The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-07
SENATEa.EXTRA SESSION.

WASHINGTON, March THE Senate
met at noon. All the Senators were
present .--.-..-. t-
Messrs. Jones, OF Nevada; Ferry, oi
Conn, and Wadleigh, Of New Hampshire
were sworn In. When Wadleigh went
up to be sworn, Geo. E. Spencer, Of Ala,
whose election was contested by Sykes,
offered himself to be sworn In, whereupon
Mr.. Bayard objected. = "Hi.
Mr. Bayard said Mr.. Spencer was aware
that his seat would be contested, and that
the oath should not be administered until
the Senate could pass upon his own and
his contestants credentials.
The question Of swearing Mr. Spencer
In was discussed by number OF Senators.
The question being on swearing In Mr..
Spencer, Mr.. Hamlin discussed the rules
and precedents, and came to the conclu-
sion that It would be better to let Mr..
Spencer be sworn in and refer his cre-
dentials to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. gE Na. afgal-.
Mr.. Conkling took the same view. !
Mr.. Alcorn moved that Mr.. 9pencer's
credentials be read Tor Information. They
Wero read. ..... 1870. .f.I..--.T.
MIR. Bayard moved to have the creden-
tlals Of Mr.. Sykes and the certificate OF
his election signed by the officers Of the
Legislature of!Alabama read. g5
The Vice President said he was In.
formed that the papers had been sent to
theprintar. Mr.. Bsyagd having o copy
in his hand, Dir. Morton suggested that It
be read, ~ ... ~ ,,,,6'A 80 (. ~. n
Mr.. Conkllng said he had nc. objection
to the reading Of the paper, but he GER
tainly would object to its being read upon
the same. footing as tho credentials Of
Mr.. Spencer, because 1t was not creden+
tials at all, but merely memorandum;
credentials must be signed by the Gov
ernor Of his State, and this paper was not
so signed. o. sl4i " SOY
Mr. Morton said that the law provided
whatshould be legal evidence Of the Sen.
atots election, and that the evidence
wasn't present In this case, It was only
primo iacie evidence Of course, and the
Senate could not go behind itsrd enquire
into the validity oithe election afterwards,
but inthe meantime the present action Of
thelegalcredeutisls entitled Mr.. Spencer
to admission. e - elLl ta&
Mr.. sherman said that the argument Of
the Senator's, IL 1t proved anything,
would prove that no Senator could be
admitted under any circumstance unless
his credentials were altogether regular
aud he reminded the Senate that II had
kept GoldthwaiLhe, the other Senator
from Alabama, out OF his seat for nearly
a year on the mere remOnstranceS of an
memorialista sflg .1
Mr.. Morton offered the following reSo.
luton, and stated that il the Senate
should be much prolonged, he would call
up tho resolution and submit some re-
marks upon the commercial relations be-
tween,the dominion Of Canada, England
and the United States.
ReSolcsd, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be instructed TO report to the
Senate, at its next session, the amounts
OF imports from the provinces comprising |
The dominion Of Canada, to the United
States for the years 1S71-72, and the
amount OF exports from the United States
to the same provinces for the same years;
and the amounts OF such exports and i'm
ports orthe two years preceding the ter
OF the reciprocity treaty. |
Mr.. Hamlin from the Committee ap-
pointed to wait on the President, report
ed, it had performed that duty and the
reply was, that at present ad-
vIsed he would have no communication
TO make the Senate, except In form OF
Mr.. Morton offered the following and |
said he would call it up tomorrow:
ReSOlucd, That Alexander Caldwell was
not duly and legally elected TO seat in
The Senate OF the United States, by the
Legislature Of the State Of Kansas.
The debate on the admission of MIR.
Spencer was continued by Messrs. Ste
Venson, Alcorn, Howe, Schurs, Freling-
huysen, Upton and Stewart,
The certificate Of election Of w. Sykes
as Senator from Alabama, signed by the
officers oil the Legislature, was presented.
Mr.. Bayard again argued in favor Of
postponing 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
and Elections.
Messrs. Thurman, Stewart and Sails |
bury continued, the debate, and without
action the Senate adjourned. |