New-York tribune., 1873-03-21

s75o n week, and then additional sum By tss g..
committees varying from $50 10 sso for each speech
This Is q fas6hOod again. commenced A..
yasssing the United States IN that csr..s'"
on the lat OF July, having already 80.
several speeches previously. and continued I'm a..
day Of election the 9Th OF November with the
OF ten days, whep was utterly broken down -
fatigue aud had TO take rest spoke In the a.,
OF Wisconsin, Illinois. Missouri, Indiana. Ohio PeDn.,
yania, Now. York. Eow.Jersey. and Connection ~.
oled great many thousands OF miles a..
made. IL remember correctly between 50.
and 40 speecbcs and when baa
turned home from those lab r., I forax
that all the compensation had received from commits,
tees fell quite perceptiby ebort of expenses
railroad fare, aud those incidental outlaYs conneotas
with travelling OF that nature Moreover. having rive.
myself entirely up TO the labOrs OF the campsgn eo
pletely neglectng my private affairs, found rav.eI,
surrounded by disagreeable enbarrsssments Uh,s.
resulted finally In painful Sacrifices and II had reeev
Only one-hfth part OF what tho Newspaper =.
ferred TO charges me with having reeeiyaa
should have overcome those embarrassments eas,Iy
do not hesitate say. however and refer 70 this bs
cause me nton has been made OF this subject IN deh.
In tho Senate, that prudent man I ought to hav.
done something like that which tho New.Yofk new.
paper charged upon me, although Of eOurse, In mon.
moderate degree, for believe that gentlemen may b.
expected 10 go out at their expense, and uaka.
speech and then in promotion OF political causs:
but when they are called upon TO 20 from
campaign into campaign. year after year. for several
months at a time, utterly negectng their priyats A.
fairs and giving themselves wholly mp 20 tho work an
they entirely independent In fortune they Csnnot
afford to do 80 without reimbursement and compenss
tion will say furt her. that In few subsequent cam
paigns when lists OF appointments coverag wee and
months were sent to me. did 10 some extent ore
tecL myself IN that respect, in moderate way
however while In other campaigns / neglected.
even after my previous experience to lcok after my pr
the New-York newspaper article. undertook % neurs
how much time had spent in public speaking for
the Republican since 1855. and found IL b
from 10 to ~ weeks, OF about year and hye
months and adding ny also ell that ] received
amounts the aggregate to less Than popular lecturer
will in three weeks mention this subject merely
althOugh IL is bumiliatng 0ne became II shows
the OF the warfare which IS carried on against
members OF this body. 1t Is humiating say to mako
such q statement. but IL Is sil more humating that
paper the organ OF party that has been built up in ia
power gradually and o6oTo1sy BY Just such lsoGs ?.
make such explanations necessary.
Mr. CONKLING said he made no alluslon 10 the Senator
from Missouri in his speech, although he had that
in many money had been paid 70 him for making
political speeches. What he had said in his speech
introduced "a gD argument just and fair, but the sens
ator from Missouri, whO had seen what he Mr;
bed re ep TOOK ! O1 M yssa ssst sna5 nson ne bS a
point OF the observations OF the Senator from MISSOURI
he had no feeling OF personal unkndness toward that
Senator II his attention had not been called 10 ths
subject he should have suspected that he lad al
Mr. sCHURZ said he was glad 70 take the explanation
such given but he sorry 10 remark that the alu
sion was with such particularly that II could not
be mistaken. He was sure he had given the senator
from New York cause for personal unklndness A
10 tue allusiOn to prominent railroad company k
Connection with the OF the Senator which
appeared in the newspapers, IL would not nave been
improper the Senator To have denied the allegation IN
the strongest language he could command Ii the sens
tor said no made aus0n In his speech to him (Nr.
Schurz), very well let it co. He did not want personal
controversies, but he did not shrink from them.
Mr. CONKLING sdld that the senator from missouri
evidently wanted the last word but at the expense OF
prOongng an unworthy matter, he tMr. Conkino
differed from the Senator when he said he bad done
nothing produce feelings unfrlendy TO hn he Anew
how man could indulge in insnuatons and then SHRINK
from them. session he OR. Conkngl was covered
with nsnua0ns and accusations false IN TACT which tbs
from Missouri had no right 10 repeat theretoo
the Senator from Missouri must pardon hlm frOm ds
senting from his statement that he had so conducted
himself this floor not TO provoke the resentnent W
apy one. Now, the Senator wanted the last word.
Mr. sCHURZ replied that 10 seemed TO him the oenstoe
from New-York wanted 10 have the last word
otherwise he would not have risen again. de had
no reason 90 single word, but would repea.
that ne thought that after the long time that had elapsed
since bitter campaign he should have expected nat no
was glad the Senator from York had retracted Tue
remark that be had made in asiOn 70 MIN IN Ms seoee
Had the Senator New-TOrk not have done 50, ee
(5churz would have put the matter 10 the riEh usu'
himself.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. CAMERON CRep., PENN rose TO make speech
but the rain falling the roof Of the Senate Chambef
poning his remarks tl tomorrow, he yielded for an
Executive session. After some time spent therein ms
Senate adjourned till tomorrow at lOt a. ui