The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-26

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deny Whites. testimony. White did no
say anywhere that he Clayton paid hin
money for his resignation.
In reply 10 Morrill,, of Vermont, MIR
CLAYTON said hG did not contribute any
part of the $4,000 Of money or bonds.
Mr.. Norwood, on resuming, eaid ina
when Clayton was on the stand, he dc
not explain that the money and bondi
were not his property. He did not ther
explain as he did now that he was simply
an agent for transferring the property
from the debtor to the creditor. Mr. Nor
wood referred TO the testimony to sustain
his views previously expressed, referring
to witness Mcconnell.
In that connection Mr.. Dorsey satd thai
when Mcconnell first came to that State
he attached himself to newspaper. nc
was a professional liar, q wanton and viIC
slanderer; man who laid in the gutter
and slept in the station house. This tes-
timOny was unworthy OF belief
The question was then stated on The
resolution OF the Committee; namely, thai
charges made and referred to the Select
Committee for investigation affecting
official character and conduct Of Hon.
Powell Clayton, are not sustained.
Mr., Salisbury said he would decline to
vote as he had not had time TO examine
the testimony.
Mr. McCreery remarked that he paired
with Mr.. Cameron, although he did not
know how MIR. Cameron would vote were
he here. Laughter.
Mr.. Stevenson said he should decline to
vote, the charges were to serious to juslt'
fy the conclusion. Time had not been
afforded to enable him to properly weigh
the testimony.
MI. Stockton would decline to vote for
tho reasons assigned by other Senators.
It would take week TO summons the teS'
timony and placeIit before the jury.
Messrs. Casserly, Thurman, Ransom
and Kelly, severAlly declined to vote lor
the reasons similar to those above stated.
Mr.. Carpenter remarked-I desire to
Join the Democratic party on this occa'
sion, and decline TO vote.
The resolution was agreed to by yeas
89, nays 9, as follows:
YEGs-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Ames,
Anthony, Boreman, Boutwell,, Chandler,
Conover, Cragin, Dorsey, Ferry, OF Con-
necticut, Ferry, Of Michigan, Frelinghuy'
sen, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,, James,
Lewis, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill,, OF Maine,
Morton, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Robert
son, Sargent, Scott, Sherman, Stewart,
West, Windham, Wright
NAYs-Messrs. Cooper, Dawes, Gold
thwalte, Gordon, Merrimon, Norwood.
Absent, or not Voting-Msssrs. Bayard,
Bogy, Brownlaw, Buckingham, Cameron,
Carpenter, Casserly, Clayton, Conkling,
Dennis, Edmunds, Fenton, Flanagan, Gil.
bert, Hamilton, of Missouri, Hamilton. OF
Texas, Hamlin, Johnston, Kelly, Nc
Ureery, Morrill,, Of Vermont, Oglesby,
Ransom, Salisbury, schurz, Spencer,
Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton, Sumner,
Thurman, Upton, and Wadleigh.
SLr. Anthony called up his resolution
which appears in previous part oi TO-
DAVIS proceedings in relation 10 Ex.sena'
tor Patterson. He proposed o modihca-
ton, namely, that ]. W. Patterson have
leave to file statement which shall be
published in the Congressional Record.
Mr.. Boreman thought 1t altogether i'm
proper that this privilege bO accorded, as
Mr.. Patterson was now private Citizen.
Mr.. Stevenson said that he had no per
sonal feeling, but thought 1t would be a
bad and mischievous precedent to give
official stamp to the statement which Pat
terson had made as q private individual,
He had right to make 1t. but he protest.
ed against giving an official endorsement
to the pamphlet which contained an ln-
accurate statement. To treat 1t In the
way proposed would destroy the moral
effect Of the committee which made the
report in the case.
Mr.. Anthony said he did not impugn
the committee.
Mr.. Stevenson said he did not so under.
stand him, but Patterson had published 40
pages OF printed matter IN direct answer
10 tho report of the committee, and con-
tanning statements that are not true.
Mr.. Anthony remarked that MIR. Pat
terson, standing here in the closing days
Of the session, had a right to demand the
consideration OF the resolution reported by
the committee recommending his expul-
sion, 1t was said all over the Senate that
It was impossible to consider the resolu-
tion at this time, and that 1t could
not be done without sacrifice
OF the public business; but that II
Mr.. Patterson would waive his right TO be
heard il the Senate would pass on the
subject at this special session. He saw
several passages In the pamphlet which
he would advise Mr.. Patterson to leave
out. While the acknowledged difficulties
are in the way he thought something was
due to man charged with crime affecting
his honor, which was moro than his lie.
After o long debate the subject went
over. 49,,
Mr.. Morton offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the President OIL
the United States to communicate the
resolution passed by the Senate congratu'
latipg Spain on the abolition OF slavery
in Porto Rico to the Government Of that
country.
given the Committe on revision OF laws
10 sit during recess, at Washington OF
elsewhere, q proviso being added that nc
money be paid beyond tho actual ex-
penses of the Committee. The Vice
Presldent appointed Boutwell, to supply
the vacancies on the Committee on Elec-
tions and Privileges, and on the Commit
tee onP ublic Lands.
The Senate went into Executive ses
sion and afterwards adjourned.