The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1870, Page 4

2 HINGTON Exciting and Prolonged Debate in the Senate. Br. Sumner’s Personal Explanation of Nis Rupture with the President. Red Hot Discussion on the Domi- nican Question. SPEECHES OF SUMNER AND MORTON. Sensational Scene Among the Senators. Sumner Excommanicated by the Re- publican. Party. Butler’s Amnesty Bill Postponed. ANOTHER EXCITING SCENE. The Bear Garden in Its Original Glory. General Schenck Nominated for the English Mission. WASHINGTON, Dec, 21, 1870, Uxcitement in the Senate—the Rupture Be- tween the President and Senator Sumuer— ‘War to the Kuie Agrinst Sumner. The misunderstanding known to have existed be- tween the President aud Senator Sumner ever since the negotiation of the St. Domingo treaty bas at Jast culminated in a bitter personal quarrel. Several ‘Weeks agoa few prominent gentlemen, friends of both the Senator and the President, uncervook xto arrange the difference between them and to bring about a reconciliation. Tae most active in this capactty of peacemakers were Secretary Boutwell, Senators Wilson and Acthony aud Colonel John W. Forney. These gentlemen soon ‘overed that neither the President nor Mr. Sumner seemed in the mood for a reconciliation, The Senator reraset to Tetract what he is reported to have satd about the President im executive sesston while the Sst. Domingo treaty was under consideration by the Senate. The President refused to have anything to do with Mr. Sumner while the Senator Maintained this position, and indecd he dia not Show @ disposition to cultivate him on any grounds, He accusep Mr. Sumner of breaking faith with him, and of going back upon his pledge. ‘This had refe- Teno? te a promise which, it 1s sald, Mr. Sumner made the President before the St. Domingo treaty was sent to the Senate. The story is, that goon alter the treaty was prepared and General Babcock had returned from 8t. Domingo the President, General Babcock, Secre- tary Boutwell and Colonel Forney met at Mr. Sum- ner’s residence one Sunday evening for tho pur- pose of considering the treaty. At this meocting the President and General Babcock explained very fally to Mr. Sumner the nature of the treaty, the manner in which i¢ was negotiated and the op- ject sought to be accomplished. It is said that Mr, Sumner, after hearing all that Grant and_ Babcock had to say, promised to support the treaty at all events. They leit the resiv dence of the Senator ‘with that impression upon thelr minds. Mr. Sumner aduits that he gave them grounds to suppose that he would support the treaty; but he offers az an explanation of his subse- quent opposition to it that the President and General Babcock did not faraish him all the facts and cir- cumstances connected with the treaty and its nego- Wation, Mr. Sumner says he was not then aware of what he terms the ‘joybery” of the treaty. As soon as he discovered this he claimed that he had the right te break his pledge with the President, because, as he says, he was led to make it under false representations, The President and ‘his friends, on the other hand, say that Mr. Sumner ‘was put m possession of all tne facis at the time, and that he subsequentiy allowed himself to be de- ceived by lstening to the stories ef parties who were interested in defeating the treaty. It Is Known that in the executive session of the Senate Mr. Sumyer took occasion to refer to the President and General Babcock, in connection with the treaty, in terms which led many Senators to sup- pose that he intended to impeach the integrity of both-the President and General Babeock. Mr. Sum- ner termed this ag criticism of the Prerident’s action, and intimated that he referred more particu- Jarly to the conduct of General Babcock, who nego. Uated the treaty, The President, however, shoulders all the responsibility of General Babcock’s conduct, and it will be remembered that he wrote a letter to that effect to the chairman of the special committee charged with the investigation of the Babeoc .-Hatch matter. Since the defeat of the St. Domingo treaty the re- lations between Mr. Sumner and the President have grown more unfriendly every way. Cer- tain of the Presidents friends in the Senate carried to him all that Mr. Sumaer said about him, while Mr. Sumuer’s friends were not slow to perform a similar office for him. Gen- eral Babcock, who was greatiy: incensed at the lan- guage of Mr. Sumner, is reported to have spoken of the Senator in terms more forcible than elegant. Whether he stmpiy uttered his own sentiments or reflected those of the Presidentis not known. Ac- cording to @ newspaper statement which Mr. Sum- ner had read in tho Senate it weuld appear that- the Prosident ‘Was a3 iosilie to Mr. Sumner as Babcock was. <A gentleman ‘with whom General Babcock talked since the open- ing of the present session, represeuts him as saying that if Sumner was not a Senator and he (Babcock) ‘an officer of the army, he would have pulled the Senator’s nose; and, further, that he would do it ag it was if Sumner was not a “damned coward.” It appears that this reached the ears of the Senator, who regards General Labcock as beneath his notice, In the Senate tv-day Mr. Sumner rose toa personal explanation immediately a‘ter the reading of,the journal, and sent to the Clerk’s desk to have read the article. which is as follows:— Within the last ten days an attempt has been made by mutual friends of the Presldeat and Mr, Sumner to bring about a revonc.llation, or at least @ better understanding, and, after consultation, the President was approached on thig__sun- ject. by o@ — distinguished New England nator, The President manifested a good decal of ieeling and utterly refused to be persuaded that ‘she digerences could be reconciied, or even to give his consent ta any movement having im view a re- conciliation, The good of party, &¢., was earnesily urged, butta vain. The President, in sponse to all suggestions of “let us have poace,” re- io emphatically that Mr. Sumacr had atta jim din execuuive sessions of the Senate, that he had spoken bitterly of him publicly, in street cars and other public conveyances, and that he had grossly abused ubn in Boston and duce ing his recent journey West, The President added that on goine ol these occastons Mr. Sumner had at- tributed dishonest motives to him, aad if he were Hot President of the United States he should hold Mr. Sumner personally responsible for his lat guage and demand satisfaction of him. — This somewhat startling talk from the man whom the republicans ‘have almo: rshipped as the conqueror ot the revellion put the peacemakers to fight, for it was plain that tite ollve branch would not be accepied, no matter by whom tendered, ‘The stat ofticors about the Pi dent share his feelings in this matte da one of them, General Babcock, 1g reported to have gone so fur ag to declare that if he were not ofiicially con- nevied with tie Executive he would subject Senator Sumner to personal violence. ‘Tula Whole matter creates @ great deal of talk NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. among those who have been aware of its extent and nature, The connection of Colonel John W. Forney with this difference between the administration and Mr. Sumner has, 1¢ ta reported, been this.