Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-17

Not Help Hayes---Cnsuccessful Attempt
to Take up Thsrman's Funding Bill In
tho House---Senate Committee Agrees
Upon Bill Making Treasury Notes Full
Legal Tenders.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-Senator Howe said
few weeks ago he submitted some remarks on
q resolution calling upon the President for GER
tain informs tion in iIgard to Judge Whitaker,
Of Louisiana. When he concluded an execu-
tive session Of the Senate was ordered and no
action taken on the resolution, The remarks
made at that time have been the theme of
very considerable comment. do not say Of
criticism but of comment. The sum of those
comments, if have not misunderstood them,
amounts to this, that what said was true: that
other senator's had agreed to follow mo in
similar vein Of criticism; that I was vitupera-
tive and abusive Of the President; that it was
useless to speak at all, and that would not
have spoken if had not been prompted by
personal disappointment.
Sir, admit the truth of what said. Upon
that allegation no witnesses could be called. l
had no accomplices. spoke for myself alone.
No one knew what was to say. No one else
had agreed with me to say anything. That al
legation may as well be dismissed hope the
| speech did not abuse the President. 1t was lit
extenuate many things of which | spoke. l
set down not thing in malice. Only one re-
mark has been pointed out az abusive;
| that was a remark did not make
On third count I go to the country
Perhaps it was useless to say anything. Ger
tainly I did not expect to reseat Gov. Packard,
nor wish to unseat President Hayes. But no
fact in our politics WAS better understood nor
more industriously published than that some
| members Of Congress were not in full accord
with the President In certain quarters par
ticular attention was called to the fact, that I
was non-conformist. It seemed as lawful for
me to admit delinquency as for my adversaries
| to assert 1t.
1t has been q common suggestion that was
offended with the President because he would
| not permit me to control public patronage.
But only one comment has hurt me. 1t has
been widely proclaimed that for many years l
have been struggling for a SCAT upon the bench
of the supreme court; that l have followed
President Hayes with personal solicitations,
and am merely resentful because he would not
yield to such solicitations.
Sir, nothing in my life can justify suspi-
| cion SO vulgar or excuse an assertion SO ground
| less and in spite of the passion which rules the
hour; / hope it will lift some opprobrium from
me and some from the body in which have
long had seat, If the associated press will to-
! morrow inform the people Of what now say
to the Senate: That never asked the Presi-
dent to appoint rue to any Office whatever, nor
did ever allude to the judgeship in bis pres
ence. There are in this chamber some Senators
whom think might claim as friends,
not one, hope, whom | could
rank as an enemy; There is not
one here who will say l ever
applied to him for aid in promoting any per-
sonal aspiration of my own. The President
had abundant evidence long before he solicited
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4 Louisiana. He had abundant evidence that
did not feel the least personal slight at the Sc
/ lection he made and, SO far as / know, the
President has made hut two appointments in
Wisconsin which would net have made, and
only one against which would have advised.
On the last count am confident the President
will direct nOlle pros.
Senator Dawes, Of West Virginia, submitted
as substitute for the resignation Of Howe,
that submitted by him the Goth of March,
calling upon the Secretary of the treasury TO,
Information relative to balances due from the
collector of internal revenue not in office,
what amount hag been settled, dc.
81 Senator Conkling said the two resolutions
had nothing on earth to do with each other
Would it not be as we'll to adopt the resolu
tions separately. The adoption of the substi'
tute would stife the resolution of the Senator
from Wisconsin. He did not want to stiAe the
inquiry proposed by the Senator from Wis
cousin. There had been some scandal in re
gard to this New Orleans judge.
Senator Eustis inquired what was the scan
: dial.
Senator Conkling said that it was not neces
sary for him to go into that question. The al
legation had been made that there was q con
nection between the judge named and the en-
tering of ,,olle proseqai in certain cases. Tha
t was the allegation, though he didn't believe
l as he had not seen any evidence to support it
e After somo further discussion, the resolution
1 of Senator Howe was adopted, and the resolu
tim of Senator Davis, also adopted, as a sepal
| ate resolution.
: Senator Bailey arose to correct the journal
It and said he voted yesterday to repeal the bank
y rupt law, but his vote was not recorded.
Senator Davis, Ills, presented petition Q
e bankers and, business men Of Chicago, favorin
It the passage of y law establishing branc
+ mint in that city. Referred.
, Senator Garland from the committee Q
q public lands reported a substitute for Senat
d bill supplementary to the act in relation to tx
n Hot Springs reservation, Ark. Placed on tn
: calendar. He gave notice he would call tt
= bill up tomorrow.
- Senator Anthony called up the resolutio
: providing the Senate shall proceed with tt
70 consideration of bills on the calendar at OF
ID o. eli ck tomorrow. Agreed to.
IF The Vice President appointed Senators Mo
n rell, Sargent, Cameron, Wis.,; Matthews, Davi
Il Ill. Herman and Morgan rs Especial commit
! to consider and report plan for taking Il
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- mitted by Senator Morrell.
u Senator Grover, from theeammittee on pu
Z, lie lands, reported back the bill to extend Il
50 time for the completion of the Northern Paci
n railroad, and moved that 1t be referred to t
he committee on railways. He said the COM mitt
=, bill and had fixed the time for having discu
- sion on it, but on intimati"n from the pre-
~ dent and attorney of the Northern Pacific "a
'rs road, that an understanding had been arriv
" at between the parties chiefly interested in t
| two bills now before the Senate. that tn
,ly should both 20 to the committee on railroa
.ts for the purpose of consolidation into a sin.
~ hill satisfactory to BOTH it was agreed to rep,
- the bill back to the Senate that it should be
asO referred. 1t was then referred to the comm
lso tee on railways.
to Senator Spencer, from the committee on n
ter litary affairs, reported, without amendme
to the House bill to amend the joint resoluti
it'll authorizing the secretary of war to issue ar
Lho approved July Sd, 1876. Placed on the cal
aat dar. He also reported, from the same comm
III building military post for the protection
ced citizens in the Black Hills region. Placed
on- the calendar.
Senator JONES' of Florida, from the CONN
tee on public lands, reported, with amendne
the Senate bill granting lands to the State
Minnesota, in lieu of certain lands hereto1
granted said State. Placed on the calendar.
OF On motion of Senator Mitchell Senate /
hin to extend the time tor the construction
7is- completion Of the Northern Pacific railrt
:, !. and for the adjustment of grants without
:. Dressing the appropriation to secure the
- ~ struction of the Portland, Salt Lake and Sc
ian, Pass railroad, was taken from the calendar
e a re-committed to the committee on railroads
the Senator Blaine rose to personal expl
two ton. He said that very exaggerated sp<
accounts had been sent out, in regard to
little colloqny between himself and the
With tor from Vermont, Edmunds)