, 1879-02-04

clOseut submitted 4 motion that they be re-
opened, aud that a! proceedings he conducted
Ia public.
Mr. Edmunds objected 10 the present con-
alteration Ut this motion, sud It theseorc went
over under the rules.
Atr. Hayara took ths floor, an'i male a speect,
Of considerable length and much easnestncs+ In
favor of confirming tho nominations. lie re.
ferrcd ia detail to the test[mony taken I,y tic
Investigating Committee, of which he WAS
member, aome y&ars ago, showing, as he a.
legged,
GROSS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nf the New York Cussotn- House undrr Collector
Murphy. and be cbtned that 1t was ti!eu Anl
hud been sLnce q mere political machine unh
source of corruption. lie, therefore, heartily
favored the Presidents declaration Of an inten-
tion to reform Its admintatfation BY Eluctug It
on buainess principles, md 10 thts end would
vote for the removal OF Arthur md Corncll snl
thu confirmation Ut The pending nominations as
n atcp In tie direction Of u much needed re-
form. il
Mr. Edmunds,orel the next speaker. lie
strongly oppose .l,e 4 removal Of ucu. Arthur
tthe pen1ing 1.,SIon being on Ten. Mcrriit's
nutnInaton ony), aud Insisted that no sufficient
cause had been shown 10 Justify 1t. In the
coursc Of his remarks lie cou,bate,l the idea tat
in order properly to administer the affairs OF the
Custom-liouse Il waa necessary that the Colec-
tor should he personal friend OF thr President
OF VI tic Secretary Of the Treasury. 1t was tic
duty OF the of}trr 10 obey tt,e law, and un'ess
coFr,nttop or tnett1cIvncy were provcu, he should
he retained in oillcc zegardess OF mere personal
feelings or pxrsseSn Preferences.
Mr. Voorhees, opposed the confirmation Of
Geu. Merritt on the ground tlat, although there
were ntIuacs to bc corrected. he WAS not satisfied
that Merritt was I lt man to be iusrusked with
their correction,
Me- HERMAN
took similar ground. The New York Custom
House had been run ~ I political machine, but,
in hts opinion, there would be no improvement
effected By placing It under the control OF hIcr-
ritt, who nas 4 mcro politician, with notbtng IN
hls record to commend hin for the appoint
ueot. While, therefore, he {Kernau) Has not
willing to vote for Merritt, he was not willing,
on Tic other baud, to tndorse Arthur, conBe-
Qucntty he should decline to vote at all.
Mr. Howe then made speech Of about half IN
hours duration, In which he took up aud CON-
parcd the charges and replies, and arrived at tc
conclusion that tlcrh Was no good CAUSE shown
for tic proposed rru,ovaIs.
MI. cockKsLtu
rcv,ertnr the controversy. said Il aupearod TINT
KrHY4 Ck11fXE& nAO 0EgQ nAuH uEAluEt fJCH.
Arthnr. and that IN return very serious
allegations wars made axaipst Secretary ster.
man. The truth of soma Of which the Secretary
scanned In ndntt. NJ therefore thouubt Tho
on,y nroner war to d6al with tI,r subIcct would
hn +, rrcom mil tl,e nomination to the Commit.
tan an f,ommerce. with power 10 send for per-
aon. md nsnera. and MAKE n thprough tnvcstI-
o,,tou of thc f,nstotn.11onx, af1nIrs. e,c. undcr
1,cu. ,trrr,t,,. ndm,nIstr.t,on. 1te therefore
subm,tted motton to TINT effect,
Nm uonn1x.
.f,er u.L,nr , xncech of ,nnrh tt,c xamc MIR,
NV, a. f,cckrc1,,. ruorcd In inacnnit.,v nost.
nonc thc nen5tnp nomination on tbe rronnd
that .h,s would ,nd,c,te thai thr sen.tn d,dn,t
cnr.tdnr N.rrt,t . nroncr man for m. ,,.rc
.,,t won,d ot,rr tn e " for in. prr<Iacrt In
..od IN .not!,cr n.me. Tin nr.st,tjur oftircr
fNr. M,tchr,l occuuyinr The rliuir temnorxr,,y,
rn1r1 ,t,ut thts motion wa. ont of order. NJ il
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