Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-25

The Washington correspondent OF the
St. Louis Republican telegraphedthat paper
Saturday night as follows: "a leading
member of the Senate Committee on
Privilege and Elections, who has carefully |
noted the effect of the debate of the last
week on the case of Caldwell, says tonight
that, while perhaps no Senator has bad bis
convictions changed by the speeches, the
rottenness Of the case has been so widely
advertised by the press that many will be
obliged to vote for CaldwelPs expulsion IN
der the press of public opinion who are
Otherwise friendly to his interests" The
Washington correspondent of the LOUIS
vile Co,uier-JOurnal telegraphed that pa
per Sunday night as follows: ~,
at is evident that the great Caldwell case
is approaching discrimination. Apparently,
it is only one mans case; but the conse-
ouence of the decision are conceded 10 De
far broader. If Caldwell be acquitted ana
| upheld, it is tantamount to decision that
the business of corruption is IN no case 70
be inquired into, and dozen Senators VIII
| feel much relieved. The following Sena-
tors are absent: Brownlow, Rep, Tenn;
Edmunds, Rep, VT; Flanagan, Rep, texas;
Johnston, Dem Va; Wadlelgh, Repy rs
Hamlin, Rep, Me-; and Upton, LID. 6eP'
Neb.; Messrs. Bogy, DEM, Mo-; and CAD
well, Rep, KS; will not vote, and there is
vacancy from Louisiana. The total vote
will be sixty-four. On the commlttee reso7
luton declaring the seat vacant, the IonoW-
ing Senators are expected 10 V2te IN tne
affirmative: Alcorn, Rep, Miss; BoIeman,
Rep, w. Va; Buckingham, keP. Oonn''
Cragin, Rep, N. H.; Fenton, LID. hep,
Ny: Hamilton, Lib. Rep, Texas; Nc
Creery, DEM, KY; Morrill,, Rep, Me-; Nor
rill. Rep, VT; Morton, Rep, Ind; NORWOOD
DEM, Ca; Merrimon, DEM, n. u; FRAU,
Rep, Ind; Salisbury, DEM, Del; oco1iz,
Lib. Rep, Mo-; Stevenson, Dem, Ky;
Snmner. Rep. Mass; Thurman, Dem, o;
OcIesbv. Rep, H.; and Boutwell,, Rep.
Mass: or twenty in all. This is the highest
estimate of the affirmative vote.
"On the question of of expulsion the fol-
lowing is the estimate of affirmative votes:
Alcorn, Rep, Miss; Bayard, Dem, Del
Boremsn. Rep, w. V; Buckingham, Rep,
Conn: Casserly, Dem Cal; Cooper, Dem.
Tenn; Cragen, Rep, n. H.; Davis, Dem,
w. Va; Fenton, Lib. Rep. n. Y; Ferry,
Rep., Conn; Goldthwaite, Dem, Ala;
Hamilton, DEM, Md; Hamilton, Lib. Rep.
Texas; Allison, Rep, Iowa; Goodson, DEM
, Ca McCreery. Dem, KY; Morrill, Rep,
, Me: Morrill,. Rep, VT; Morton, Rep, lad.
Norwood, Dem, Ca; Merrimop, Dem., n
c.: Pratt, Rep, Ind, Ransom, Dem.,- N
s C.: Salisbury. DEM, Del; Schurz, Lib
Rem. Mo-; Scott Rep, Pa; Stevenson,
Dem, KY; Sumner, Rep, Mass; Stockton
Dem, n. j.; Thurman, DEM, o.; Oglesby
: Rep, H.; Dennis, Dem., Md, and Bout
e well, Rep, Mass.-35 in all.
4 "The votes estimated in favor OF Cald
we'll are Ames, Rep, Miss; Anthony, Rep.
RI; Cameron, Rep, Pa; Carpenter, Rep.
e Wis; Chandler, Rep, Mich; Sargent, Rep.
It Cal. Conkling, Rep, N. Y; Ferry, Rep.
: Mich: Gilbert. Rep, Fla; Frelingbuysen
Rep, n. j.; Hitchcock, Rep, Ne5.; Howe
Rep, Wis; Kelly, DEM, Oregon; Lewis
g Rem. Va: Logan. Rep, His; Jones, Rep.
: Nevada; Conover, Rep, Fla; ingalls,, Rep.
n Ks: Ramsey, Rep, Mimi; Robertson, Rep.
S. c.: Patterson, Rep, S. c.; Spencer, Rep
u Ala; Spr.gue, Rep, r. l.; Stewart, Rep.
d New; West, Rep, La; Window, Rep
a Mimi; Wright, Rep, Iowa; and Clayton
/ Rep, Ark. -
aMessrs. Sherman, Rep, Ohio; Mitchell
e Rep,. Oregon, and Dorsey, Rep, Ark, ar
deemed doubtful, but two of them vii
l. most likely vote for an expulsion, and on
: of the twenty-eight votes above counted
d for Caldwell, it is very possible that three
s four will fail to put themselves on record
$ the apologists and protectors OF prove
q coIruptionist. There is a report that Cald
: well, in order to escape the stigma OF ma
}. iority vote for expulsion, viii resign his sea
J, tomorrow, but the rumor is not authenu
Gated"
e 1t was also telegraphed in the associate
e press dispatches Sunday night that ~
d NOR was prevailing there that Senate
If Caldwell would tender his resignation
Monday morning before the discussion
. his case should be resumed; but that tn
5 Senator himself, having been interrogate
S on the subject, denied its truth, saying
S however, that his course was altogethe
]. controlled by the advice of his friends
0 | Sure enough, Monday morning before th
y discussion of his case was resumed, b
u sent notification to the Senate that he ma
4 resigned his seat as a Senator from Kansas
e 1t is, therefore, evident that his friends b'
n came satisfied that be would be expelled
e and so to save himself that disgrace he II
:. signed. The Senate having commence
b the work OF publication, will it go OIL
IS | Thare are about dozen other cases aboU
e as fiagrant as that of Caldwell, and ho
4 can they be permitted to escape?
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