The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-26
U. s. SENATE.
EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, May 90

10 MAXI u worn Ol eApluuullOn,
Mr.. CAMERoN-Why not postpone your
explanation.
Mr.. SUMNER-l must make II now or
never.
Mr.. CAMERON waived his motion.
Nr SuMNER said he had seen in the
Dag Chronicle u statement purpOrting Ia
give what he did in executive session yes
lcrday. He was astonished that that pa
per- conducted by gentlemOn who OIL.
cially occupied seat in the executive ses-
sion Of the Senate, should attribute to n
senator what he had never said. He had
now to state that that what was attribu.
ted TO him was fabrication. lie made
no such speech. .......
The Senate by n tic vote Of 2l against
u refused to go into executive session.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. WI.
son, took up his resolution tor tho dis.
charge Of White and RamsdCl from Gus;
tody Immediately on the adjournment of
the special session. " .......
Mr.. CHAMBERS asked the chairman Oi
the special committee whether, in their
Investigation, they ascertaincd who is the
reporter of tho Executive session of the
senate.
Mr. OARTENTER replied that 1t would
he NsCertained what they had done when
their report was made, which would be
in three.QuartGrs of an hour.
Mr.. CAMERON moved 10 60 INTO Ex
rrutve session,
Mr. WILSON asked whether his resOu.
ton would be the first thing in order after
they come out 0l Executive session. Tho
presiding officer said II would,
The Senate then went into Executive
session.
When at II quarter past O'clock the
doors we're opened, Mr., EDMuNDs moved
to postpone Mr.. Wilson's resolutions in
order to take up his fixing the time Of
adjournment
Mr.. CoNKLTNG said he was willing to
take the whole responsibility Of every
part of his participation in the invcstiga.
ton in regard to the publication of the
treaty; but that investigation had not
been suggested by him or by the Senator
from Missouri. ltOriginated in Executive
session, and the refusal Of the witnesses
to testify left but one 'course to pursue
lie had no personal feeling in the matter,
md denied that he had given currency to
the report that suspicion Of having fur.
ni3hcd the treaty Ind fallen upon his col.
league.
Mr.. CHANDLER was anxious TO narrow
down the circuit Of investigation, so us to
ascertain who is the Executive reporter
Of the SENATE.
Mr. CARPENTER, from the committee,
made report submitting the testimony.
They say that Charles A. Tinker, man.
agcr of the Western Union Telegraph
Office, and j. A. Kirby, I'm operator IN
that office, are in contempt Of the Senate
Tor refusal to answer certain questions
propoundcd to them.
Mr. EDMUNDs called Tor the reading Of
the testimony.
Mr.. SUMNER said the reading would dc.
lay action OnIsthG resolution having in
view the liberation of White and Rams.
dell, iellow.citizens who ought to be re.
leased from custody.
Mr.. TRUMBTLL moved to lay the re.
port on the table, his object being to turn
Kirby and Tinker over to court under the
law, and the discharge Of White and
Ramsdcll from custody, that their case
may take the sameEdirCction Mr.. TRUM.
BULLS motion wasagreed to by u vote OF
34 TO II.
Mr.. Wilson'S motion to discharge
White and Ramsdcll was then proceeded
with, but was subsequently withdrawn.
Mr. SHERMAN offered n substitute to
the effect that thewitnCsses having testified
that no Senator nor employee of the Sen.
ate having been connected with the publ.
cation the committee he discharged and
witnesses released,
Mr.. EDMUNDs argued that this would
appear to be the confession on the part Of
tie Senate that one OF its members was
guilty.
Mr.. WILSON denied that the country
would put any such Interpretation upon
its passage. lie did not believe that any
citizen would think that any Senator had
dishonored himself During his remarks
Mr.. WILSON stated that the resolution to
raise n committee Of investigation had
been prepared by tue Senator from New
York, lMr CoNkLTEG) and introduced by
the Senator from Wisconsin, MIR. (CAR.
rESTERl, when MIR. CARPENTER called
Mr. WILSON to order for disclosing what
took place in Executive Session, and Mr..
WILSON begged pardon for his forgetlnl-
ness
Mr. CONKLtNO asked Mr.. WILSON to
repeat this statement. .
Mr. Wilson repeated II, and said that
the resolution had received the unani-
nous vote of the Senate, and that every
member of the Senate was equally re.
sponsble for ii.
Mr. CoNKLINd, who was laboring under
great excitement, then took the floor. lie
said that the statement OF Mr. WILSON,
whether so intended or not, would con.
vcy the impression that he (CoNKLING)
had stated Incorrectly his position in this
matter The statement Of the Senator
bore strange similtude to the corrupt
Iibcls which had been recently tlOating
through the press. He would not suspect
that this was the second oiIense Of the
Senator, but MS that Senator had given
what purpOrted to have occurred in the
Executive session, lie (CONKMSG) now
intended to state what did take place in
the Executive Session, notwithstanding
the rule which was publicly and con
tinmlly trample,l under foot. The mat.
Ter was first brought TO the attention OF
The Senate by the Senator from Ohio, Mr..
SHERMAN. The Chairman of the Com.
mittce on Foreign Relations was asked II
he cntcnded to pass over such breaches of
privileges The Senator from Massa-
chuse,ts, Mr.. SUMNER said 1t would be n
departure from the ancient ways OF the
Senate II It was passed over II was de.
mlndcd of the Committee on Foreign
Relations that they should examine into
It 1t was then alleged that the commit.
lee was ovcrburdencd with work, and
somc Of the Senators proposed that the
Judiciary Committee should investigate
II The Senator from Ohio spoke Of the
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