The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March "a.

ed his seat as Senator from Kansas,
and accom- panied BY copy Of lis let
ter to the Governor OF Kansas, aud the
letter OF Gov. Osborne acknowledging
the receipt OF Caldwell's letter OF resig-
nation.
Mr.. Morton, OF Indiana, said. as
Chairman of the Committee on Elec-
tiou and privileges. that he considered
his duty in connection with the case at
an end.
Mr.. Wright, of iowa moved to
take up the case OF Mr.. Clayton, OF
Arkansas.
Mr.. Thurman, OF Ohio, hoped that
the case would be allowed to 60 over
until next session, and said it was NOR
ally i'm possible for the Senator'S to vote
understaudingly upon it at this time, as
they had no opportunity to examine the
testimony.
Mr.. Wright insisted that it was a
matter of injustice to the Senator stec-
ted. to the Senate and to the country
that this case should be disposed OF
now. Most OF the facts in the case mad
been before the Senate for fifteen months
and the final report made more than q
month ago.
Mr. Clayton said that the Senate
should act on his case now. He con-
siderpd that he had the right to ask this
OF the Senate.
Mr.. Thurman said nothing but the
desire to do exact justice had led him
to make the suggestion for delay, but
if the Senatnra could say thev could
read the testimony and were prepared
to vote on the subject he should make
no objection.
Mr.. Wright said he had given the
Senate notice before the Caldwell case
was taken up and several times since,
be proposed to ask that the Clayton
case be proceeded with. He thought it
was the duty OF the Senate 10 clear the
Senate docket at this called session, and
he proposed to 90 on with the civil
docket at the beginning Of next session.
Mr.. Norwood, OF Georgia, a member
of the committee of investigation said
he regretted that Mr.. Wright had made
a motion to take up the case at this
time He asked any Senator here
whether he had red the testi mony re
, ported by the committee. He said TO
Senator from Iowa Wright and the
Senator from Arkansas (Cl.ytoD,) that
# the case was presented to a hearing
now the country would say that the de
cision, whether pro or con, had been
made without due deliberatiou, and that
it would be in tact a snspJudgment ln
answer to question OF Mr.. Wrights
he said be wa conversant with all the
facts himself but he WAS lsbor'ng under
a very severe cold now and would not
be able TO participate in the discussion,
to-day at least.
Mr. Alcorn, OF Miss, thought it was
the duty of the Senate to dispose Of the
case. How would any Senator come
here next session any better prepared to
act in this Gaze than be is now.
Mr.. Morrill, did not see how the Sc
nate could avoid action on this case at
this time as it was plainly due to the
Senator from Arkansas.
Mr.. Bayard OF Delaware, said the
session would have to be prolonged very
considerably il the Senate intended to
afford the opportunity to enable Sena-
tors to ACQUIRE the necessary inror-
nation and as for himself i sufficient
time WAS not given tor this he should
be compelled by sense Of duty to re-
frain from expressing aDy judgment on
the matter.
Mr.. Ferry OF Connecticut, said he
had read the testimony in this case and
WAS satisfied from the knowledge de-
rived from that perusal that even ham
ded Justice would be reached by taking
it up now rather than by waiting until
next session.
Mr.. Wright said there would be a
disposition on the part OF the majority
Of the committee TO press it to an early
decision.
The motion to take up was then
agreed to as follows:
Aves-Messrs Alcorn, Allison, Ames
Bogy, Boremsn, Boutwell,. Bucking-
ham, Chandler, Clayton, Cragiu, Dor
sey, Ferry, of Connecticut; Ferry, OF
Michigan; Frelinghuysen, g hilbert, Gold
thwaite, Hitchcock. Howe, Ingalls,,
Lewis, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill,, of
Maine; Morrill,. Vermont Morton,
Oslesby, Patterson, Pratt, R .msey, Rob
erlsou, Sargent, Scott, Sherman, Spen-
Ger, Stewart, West, Window aud
Wright.-3S.
Nsys-Messrs. Bayard. Casaerly,
Davis, Fentou. Gordon, Hamilton, Kel-
ley, NJ Creery, Msrriman, Norwood, Sauls
bury, Stevenson. Stockton and Thur
man-l4
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, by unsni-
NOUS consent, submitted the reso utions
which were laid over, rendering the
congratulation OF the Senate to the
government OF Spain, for its abolition
OF slavery in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Wright then said that he would
no, ask that the discussion ip the Clay
ton case proceed until tomorrow.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Stewart the
report on the case was then read from
the desk.
The Senate agreed to take up the
CLAYTON caee 1t went into Executive
session and remained therein Tor come
time. The doors were reopened at 430
p. m.
Mr.. Cameron took the floor aud re-
marked with reference to a young man
named Mcconnell, one OF the principal
witnesses against Senator Clayton, that
he was Pennsylvania and that he
knew him well, and that anything be
should say was entirely unworthy Of
credence, and il his evidence was to be
received it was useless to spend min
ute on it.