—Mr, For- ney was given to understand by a staff officer of the President that he was expected to attack Mr. Sumner ong his course on the St. Domingo a and ie guitnde toward the President 7 “ ne: refusea ground at fd Sumner had been jenel Ys and it ts even sald closed doors of the White House against him, It was the President also who get in motion the effort te displace Mr. Sumner from the charmanehip of Foreign Affairs, or to 80 Tecon- struct the committee as te neutralize Mr. Sumner's influence, Republicans are naturally inquirtog “Where is this tg it to end?” while others want to know why Grant ard Sumner, and St. Demingo be- tween them, can’t “let us have peace.’” ‘The above appeared in the democratic paper_here to-day and was the talk of the town before Con- gress assembled. The reading of it created quitea sensation in the senate, and the expectation was that Mr. Sumner would say something very severe about the President and General Babcock. Sitting on @ sofa in the rear of Mr, Sumner's seat was Secretary Boutwell, who has been more or less connected with this quarrel from the first. In his explanation the Senator brought in botu Mr, Boutwell and Mr. Fish, and the understanding 1s that ho has talked to them about the President and that they have reported What he said. His appeal to the Senate for testi- mony as to whether he had abused the President in executive session did not meet with any response, Senator Morton, to whom Mr. Sumner ap- Pealed personally, sat as immovable as a sta- tue, not even looking in the direction of the Senator from Massachusetts. It was manifest that the republicans desired to curtat) the matter, while the democrats’ acted on thé principle that this was not their funeral, 48 soon, therefore, as Mr. Sumner sat down the presentation of petl- {ions and the other business of the morning hour went Oi 43 though nothing had happened. Mr. Boutwell aid Hot come near Mr, Sam- ner, but sat im consultation with Repre- sentative Hooper, of Boston, and soon afcer left the Senate Chamber. The fact that Mr, Sumner had made a personal explanation cireulated rapidly about the Capitol, and for the remainder of the day thavand his subsequent speech agalust the weaty were the asorbing subject of conversation among the members of both houses, ‘The statements made against the President and General Babcock in the article are denied by the highest authority. Im conversation with @ Senator on the subject the President remarked that he was placed in a very embarrassing position by Mr. Sum- ner’s opposition. He said he had been personally assured by Mr. Sammer that he would support the treaty when it was presented by the Senate, and the President could not anderstand why the promise was made and no explanation given him by Mr. Sumner for pursuing a contrary course. [is relations with the Senator from Massachusetts had ys been, prior to the St: Domingo matter, of the most friendly nature, and be was unaware of hay- ing given Mr. Sumner any grounds for complaint. Since, however, the Senator had taken occasion to abuse him he was not in a position to defend himself, and Mr, Sumner would not have dared t9 make the remarks he had made if he (iho breshicnt) was otherivise situated. It is stated that this remark, mtended only to express the feciing of the President m not being able to re- Mute the attack, was, undoubtedly, misrepresented or misconstrued, and that no one has been more assiduous in cireulating the report that the Presi- dent intended to do Mr. Sumner personal injury than Mr. Sumner himself, To-day Senator Sumner, ts reported with having said to Lieutevant Governor Dunn, of Louisiana, now on a@ visit to Washington, “Did you know, Mr. Dunn, that I stand tn fear of personal violence from the Executive Mansion?” and to a Senator, that ha had been threatened with personal chastisement by one of the Presicent’s private secretaries (alluding to General Bubcock) General Bab- cock, in his. defence, says that he has reason to feel aggrieved at the charges made against him by Senator Sumver, as he has no oppor- tunity of replying to them, and if Mr. Sumner really apprehended personal violence from any statements he is credited with having uttered, Mr. Sumner can him under bonds to keep the peace, 7 ‘The relattons between the President and Colonel Forney are believed to be as cordial as ever, and the charge that a staff officer of the President went to Forney and stated that the President expected him to attack Mr. Sumner is authoritatively stated tobe without foundation. It is but a few days since Colonel Forney addressed a personal note to the President, requesting him to favor 6 friend with an interview. The note was carried by Forney’s son, and the President, of receiving the intimation from his private secretary that such a favor was desired, promptly granted the request. Those who have conversed with the President to-day state that he is surprised atthe accusations made, and were it net that he has had assurances from personal friends of the r:warks made by Mr. Sum- ner, he would bave regarded the whole matter in the light of a canard, Thé reguiar debate upon the San Domingo ques- ton was opened in the Senate after the expiration ofthe morning hour, It was continued during most of the afternoon and resumed by Mr. Morton after recess, and protracted until late at night. The sub. Ject first attracted the attention of the Senate to-day by Mr. Morton moving to take up his resolution call- mg for the creation of a commission to proceed wo St. Vomingo, according to the recommendation in the President’s message, to investigate the whole subject of the proposed annexation. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, pressed the postponement of the subject until aiter the Senate should have passed upon the House bill concerning sugars, which he contended was of great importance, and shouid receive the concurrence of the Senate at the present sitting. ‘bis gave rise to @ preliminary discussion on the St. Domingo question, Mr. Conkling argued in favor of taking up the St. Domingo resoiution, in order that it might be immediately disposed of, Mr. Sumner contended for postponenient, and explained that there Was no need for such precipitate haste,” imasmuch as tne House could not possibly pass upon it until after the holidays. Iu expressing his prefer- ence lor the smmediate consideration of the Sugar bill he said the question was whether the Scnate should first consider a practical matter of tmpor- tance instead of one the passage of which would result im injury to the country. Mr, Morton per- sisted in pressing ‘is motion tor immediate action on his resolution, which he said could be passed upon to-day, for he did not think that ingenuity enough could be employed to keen it long before the Senate, ‘fne ayes and noes were called on Mr. Sherwood's moiiun to take up the Sugar bill, which was lost by a vote of 29 to 25, Wiereupon the Senate proceeded to discuss the St, Domingo resolution, Upon a motion to refer it to the Committce on Foreign Affairs, Mr. ‘Tipton, of Nebraska, arguea iu favor of such reference, From the whole proceedings concerning the St. Domingo matter he said it was evident that strategy was intended to be employed to secure the passage of the measure, and thar if that could not be accomplished by the attempt to Y reorganize the Comuiittee on Forelgn Affairs it was to be accomplisted in some other manner. He denouced the project as the first of a grand scheme of