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Show SENATE. Conkling oG'ered tho following resolu- tion : llosolved, that tho Brosident be requested to inform the senate of the number of recommendations for appointment ap-pointment to or removal from office, so far as can bo ascertained, made to the present administration by persons now senators from tho States of .New York, Missouri, Minnesota and Nebraska respectively, re-spectively, giving such particulars as may be given in regard to such recommendations, recom-mendations, in regard to persons whose appointment or retuoval was proposed, together with a statement of the number num-ber of cases in which action was taken in accordance with such recommendations recommenda-tions respectively; of tho number of such persons so appointed who have been removed, and also whether any senators havo solicited appointments or removals in any sense other than by transmitting (tapers stating tho character and qnalitieutions of applicants or of those who vouched for applicants; and if so, what sonators. Tipton moved that all' States be included, and Ferry said Conkling's resolution was unfair. The resolution went over. Seth II. Cowley was nominated collector col-lector at Philadelphia. Trumbull suid: V hen the matter of re commendation to office wu' brought up on Friday by the senator from Indiana, i did uot think, proper to roply to his observations, and when he mado a slato ment showing the number of recommendations recommen-dations mado by mo, 1 thought the business very much beneath the senate, or for any senator to bo prowl iffg about the departments trying to liud out how many were- inado by me, or by any senator; as if that had nuplhing to do with the question before tlio senate. 1 aha 11 make no opposition to this resolution; let us havo an investigation, and let it go furl Ii fir. I want to know ,yliogu to the departments to seek ihlbr-inrtliun ihlbr-inrtliun of this kind; I want to know wuo it was of the depart'mcr.t ollicials that have been engaged by them in making out tabular statements with reference to ono of the members of this bodyi I want to know who cailod for it, whether it was required in reference to all sonators or only in rclerence to one. .Let us see! who those persons aro that thus go ' prowling around the departments. Let us know from the heads of departments for what purpose this information was! sought, whether (ji- a public purpose or ' for a personal, mean and co.iiletiipiiule purpose. I inn willing ' this resolution should pass, but trust that civil service roform is not to bo defeated or corruption corrup-tion covered up by personal attacks on those who attempt to expose them. 1 unwilling un-willing the resolution should pass with an amendment. If there is anything to be mado out of it, let the senators from Indiana and ew York havo the benetit. As fur as I am concerned, i say to them ""Lay on MacdiiU", and damned bo e who iirst cries hold, enough,. '1 Conldin said. Q would accept tho amendment by Trumbull. Morton replied re-plied sharply, saying lie did not know at whoso request tho tabular statement was mado out, but ho had seen it. lie believed in its truth, and that it would bo vorititd under tho resolution by Oon!:l in. Uo should not havo 'referred to !t but for tho insinuations of Trumbull of ho and other., that thoy were hanging on tlit) okliu if power lor mercenary purposes, He had the right to denounce hypocrisy wherever found, and would repel tho insinuations by a uian who, himself, had been one of the most un-iortunalo un-iortunalo persistent seekers forappoiht-i forappoiht-i merits, and had even gone personally to the executive and demanded, the appointment ap-pointment of relatives and friends. The morning hour expiring, tho resolution reso-lution went ovcr.aud the senate- resumed consideration of the sale of arms. After some dubate, without voting, tho senate adjourned. IIOLSE. In l.ii-iu r, , oie Ou a uu-non for Adjournment, Ad-journment, great confusion arose. The speaker said the condition of tlio house on tho two last afternoons, was a scandal to the legislature. A large number of bill for Hie removal of political disabilities were presented, and at the suggestion of tho speaker were included in one bill; and on motion mo-tion of Garfield tho bill passed under a suspension of the ri'.les by il-.. to'l . li.e senate bill lo remove political disabilities was taken up and passed. The resolution, providing tor leaching leach-ing the Genn.in !:.;:(-uage al West IVint, pu.sed. Lynch offered a resolution lo instruct the committee on expenditures in the war department, t inquire into the sale of ordnanre stores during the late French and German war with power to send for persons and paper;, which adopted.. |
