The Leavenworth weekly times., 1872-02-01
Tbs Amendment to the Iuvestira,;o,
Resolution Concurred in.
A Severe Slash at Newsuauer
Reporters

lhe Senate this afternoon coucurrei in the
House amendment TO the Senatorial inyesti-
CATION resolution. A sharp debate ensued,
in which the special CORRESPONDENTS of THE
LEAvENwoRTH TIaEs and st. Louis Demo-
e'ut. were severely slashed and charged with
endeavoring to misrepresen, the motives and
conduct of several Senators.
The House discussed the University ap.
preparation nearly all the afternoon, and
recommended its passage
The House Senatorial Investigation Com
mittee appointed by Speaker Cobb this after
noon, gives universal satisfaction among the
members who advocate thorough investi-
CATION.
The work of bringing witnesses before the
Committee will commence at once.
The concurrence Of the Senate was unani-
nous.
Mr.. Kellogg made strong speech in IA
vor OF Caldwell.
a House DiIi Dcf-ased-A Lively Time
ON me AoveSatEaetOn COmWiesee
Central C0mmisiee.
fAssoeiated Press Dispatch.1
TOPEKA, Jan. 1.-THE Senate to-dav de-
feated the House bill extending the time for
the ten per cent. penalty attaching for the
non-payment Of taxes
In the afternoon resolutions instructing
our Senators in Congress to vote for Sum-
ner's proposed change in the Constitution, in
favor of the one term principle, were debated |
at length, nearly every Senator airing him. |
self. The resolutions were finally defeated,
by vote Of 7 to Il.
The House to-day went over the same /
ground that the Senate did yesterday, On the |
question of appointing committee to inves-
tigate the alleged frauds in the Senatorial
election last winter
The question came up on motion TO con-
cur in the Senate amendment, which, it will /
be recollected, was simply to strike out the
preamble-, and giving the committee power
to administer oaIhs.
Mr.. Clarke, Of Franklin, introduced the
original resolution, calling for an Investiga- |
ton Committee, and moved TO non-coneur,
for the reason, rs he stated afterwards, to
move that the Senate Of the United States lie
to investigate the alleged charges.
The baliopened soon after the opening of the
session in the morning, and it was kept up
until nearly the hour Of adjournment to-
night. All kinds OF amendments were in
terposed, and most oil them voted down.
Finally Mr.. Fenlon CDemocrail moved an
amendment to give the committee no, only
power to investigate the Senatorial election
Of last winter: but also that of 1867, when
Pomeroy and Ross were elected. After a
ong debate, this was carried, by Il vote Of
IS to 2S. CaldwelPs friends all voted for
his
In the course Of the debate Ex-Governor
Robinson said, that from rumors, i, was
'retty well understood why this committee
vas asked for. He said that two men, with
bout an equal amount Of money, came here
asst winter intending to purchase seat in
he United States Senate. One of them
Ound he had enemies that couldn't be bought,
nd that he could not succeed, therfore, he
old out his forces to his opponent. IL was
'ecause the purchase money for he votes .
had no: been paid, and some
;her promises had not been fulfilled, that ,
hrs move for an investigation was had.
len who had been honOred by the Republi- :
an party had Democratic paper to make ,
he charges that no Republican paper could ,
e found to make. lie said he had no faith
n an investigation under such auspices, but \
ould he had.
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