auvexation, which would tnvolve the people of the country, who were already over- burdened, with mereased taxation, and predicted that it would prove a firebrand thronghout the country, as It had already in the Senate, At this point the discussion was temporarily sus- pended i consequence of a motion of Mr. Lewis to take up a bill providing for the removal of political disabilities of certain persons in Virginia, republicans and democrats who have been recently elected to of fice in Virginia, but the Senne was so absorbed in the St. Domingo matior that he presently withdrew bis motion, with the hope that he could nave it sue- cessfully renewed to-morrow. Mr. Sumner was equally unsuccessful in a fresh attempt to postpone | discussion, for when he moved that the Senate go tito executive session to act upon an important nomination, which was that of General Schenck as Minister to England, Mr. Morton ob- jected. A vote was taken aud Mr. Sumner’s motion was rejected. The Senate then resumed the St. Do- mingo subject, and Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, spoke against precipitate action on a measure to which he believed the people of the country were op- very readily mage complaint to that effect and place posed. He thought the subject should be left for the consideration of the next seusion ef Congress, a4 nearly one-half of the next House of Representatives Would be composed of new members, and changes ‘would also occur in the compesition of the Senate. Mr. Bumner now made another desperate effort to have the debate postponed by renewing his motion to go into executive session to censider the nomination of General Schenck, but the Senate again refused by a decided vote of thirty-four Against eighteen, Mr. Sumner then arose, aud in an elaborate and pointed speech against the St. Domingo scheme and against the President pro- ceeded to enter into the merits of the question, He startled the Senate by his opening sentence, which pronounced the St. Domingo annexation scheme as another step im advance in the drama of blood. He pointed out that the reselution was not 9 resolution of inquiry, but one appointing three officers as an embassy under the constitution of the United States, and contended that a resolution of that kind was unnecessary, in- asmuch as the President already had the power to appoint commissioners to visit foreign coun- tries and there was a secret service fund out of which their expenses could be Gefrayed: The object of the resolution, he gaid, and hé would demonstrate it was to commit Congress to the policy of annexation. Ho challenge! Mr. Morton, who he characterized as the champion of the resolution, to show why it was introduced, if not for the pur of committing Congress to such @ policy, and what he, Sumner, believed to be a most unjustifiable policy. The information which he had received since the disctission of the subject last year confirmed him in the opposition which he had then made to it. He solseten tp the resolution because it was a néw atagé @ measure of violence, one which was Commenced in violence and continued by violence, to the prejudice of the United States, Mr. Sumner then proceeded to roview the negotia- tions which were carried on by General Babcock, a3 the represontative of tho Président of the United States, and Baez, as the representative of Dominica, in the course of which he quoted the pro- tecol, by which Babcock promised that the Presi- dent would privately use his influence in order that the Idea of the annexation of the repuolic of Do- minivo to the United States might acquire such a degree of popularity among members of Con- gress as would be necessary to its accom- plishment, He ridiculed the idea of a young oflicer who styled himself an alde-de-camp of the President of the United States, and who was se- duced into the service of three confederate Jockeys— Baez, Fabens and Casenau—negotiating a treaty committing the United States to the annexation of 8 fovelga State when there was really no such oficer as alde-de-gamp to the President of the United States, Alr. Sumner went on at length to support his assertion that Baez was maintained in power by the naval forces of the United States. In the evening the galleries of the Senate were well filled, though not crowded. It was not gen- erally known that an evening session weuld be held, and the masses of the people did not seem to know that there was anything of interest going on, There was not, by any means, a full Senate, not as full as when Sumner spoke this after- noon. Very few members of the lower house were on the Senate floor, After the transaction of some business of minor importance the regular business was called for, And Senator Morton proceeded to rA#ly to the speech of Mr. Sumner. The Indiana Senator sat in his seat during the delivery of his speech. He began by alluding to the statement of Mr. Sumner about the President coming down tothe Blue Room to see him. This, he said, the President did o acccount of his (Morton's) lame- ness, There was nothing in this extraordinary, nothing of a character to warrant the Senator from Masgachusetts in dragging 1t inte this debate. Mr, Morton then proceeded to reply in detail to the arguments of Sumner, These were brief, occupying @ little over haif an hour. Mr. Morton made a strong defence of the President, and read Sumner out of the party on acceunt of the attack Which he made this afternoon upon General Grant, Morton was followed by Nye, of Nevada, in de- fence of the President. Zack Chandler called Suma ner to account for the statement he made about the attempt of the President to change the formation of the Committee on Foreign Relations. He wanted to know the authority of the Senator from Massa- chusette. Sumner declined to give bis guthority, but stated that he had understood that the whole MN. Y.; Levi M, Gano, Watkins, N.¥.; Bdwara . | Smith, Rochester, N. ¥. New York Custom House Appointments. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day confirmed the appointments ef Jonn Clark, John ©. fedell, 0, D, Clark and Robert Crowe as Clerks in the New York Custom House, PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. SENATE, WasuinaTon, Deo. 21, 1870, THE SAN DOMINGO TREATY—WAR BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND SENATOR SUMNER, Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., obtaining the unant- mous consent of the Senate to make a personal statement, forwarded to the Secretary and had read Portions of an article in this morning’s issue of tho Datly Patriot oi Washington, as follows:— BPFORTS TO BRING ADOUT A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND MR. SUMNER. Witnin tho last ten days ap attempt has been made by mu- tual frloncte of the President. and Mr, Sumner to bring About Stier counultatton, the Preetigat wes speeoniod ga ties lent was approac! on Subject by a digingalated New Hnglann aepoces ‘ 'USES TO UB RECONCILED. The President manife anes aCe deal of foeling and ut- terly refused to bo perauaded that the differences could be oo vaya Oy I ewe [Rpg morseens ‘4 recone! n. u ” was earnestly urged, but in vajo, 224% tHe Party cw GRANT VERY BITTER, ‘The Prenident, fin Fsbo) to all suggestions of “let us bave peace,” repiied emphatically that Mr. Sumner had at- tacked him in exeen'ivo us of the Senate; that he h: ken bitterly of bim pul iio ip street cars and other