Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-17
WASHINGTON.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, May 16-SsnGte.-
Messrs. Ferry Of Connecticut, and
| Logan of Illinois, took their seats for
the first time since the session.
Brownlow OF Tennessee, Johnston Of
Virginia, and Kellogg Of Louisiana,
| are absent from the city. There are
other vacancies-One from Georgia,
one from Alabama and one from
North Carolina. After prayer and
reading of the journal, resolutions
were adopted requesting the Presi-
dent. if not inconsistent with the pub
lie interest, to communicate copies OF
all correspondence in the State De-
partment in relation to the ship Hud-
son and the schooner Washington,
property belonging to the citizens Of
Connecticut, seized by the British au-
thOrities in the Falkland Islands IN
l845, and also report OF Lieut.. Lynch,
or other naval officers on file in the
Navy Department on the same sub
ject. The Senate then went into ex-
ecUtive session.
PREMATURE DISCLOSURE OF THE
TREATY.
The subject of the premature dis
closure Of the treaty of Washington
is more talked Of here than any other,
and the opinion prevails among
many Senators and others that the
Committee, having investigated as to
the conduct of the Senator's with re-
gard to the publication, have no
right to require correspondents to an
sWer further in regard to the source Of
their information 1t is expected that
the Tribune correspondent will be re-
ported to the Senate to-day, and If
they still refuse to answer the ques-
tiOns, that body will decide what
their punishment shall be.
Mr.. Carpenter, of the select COM /
mittee to investigate the publics- /
ton Of the treaty at Washington and /
other recent proceedings in the Exc
cutive session in the Senate, made /
report.
z. L. White, correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, testified that he
obtained a copy Of the treaty We'd |
nesday night, at ten O'Clock, |
and transmitted it by telegraph. |
He declined to say from whom |
he got a copy because under honorary |
obligations not to do 50. He said be |
came to the examination determined /
not TO divulge how he got the treaty. |
II. J. Ramsdell, assistant cOrrespOn- !
dent Of the Tribune, said the copy was !
in manuscript copied from print, but /
declined to say in whose presence /
he first saw the printed copy, who OBJ |
tanned it or what was paid for it, |
giving the same reason as Mr.. White. |
The committee decide that these are /
proper questions; the reasons for re-
tusing the answers are not valid; and 1
recommend that the resolutions di-
recting the Sergeant alarms to forth
with arrest Messrs. White and Rams
dali and bring them before the Senate
bar. be detained until they answer for
their contempt, and abide such further
orders as the Senate may make. An
animated debate occurred, lasting /
more than four hours.
A resolution in reference to White /
was adopted by q vote of AZ to 10.
A resolution in reference to Rams
dali was adopted by vote Of 3S to 10. |
The Senate adjourned.
Warrants have been issued for the |
arrest of White and R8msdall.
The treaty was not considered to-
day, the above proceedings consum-
ing all the session.