New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-25
U. S. .SENA TE-SPECIAL SESSION.
THE CALDWELL AND CLAYTON CASES.
WASHINGTON. Monday. March "a. 1873.
The VICE-PREsIDESr laid before the Senate
the following letter
r. CALDWELL RESIGNS.
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Han. HENRY Wusos, TiceI'reSdent OF the United
Stes-sIR: do hereby very Respectfully noty you
through you the senate OF tue .a in tst soay
Senator from the State Of Kansas ana tha nave Ior
warded by mail postage prepaid TsSsEa
in the following form. to-wlt
UnrkD STATES sssa5s 0a.sE g, March q. lsJl
To HIS Eno,cay ne GorsrpoT Of Kansds I1a han'a'LSisi
hereby respectfully tender yoT my . SSa,Ss o. '
VERY respectfully obeent servant ALsfASpA" CILpWkL-
I have also delivered In person to the Hon Thomas A.
Osborn the Governor OF Kansas now III thls cry,
ment of the receipt thereof Is herewith inclosed,
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
ALEXANDER CALDWELL.
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Mr. WEIGHT Rep Iowa) inquired whether the SEN
ator from Indiana sr. Nlorto proposed to take any
further steps in the case.
Mr. MORTON REP, Ind.l replied that it was not com
petent for the Senate to eXpel man not Senator or
declare the seat Therefore ho considered his
duties "a Chairman OF the Committee GU Privileges and
Elections at an end.
Mr. FENTON lib Rep, y. " said he had intended to
make speech EN- Gn the Of the
not be pertinent now 10 do So
THE CLAYTON CASE TAKEN UP.
Mr. WRIGHT moved that the Senate take mp the Clay.
ton case. 20
Mr. THURMAN Dem. Ohiol said that he had never
found time to read the testimony which makes 700 or 800
printed pages.
Mr. WRIGHT replied that very large portion OF the
testimony had nothing to do With the facts involved
and would require but two three hours To perfectly
understand the IL was due 10 Ute senator from
Arkansas OaytOn TO the senate, and 10 the country
TO dispose the question before the adjournment Inc
arrangenen was tnat ne ease should o' taken up AFTER
the Senate disposed of tho Caldwell case.
Mr. CLAYTON rep, Ark.l remarked that IL was que
IN himself and to State which he represented or
misrepresented that his case be now acted on Inc
Iegisature was now session. and he appealed 10 all
Senators who wished 70 deal Justly ia all tulhSs 10 NO"
proceed 10 the consideration or the subject.
Mr. NORWOOD Dem. Gal or the minority or the
Committee In the Clayton Investigation. was opposed 70
the consideration OF the subject at this tuie believing
that Senators have not had an opportunity 10 become
acquainted with all the facts II the matter be now de-
terinned whether pro con, the country would say
the decision without due consideration, or hat IL
was q snap Judgment.
Mr. AICORN Rep., Miss) cOntended ~ was the duty
of tho consider the subject IL this session. ana
not postpone II TIL next Winter The Senator ron
Arkansas had appealed for action, and was ready to
meet the charges He stood here under indctment aud
the Senate should render its verdict. .
Mr.. MORRILL, (Rep., Me.) did not see now they cONlu
avoid acting the Ii was due to the senator
from Arkansas and ~ the country that II should do So
Mr. BAYARD (Dem., DELI did not think tncy could
give to the that degree OF Intelligent attention
which would make the vote or the Senate decisive OF
ANYTHING and that IL he should not an opp1r
tunty understand the facts he should not vote Az All
Mr. PERRY REP, Comm remarked that he had read
the testimony, and from KNOWLEDGE OF the ltcs tnus
derived he was convinced that even-handed Justice
could reached by taking up, considering, ana FOihS
the question. 81, -,
The senate then decided take up the Clayton case
nv the following vote. Republicans ia rOnaO Liberal
Republicans III small capitals aud DemOcrats III llaIlcs