The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-25
SENATE...BXTRA SESSION,

1
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Vic
President laid before the Senate the fol
lowing letter:
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1873.
Hon. Henry WilSon, Vice President D. y
sR-I do hereby very respectfully no
| Itily you, and through you the Senate 0
the United States, that I have resigned
and do resign my seat in that body as Sen
ator from the State Of Kansas, and that
have forwarded by mail, postage prepaid
addressed 10 the chiei executive officer o
that State at Topeka, Kansas, a resignA-
ton in the following form, to'wit:
.. s. SENATE CHAMBER, I
March "a, 1873. :
His Rrcsllency, tho Gooernor Of Kansas
Topeka, Kansas:
sIR-I hereby respectfully tender you
nv reslgnation as Senator of the United
States from the State Of Kansas, TO take
effect Immediately.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
ALEXANDER CALDWELL.
l have also delivered in person to Hon.
Thomas A. OSborne, Governor Of Kan
sas, now in this city, q duplicate OF the
paper forwarded, whose acknowledgment
Of the receipt thereof ID herewith enclosed.
Very respectfully your ob't servant,
ALEXANDER CALDWELL.
WnLARD's HOTEL, /
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1873. (
Hon. a, Odldtcsu, Washington:
sR-I hereby acknowledge the re-
celpt OF your letter Of this day resigniug
your seat in the Senate ol the United
States as a Senator from the State Of
Kansas.
VeryrespCctfully your ob't servant,
THos. A. OsBoRNE,
EkGOueTnOr Of Kansas.
Mr.. Thurman said he had never found
time TO read the testimony.
Mr.. Clayton remarked that Il was q
duty 10 himself and 10 the State which he
reprcsented, or misrepresented, that his
case be now acted on. The Legislature
was now in session, and he appealed to
all Senators who wished to deal justly In
all things, to now proceed to the consid-
Grafton Of the subject.
Alter the discussion the Senate decided
to take up Mr.. Clayton's case-yeas 80;
nays a.
The resolution before the Senate was
Gs follows:
ReSolued, That the charges made and
referred TO the select committee Of the
last Congress, affecting the official char
anfer and conduct OF Powell CLAYTON, are
not sustained.
Mr.. Wright said that he, after q consul.
tation with other members Of the Com.
mittee, had come to the conclusion that
the subject should lie over to-day, as the
Senate did not now seem prepared Tor ito
discussion, but would be tomorrow. The
report Of the Committee on the case was
read, but no further action was taken.
Mr.. Anthony submitted the following:
Reaolped, That there be printed and
bound with an index, to be prepared
under the direction Of the Committee on
printing, a Congressional record for the
present Executive session Of Senate-ten
copies Tor each Senator, the Vice Presi-
dent and Secretary OF tho Senate; five
copies for each member Of the House; two
copies for each Executive department;
five copies each, for the libraries ot Con.
gress, Senate and House, and three hun.
dred copies to be sold by the Congress.
iQnal printer at the cost Of the preSs'work,
paper and binding. 80, B..
Mr. Windam submitted tho following
which was laid over: ..-.r.
ReSolVed, That the Select Committee on
routes to the sea board
be directed 10 inquire and report to the
Senate at it's next session, as to the nature
and extent Of obligations subsisting be-
tween railroad companies and the postal
service Of the country and whether any
and what additional Legislation is neces-
sary to guard the postal service against
or injury by hostile action
on the part Of any or all Of said railroad
companies. ia . 1..f 'aA.t 2
Mi, Morton offered the following reso-
luton which was read and ordered print
ed: ~. ..
Resolued, That the Senate Of the United
States has received with Joy the intelli.
gence that the Republican Government OF
Spain has abolished slavery In the Island
OF Porto Rico, and raised the colored peo.
Die of that Island from the condition OF
slaves to the rights and privileges Of clh.
zens Of the Spanish Republic.
Re00|Ced, That by this act the people ol
Spain have given q new assurance to the
world that in establishing Republican. In.
stltutions they are actuated by q genuine
love Of liberty, and q sincere regard for
the natural rights Of all men, and that 1t
will be accepted as an omen Of the power
and perpetuity OF the Spanish Republic.
The Senate went into executive session,
and afterwards adjourned.