The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-25

they dislike Grant. and know that he dislkes
them and that they would not. if he reelected.
count upon much influence with him. Others. boz
they sincerely admire and like him and do not
want TO hip dragged again into politics. but be-
lieve that he ought TO be allowed to spend the
remainder of his days in quiet and in position
raised far above partisan politics. and where his ad
vice and assistance would be the command Of the
country unders any administration. These
Ypersors point to the honor and conf
dence which ALI parties and the whole
people placed IN General Scott in his
last days. and ssy'that General Grant ought to be
allowed to hold aloof from TIN petty struggles and
resentments of party politics. But both these
Of republicans look kbout for some with General
Grauts vgor and decisioa. and many of them have.
since Senator Ohandlee's now famous speech settled
upon him who could carry the party sue
cessfully through the struggle of next year. and who
would be ass vigorous in the Presidential
chair as Grant himself. and who. they
add. has not created ,sany such enmites to
himself within the party as General Grant to
have DONE and could be elected where General Grant
might fail Old Zach is honest. Ho has no non
sense about him. He would tolerate no bummers
and his record in the Interior Department showed
as even Mr.. Schurz had to acknowledge when he
succeeded him. I'VE could elect Old Zach easily
and I'm for him before anybody" said stalwart
republican to-day.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March "a. 1870.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Postmaster General asking for
additional appropriations for the pay of letter car
rers also from the Secretary of the Interior encos
ing request from the Commissioner of Education
asking that an appropriation of s25,6io be made for
the payment of clerks in his bureau. These CON-
munications were appropriately referred.
Mr.. WALLACE (dem.) of Pa. presented the memorial
Of Mr. j. G. G.. Kennedy. formerly superintendent of
the Census. showing what he considers defects in
the law providing for taking the next 1.-THE
suit Of hasty legislation. and which would involve
an extraordinary and useless waste of money.
number Of bills were introduced and properly
referred.
On motion of Mr.. MCDONALD, (dem.) of Ind. reso
luton passed requiring tho Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish to the Senate the amounts of
money drawn and psid supervisors or election,
general and special IN 1916 and 1875 as compensa-
ton in oxccss OF fees allowed by law for Circuit
Court Commissioners. and state the amounts
pended in New York Philadelphia and Cincinnati
MIR. SALISBURY. (em.) of Del, called up the reso-
luton heretofore introduced by him, calling upon
Secretary elaborate 1nfOrma-
| ton concerning tho negotiation Of United States
bonds, the commissions paid, &c.
| Mr.. EATON dem) OF Conn.,. submitted an amend
mcnt, which was agreed to, directing the Secretary
| to inform the Senate whether other moneys than
those mentioned In the resolution have been depos
| ited with national banks since March 4, 1877.
Mr.. MonRILL (rep.) Of VT. said there was no pos
sible objection to asking for the information. He
supposed the Senate was familiar with the facts now
sought to be obtained, but not in the form sng-
| gested by the resolution. which could not be
swered without the employment Of many clerks for
Mr.. SALISBURY. of Delaware, replied that he was
sure the information he asked not known to the
Senate and that 1t ought to be known the country.
\ The resolution as amended was agreed to.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
| Mr.. WALLACE, of Pennsyvania, offered q resolu-
ton that tho senate now proc ocd to the eccon OF
| Secretary Of the Senate Chief Clerk, Executive
| Clerk and Sergcant-st-Arms.
could do would prevent the forcgone conclusion Of
the majority 10 make sweeping change of ofncms,
not because 1t was demanded by duty. but becsuse
partissnship demanded it. As ono who hold in
spect not in reverence, the preccdents and usages
unsysinsy against tho present tt inconvenience q
which they would nj be subjected and the dis
turbence Of the order OF the business of the Senate
| which would occur by the abrupt change Of
officers. The senate. apart from the Judiciary.
was the most conservative part of the government.
years-the Senate never dies. Since 1853 there had
been only six secretaries of the Senate. republi-
can Senate heretofore retained William Hickey its
chief clerk, and he continued In that Office until
| 1866, when he died. The present Secretary Of the
Senate ses Mr sn G0rhI sasSssdHd Colonel xS5nsy
personal character aud accomplishments. ho
was to be removed without any complaint
twenty years ago. he (dr. Anthony came here
Senator. the door was opened BY the venerable man
who then had been in the service a. many years as
| he mir. Anthony had been since. There sat wnl-
lam j. Mcdonald. who twenty-three years before.
was appointed clerk on the resignation Of his
father, after service OF twenty years. He
manned in Office nineteen years. and died ~ Chief
Clerk OF tho Senate The Senate attended his fu-
1 rA.al urxA xh~
Mr.. Anthony said when he here he found
| Mr.. Titcomb in the Document Room, . man
calhoun and Benton as an accomplished gentleman
and who had knowledge of all the documents printed
from the commencement of the government He
| by q gentleman truined under his own eye His
(Mr. Anthonys) friend on the left (Mr. Bassettl
served as the q the mo
Of the Senate since 1861 he found that thirty
democrats He regretted tho new departure. but it
Mr.WALIAcE, of Pcnnsyvania, briefly replied saying
there was no intention to interfere with the business
or break down the life Of the Senate. The majority
only desired that the offices held many years by
the republicans should be filled by gentlemen polit
cally in accord with the majority. They had gentle
| men abundanty qualified to I'LL them.
Err Combines HoS-PARrTsANsHIP.
nobody that Il either or all the places we're
vacant It would DO improper for the majority Of
the Senate to oil them with person or persons of
their own political proclivitics. IL the
here 1t would require no vindication from tho Sem
ator from Pennsylvania. For the FIRST time In the
history of the American Senate-for the first time
| in the history of political parties. the time had
come when majority In this Chamber insisted that
they wonId proceed to vacatc all tho chief Offices
| by removal, to the end that. they night
put favoritcs Of their own in the places.
Tho senator from Pennsylvania had not uttered
, ono word in justification excuse Tho history and
experience OF the Senate went to disprovc the pro-
| pricty Of the movement. The usage and propriety
OF the Senate had decided that these places ought
not to be put up in political rsfnc and made
wards for party services but that those who held
| merits. This to be reversed. All the people OF
| tho country informed that there
| to BIO transccndant rcform--a doctrine OF
| vast wholesomencss and importance In this,
! namely, that public officers In general
should be allowed to continue in place and
couragcd to rcinan and should be upheld In position
| SO long personal character untarnishcd and
the ncumbents able TO discharge the duties OF Office.
| But, in the very midst OF conforming 10 tho public
conscience, here came for tho first tune pioneer