Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-26
EVENING STAR.
CO1'GRESSIOr.sL.


sENATE.-After our report clo-ed-
NJ; SchurI alluded 20 the remsrks OF Mr.
Morton Tuesisy. that he mr.. schursl did not
nnutistAnd this country. He said this vas
REFLkCTtos ON HIN
'-chuse be DID not happen 90 be horn in this
nv when be agreed with the senator
Tor that Senator, that Senator thought he nm
ueretood American institutions very wen Rat
~ seems, according to the Senators opinion.
snd MS foreign born constituents ought u kpov
IL, that when they presumed 20 1ifer in onini..,
WITH the Senstor they know nothing Al an 81
american institutions, and their opinion /. OF
no value III this wss 20 be the standard OF their
knowiedge OF American institutions II would NJ
very dimcult matter GO come up 20 IL for
mere vas scarcely public question that had
bad not been on both sides OF a. S0-~'''
mr. morton said he had not wished 20 take
shy further part IN this dispute, but certain
been
PERSONALLY OFFENSIVE
In his rem Arb s as he could 20 be within nar,,.
pentary bounds, and to-day the Senator frov,
Ohio had read extracts from his speeches to
prove him guilty Of Inconsistency. az WAS true
senators hsd. The senator IRON Onto lad
himself expressed very different views on the
subject OF the finances. He had an extract
read from a former speech Of Mr. Sherman, in
which that Senator said that all history aud
experience was against fixing a time for specie
resumption; also, extracts from other financial
speeches of Mr. sherman. which he said we're
inconsistent with his present position. He al
luded then "a the remarks OF Mr. SchurE AMI
said be had never minated that our foreign
born citizens were not capable OF forming an
opinion on American affairs. The Senator had
attempted 60 be leader OF the foreign born
citizens of the United States; he had tried 20
Tut himself II the head Of them and lead them
out on the republican party into another party,
TO form new party, and his experience in that
line had not been sstlsf actory. He Mr.. Nor
toni had Joined the republican party in ls5t;
ne had never BETRAYED his party never be-
trayed those who hODOrcd him.
Mr.. Schurz said this Was Iust such q speech
As he had expected from the Senator from In
diana. He asked that senator 60 pOInt ont
what party he had BETRAYED. The Senator RAD
yesterday said that he did not understand this
country; be bad spoken OF Germany ~ his (m,l
country. lie tMr. schurz) claimed the right
TO differ from the Senator wherever he IVES
born. The Senator yesterday had, in reply TO
him. uttered tumble Of strOcious and wiIlfui
misstatem ents-
The Chair Mr.. Carpenter raped Mr.. Schurx
TO order, and said that in his opinion such Ian
gusge was not parliamentary.
MIR. Schurz.-Very well, 4 withdraw it, and
say that IL the Senator had wished % under
stand me he could not 50 have misststed my po-
sitiOn.
Mr.. Morton said his speech would be pub-
lished alongside Of that OF the Senator, and n
he had done him any injustice he would rectify
II; but such disngenuOusncss-
The CHAIR, trapping. 1T II out Of order %
call Senator disingenuous. Laughter
Mr.. SchuTz said the Senator as a very strong
debater, and IN debating with him II was neces-
sary 70 use the most forcible language, lust a.
the Senator did. The manner In which the
Senator had alluded 20 his nativity was oren-
sive, not that be Mr.. SchurI) was asha med of
his foreign birth, but he was here Is one Of the
representatives OF the states OF this Union, and
was sent here by American citizens.
Mr.. Morton disclalmed anything offensive by
the slluslon he had made. He recognised th Al
the Senator was an American citizen by sdop-
ton and by naturalization. But the Senator
himself had spoken Of his country. He had lust
been to Germany, and he had seen his old
friends, and had alluded 20 it. The Senator
had, only two years ago. on this floor, srraigned
the Administration for violation of the neutral
ity laws Mr.. Schurz-I did nothing of the
kind in selling arms TO France. But he had
no wish or desire to reflect upon the Senator in
this respect.
Mr.. Schurz.-well, if what the Senator said
was meant In PickwickiAn sense
Mr.. Morton was not exactly in a Pick
wickian mood yesterday. [Laughter.l
Mr.. ScburZ.-Well, ~ the Senator 90 con-
siders II, then all 1 said was also in q Pick
wickian sense.
The matter here ended.
The Chair laid before the Senate
MESSAGE FROM THR PRESIDENT
on the subject Of the Centennial Exposition,
which was read.
Mr.. Cameron said il was q very sensible
message. lie thought now would be q very
appropriate time to take up the centennial bill
and be made that motion.
Pending the vote, Mr.. Chandler moved 20 90
into executive session. which was agreed 70;
and, after q few minutes spent in executive ses-
sion, the doors were reopened, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOCSE.-After our report closed
There was considerable discussion on the
Thanking bill, after which the demand for the
previous question was seconded by q vote OF ~
TO 81. The main question was then ordered by
a vote OF lB nays 10 lis nays. The House then
took q recess tin 7.3O g. m.
The evening session was spent, az on other
evenings, in the adoption Of amendments to the
revised code, without discussion, by the ten or
a dozen members present, and the House, at
$40 p. m, adjourned.