The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-29
U. s. SENATE
EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, MAY 81.

ent session. An attempt, be said, ha'
been made to convey an impression to tn
public mind that the Senate were punish
ing newspapers for publishing intelligence
or correspondents for communicating II
but this was not so. Behind newspapers
and correspondents lurked some mis-
creants who sold the official confidenel
for money. The effect, he would not 50,
the motive, TO eudeRVor TO dismiss thu
subject was to cOverup the man who haC
committed dishOnorable acts and the peo
pie have q right to know the mans name
what position he holds and what oppor
tunity he has TO betTay important
trusts. Therefore, he wanted the inves
tlgatiOn continued. It would harm nobody
but individual himself There could bl
no perfect exoneration made until tho Of
tenders name shall be known. The ques
ton was taken on Mr.. NYE's amendmen
which was rejected. Yeas, 10; nays, 90,
YEAs-Anlhony, Caldwell, Clayton
Cole, ConkliDg, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen
Harlan, Hitchcock, Logan, Nye, Osborne
Patterson, Sawyer, Scott and Wright,
NAYs-Bayard, Blair, Corbett, Cragin
Edmunds, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamilton
Tex Hill, Howe, Morton, Schurz, sher
man, Thurman, Tipton, Wilson and Win
dom.
Mr.. EDMUNDs made lew remarks, IN
course of which he said that Il was hiI
opinion that nothing would entirely ex'
Onerate the Senate, except TO know the
truth relative to furnishing q copy Of the
treaty ior publication.
The Senate then agreed to Mr.. VII
SONS resolution TO discharge White and
Ramsdell from custody at the conclusion
Of the session-yeaS 90; nays 18-as fhl
lows:
YEAs-Bayard, Blair, Oasserly, Cor.
bett, Craigin, Fenton, Frelinghuysen, Gil.
bert, Hamilton, CTsx) Harlan, Hill, Lo'
gan, Morton, Schurz, Sherman, Sprague
Stevenson, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman
Upton, Wilson and Windham.
NAYs-Caldwell, Clayton, Cole, Conk'
ling, Edmunds, Flanagan, Hitchcock
Howe, Nye, Osborne, sChurz, Scott and
Wright,
On motion of Mr.. MORTON, the Senate
at 8 o'clock went into executive session,
Mr.. BAYARD offered resolution, which
was unanimously agreed to, namely: that
the thanks ofthe Senate were due TO and
are hereby tenddPed to Mr., ANTHONY, for
the courtesy and ability with which he
has performed his duties rs President OI
the Senate pro t6m. y.-. t.-..
Mr.. CoNKLrNG at 5:29 offered resolu.
tlon that the Senate adjourn sine die al
$50 o'clock to-day.
Mr.. THURMAN said that the Senate had
more than two minutes work 10 do. II
was right that the country should know
some things II does not now know in au
Official way, and the Senators might be
free from obligations which would other
wise rest upon them.
Mr.. EDMUNDs raised point Of order
Tint Senators ought not make allusiOn Il
what occurred In executive session.
Mr. THURMAN called for a reading 81
the words to which Mr.. EDMUNDs had OBJ
jected.
They were read, when tho CHAIR de-
clded them out oi order. lug
Mr. CoNKLING said II was true that
some things were not known to the Coun
try, and that the Senator was more com
petent than any one else TO inform the
country. Let the Senator now allow O
vote TO be taken, and he can tell his con
stltuents and the country some things
Mr. THURMAN replied that II the Sen
ate would not remove the injunction o.
secrecy, how could he tell the country
His mouth was gagged, while the entire
newspaper press could talk as much a'
they pleased. NoTB-Mr. THURMAN'l
object was to remove the injunction o.
secrecy in the proceedings attending the
ratification OF the treatyOf Washington.
The time fixed by Mr.. 0oEELING's res
olutioh having expired, removed that the
Presiding officer do now declare the Sen
ate adjourned sine die. This was carried
and at twenty-five minutes TO six O'Clock
the Senate adjourned accordingly.
< MIR. NYE. had. offered an Rmendment
providing that the resolution shall not be
construed 70 interfere with any'legal pro
ceedings which may be instituted against
said White and Ramsdell upon Certitl
cate Of the VICE PRESIDENT Under thu
third section OF the net Of July 4, 1857
Mr.. SHERMAN said that In 1S57J. W
Slmonton was brought before seleCt
committee Of the House TO answer Ger
tain questions prOpounded to him in re-
lation to q charge against members Of the
House which he had made In New York
but which he declined to answer on the
ground that to do 80 would violate his
professional honor. The other reasor
given was to show that the House coult
not hold the witness in custody after IL
adjournment, the power Of the House and
Senate being inadequate to punish i
they made refusal TO answer crimina
Offense, would II not be better to turr
White and Ramsdell over to the law thar
to exercise a doubtful power by detainlng
them. ..... .yh.t
Mr. CoNKLINa said that the Senator
from Ohio leVeled his arguments at the
powers and prerOgatives Of the Senate
and asked him TO agree with him that ir
a breach Of privilege, no matter how
gloss, they must deem submission will
the idea that any witness may defy the
Sennte, and that the power Of the Senate
mad ceased the moment an adjournmeni
took place, In order to maintain his po-
siliOn, the Senator must 20 further, and
prove that the Senate had no power in
vacation that II may exercise during Q
session Of the Senate.
Mr.. SUMNER, in reply, said the Senator