put conve’ mnets, Ais ‘that he had abused bim ip B - Yoo and duriog his recut a Tho Presid isis of th Mr. Sumner had attribute bat Lath fen coasts 4 ut or the United States, he should hold Mr. for hia language and demand ‘TRE PRACE-MAKER 6CARED, This somewhat starting talk from the man whom the Sepa miesns have almost worshipped asthe conqueror of the rebellion put the peace-makers: to Night, for it was pists that the olive Branch would not be accepted, no matter by whom ONAMPIONS FOR THE PREAIDENT. The staff ollicers apo ut the President share his feelings in this matter, and one of them (General Babcock) s reported to have xone 40 far as to declare that if he were not officially Souuected with the Executive be would subject Senator Sumner to personal violence, This whole matter creaies a grent dea! of talk among those who have been aware of its extent and nature, HOW COLONEL FORNRY WAG CONNTOTED. The connection of Colonel J.W. Forney with this dit- ference between the ad tion and Mr, Sumner bas, it is reported, been th Forney was given to understand by @ staff officer of ‘res! it that he was expected to attack Mr. Sumner on his course on the St. Domingo westion and hia attitude toward the President. This Mr. ‘orney positively refused to do, on the ground that Mr, Sum- ner had always been ong of his warm personal frien‘, and this decision withdrew the Presidential favor from Colonel Forney nd, it is even sald, closed the doors of the Walle House deatait bin: It was the President, also, who set in motton the effort to papitce Mr. ner from the chairmanship of Foreign Affairs, or to so reconstruct the commil aa to neutral. ize Mr. Sumner’s induence, Kepubiicans are naturally In- auiring, “where is this fight to end ‘hile others want to know why Grant and Sumner, and Si. Domingo between them, can't “Let us have Peace.” Mr. SUMNuR, after the reading of the article, said:—If there were any reason to believe that this statement would be confined to the newspaper in which I dnd It, 1do not know that I should cail at- tention to it, But I was apprised 1ast evening that statement of this character would be made vy telegraph, and I was asked to give some sanction to it. Ireplied at once that nobody would have au- thority from me, nor would I say a word on the subd. ject to anybody; and last evening, and the even- ing before, I was approuchel in the same way, and each tine gave the same answer. Tnow find the statement published, and as I have reason to belicve that it is already communicated extensively ov. r the country, deem it my duty, so far asf am concerned, to set the statement right. T appeal to my assoctations in sions of the Senate, this chamber, one and ail. [ appeal to my friend from Yudiana (Mir, Morton) and Task him to say to the Provident slmply what he said to me personauy yesterday with regard to this allegation, I have never alluded to the President in executive session except in most respectful kindness, and I challenge boay te say to the contrary. I have criticised of his, a8 a Senator, I was obliged todo tt. So much for that. Then comes a generality to which L Will not aliude, simply on account of 1t3 vagueness, [proceed to the next point, reading— ‘The Prosident adved that on somo of thess occasions Mr. Suynnor had attributed dishonest motives to, him, Never! Ichallenge every citizen of this republic, from one end of the country to the other, wherever Imay have been—I challenge every Senator to testify on that point. 1 know too well bis porttion and my own to mare $y, such impeachment, wha Then as to have said of the Prosident—going back again to this allega- tion which is #0 vague—I have summoned one witness, the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton), 1 now summon two others, and I hope my voice may reach them wherever they mi be. One is Secretary of State and the other Is Secretary of the ‘Treasury, both members of the Cabinet; anda I have this to say: I have said and written to the Secretary of State words of the Prestdent and of his acts as Sumner sald it had its origin with a firm of three Political jockeys—Baeyg, Fabens and Cazneau—who seduced into their frm a young ofticer of the United ioe, entitiing himeelf aide-de-cam; two U Ss rant, President of the Unt States of America and his agent to the Dominican republic, ana that od together had tten a protocol, in which the yo g deg pro. ecded to make certain promises on behalf of this country. If this so-called alde-de-camp had acted upon title or Instructions in tax! is step the fuct was concealed, and no tngutry thus far had been able to penetrate it, Such An oMce as atde-de- camp to the President of the Spied States was un- known in our governmental Lory, and no correspondingly similar dest tion jud ever been mes im the diplomati¢ history of any gov- ernment, But this young officer, myn ype to represent the United States of America, signed a uroaty by whuich the President of the United States Was pledged to use his influencd among the mem- bers of Congress to make the annexation measure popular, aud all the Senate knew how faithfully the resident had carried out that pledge, not only using but exceeding this influence in favor of the aunexation scheme, Mr. Sumner went an to show that at the oor, and i tho negotiation, Baez, with whom it had been m: had been maintained in power by the presenco of our ships of war in Haytion waters. In other words, Baez was sustained by the United States, that he might betray and sell his country. He (Sumner) would ¢falienge the Senator from Indiana (Mortoa! todeny that facter to doubt it by a single utter. ance, We Were now treatt; Baez asa puppet in order to obtain that territory Rrocnely as England treat ulto chief. ‘The doci- ments in the 1 Departinent proved all this, aud it was further substantiated by the fgeimony ef naval oillcers who had returned from ere, ow Mr. MorETon hero remarked that the best means of answering the broad statements made by Mr, Sumner were indicated by the resolution authorizin, €n avtual investigation by acommission. He wis! to submit one question t@ the Senator: whether all the parties in St. Domingo, both the adherents of Baez and Cabral, were for annexation? If that was 80, then all that Senator Sumner had said was immaterial and frivolous, and its oniy effect wag, as intended, to obscure tae gubject in the publicg a Mr. SuMNER, resenting the charge of frivolity in its applicationto his remarks, asked, was it frivolous for him to protest when he saw the mighty power of the republic degraded to an act of oppression? His answer to the Senator’s question as to the favorable alsposition of the Eps of St. Domingo to annexa- ton Was exactly the contrary; for information furnished him, and only four days old, was to the effect that the people Were muc’l divided. While, to some extent, the proposition was received favora- bly along the seashore, the people of the interior were averse to jt, Besides the political jockey there of whom he had spoken, there was another chieftain, named Cabral, and wuo, as he (Mr. Sumner) was informed, was the real re- presentative of the people of that country, Cabral, some |ime ago, was In favor of the sale of the Bay of Samana to the United States; but, ac- cording to hia (Mr, Sumner’s) information, he never Was in favor of tne annexation of the isiund to the United States, his policy belng to bring the two