further than
Mr.. Conkling might think necessary for his own
Mr. NYE rep. New suggested that the in
qury should be confined to Mr.. Conklings
reccommendatlon, Laughter =, 49,, ..., m,
Hight on the subject. Three Senators had re-
peatedly made statements and insinu9ti9ns On ON
| and now he wished to have the records OF the
| accusers and the accused laid side by side.
NOTHING TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Mr. LOGAN said that II Mr.. Cunklings rcsou-
| tion was aimed only at his accusers, he did not
know why he logan was Included, Tor he had
never accused the Senator He had no ohiec-
tion on his own account TO being Investigated
| every morning before breakfast, hut the trouble
| was that hen an investigation was ordered II
| gave people an idea that there was some wrong
| done, whereas there was nothing in this matter
Mr.. CARpENTrR Rep. WIS.,. thought that Mr..
| Logan was mistaken. II was true that formerly
| when an investigation was order,d 1.-the presuui-
| tun was that there was something 20 he tnNcs-
| tigated, hut recent proceedings of the senate
| haC changed all that.
CoNKiING's GRtEvASCp.
| Mr.. CoNKIlNG asked Mr. Logan to suppose that
| there was a senator who had made fewer recon-
| mendatiuns than any other, and who mad fewer
| friends IN once than any other ana tnni tna5 ma!
| a huck-tcr of power, and as Cliuying 70 the
| skirts ~ power and then asked him whether he
did not think IL natural that that senator should
desire to know how the account stood between
| him aud tA,sc who were So free .n talking about
Mr.. LOGAN said he knew that he 1.oganl could
not be the Senator referred TO, hccausc II would
| take committee three months to Investigate
| all the recommendations he had made. Laugh
| teri Hut II he we're the man who had made the
! iewest recommendations, he would not want 70
cncuumsingto his friends. tLaughicrl Seriously,
| bee Thought this subject
| UNWORTHY 10 oCCUpY THE SENATE
! fnr moment II was evident from Mr.. C"nk-
| ling, remarks that hc v.s smar'iug uudnr
| some personal criticism, but That wa not "a mat
Mr. HAMfiN tRcp.. Me- thought that the adop-
| ton ~ the resolution IN the hruadr7t form
| would serve a E.od puIpu5r, MS tNlnriru,'
sal,sn'u 'M,n M o'o, !',ao ,, bd never in ~ Iast
ment- ui the ,'uNeiuiueut nau ~ ~ ~ " 80, 90
| el,aS , 80 ,.,r ana ali III. Lur and cry tbni
had been raised to the contrary would be swept
| away like snow before the sun, II the facts
| could he got before the people.
Mir TnIMnuLL thought it remarkable that Mr.
| Conkling had lcfi out of his resolution IN the
| subject Of recommendations 20 Office the very
| Senator (Mr Moroul who had first pataded I'm
the senate the recommendations made 10y AZ, ~
Mr.. CoNKIING did not see how investigating
Mr.. Mortons recommendations could throw any
Mr.. TRrMBuLi though it would throw some
Hight on the general subject TO show how
appointed to ofice.
MFR, FERRY Rep., Comm -ald TIM =. q ry,Glu-
puic ui Hh inieresi. tre ,i'''''''" "''' '''"'' ''
CALLING ron ruE REGrLAR ORDER.
Mr. COR Rep Cal qii'd i9r 'hG rgfii9L y, an
f,r f',r,bcr dis1is.i,n n thc csolutinn
Mr CoN.LiNG moved a. postpone the nprro-
rri,tinn In urder tn say that il was time
tb"t thc one-sided di-ctlssion which had
gone on SEQ long without wcmNing the senator
S%,, nt,r fr, i,s Mr. Ignni Was mistaken
in thinking that he offered This resolution
"tb"r rriticl.m lii object wa To- tii.pcl ono Of
the greatest dclusious, one Of the most shame
ful frauds, that ever was palmcd "n ON com
| munlty since Adams fall. lie Rad duly IN
| new papers statements Of pretended iactS IA
reference to public mon and alair~ In washing
ton. and he laid them down believing ihat never
since human tongue hrst wagred' never since
writing or printing came into the world, had any
! community been subjected 10 more preposter-
Gus, more absurd more
aUtrrttt rss t,fpostTtoNs
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thml ihn9' WhlCh went "ut t@i"n @ ti's | |'ai,.tiah, tx
| NoW, nero W,l0 one, 90 tHt.t llPsltl4Ua Ml.l''
could bc nailed to the counter hy the adoption OF
TINS resolution lheIC hau hl7o ne'u, a EI'ht
deal ~ prrppsieIn,- tNh hl,"uI certain oolator7
cohu"lnhF, 80 l5lI'ul'- anu Nla'S ,'i''il'l"HI7 ~
boy means ~ omcial patronage, ana on those sub
JUlS ne ""i'''u W ""'0 '''"'' "' "u'" "a
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MI LOGAN Nall lh.l IT, NI' '','N'HI i',"
III" III" tS"~S n,c, Y, snid he y,as lind
~ - ~, tad ,,i hirsn,n bis nni,,-iti,n liz
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am, ndm,nt extending lho scope ot the lnluiH