The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-03-12
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ST. LoUIs, March 6 The Democrats
special from Topeka, Kansas, tonight,
says Senator Caldwell did not state the
facts in the Senate VIXEN he said the
Legislature had refused to order Il COPY
of the testimony Of tie Investigating
Committee to be sent to the Vice Presl-
dent. On the receipt Of the report of
the committee in the House, concur,
rent resolution was unanimously adopt
ed directing the Secretary of State to
send copy to each of the Kansas Sen
ators, and to the Vice President to lay
before the Senate Three days after,the
Senate took up the resolution, and
struck out that portion requiring the
testimony to lie sent to the Wee Presi-
dcu. The House refused TO concur in
this, ami the Senate refused to recede
The House then thinking the Senate
would do nothing, passed a resolution
of its own, directing the Speaker Of the
House to send The testimony to tt e Vice
President When the Senate found the
testimony was to be sent Independent OF
its action, it receded from its amend
ment and passed the concurrent resolu
ton in its original form. When this ac
tiou became known to the House, that
body rescinded its action directing the
Speaker to send the testimony, as it pre-
ferred it should GO as the action of both
Houses.
IN the last hours Of the session the
Senate tried to reconsider its action. In
fact the motion to reconsider was car
ried, on promise of Caidwelfs friends
to vote for a eItain appropriation of
twenty five thousand dollars, which they
did, and which would not have been
carried but for these votes; but, after
the appropriation was made, and the
question again came up on agreeing to
the House resolution it passed, the par
ties who had agreed to vote against it
in consideration Of the vote on the Ap-
pr priation Bill going back on their
pledge, so that when the Legislature adj
jou ned, March 2. lit stood that the
Secretary OF State was instructed to
forward The testimony to the Vice Pres
idcnt. CaldwelI's friends, after the fcs,
! iimony came in. seemed to think it. OF
the utmost inn lortance it should not be
forwarded TO Mashinetoa officially. To
stop its being sent they wonld vote for
OF against all other measures, but they
utterly failed to carry their point,
But Row comes in another fact The
J - oil Init III bo
mony to lie sent to Washington. does
not appear on the journals of either
House, and had it not been Tor my dis
fpatch last Saturday. it never would have
gone to Washington, and will net yet if
money can keep it from doing SO. The
resolution is said to have been stolen
hat there is a copy Off in existence
aud it is possible the fear of consequen
ces may overcome the desire to make
money, and that the resolution and tes
timony may 90 t.. g" a,Ei -
No certified copy has yet been made
to the Secretary of State. however, by
, the clerk of either House The testi
timouy will not be printed till the las
of March, as it is printed copy that i
10 he sent. ,-.--....-
1t may be as well to state that som
g intimate friends of the Governor hav
said that if the Journals do not show
true state of the proceedings of tn
f. Legislature an extra session will he cal
2 ed 1t is not known outside of a doze
e men that the resolution doesn't appea
: on the journals, or that there is an al
tempt TO suppress the testimony.