gov- ernments of Haytl and St, Domingo once more tor gether, In this connection Mr. Suuner stated that ne was informed that Baez was now walting to recetve from the United States the money for tis sale of his country, ta the expectation of being abie to slip of to Furope, there to enjoy the proceeds. Referring to the indignation with which the rumor had been reovived that Blsmurck would take Louis Napoleon {rom his prison and treat with him for a peace, asa pretext for overriding the young repubitc of France, Mx. Sumner argued that exactly the same policy was about to be resorted to by the United States in its treatment of the republic of St. Dominge. As. one illustration of this, policy tending to show what it had cost the gevern- ment during thejastyear, He read from a published St. Domingo letter of December 6, mentioning the presence at acjacent points of the Swatara, Yantic and Nantasket, United States war ships. He sald that under cover of this naval force the neighbering repapile of Haytt, the only colored government now in existence, had been dictated to; an American commodore had presumed to threafen the repubilcan em agen of Hayti that if they undertook In aby way to tnterfere with the Dominican goverpiwent he would blow down their town about thelr ears; an American commodore, m the spirit of ‘Tittlebat Titmouse, who was careful never to fight with a boy of lis size, had undertaken to insult @ 318- ter republic. [If this was on his own wv otion and without instructions from Washington he ought to have been removed at once. Rather than carry out such Instructions he ought to have thrown his sword into the sea, The Senators might murmur at him (Mr. Summer), but he would remind them there was a rule of morals and of honor above all other rule: ‘0 soldier and no naval oficer should ever consent to do an act of dishonor and wrong. This was a principle upon Whicn our fathers msisted in the Revolution, and their descendants had not falled to glorify those British oficers who refased to serve m a bad cause, Eniarging upon the point of the alleged interference as designed to interdict Hayti trom the collection of the debt ow, ng in part by the Dominican government, Mr. Sumner proceeded to show tie ex- tent to which the ee fe Was linble for that debt. Noticing the Senator (Mr, Morton) taking notes, wiih the likely purpose of answering his re- marks under this head, he supposed that an attempt at Jusiifleation would be made upon the mistaken hy pothesis that under the law of nations the United States could rightfully exercise jurisdiction over the territory which was the subject of begotiations for question was discussed in the republican caucus committee, which revised the committees of the Senate, Chandler at once admitted this, by de- nouncing, in violent language, the members of the caucus committee who revealed to Sumner the secrets of their meeting, Approaching Sumner’s desk he rapped upon it violently witn his clinched fist and demanded to know the name of the Senator who had divulged the secrets of the caucus committee. He had a right to demand the name. Sumner coolly re- plied, “And I have the right not to reveal 1t.”? Chandler then went on with a rambiing speech on the Presidency and the St. Domingo treaty, closing by reading Sumner out of the republican pariy. Sumner came back at Chandler by telling him that he was as good a republican as Chandler, and bad done es much for the party. Conkling made a bitter speech against Sumner aiid in favor of the President. At half-past twelve o’clock Mr. Sherman ap- pealed to the Senate to adjourn over till to-morrow; but objection was made and the debate goes on. The indicatious now are that there will be a vote taken to-night on Mr. Morton's resolution. The Boys in Blue Visit the Presiaent—Gene- ral Grant Opposed to Removing the Capi- tal. A large number of citizens, including the Boys in | Bine and the members of the Fire Department, had ® torchlight procession to-night, to give a formal welcome to Congress. They marched to tho Executive Mansion, and the committec was met by the President in the — vestinule. Judge Barreit then addressed the Presiden saying they had come to tender ti respects to him ag & man whom every trné Ameri can delighted to honor, They thanked him for what he had done in the fleld for the nation, and in W: ington for the District of Columbia, and expressed their wishes for his health and happiness while he occupied his present high position and after the due ties of it shall have devolved upon others, The President’made the following reply:— Teannot thank you appropriately for the honor you have done me in calling upon me this cold and Diustering night; nor would | detain those out of doors to hear a speech, knowing they are to make calis at other pisces aud. upon gentlemen who, no doubt, will thank them in appropriate terms, I will only say it has always been my desire to see this great national capital built up in a manner wor- thy ol & great and growing Fopupit like qe as to the remeval of the capital, L think that it is im. probable in the extreme, nor de I believe that the | removal should be snbject to a mere majority of the | representatives of the people elected for a single term. I think the question of removal, u ever presented, should go through the same process, at least, as amendments to the Con- stitution, even if there be the constitutional power to remove it, wiich 13 not settled. Ths language may seem rather unpopular for a persen comlog from that part of the country to which [I belong, but is, nevei theless, expressed with carnest- ness and witnout reserve. Gentlemen, I thank you for your attention and kindness, ° The President then, in coinpany with the com- mittee, proceeded to the portico, and was received by the crowd with cheers and mnsic. The proces- sion then proceeded to the residence of Vice Presi. dent Colfax, but that gentleman was absent at the Capitol, the Senate being in session. This fact was announce’ by a friend. Speaker Blaine was next visited. He made a brief speech in which he spoke of the good feeling which now ex- isted between Congress and the citizens of this Dis- trict. Aithengh the Disirict was not represented In the councils of the nation, it would have no reason so complain of Congress, Mayor Emery was next vistied and made a brief speech, when the proces. tion dispersed, Nominntions by tho President. The following nominations were sent to the Senate to-day :— Robert. C. Schenck, of Olfo, tobe Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoientiary to Ureat Britain, Joseph O, Clerner Oliio, to be Secretary of Washing. ton Territory; Willan Lb. Long, of North Carolina, to be Conaul at Carrara; Elias D, Bruner, of Indiana, to be Consul at Talcahuana; George A. Armes, late captain Tenth cn ry, to be captain {n tio United States army; J. be Collector of Customa at St. Johns, Fin, Postmaster. —Joht janta Crnz, Onl.; | two o'clock, strong, at least, us'aoy I dave ever expressed in tho most private intercourse~I am inelined to think stronger. I have said in society, in the presence of the Secretary of the Treasury, the hard things 1 have sald of the President, and he knows whether they could in any way justify the imputation. Ido not seek in any way to involve these distinguished fclends, but I summon them as witnesses. Let them tell the President what I have said of him, BILLS INTRODUCED, Mea Senate proceeded with the regular order of usiness, Bills were Introduced by Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt.