The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-19
CONGRESS-.
Session of the Senate,

CONGRESS.
Extraordinary Session of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The Senate met at 10 O'Clock.
the opening of the proceedings
sion yesterday and before that advance
OF what to be the treaty OF washington were
ca document was communicated to this body the 10th
The Vice President reminded the Senator that the
Senate hSd not yet S the fact that any such
Mr. Harlan begged pardon He thought that the Senate
Mr. said the resolutions adopted yesterday IN
m t th eeal copies Of the treaty nAu
Mr. Harlan remarked that had been stated in debate
limited pum6e to Senators and that text Of those
similar TO the printed in the confidence
1t was also stat Assistant Secretary of State
had informed the committee OF the exact number of
copies printed by the Department OF State and able
also members of the Committee on Investigation,
ad he % S e m By
traced to certain member of the Senate He supposed
in confidential terms with the state Department and
They all ooncnrred with him in the opinion that it would
had advance copy of the paper that he might be
in order to relieve the deoacy of any Senator in the
matter The members OF that committee % as far as he
Mr. morrill, tMe( suggested that there were severa
other copies furnished 9utsi9e OF those placed In the
ous Therefore the eSamnation should bo extended to
all senators who had obtained advance copies Several
Mr. FeVop & ana glad my fSnd Tom as ss
who furnished with adyance copies of the Treaty of
% aonla S BE s sr s9s a
one an opportunity 70 make statement and 70 suggest
every OF the may appear before this COM
hs in the an S this ns %
s:r,Durng the last two days Mr. Carpenter and
Senate would insist its rights authority
senator and they had not hesitsted in semipubic
% NSs1 to t PGt % MI snGR @ & ssns IN the lam
Senator from New Ysrk, and the senator wiscon
whether official. semiOfcial amy other manner,
Shsy had made or that would
warrant seats N Ha0afa Hs %omeSs snSs
0 70
copy treaty ID have or see an ad
Or esy Sy 1s h e. read at the
whs hs Senate WIS in
have been nin entirely qPwaTrantsd by the crcu%sanoes
shadow Of q titled suspicion, that anything to do
have San sns
ridiculous; am free to that should thus char
an had o
asoS ask that Senator have the oppoa
uny 9 appear before the committee and indicate him
sideration of the executive business,
Mr. Morton said he desired 70 make statement He
with violation OF the obligation o. secrecy.
eating eom%ittss n9. present, but member #
had there NO Information from any
ssnSsr tsPn,Ssd indicating that any
Ne one hSa sal said or inti@ateS before
given 70 any outside party &C copy OF the treaty
frmed Mr. TIumbui's ststenient -
Ont oarpenterl the chairman OF the committee, had
from tear OF exposure and that y were allowed to go
Mr.. Trumbull repeated that nSthing of the kind ap
Morton resumed, saying that Senator intimated
that the copy him Mr Norton AS ne at the
Re Would now cont ut 6msef BY saying that the ntms
not a eircunstSnee Of which he had kpoTledge that
could sustain IT, IL made out of the whole cloth.
The President remarked that the Senator was not
Mr. Morton said he did not intimate that the Senator
originated the story 1t had been told to him He hoped
all Senators would be questioned before the
mttee when he could make iull statement He desired
Mr. sumner said there was no testimony before the
committee in the remotest degree sustaining such aega
Mr.. Wilson remarked that he saw in the Chronicle
to P & eses snt pa an b copy % @ treaty
that had been furnished with aovance copy.
treaty tranmittd the afternoon, ae time
Mr EdmuDds that this scene illustrated the pro-
PEety 9t sSninnHg con fhe examnaon 9f witnesses until until
would all know where the treaty came tro and Senators
would be exoneraed or not as the might be- They
wouio know the truth until somebody was obliged
10 tell
MIR, Morton remarked that the suspicion directed
against him on tins oor he was not TO be arves from
doing what right because OF an intimation from
Senator.
Mr. Edmunds thought ne had heard intmatoas in
good many quarters than Senator
Mr.. Howe voted in fayer Of the Investigation AS
member OF the Senate heard hint tading him
10 suspect that Senator was mpcAtsd nor did ne
suspect any senator.
The Senate then wont into executive session the
treaty
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