The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-22
Fortyafourth Congress.


Bliss, attending physician OF Mr.. CARPENTER
TO he effect that that gentleman was suf
ieiing from irilinalion OF tho bowels ant
expressing the opinion that he would NO,
be able to attend to his duties before Mon.
day next. Judge Black asked the senate
sitting "a a court Of impeachment to adj.
jouIn till Monday next, and said q motion
10 adjourn based On such grounds had
never been refused.
Manager Lord said Mr.. L4pbam, one Of
the managers, who had prepared himself
to speak to-day on The question Of fact was
i'll, and unable TO 60 on, aud requested an
adjournment.
The request of Judge Black was granted;
| yeas 81, nays 5.
| Legislative business vas then resumed
and the senate rel umed the consideration
Of the river end harbor appropriation, the
pending question being on the motion of
Mr.. Sherman 80 recommit the bill 10 the
committee on appropriations, with inetruc-
tons to reduce the total amount fppro-
piia'ed by it to 100000.
MI. Eaton Of Connecticut who was en-
tltled to the floor, said he was glad the SEN
ate adjourned just after he took the floor
on Tuesday last, because after little re-
Election, he was satisfied that this floor was
not the place FOR political speech on the
river and harbor appropriation bill, but he
bad wold 20 sfy 10 the ecuotor from
OHIO (Sherman). That senator aaid there
was no ac: Of the democratic par within
the last 40 years which could be defended
before the country. Al ihis WIS said in
the face OF the fact that for 60 years the
history of the United States was the his
tory of the democratic party. under dem
ocrstic rule the country had Increased from
four millions 10 forty millions Of people;
old England had been humblcd on land
and sea by democratic mcs, and yet it was
said 10 act Of the democratic party was
worthy Of the country. lie tEaton) would
cay "Out upon all such trash - II wa,
childish end absurd, and ought not TO b,
heard on the floor OF the senate. He prom
iscd hereafter in more than one part of this
broad land 10 discuss this question, but noi
here in the senate
Again the honorable senator Sherman
ventured to couple tie honored name OF
Hon Samuel Tilden with that Of VIM
III. Tweed. There was no defense for that
here or anyShere else. Benedict Arnol
WIS one trusted officer and associate OF
George Washington, he father of thi,
country one Judas Iscariot was called ar
apostle AT Que time ; it would not do for
any man on this floor or anywhere else to
couple the name Of Samuel j. Tlden with
that Of VIM. Nj. Tweed or any other mslt-
faclor except as his prosecutor. He
(Eatonj made no charge against any he
publican, neither did he wish to defend
the democratic party. He would do that
hereafter ard elsewhere.
MIR Sherman sGid tie senator from Cox
neci,cut had by sirainng language, which
h. ut'eied in lie heat Of debate, Md
new is-ue. He then read from his remarks
- "a -httg i@of dLt EdsN Will lit
masat 10 say was that no position of the
democratic patty since 1896 could be de.
fenG>d before the country, and on tIat
gu stion he would be glad TO meet his
friend from Connecticut ON The stump. He
lext referred to his remarks in regard to
sir. Iildcn. aud said lie did not mean 10
say that he was man OF the same stamp
as Tweed, but il was well known that Til
den was . political and to some extent per
soDal associate Of Tweed. He (Sherm ny
had letters and kilograms furnished him by
his iriend from Rhode Island (Anthony)
10 show this fact. He felt bound to sa,
that when Tllden did participate in the
effort, in New York to put down fraud, it
was after long delay, though when he
did cOmmence work he did SO With Wig
Mr.. filden did decline at first to become |,
member Of tho committee of seventy. In
all the reform for which Tilden was dis
linGGi;hed, lie was aided throughout by the
republican party ii the navy yard, opposed
by strong clement of the democratic
party. Il was only by the aid of reformers
that he got the title of great reformer.
Mr. Herman said he did not desire TO dis
cusa politics on this bill, but as Tilder
lived in The state Of New York he desir,
to say that when the frauds in that state
we're first discovered Tilden then consulted
with Gov. Seymour and other prominen,
gentlemen Of The state, and they took tn,
stand that people committing these frauds
must he turned ont Of the demoC ratio
parry. Tiden openly denounced rs eed
and al his associates, and he (Kernan)
thought he could appeal to the New York
Tlmcs and other pop,rs In New York to
show that rilden. Seymour and other men
OF character in the democratic party came
to the front to put down frauds.
Mr. Howe said there might be several
as to when the democratic laIty
ceased to do good but there was one poibi
upon which all senator's could agree, and
that was that this river and harbor bill |
could not be recommitled to tho committee
Qaughtcr)
Pending discussion the senate at O'Clock
went into executive session and when the |
doors were reopened adjourn,d.
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