—Increasing the pen- sions of disabled soldiers and satlors, and of thelr widows and children, twenty per cent, from the 1st of next March. Referred to the Committee on Pen- sions. By Mr. Scort, (rep.) of Pa.—To equalize and fix the salaries of certain burean officers, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. It fixes the annual salary of Assistant Secretaries, Comptrellers and Auditors, Solicitors, Registers and Commis sioner of Customs of the fae taped Department, As- sistant Postmaster General, aud the Commissioners of Pensions, Indian Affairs and General Laml Ofice at the amount now allowed by the act of April 10, 1369, to the First Comptroller of the Treasury. by Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Onio—To locorporate the American Loan and Trust Company, with a capt- tal of $1,000,000, and lei to establish branch omecs throughout the United States. Referred to the Committee on the District of Cotumbia, By Mr. CORBETT, iep. of Oregon—To fix the salaries of the-heads of executive departments and Judges of the United states Courts. It proposes to in- crease the on of the heads of departments to $12,000 cach, and to fix the salaries of United States Judges as follows:—Chie Judye of the Supreme Court, $19,600; Associate Justices, $10,000; Cireuit Judges, $7,600, and District Jndges, Judges of the Court of Claims and Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, $6,000 each, Jy Mr. Osvorn, (rep.) of Fla. fifteen thonsand dollars tor the fin St Johns riyer, propriations, On the motion of Mr. THaver, (rep.) of Neb., the President was requested to turnish a statement of the cost to the government of freights vo the Pacific coast by way of Cape Horn and the isihmus, A resolution offered by Mr. Davis, dem.) of Ky., was carried amid general merriment, requiring tho secretary of the Senate to furnish mombers with envelopes that wiil stick, THE DOMINICAN DEBATE AGAIN, Along debate, occupying the Senate until after then took place, as to whether the Senate should take up the bill relating to the sugar duties urged by Mr. Sherman, the pili to repeal ihe Income tax supported “by Mr. hes ae or Mr, Morton’s resolution for an investigation ah @ joint commisssion Into the Dominican affair, The latter coming up at one o'clock as the regular order should take precedence, During the ¢ isston Mr. SUMNER: endeavored to convince the Senate that Mr. Morton's resolution could not possibly pass before the boli- aays for want of time. Mr. MORTON and ConkLING, (rep.) of N. Y., ‘ree marked that, if necessary, the friends of the resolu- tion Would slt it out to-d fay; the former remarking id not think the {ngenuity of the Senator chusetts (Mr. Sumner) could devise any further occasion for delay. Several motions for executive sessions by Mr. SUMNER Were made and rejected. A motion by Mr. SHBRMAN to postpone the Domint- gan resolution and to proceed with the Sugar Tax blil was lost—yeas 15, nays 20—when the con- Oia of Mr. Morton's resolution was re- sumed. Mr, BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., delivered a lengthy orgument to show that the proposition was uncon- ecitutlonal, holdjng that the commission provided for would nave ail the power of ambassadors treat- ing for the annexation of a foreign island, with Inany duties of extraordinary character. ‘The ap- pointment of the cominission by the President alone would be {n violation of the constitutional provt- sions requiring the consent of the Senate to the ap- polatment of ambassadors.- He preceeded to show that the whole movement was part of a d¢sigu to absorb all the West India Islands. MR. SUMNER’S REBUTTAL, Mr. SUMNER then addressed the Senate in a long speech, in which he reviewed the w subject of \ the proposed annexation of St. Domingo and se- verely criticised the aduiinistration for its conuce- tion therewith, He said that the resolution before the Senate commitied Congres to a danes of vlood, and was @ nety step in a measure of violence, in rovement of the Relerred to the Committee on Ap- Which several steps had been taxen alread Instead of @& measure simply of tnquir the resolution getnally created these dip! matic ofticers, and ifs real object was to commit Congress in advance in favor of annexation by a prearranged report by & commissioner, having the color of dipiomatic authority, looking to that end, The President could now appoint an agent to visit St. Domingo without the necessity of any resolution. He said the information which had reached lim from that island since the rejection of the treaty confirmed him in his belief that {ts negotlation had been consummated tn violence, and, so far as it had been maintamed, it had been fraught with violence ever Binge, to the iniinite discredit of the United States. He used strong janguage, but only such as the occasion required. AS @ Senator tind as & _peal to you as you love th’ in Brazer, City, Ind Wilets, Michigan Henry Foulds, Lanark, 11 Mf “OAvOrnG, J; 8. ‘alee Bpri Y' Jobmc Putnam Attica, N-¥-; thom Hlpwelt! looels Falla 7 ian:s Gookue Ac Busklaguaus: River: patriot he contd not see his country suffer in its good name without an earnest effort to save tt. Entering into (he wlsiaxy of the Dominican negotiation, Mr. annexation, To refute this he Pant from various authorities upon international law, showing that tne treaty could be of no etect until ratified, and that every attempt at jurisdiction in Dominican waters was a usurpation. In his opinion every such tres- pass was an act of war made by the Executive with- out the consent of Congress. This outrage upon a sister ores Was aggravated by the tssue which the President of the United States had directly mide in lis annual Measage with the President of the republic of Hayt. ‘This issue was apparent upon a simple statement of the oilictal utterance of each of these Presidents be the same question, President Grant, in annual dsessage, had asserted that the rejection of the Do- minican treaty on the part of the Sen- ate Was an of folly, while the language of the Haytien President was that the anxieties caused in Haytt by the annexation pro- Jected had been dissipated before the good sense and wisdom of the Senate at Washington. The for- mer, speaking with the voice of forty millions of people had calicd tae rejection an act of folly; whiie the latter, represcuting nd eight hundred thonsand people, and they-ali black, had asserted the very opposite opinion. Not content with that, the Presivent of the United States, in his Message, acting in the spirit of his commodore, had nine tumes menaced the ludependence of tie republic of St. Domingo. 