The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-17
special session Of the senn,c.

= w ASHiNGfON, may Ex-senator Ferry of
Connecticut and Senator Logan of Illinois
took their seats for the first time this session.
Senators BrOwnlOw of Tennessee, johnson of
Virginia and Kellogg of Louisiana are absent
from the city. @
Mr.. Buckingham offered resolution, which
was agreed to, requesting the President, if not
inconsistent with the public interest, to COM
municate to the Senate copies of all cores
pondence in the State Department in relation
to the ship Hudson and schooner Washington,
the property OF citizens Of Connecticut seized
by British authorities in the Falkland Is
lands in 1884, and also the report Of Lieutenant
Lynch or other naval officers on file at the
Navy Department on the same subject The
Senate then went into executive session.
THE DIvULGED TREATY.
At few minutes past - o'clock the Senate
went into executive session.
Mr.. Carpenter made report from the select
committee appointed to investigate how and
by whom the treaty Of Washington and other
recent proceedings in executive sessions of the
Senate were made public. The report stated
that L. White testified last night that he
was correspondent of the New York Tribune
and ne transmitted by telegraph last wednes.
day night what purports to be a copy Of the
treaty, and which was published Thursday
morning. He obtained the COPY about 10
o'clock Wednesday night, but declined to say
from whom; not, however, upon inability on
his part to answer, but because he was hinder
came to the examination with the fixed pur-
pose not to divulge how he obtained the treaty.
H. j. Ramsdell, assistant correspondent of the
Tribune, testified that the copy was in writ
ing, winch was copied from print, but declined
to say IN whose possession he first saw the
printed copy, who obtained it or what was paid
for 1t. he gave the same reasons for his re-
fusal to answer as stated by White. The COM
mttoe decide that these are proper questions
and the reasons given for refusing to answer
q mi roll nd - 80
the Senate adopt resolutions directing the Ser
seant-at-Arms to forthwith arrest MessRs.
White and Ramsdell and bring them before
the bar Of the Senate, and that they be de-
tanned till they answer for their contempt in
the matter and abide such further orders as the
Senate may make.
When the report was submitted an animal
ed debate occurred, lasting more than four
hours. after which the resolution was adopted
in reference to White, as follows: fl
Yeas-Am mos, Anthony, Boreman, Bncking-
ham, Caldwell, Cameron, Carpenter, Casserly
Chandler, Clayton, Cole. Conkling, Cooper
Cragin, Davis of Kentucky, Edmunds, Ferry
Of Connecticut, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan,
Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harlan, Hill, Hitch
cock, Howe, Kelly, Logan, Morrill, of Maine,
roy, Pratt, Ramsey, Sawyer, Spencer, Stew
enson, Stewart Stockton, Trumbull, Window
| and Wright-42.
Nays-Blair, Davis of West Virginia, Fen
| ton. Morton, Rice, Robertson, salisbury
| man. Upton, Vickers and Wilson-15.
Absent or not voting, Bayard, Brownlow,
Corbett, Gilbert, Hamilton of Mo, Hamilton
OF Texas, Johnston, Kellogg, Lewis, Nye, Pool
| Scott and West, 10.
| The resolution censurng Mr.. Ramsdell was
adopted, SO yeas to Is nays, the vote being the
same as on the preceding resolution with the
exception that Senators Hill, Morrill, of Me.
Pomeroy and Window, who voted yea on the
first resolution did not vote on the second.-
The Senate at 40 adjourned.
| In accordance with the terms of the resolu
tiOns adopted to-day warrants have been issued
for the arrest of Messrs. White and Ramsdel
by the sergeant-at-arms,t to be severally brought
| before the bar of the Senrte,
The treaty was not considered to-day, the
proceedings as above detailed having occupied
| all the time of the session,