New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12

lost no word of the Senator's address, was found in
the remarkable array of distinguished men who
occupied the floor in solid ranks behind the lines
of desks. In the throng there were men,
beers of the Cabinet Department officials, Army
and Navy officers Foreign Ministers, Members OF
the House IN large numbers and other persons
well known in public life. Very few OF these
listeners could obtain seats but great was the in
terest they felt in Mr.. Schurzs mastery argument
that they stood their feet during the whole time
occupied by its delivery without sign of impa-
thence or fatigue. There is probably not another
man in the Senate who could command the close at
tention for nearly an hour and half of an audience
as uncomfortably situated as were these gentlemen
standing on the floor Certainly no topic which
was not of absorbing interest would have attracted
or retained them. The speech is the main topic
in all circles tonight. Many strong Admin
istration men admit that Mr. Schurz an
ticipated and demolished the arguments OF
those who meant to deferd the President, and has
left them in an unfortunate predicament This adj
mission cannot we'll be avoided When the Indiana
| Senator Mr. Morton) began speaking the greater
part of the audience remained, supDosng that with
| q lawyers ingenuity he would be able to make
| out something of case in behalf OF the
| President, but when he left all of Mr.. Schurzs
points untouched and began apparently to rehearse
of bis old outrage speeches the people rapidly
deserted the floor and galleries AS they went homo
the general sentiment was that the Louisiana Dusi-
ness must be worse than they had supposed, since
the Presidents chief spokesman could only
answer bis assailant by shaking at him the we'll
worn bloody shirt that had long ago lost all OF
its old power of terrifying. In fact il Mr.. Morton
had read from the old files of The Congressional Globe
one of his speeches made when the Ku-Klux Bill
| was under debate, it would have been pertinent
to the subject before the Senate were his remarks
to-day. Mr.. Morton's manifest failure will proba-
bly, deter other Senators from taking ground which
Mr. Schurz has made untenable.
Mr.. Schurz was allowed to finish his speech with
only single interruption. Having read an extract
from Republican paper crItIclsng the Government
he was asked by Mr.. Sargent the name of the paper
and answering that it was The Philadelphia Inquirer,
Mr.. Sargent repeated d" Republican " in a sneering
Tone whereupon Mr.. Schurz rejoined, " As good
as most Republican papers nowadays" Mr.
Sargent seemed satisfied and asked no more
questions. The calmness and total absence of ill
feeling or luminosity on the part of Mr. Schurz were
not less effective than the violent attacks and many
of his arrows took effect and ranked in the breasts
of his near neighbor preferences TO the reported
attempt of the lawyers of the Administration to gain
some legal ground upon which to place themselves in
their wretched attempts to shield the guilty free
booter in his rad upon free government. seemed
especially to be great source of discomfort to Mr.
Howe, who promises TO render tomorrow
dreary with his retort. Mr.. Schurz's refer
ences to the fact that the present might
be his last opportunity of addressing the
Senate occasion of such Importance,
was impressive and well calculated to call attention
to the rreparabe loss to the Senate and the country
to be occasioned by his absence. Without peer,
bal ut fhe vbonf ha
of real liberty most needs his championship un-
tainted by salary grabs any species of corruption
His independent spirit only seeks the good of his
adopted country, and nothing for the salvation
of party His speech has received commentator for
its moderation and the clearncss with which lie has
has pointed out tho way of escape from present
troubles. Vice-Presdent Wilson outspOken in
his commentator of it, At its close he was found
walking up and down his room, saying If they
would only take his advice; if they would only take
his advice"
Early in the afternoon a report gained currency
in the Capitol that the Presidents message was to
be sent to COngIess to-day in order to foresall the
speeches to be made in New-YOrk this evening, and
the rumor caused general tutter of expectation on
the floors of both Houses and in the lobbies 1t
turned ont to be false ALARM arising out of the in
correct reports printed here and teegraphed abroad
this morning. tnat the message had been completed
and that it was to be submitted to the Cabinet this
morning. Evidences are seen on every side that the
feeling on this all-important subject Is steadily
growing in this city day by day. Men who have
heretofore looked upon the criticisms OF the Admin
isration for its action in regard to Louisiana as the
natural result of political opposition, have been
awakened to the gravity of the present situation
and forced to examine seriously The great question
whether the Republican party is not drifting away
from the only safe mooring it can have-the Consti
tuition.
The Republicans of the House were afraid of reso-
lutions on the Louisiana outrage to-day, and the
Democrats fearful of the passage by two-thirds
vote of Gen. Buffers resolution to put the Civil
Rights bill into the power of the minority, so that
both parties, after the States and Territories had
been called for bills and Joint resolutions were per-
fectly willing to 60 into Committee of the Whole on
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill,
and to forego the opportunity to introduce resolu-
tons OF suspend the rules for miscellaneous bust
ness. The surrender of the chair by Mr. Blaine was
the signal for general stampede from the House.
Democrats and Republicans alike left the question
of appropiating money for the support OF our for
egn ministers and cOnsuls to Mr.. Swami and score
or more who always consider the current business of
the House as of paramount Importance, and
crowded in upon the Senats floor to listen to the
mastery effort of Mr.. Schurz retired to the cloak
rooms to discuss in private the all-absorbing Louis
lana question On the floor, even the few who did
remain paid little attention to what was being said
by the Reading Clerk and the few members who
occupied the front seats. A knot Of them gathered
around Mr.. Potter. and listened with the greatest
attention to account he was apparently giving of