The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-24
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rERM-FIRsr SESSION.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 24-The Vce-Presdent laid
before the Senate the Olution reserved fro the
House for the nnal adjOurBment OF that body, with
the concurrence of the Senate, on Monday next.
On motion OF MT Edmunds, the resolution was
tabled by UiUd vote.
The Vice-t resident stated that under his inter-
probation Of the order prescribing business OF the
present session, memorials and petitions which
might be presented couid not be referred to com
mittees, but must be placed the file OF the Senate.
Mr. Sumner sent to the secretary resolution,
which he asked to have read.
Mr.. ConkllDg renewed the question OF order 1b-
mitted 10y him yesterday, that the resolution could
not be received, inasmuch as no other business
could be introduced than the matters specifically
stated in the Oider lately ad apted.
The Nice-Presldent ruled that a resolution to TN
hglslation ana could not be received, but that a
mere resolution OF iaquiry OF Ca ling upon the
President or department for Information W ts not
excluded. he Chair would, however, submit the
question upon the reception OF the resolution to the
Senate He then read from the Official report IN the
Gebe OF the proceedings OF the Senate at the called
session in March, 1861, for Executive business.
On the introduction at that time OF resolution by
Mr.. Douglas, calling for information concerning the
acts OF the Southern insurgents, objection was
raised to its Introduction, aud the then ycePresi-
dent (ir. Hamlin) decided that it was not in the
nature OF legislation, and could therefore, be
ceived. In the opinion OF the Chair, resolutions for
Executive information, expressive OF the sense OF
the Senate upon any subject, affecting the rights
OF members, only could be received.
Mr. Thurman held that the resolution should be
read, otherwise the Senate could not tell whether
1t was within the category Of those admissible, in the
opinion OF the Chair
resolution could not be read pending the question
of its reception. He did not know what the resou-
ticn was, and denied that his motive was to object
| to any particular resolution. His objection was
general and solely to preserve intact the order OF
| business.
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, insisted upol the right OF
every member to have resolution read FOR infor-
| nation, and that it was frequently exercised.
The Vice President remarked that he would direct
the resolution to be read under the pre- !edent estao
dency OF a similar order certain resolutions intro
| duced by Mr.. Chandler in reference to MaXimian
were received
| The resolutions being substantially the same that
| were offered by Mr. Sumner yesterday with an al
| ditioD, and relating to The employment of the
United States naval forces in Dominic IN waters,
were then read by the Secretary.
Mr.. Sumner then moved that the resolutions be
printed and laid on the table for the present. lie In
tended to offer them as an amendments TO the reso-
| luton relating To the South.
| The Vice. President remarked that he had suD-
| mltted TO the Senate whether the resolutions
should be received, and that question was not
| Mr.. Casserly desired some Senator to state the
| ground upon which the objection to the reception
of the resolutions based. He desired that some
such staterrent should be made for the information
OF the Senate. No response was made to the
| Alter further discussion the morning hour ex-
| pired, when MIR Sherman moved to lay on the table
Mr Conklipgs point of order. ~. p,
| The Vice-Presdent, in reply to Mr.. Edmunds,
stated that this would not carry with it the resou
Mr. Sumner demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion to lay on the table, which was agreed to
| ayes 90, noes 25. The vote was as follows:-
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| Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Cole, Conkng, Cor
| hett, Edmunds, Ferry Of Michigan, Frelinghuysen
| Gilbert, Hamilton Of Texas, Harlan HILLS, Hitch
cock, Howe, Norton Osborn, Pomerov, Poole, Pratt
| Rice, Sawyer, Sherman, West, Window, and Wright
| -29.
| Nays Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly. Cooper
| Crsgin, Davis, OF Kentucky; Davis OF West Vir-
| gii-ia; FentoD, Hamilton, OF Maryland: Hamlin
! Johnston, Kelley, Morrill, of Vermont; Patterson,
| Robertson, Salisbury, Schurz Spencer Stevenson,
| Stockton, Sumner Thurman, Upton, Vlckers, and
| WsOn-25.
Mr. Sumner inquired as to the present status Of
| his resolutions.
The Vice President replied that they had not been
| received
| Mr. Sumner then asked whether they would not
| come up in order in the morning hour tomorrow.
| Mr.. Sherman suggested that the matter could be
| taken up on the vote OF a majority.
| Mr.. Sumner moved TO have them printed Agreed
| to by a unanimous vote.
| Mr.. Sumner was then granted leave to make a
statement, which was to the effect that he had been
| prevented from delivering prepared speech on st.
| Domingo at the last session by indsposition He
had since regained his strength slowly but not COM
pletely but the importance OF the sub
Senate upon II, and he hoped he
might hive the indulgence Of the Senate to proceed
| with the question which he proposed in conDeHti ion
with the pending resolution for legislation on South
| eTn outrages, in which the Senator from Indiana
| (AIr. Morton) took so great an interest
| Mr. Morton hoped Mr.. Sumner would have per-
mission 10 make his speech at any time he saw
| proper For one, he gave his consent to it.
|