Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25
Congressional.


In the Senate, on the 10Th, attention was
called to the premature publication of the treaty
and spirited debate ensued on the subject; an
investigation into the matter was ordered, and
Messrs. Carpenter, Conkling, Trumb6ll, Davis Of
Kentucky, and Sumner were designated as the In
vestgatng Committee. Mr.. Cameron stated that
the Committee on Foreign Relations would not
be ready to report the treaty until IL O'Clock on
the 18th Adjourned to the 18th.
The Senate met at II o'clock, on the
18TH at which time only twelve members were In
their seats. After prayer and reading of the
journal motion to go into executive session was
agreed to, which session lasted until two O'Clock.
-. After the doors were opened, resolutions were
agreed to-requesting the Secretary of War TO
communicate to the Senate the final report OF the
Board of Engineers, appointed under section of
the act approved July II, 1870 to examine and re.
port upon the bridges across the Ohio River; re-.
questing the Judiciary Committee to examine and
report whether the members of the Senate are en-
titled to mileage at the present special session..
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a resolution
was agreed to requesting the President, II not in
consistent with the public interest, to communi-
cate copies of all correspondence in the State De-
partment in relation to the ship Hudson and the
schooner Washington, the property OF citizens OF
Connecticut seized by the Britt n authorities in
the Falkland Islands, In 1854; and also the report
OF Lieutenant Lynch or any other naval officer on
IA report was made by the committee appointed
to investigate how and by whom the Treaty Of
Washington was made public, stating that q. L.
White had testified that he was a correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, and had
obtained and transmitted by telegraph, on the
night of the 10th, what purported to be a copy of
the treaty; he declined to say from whom he re-
ceived the copy. IL. j. Ramsdell assistant cor
respondent Of the Tribune, testified that the copy
was in writing, which was copied from print, but
declined to say In whose possession he first saw the
printed copy who obtained 1t, or what was paid
for it, Resolutions were recommended by the
committee, and adopted, directing the Sergeant at
Arms to arrest White and Ramsdell, and bring
them before the bar of the Senate, and detain
them until they answer for their contempt in the
natter and abide such further orders the Senate
may make. No consideration Of the treaty was
had Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Vice
President presented an answer to the resolution
calling for copy of the report Of William Whit
ing, late Solicitor of the War Department, con-
taining list Of claims from foreign subjects,
growing ont of the transactions of the rebellion,
which Information was ordered printed After an
executive session, Messrs White and Ramsdell
were brought In under arrest In reply to ques-
tons az to what excuse they had for not answer
ing the interr0gatories propoundod to them by the
special committee, and II they were then ready
to appear before said committee and answer all
proper questions touching the disclosure OF the
treaty they stated that they were not prepared to
reply, and asked for leave until noon on the 18th
for that purpose, which time was granted, and
they were released on their parole to appear and
answer at the time stated. Adjourned.