The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-26
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Special Session.
WAsu,ycroN Nov %

The Senate met at | | o'clock. Aftel
prayer and the reading of the journa
OF yesterday, Mr.. Cameron moved te
go into Executive session.
Mr.. Sumner said he hoped not. He
wanted to make an explanation.
Mr.. Cameron-Why not postpone
your explanation.
Mr.. Sumner-I must make it now OF
never.
Mr.. Cameron waived his motion.
Mr.. Sumner said he had seen in the
Daily Chronicle statement purporting
to give what he did in Executive ses
sion yesterday. He was astonished
that that paper, conducted by gentle.
man who was officially entitled to a
seat in the Executive session of the
Senate, should attribute to a Senator
what he never said. He had now
to state that that which was attributed
to him was a fabrication. He made nc
such speech.
The Senate, by 81 against 81, a tie
vote, refused 10 90 into Executive ses'
sian.
The Senate, on motion OF Mr. Wilson,
took up his resolution for the discarge
of Messrs. White and Ramsdell from
custody immediately on the adjourn
ment of the special session.
Mr.. Chandler asked the chairman of
the special committee whether in the
investigations they had ascertained who
is the reporter Of the Executive sessions
of the Senate.
Mr.. Carpenter replied that it would
be ascertained what they had done
when their report was made, which
would be in the course Of an hour.
Mr.. Cameron moved to 60 into Exccu.
tive session.
Mr.. Wilson asked whether his reso-
luton would be the first thing in order
after the adjournment of the Executive
session.
The presiding''ofiicer said it would.
The Senate then went into Executive
session, and at P. NJ. opened the doors
and went into open session.
,Mr. Edmunds moved to take up his
resolution praying the day OF adjourn
ment and to notify the President Of
their readiness to adjourn.
Mr.. Sherman thought it was not ne
cessary to notify the President, but
before setting the time for adjourn
ment sine die, he preferred to have Mr..
Wilson's resolution releasing White and
Ramsdell disposed of.
Mr.. Edmunds thought it would be
disrespectful to adjourn without mott
ication of the President, and made some
references to these people White and
Ramsdell that were not well received
by the Senate.
The motion was defeated.
Mr.. Conkling took the floor on the
resolution to release the correspondents,
and said that the controversy had been
put before the public with assertions that
he thought were not true, but he took
the responsibility Of all he had done.
He denied that he or Mr.. Carpenter
had anything to do with the commence
ment of the investigation regarding the
premature publication Of the treaty.
He assumed the decisive and denied all
assertions as to his prominence and
said he had carried quite humble
part in the investigation. He said he
had abstained from any open debate of
the question lest the people should
think the attitude of the Tribune to-
ward him was the cause Of his activity.
He took all through an active part and
posted his colleague from Wisconsin.
Mr.. Carpenter said he counted it his
duty so to do as he had joined him in
recommending the report Of the special
He denied the newspaper
statements TO the effect that he had in
any manner whatever implied that Sen
ator Fenton had been instructed in
letting the treaty 60 to the public.
Mr.. Chandler next took the floor and
made an attack on what he again called
a reporter for the present executive
session and stated that this reporter
must have marvellous memory to re-
port from memory long Executive
debate, but that he was satisfied it was
from memory; that he had watched and
found no one took notes but still reports
in full appeared in print; that it was not
a Democrat, for some one had been re-
porting proceedings in Republican eau
cuses, and as to these he knew no Dem
ocrats were admitted. He wanted this
man discovered and expelled and he
would stay here forever TO accomplish
this object.
Mr.. Carpenter then submitted the
report of the special committee, in
which Mr.. Tinker, the messenger, and
Mr.. Kirby, the operator of the Western
Union Telegraph Company were re-
ported to be in contempt.
Mr.. Edmunds insisted on the testi-
mony being read. Mr.. Edmunds tesli-
mony came first and he showed the
whereabouts of the copy Of the treaty
he received from Mr.. Bancroft Davis;
that he had received the copy under a
strict pledge of secrecy but had no hes
itancy in violation in such an instance
as this.
Mr.. Morton's testimony came next,
and he showed conclusively what dis
position he made Of his copies of the
treaty.
During the reading Of Mr.. Morton $
testimony Mr.. Thurman asked that the
reading be discontinued, as the testl,.
monny was too voluminous to be read,
Mr.. Edwards, who was so pertina-
cious in insisting on hearing the testi.
mony read, was out of the chamber,
and after waiting for him to return he
was heard in opposition to Mr.. Thur
MANS motion