Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-01
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The question as to the premature pub
lcation of the treaty further considered in the
Senate or the 20th, and several personal explana-
tions were made. In reply to the question as to
whether what the N. Y. Tribune published was
Morton said If was. with R Ike execution of one of
the articles omitted by mistake. The treaty was
considered in executive session. Adjourned.
In the SenaIe, on the 22d, several per-
soual explanations were made, Senators denying
that they had made speeches in executive session
such as was attributed to them in what purported
to be the published proceedings of the Senate as
reported in the daily newspapers. Resolutions
were offered-one that the Seargeant-at- Arms be
directed to discharge White and Ramsdell imme-
diately after the final adjournment of the special
session of the Senate, and the other that they be
discharged from custody forthwith-both OF which
resolutions went over. "A resolution was adopt
ed that the clerks of the several standing COM
mittees be paid from May to May 81. "A report
was made from the Judiciary Committee to the
effect that Senators not, under the law entitled
to mileage for attending the present extra session.
THE treaty was further considered in Execu-
tive session Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 23d, letter was
read from Vice-President Colfax, saying he did not
expect to preside over the Senate during the rest
of the session, and Mr.. Anthony was chosen Presi-
dent pro tenn "A motion to go into executive
session was made and carried, and the treaty was
further considered.
In the Senate, on the gath, memorial
was pIeecHlSu anu IelcITeu u lHc OOmhllbtcC vi
Foreign Relations, from Flanagan, Bradley, Carke
s Co.; John j. Flanagan; Henry Woodruff, for
himself, and as Trustee for Courtland Palmer;
John NJ. Donaldson, Trustee, and Poultney Ma
tional Bank, by Henry Woodruff, attorney, stating
that they had just claims to the amount of over
$3.50 900 against the Government of Venezuela, for
losses occasioned by its failure to perform its obi
cations and duties, under certain grants relating to
the construction of railroad east from Caracas
to Petare, and its wrongful and arbitrary acts in
seizing, by military force, materials, tools, and
equipments connected with the construction of the
road. ETC.. :. The treaty was further considered
and debated in executive session. and it was finally
ratified by vote of 80 to IL Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr. Sumner,
in personal explanation, denied a report in the
Daily Chronicle pBrporting to give statement of
remarks made by him in executive session on the
oath, which report he pronounced fabrication. 49,.
After an executive session, the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the question of the divulg-
ing of the treaty made report submitting all the
testimony, and stating that Charles A. Tinker,
Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Office,
and j. A. Kirby, an operator of that office, are in
contempt of the Senate for refusing to answer
certain questions propOunded them. mo-
ton was made and adopted-4 to Ito lay
the report on the table, the object being to
turn Tinker and Kirby over to the court under the
law, and discharge White and Ramsdell from GUS
The motion to discharge White and Ramsdell was
then proceeded with, but subsequently withdrawn
and substitute was offered to the effect that the
witnesses having testified that no Senator or en-
ploye of the Senate having been connected with the
publication, the committee be discharged and the
witnesses released, when, after some further dis
cussion, the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the resolu-
ton to discharge White and Ramsdell Immediately
ON the adjournment of the present session was
considered under the head of unfinished business,
and the amendment that the discharge of the wit
nesses should not affect legal proceedings insti-
tuted under the act of January, 1851, was with
drawn and subsequently renewed. Executive
session and adjournment.