The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-14
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and on Public Buildings and Grounds,
and be was accordingly excused.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, submitted q
resolution providing for the payment in
full compe ensation for the remainder OF
the term Tor which thev were respec-
lively elected. OF Mcmillan and John
Raw OF Louisiana. Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Anthony, Of Rhode Island. Of
fered resolution providing for the ex-
clusion from the reporters gallery all
but the rightful occupants of the same,
and in offering it called attention to the
TACT that on frequent occasions the press
representatives were precluhed from the
proper discharge OF their duties by the
presence OF numerous intruders. The
resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Privileges.
Mr.. Howe, OF Wisconsin, offered to
present various memorials and petitions
of legislative nature, but objections
being made to their reception, and after
discussion the chair put the question.
1t WAS de ided by vote, ayes ~ to
nors 81, not TO receive them.
Ga motion OF NJ. Howe the commit
tee on Contingen nt Expenses was author
ized to sit during the recess of the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Alcorn. of Mississippi, offered
the following:
Resoived, That Alexander Caldwell be,
and is hereby expelled from his seat as
member Of the Senate
Mr.. Alcorn explained that he offered
this resolution 80 that it could at once
be taken up if the pending resolution
vacating the seat OF Caldwell should
fail He wished, however that it be
understood as not abandoning by any
means the pending resolution which
| he as a member OF the Committee had
agreed to report.
The unfinis D ed business being the
resolution v4cating the seat OF Alex.
Caldwell, OF Kansas, the vote was then
taken.
Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, being entitled
to the fl 1or, concluded his argument
commenced yesterday. He again re-
TERED 10 the persecution being urged
against Caldwell, which he said WAS
universal on the part Of the press, and
was displayed on the floor of the Senate
10 an unparalleled degree. DE ex'
planned also that the press did not do
justice to the arguments which hsd
oeeu made in defense OF Mr.. Cald ell,
and hal given larger proportion O.
space to the arguments which had been
made AGAINST him.
Mr.. Logan then proposed to make
an elaborate review OF the testimony
taken before the Committee, pointing
out Inconsistencies and maintaining
that it was entirely unworthy OF belief
as against this testimony was the word
OF Mr.. Caldwell on his honor as a
Senator. The word Of Caldwell slot
to be believed according to some here,
bur the veriest rcalawag aud sbyster IN
the land can come forward and destroy
| his reputation.
Mr.. Logan said there never was such
mess OF stuff got together to destroy
man since God made the world. Such
testimony as had been gwen In this
case would not convict q man of the
slightest misdemeanor in a county
court The very doctrine advocated on
this floor would put the reputation OF
every Senator here at the mercy OF
scoundrels and villsias. You can 60
out here in Washington and tor
coed deal less than IS 600 you can buy
up enough shyslers 10 bIacken the
| fame and destroy the reputation OF any
Senator.
There are men ip the town who pre-
tend every day that they can control
the votes OF every Senator on this
floor, and money has been paid to men
who pro essed to use it on Senators -
The Senator OF course may be perfectly
ignorant of the whole transaction, yet
il has only to be charged upon him and
every one will believe it. A lot OF shy
sters and scoundrels had got aronnd
tbis mao Caldwell who was ignorant oi
politics, and they robbed him. Now
they have turned on him and this C"m-
mittee WAS secondIng them and thur5t'
ing tor his blood.
Mr.. Logan concluded with charac.
tersric appeal for the accused Senator.
Mr.. Alcorn said that in the Com
mi,tee ne had favored resolution o.
ulsion but had yielded his opinion
in order that there might be an agree
mept on the report to be presented, and
when that report was made not one OF
the Committee dissented from the tscts
bu, from the conclusion only. He then
s,id that 20 lar from the testimony
proving nothing, it proved the Kansas
legislature was corrupt beyond paral
l. lei aud the State ot Kansas and the
Senate OF the United States were in-
suited by sending here a man under
such circumstances. In concluding,
Mr.. Alcorn Offered the following:
Resohsd, That the Senate acting as
the Judge OF the election, quail fica,ion
and return its members has power
under the constitution to reject any
Senator elect, provided it be shown to
the sa,isfactioDot the Senate that the
election is tainted with fraud.
He asked that the resolution lay over
for the present.
Mr.. Coukliag moved that the COM
mittee on the Revision OF the Laws
have leave 70 sit during vacation.
Agreed tc.
Mr.. Buckingham maintained that the
Senate had q per r'ect right to go behind
the credentials and inquire a. TO the
election. He hold that the giving o.
money to Mr.. Carney Just IS culpsb!e
az the direct buying o. the votes o.
members Of the legislature. He should
give his vote for the resolution with
great personsl pain, because his rels-
tion With Mr.. Caldwell mas al v ava been