0 first of these was bis Proposition for the acquisition of the 1sland; next, his representation that it was deslrabio because of {ts geographical position; and s0 on to end. These consttuce nine distinct menaces t that republic, The Senator (Mr. Morton) answer that this was accidental; but Ne (Mr. Sumner) would remind the Senator thet an acci- dent could not be repeated nive times without & purpose. He would say here, too, that the President could not afford to throw out any menaces in tne city of Washington, or oppress the weak elsewhere, That savored too strongly of the policy of Pierce, Buchanan aad Andrew Johnson. In other days @ President of the United States had attempted to change a commitiea of Congr and thig session we are called upon to witness a slinilar éadeavor. Prosideat w fled with the Committee onstituted for years, sked frst for the removal of the chairman (Mr. Saunier) Somebody tola him that would not be venient. (Laugiiter.) He then asked for the re- of the Senator from Missourl (Mr and he was told that could not withont affecting the German vote, merriment, occasionally renewed.) He then called for the removal of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Patterson), who, unhappily, had no Germ In his Stace. It’ waa dually sectied that that could not Sumner said ie alluded to these things w ince, and because a vote could not be reached on the question without pass- ing them in review, He called upon the Senator from Indiana fae Morton), who, the newspapers wit the President lad kindly recelved in tne Blue oom. AN INTERRUPTION AND A SENSATION. Mr. Morton, interrupting, here arose to ask the Speaker a question. Mr, Sustnen remarked that he did not desire to be juterrupted in the middle of a sentence, ok Morton appearing to persist in his interrap- tion, Mr. SUMNER, somewhat excitedly, appealed to tne Vice President to sustain him in his right to the floor, Witch the Chair accordingly did, remarking that under the rules a Senator could not be Inter: rupted while speaking, without his consent, ir. SUMNER then resamed. He said that when in- terruptea he was about calling upon the Senator trem Indiena (Mr, Morton) to repair to the White House, and by his advice save the President trom the disas- trous poltoy he was pursuing. Formally addressin; the Vice President, Mr. Sumner continued, wei much emphasis:—Sir, {call upon you, who are nex! to the Chief Magistrate in piace and honor, to call at osce upon the President, to repair un- mediately to the Executive Mansion and tell him by the anthority which you can justly command not to follow the exainple of ‘ranklin Pierce, of James Buchanan and of Andrew Jonnson; teil him not to oppress a weak and hum. bie people; tell him not to exercise the war power Without atitherity of Congress; tell him not to for- get that there ts a grandeur in Jastice and in peace beyond anything in war. Mr. Vice President, 1 ap. republic, ag you are de- ‘voted to that party which has so recently honored you, to exercise your-great iniluence to set the Prost dent right on this important matver. -Ab this point Mr. Monron again endeavored to In- terpose a question, but Mr. SUMNER declined to yteld for the purpose, as he said the Senator would have an opportunity to reply. Proceeding further to review the probable consequence of annexation, Mr. Sumner character- ized U.e whole titng as & bloody lawsutt, and read from a letter from Davia Hatch, la regard to whose alleged false imprisonment in St. Domingo an investi- gation Was ordered las session. The letter was corroborative of the speaker upon several points, AS liluswative of the expenditure and suffering which would follow the adoption of the policy advo. cated by the friends of the resolution Mr, Sumner cited the case of Spain, which had spent forty mil- lions of dollars and sacrificed fiteen thousand of the flower of her army i the vain attempt to possess herself by force of the key to the Caribbean Bea and the commerce of the Gulf of Mexico, He hoped the example of Spain would never be followed-by his own country. One other consideration suggested was that the island of St Domingo never become @ J sen me res | bermanent of the United States, on ac- Count of the climate, influences, &c. In apron] Mir. Sumner protested against the sapption pe the read olution, as he had done in the begin of his apeech, 48 another stage in the drama of He said protested agalnst it in the name of § tif oe ty violence, in the name of hu ity ie name of the weak, trodden dowa; in the of peace tnperilied, and in the name of the race, whose first effort at Independence had Mgpen the oon f Mr. Sumner’s remarks Mr. pon the con of Mr. Sumne! a Monton Obiained the floor, but Rr way 0 & mo~ tion by Mr, SHERMAN to take up tue House bill i} recting an ambiguity in the law relatiog to Classiiication of sugar duties, which pre allied, Mr, Casservy, (dem.) of Cal., submitted and ads Vocaied an amendment respecting the income tax. | Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of ill, strenuously advec: the repeal, maintaining that the argument of it hecessity was contradicted by the fact that the Sec- retary of the Treasury Was steadily hoarding wu millions of gold, apon which we were paying tue terest. THE SUGAR BILL DISPOBED OF. The amendment was rejected—yeas 12, nays 43, ‘The bill was then passed. * Al twenty minutes Lo six o'clock the Senate tooy @ recess ull evening. ’ Evenlug Session. On the reassembling of the Senate after the recesa - fnd the disposal of some unimportant matters, nd cluding (he passage of a joint resolution to restor Licutenant Commander Joho M, Quackenbush the active list, the resolution relating to 0 Hy DOMIN® Was taken up and the debate MR. MORTON'S RUPLY 1 Mr, Moxvon replied at fengih and in detuil to the polyts made by; Suuner, Keferrimg to Mr, Sum- her's suggeatibn, that he (Nr. Morton) was the cons fidenual adviser of the President and trequen' visitor at the White House, wheve he conferred wit! the President in the Blue itoom, he adiaitted that had frequently seen the Presidont in the Glue Soom, ause he WAS soMeWhAt lame and unabie to gel up stalra, and the President was kind Coo come down stairs and sce him there, he he went to the blue Room it was not for secrec) or private conference; he nad never oLtruded opinion on the President on any subject and never ave it unless asked for it, aud tien hé endeavored fo give it honestly and to tell the trath. If th Senator meant to iupure to him the fact that he wi @ friend to the President perousle and powell he was quite right; he had been his friend and Murer ever since the battle of Fort Donelson, and, although he sometimes disagreed with th Presideui in regard to appointments and other mate ters, Le always tried to differ with him in sach @ Way as not to assail his personal chara or a morelize the party of which he was the head, serics of agsaults had been made on the President from time to tine ever simce his Inauguration, Scarcely had one subsided before another waa begun, The President had been treated with bitterness of perrecution and a violeice or catamng that had not been lavished on any Executive of thi United States since the days of Thomas Jederson, But one by one these assaults iad utterly failed: they had been exposed aud had become con temiptihie to the people of the country, ‘The arrows of calumny had fallen bariulessily by his side—an although it had been frequeutly announced that th President bad fallen he has always managed vo fal on his feet—and so they would fall througaoat bt 0 AR, SUMNER. ih aduunistration or his connection with public Ife, ‘The administra n was far a iread success; the assaults Upon it were of personal charac and did) not touch tbe great and wonderful success of the adminisd tration, The general results of the admuinistratial were grand almost beyond precedent, ant uf should go on for the next two years as It had for the last twenty Months these grand results would be sa conspicuous, Well understood and