, 1880-05-15

Mr.. COnk!tnK believing those nspcrsctt would
be fnlly vfn.llcatP!l. lie, therefore, moved 70
Instructions tn the Committee to thoroughly
Investigate the allegations cOntaineh therein
nn'l report upon them at tho earliest conye'-
.ltr, Eaton said Ills own opinion WINS tic
petition should
0U TO THE HOUSE.
II The charges were trne, It was matter for
tho House, and It waa doubtful how fnr tho
Sellatp nnght to. 20 Into hen!, III 1t might bo
f1e Se cosd % to ee eo ct e rcae d "Sfas %eihsr M' t
shoultl Al, to the 1innse q stay In TIC Se''nte:
slonlt1 mt DO instructed ,pcremptorily t. n.
y,estiRate sslcl' n, question, whether they
AR. .Conklng said the. petition set fortl!
that tic petitioner was denied thu right Of
testttying before Committee OF tic Se,Inte.
loitl my SENATOR any Tint was not question
shot1ld be investigated by tho Scnate?
alr. Entnii suggested that the Senator from
New inrk lot the petition 60 TO THO Commit
tee on FOREIGN Relations ct wltcl, l,e lcnnk-
hts COURSE wns thought best, lid {Enton)
would make no objection. This would saeo
time.
n virulent attempt to slander and lnjure sev-
eral American citizens for
POLITICAL. AND PERSONAL PURPOSES,
and 80 far 90 Ills inltnenco went lle woiiid
press this question to n vote lti TIC. Senate
ever! l. lime c'onel. wGTe rea1lret to inak6
tnatter.. This iaa'1. Ind wntted whole
decade before complaining. that he waR ex-
clut!cl from a hearing before committee
Of tllfs body. 1t wns q strange c1lncllenee
i might have tllc lnost political eiiecl. Tlien
tho Senator frutn Ohio t'fhurmnn) would
certainly not favor my action which Should
prevent Il frIt lnyeslfRntion Of the attempts
on this niatter III 1860 aud t87u There WIS q
majority md n minority report, aud the hitter
was 50 signed as to lease no rnoln ftr doubt
tioI had been broiight together.
hnd never seen tlle petition l,rfors to-day,
anil hal known nothing nbout It.
surpfsc,i "tiier Senators, @ M jut' With 'tii' lie
Senator from Ohio. who was = student Of
tlso public press. rs lie (conkltng) WIZ not,
rsad the papers tn.Morr1w. !l9 would tind " i,
fcrent version Of tle presentation and refer.
etlce OF, this petition than hc would have
found Ind It been suffered to Eo aah
stlcnlto. md part OF the obcct Ut tho pscscus
reports Of tie Select Committee, made oil
June !, 1870, III wh1cl, they say TINT I}abcocl
tone OF the persons named In tho petitlon)
WAS Fu1.1.Y INDICATED
by the evidence, rs were nlso Gems. ingalls,
and Sackctt Tho repnrt alsy tlntis that llatcl
Ind no grountls for his charges, and thni
they appeared to be made to snt1sfy personal
and political antnosIty, and to tlofcat the
proposed annexation of Snn Domingo. 1hl
report was. Signed By Howard. Nye, VIII
tns d aNn nreF t. Tg yews ssz ct te Rqr 1q,
a,lti George VlckarB. They rep0rte'l no find
illgS aEufnst the accused parties, nntf merely
submitted Il resolution for liatcl,'s lntlenInl
ty. In yipw Of these facts nild Of the lapse
seemed to lllnl ,ncalled for, but al lenst Iii
best and speedIcAt disposal Of 1t was the Ill
veHt1Enti0n he llnh proposed.
A1r. Eaton said he hntl thought this matter
ought IL he acted upon now. Ile WIS op
posetl to the amendment nj tic Senator fr0t,
New York TO- tho motion Of reference. III
hall supposed Tint tho Senator could have III
objection to THO proposal to refer to the Com
lulttGe Ut which lt wus y tilcInher, and II
which a''y s.,ggestion BY 'tm would bo re
| MANY MEAsUltAHt.r 1rAilD THINGS.
Mr.. Eaton could only say that he knew
nothing of the petition before he was asket
to present 1t by ons Ut Ills constituents, wi.c,
1t WINS his duty, and therefore Ills pleasure, Il
70 offer It. Perhaps tue rennrt eitetl by 7,
Mr.. ConklL.g! !,rllen could mt tho Commit
tge 10 report Under any motion?
Mr., Euton-No, sir. MN opposed to be
Ing instructed pcreInptorily to do what 1t |
NIX auty ~ e,ia, ne.i.',er Of t'lis body to g. 4,
Senator frUNi New York.
Tho, morning hour expired before Mr.
Eat0n's remarks were flushed, and the mat
ter went over.