The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-04

gressions against the liberties of the people
In the republican party every senator had
a right to his own opinion, and acted nc
cording to his own views.
MIR. Thurman, in replying, alluded to
the present administration as having strick-
en- down Mr.. Sumner for having differed
with ii on the San Domingo treaty, as was
proven by the deceased Senator's posthu-
nous speech
Mr.. Edmunds denied that Mr.. Sumner
was displaced from the committee on Tor
eign relations because of his opposition to
the course of the administration on San
Domingo. The change was solely for q
personal reason. The Senator had no right
to say that Mr.. Sumner or any other Sena-
tor had been pursued by the administration
or any of his party.
Mr.. Anthony said fully agree with
the Senator who has Just spoken. and |
know as he knows it, that Mr.. Sumner was
not displaced from the head of the com
mittee on foreign relations ON account of
his course on the San Domingo treaty. If
so, why was the Senator on my left (Nlr.
Edmunds) made chairman of the commit
tee on the judiciary? And why was the
Senator on my right (Mr. Morrill, of Yer
mont) made chairman of the COM
mittee on public buildings and
grounds ?-both of them are well
known to have differed from the president
and agreed with Mr.. Sumner on that ques-
ton. The senator from Ohio speaks of
Mr. Summers posthumous speech. There
is no such speech. That was not Mr.. Sum
ner's speech. That was speech which
Mr. Sumner wrote, and which he dcliber-
ately decided that he would not utter, and
the man who, over his new-madc grave,
violated his confidence Ivy the publication
of that speech, had an opportunity to per-
form an act of pcriidy that few men have
ever been able to do, Mr. Sumner did me
the honor to show me that speech. do
not believe that any man ever advised him
to deliver that speech, and | have every
reason to believe, may say know. that
he determined not TO deliver it, There
were very few copies entrusted to some
OF his friends. believe that every one of
them contained in his own handwriting. n
memorandum that this was in strict conf
dence, and was under no circumstances to
be made public, and if Mr.. Sumner had
lived no man would have dared to make II
public
Mr.. Edmunds-" parties advised
him not to deliver it,
Mr.. Anthony" Certainly. gentlemen on
every side of politics SO advised him. Every
man lie consulted, whether on political or
personal grounds, so far as am advised,
counselled him not to deliver it. 1t was n
speech not only that he did not make, but
speech that after mature consideration he
decided he would not make"
MIR. Howe said the very Senate which re-
fused to put Sumner at the head of the
committee on foreign relations rendered him
at the same time the chairmanshp of one
OF the most important committees of the
senate-priyieges and elections.
The vote was then taken on passing the
currency bill over the presidents veto
Mr.. Sprague of Rhode Island was the
only New Englander who voted aye The
presiding officer announced the vote, 81
ayes against 30 nays, and two-thrds not
having voted in the affirmative, the senate
refused to pass the bill. Thus ended three
months of congressional debate on finance.