admired of all mon, that they would overwhelm the opposition, ‘The pegple did not look at pe tuey did not care wheil Delano was the Sceretary or whether Mr. Motley or M ie Ambass sador at the Court of St. James. What they wanter to know was that the goveruament was weil au falthiully administered. Knowing that all thes personal considerauous were brushed aside mere Worthless straw, the assault of the cegatot from Massachusetts on the President this afteruea: was most unprovoked and indefenathle. was not a difference from the Presideat on mer political considerations, but had substantiuly charged the President with usurpation and crime, And had compared nis administration to that of Buchanan and Pierce; he bad drawn 4 coms parison between Saget, the murdertug usurped of the republic of Waytl, and AS | Grant, much to. the disparagement 0 the President of the United States. The argument, of the Senator from Massachusetts throughout had demonstrated the necessity aad the importance of the Investigation, He (Al. Sumner) had appeared o: the stand a8 a Witness, and bad testified copiously, and — voluininously, but he had not duced any testimony to sustain any of his own assertions. The resolution propose & commission that sioulkt go upon th round and make an examination, so far as it cout be maae, and report back the facts to Congress, that Congress might judge jor itself whether or not annexation was desirable, When fe introduced tn Tesolution he supposed it could not elicit debate, He supposed that it would not be opposed, bat “tad it would pass without opposition, Nearly all t points made by the senator from Massichusett ‘were iminaterial to the purpoze of the ‘That Senator had spent his force on matters woich, so far as the resolution was concerned, mignd be designated as frivolous and wholly immaterial, ‘The Senate Was not proposing to examine wheticl olution? the treaty had been eal Bl and properly. m ol j Jt waa proposing to &Xurmine the quesiiol ts it th ‘gaty had never been made. The Senatoi fro chusetts had sald that the protocol prot 1m vided that the President should privately use his iny fluence to bring about the ratification of the treaty, The Lager provided no such thing. It was iol attached to the treaty, and hed no part with tha treaty; but it made no provision that the Prestuent should privately influence members of Congress, However, as the treaty was gone, as tl nate bad passed away fr it, a8 it Was NOW @ mere relid of the past, W ‘a8 the iuiportance of dwelling on the protocol and in trytug 10 fx erlme on the President in connection with it. The Senator fro: Massacnusetts had said that the appotntuient of th commission would Commit Coagress to the policy of Was not one word in the resolite ruction, and no Senator was to be frigit.ened from voctug io’ the resolutiom by the bold deciara.ton that 1b Committed Congress: tO annexauon, It simply provided for a comaussion to examine aid ww report on what termd St. {Domingo might desire to be aunexeds Tha” report was to be — submitted ta the Pre-iaent, who was to lay it before Congress fot examination. If the facts were favorabie to an- nexatton, weil; if they were unfavorable, well. ‘Th commissioners were not authorized them ivew td give tne opinion on ihe question, te ha been careful in drawing the resolution ta hority to provide that they should have no aut to give an opinion; the; were = simpi, report the facts, and Congress was to p: upon them. Referring to Senator Sumner’. bre anernl of Baez, Favens and Cazenau as political jockeys, he declared that Cabral waa a mere leadgy ef buns, ditti, who, for the last two years, nad ner fad dod, men under bis command at any one time, wo did hot endanger and had not eadang lie governs Ment of Uaez, bat Who had been represented by the Senator trom Siassuchusetis as a formid- able leafier with great strength belind bin, ond Who was mot to be resisted except py the naval force which Presidcut Grant iad placed at tie command of Baez to Keep himin power, Ha (Mr. Morton) regarded this staiement as ridicniead and ludicrous, tie only meaning of which could ba that the adnural in command had iwarebed lid frigates across the isiand aad throuzh the moun¢ fatis, with the aid, perhaps, of horse marines, under the command of Uaptain Jinks. (Langhier.) The truch was tiat men of ail parties mst. Dominga y in favor oi annexation, The evidence was uw Cal humself was now in favor of annexation, [ had been the earnest desire of the great body of thd peopie on the isiaud for yeurs to be aunexed to th United States, It made no diverence whe.her Cabral or Baez or any other military chief was in power, tue: would ve ail in favor of annexation, because nearly the entire peopie were in favor of tt. Even the peo. ple of Maytt were in favor of it, because they hoped that it would be the precursor of thelr own anneXas tion, Reierring to Senator Sumner’s charge hen] the President bad tried to yet himyand senator Patterson wif the Commiites on Foreiga Relations, Mr. Morton said that if the President made any evfort of tuat kind he did not know it. iad he beea consulted about the propriety of removing the Sena- tor irom Massachusetts from the head of thag @ommittee he should have denounced it at once. ‘The Senator's ability, his standing, his long experl« ence and iis intimate conacetion with the republie can party, all forvade taat; but he woul say tat, now that the Senator had piaced himself beiore tha world in antagonism to the auministration, aud had denounced the President in unjustifiable lang ) there might be some propriety in saying t the Committee on Foreizn Relations shouk not be led by au avowed enemy of the administray tion. Mr. Morton then proceeded to discuss thal great importance of the acquisition of San pokes ‘a3 weil on account of 118 geographical situation ofits products and commerce, and said worth fifty Ataskas, for of whieh his friend from Massachusel been so greatly mm earnest. The Senator froi Massachusetts Was also greatly in favor of the ace quisition ofgall the Canadas; but he (Morton) would tell him that the most us ‘the most un- conquerable and obstinate thing in the world was @ British prejudice, and that the people ify were less Inchned to sane ene at than twenty years ago. fer & re mark of Seuatot Bayard, he said that that Senator was still & mourner hesice puiriying corpse of slavery; that he inclined co prefer to have slavery re-csiabiished Si. Domingo, aad that perhaps he would also I to send to that isiaud another Delaware instiuat the whipping post. In conclusion Mr. érgued against refei ring tie resolution to the ma.tiee on Forelgn Relations; such reference coi oniy result in delayiag it to uch @ inte hour as periaps prevent action during the session, He ap- pealed tothe Senate to favor the ex: sed, Lo let Congress have the facts, and Tacts to let the question of annexation 81 Mr. NYE, \rep.) of Nev., addressed the support of the resolution, coudewuing the wneall for attacks upon the President, ridicuting the Fe tensions of Senator Sumner and eulogizing Presy Grant. Mr, BAYARD, replying with some warmth to an ali leged misrepresentation of his positton by Mr. Mortor denied having used any of the language attribt to him by that Senater. As to the allegation that hd. (Mr. Bayard) had urged that the President CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE, or tall, senate