The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
From Washin gton.
CALDWELL.


The Caldwell case was dragging along
rather stupidity until Saturday, when it was
relieved of It's monotony by strong and man
" speech from Senator Morrill,, of Maine, in
support Of the Morton resolution to declare
his seat vacant. After this speech Caldwell
became alarmed and after carefully counting
noses on Sunday, he became satisfied that not
only would the Morton resolution, which re-
Quires but a majority, pass, but there was
even danger that Il resolution to eXpel, which
requires twothrd vote, would pass Under
the circumstances, there was nothing left for
him but to surrender, and on Monday he sent
his resignation to the Governor of Kansas.
who tclegraphed back an acceptance and
thcreupon the senate, somewhat strangely and
inconsistency, dropped the matter. Thus
Caldwell escapes without the disgrace of an
expulsion. There will now be a beautiful fight
between him and Pomeroy, in Kansas for
the vacant senatorship.
COLLECTOR CASEY
Grant, after carefully examining the ground,
found that he could drive enough senators into
voting for Casey's confirmation as Collector
at New Orleans, and so sent his name to the
senate where it was confirmed on Saturday.
There was pretty sharp discussion in the
executive session, in which the democrats
took no part, seeing it was utterly useless
but enough was said by republicans to show
Casey was corrupt and utterly incompetent
man, and his appointment an outrage.
CLAYTON.
The senate on Monday, contrary to expccta
ton, took up the case of Clayton, of Arkansas
who is accused of even more corrupt practices
than Caldwell to get his seat in the senate He
paid no money for his seat, but agreed to re-
sign the govcrnorship in favor OF the lieutcn-
ant governor on the latter agreeing to appoint
q number of senators and representatives in |
the legislature to Office forvoting for Clayton.
The bargain thus made was fully carried out, ,
and the proof of it is straight and clear The
result in the Caldwell case cause Clayton to
tremble in his boots for while, lest he too
might be compelled to resign; but he had
underestimate in his trepidation, the calci
mining powers Of the senate. Nobody seemed
to take much interest in the discussion of the
case, and when it came to voting, just thirty
five senators remained in their seats to vote,
saving Clayton's head by small majority,
while the balance of the sixty-nine senators
either left the hall or refused outright to vote.
The whole business was nauseously disgrace '
tul. II
REBEL IN THE CHAIR. #
1t is noted that on Tuesday, in the absence t
Of the vice president, Gen. Gordon the new 7
senator from Georgia,was called to the chair, |
the first time, since the rebellion, that an /
eX.cOntedcrate has been Slowed to fill that ,
seat. q
PATTERSON. i,
After whtewashing a carcass as black and a
filthy as that Of Clayton it was but natural q
that the senate should take up the case of f
New Hamshire Patterson, and place upon v
the record by the side ofthe report of the com f
mittee that recommended his expulsion, Il +
lengthy and specious reply to that report as ..
sailing the committee as biased by prejudice, q
&c, and making himself out a martyr q
ADJOURNMENT.
The called session Of the senate adjourned .
~ Wednesday afternoon sine die, to the great y
relief of the President, who will now have n
rest from the opportunities of the office seekers i
The President will soon leave for St Louis,
where he proposes to spend a week or two, {
utter which he will 60 pleasure hunting all f
over thecountry probably, as is his wont. y