New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-07
L LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDING
xLutD CONGRESs-Fssr SESSION.

SENATE WARRINGTON. March G. In.
AT f2 o'clock VICE PRESIDENT WILSON can,
the Senate 10 order. All the Senator, ~
present
After prayer by the Chaplain and the reading Of a.
Journa al OF Tuesday. Mr.. STEWART rep. EeyJ mo'
that the oath Of office he administered 10 his coss
senator FERRY rep, Comm was also swornin
Office be adnlnlstered TO bis colleague Mr.. wadleSS
When Mr.. wadleah approached the desk to I've sr.-
IN Mr. George " Spencer OF Alabama, whose eIeeten
contested by Mr. sykes. came forward and RAISED \.
hand be sworn at the same Time.
THE ALABAMA sgEAToRsHIP
Mr. BAYARD Dem. Deli rose and said: Mr. Presid..
do understand that Mr. spencer proposes to he sv,,
In at this time .
The VICE PRESIDENT Chair so understabd.
Mr. BAYARD-I shall object TO the swearing In O, a.
Hon George f. Spencer as Senator from Alabama ma.
the question OF the credentials Of another gentlen
claiming 10 be Senator from Alabama shall have -
considered as well his own. OF cOurys make no -
lection 10 the swearing In OF the honorable Senator ~
New Hampshire tWadIeghl, but ob,eryed Mr. spsasas
WORN NJ the same time and he i now aware n b
not before that there will be objection 10 hs being sss
testant's credentials shall have been submitted % ~
scrutiny and the report or committee Of This bed,
When these credentials have been passed upon ana NJ
Senate has made S order, 1t wall be time enough % ~
minister the oath.
OF the Senator Bayard). He says that the name Of "
spencer was not called. ala very much mistaken ~
"@ The yICFcPREsIDENT-Tn Char will state tia,
invitation was extended 70 senators who had b4s.
elected to advance to t9S aaF ssS tss as!S
administering oath TO Mr. spencer the Chair Va
now administer the oath TO Mr.. Wadlegh. tho senate
elect from New Hampshire.
Mr. Wadleeh rep N. H., was then sworn in.
The question being Oh the swearingn Of Mr. spence,
Mr.. HAMLIN tRep., Me-, discussed the rules aag q.
precedents and came 70 the conclusion that It would ~
better 10 lei Mr. apencer be sworn in and refer h NC
Centials 10 the Committee Privileges and EectlOns
Afr N. l.lf log
Mt ALCOKN Rep Mlss) moved that Mr.. Spencer,
credentials be read for information and they were rad
Mr. BAYARD dem, Dell moved 10 have the erede.
tias OF Mr.. Sykes and the ceriihcate or his eeccs
signed by the officers Of the Legislature Of Alabama
The VICE PRESIDENT said he was informed that a.
paper had been sent 10 the printer.
Mr.. BAYARD having stated that he had copy In Ma
hand Mr.. MORTON (Rep. Ind suggested that nd
read.
being read upon the footing tae cred ntisb
Mr. Spencer because II was not credenal at all, s1t
merely memorial. The credentials OF Senator nai
be signed by the Governor OF his state and this paper
Mr.. MORTON said that the law provided what shoax
be the legal evidence Of Senator's election and tia,
evidence was present In tins case Il was only frtms
aee evidence course and the Senate could 20 behnd
lt and inquire into the validity OF the election alter
wards but in the mean time the presentation Oflegl
credentials entitled Dir. Spencer 10 admission
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, Ohio said that the argument
the senator IL 1t proved anything would prove that
no Senator could be- admitted under any circumstances
unless his credentials were altogether regniar and he
reminded the Senate that It bad kept Mr.. Godthwais
the other Senator from Alabama out OF his isea. f8
nearly year on the mere renOhsanceso i uIesposloe
memOriasts.
Mr. HANLIN Rep.. Me- from the Committee ap
pointed to wait the President reported that had
performed that duty and that tine Presidents reply wS
that at present advised, he would have no cOmmun
cation make the Senate except In the form OF n0G
nations.
THE CALDWELL Gaze.
Mr. MORTON offered the following, and said he would
call it up tomorrow:
Senate Of the United states t Legislature u e STATE
Kansas
OUR COMMERCE WITH CANADA AND ENGLAND
Nr MORTON offered the following res0l ut0n and
stated that the session Of the Senate should be much
prolonged he would call up the resolution and submit
some remarks upon the commercial relations bctwess
the Dominion of Canada England and the United
States:
Resoed Tha the Secretary Of the Treasury be instructed rpd
TO the Senate at rs nU session IN December the amount 81 lspo -
years 1871 1871 and a exports from the Uts
states to The provinces years. Of 1
ports and imports for the two preceding the termination ~
Reciprocal TREATY.
TUE ALABAMA sENAToRsHIP.
The debate on the admission of SIR. Spencer was con-
tnued by Messrs. STEVENSON Den.. KY, ALC0x
rep, Mlssl HOWE rep. WissJ, SCHUM LIB. Rep-
MOI, FRELINGHUYsEN rep, N. j.. TIPrON QAo
Rep Neb.). and STEWART Rep., Ney).
The certificate OF the election OF f. W. sykes, az senf
Alabama, signed by tie officers OF the LegH
lasnre wa5 pEfSepSGm n DEL, argued IN Iavur OF pos
poning the admission of either OF the persons claiming
TO be Senator elect from Alabama until the question
should have been considered by the Committee on PnS
Messrs. THURMAN Dem, Ohio). STEWART and
SALISBURY DEM DELI continued the debate. and AZ
43O p. tn without action, the Senate adjourned.