The Van Buren press., 1873-03-18

mittee on privileges and elections, offer.
a resolution that Alexander Caldwell be
expelled from his seat in the senate. He
said he introduced this resolution with a
view to saving time, as the rule required
it to lie over one day, but in Introducing
it he did not abandon the report of the
committee on the resolution now pending,
which declares that Caldwell was not duly
and legelly elected to the seat he now oc
cupies.
Senator Logan said there was desire
on the part OF some senators to intiict a
vital blow on the senator before the ar
gument is concluded Had the senate
risen to so high degree of purity that it
necessary to brand Senator Caldwell
as a scoundrel and Villain? No one
could deny that his conduct here had
been as proper as that OF any other sen
ator Senator Logan further examined
the testimony, showing that the charges
against Senator Caldwell were unworthy
of belief. In response to Senator Stew
art, Senator Logan said there was no tes.
timony that Senator Caldwell ever offer
ed dollar to any man to vote fol him.
except hearsay statements, which were
shown to be unworthy of belief The
charge of bribery was mere inference.
Senator AIcorn asserted that the testi
mony against Caldwell was incontrovert-
able, and that the senate was insulted by
the sending here Of a senator chosen un-
der such influences Hc~oticred q resolu-
ton to the effect that the senate has pow
er to reject any senator eject, provided it
be shown to its satisfaction that the cleo
ton is tainted with fraud, and asked tha,
it lie over.
On motion of Senator Conkfing, the
committee on revision of laws was given
leave to sit during vacation.
Senator Buckingham contendcd that
the means used by Caldwell were currupt,
and against public policy, and should
make his election void. The payment of
money to Carney, which was admitted by
Caldwell, was as much wrong as if 1t
had been directly used to bribe vote,
He Buckingham would vote for the
resolution because OF sense or public
duty Ii the senate should not condemn
this arrangement, then purity and honor
would be stamped on every election, no
matter how fraudulent the means to Sc
cure it, and this would be striking q blow
at the honor and dignity Of the Ameri.
can senate, which would be robbed OF the
respect and confidence Of the people.
The senate, without further action on
the subject, went into executive session
and oftervorlS oDiournpl
FROM LONDON.
LONDON, March l3
The Times says the cabinet will proba.
bly, resign to-day, and Dlsrcai be called
by the queen to form new ministry, in
which event parliament will be dissolved
and general elections ordered before Ju
ly
The Post says the government has not
determined whether it will resign, or dis
solve parliament and appeal to the coun.
try
The vote on Gladstonc's bill was n
great surprise to the cabinet and the llb
eral members Of the house. The latter
are desirous of upholdng the ministry
by vote, and, in consequence, the con
servatives are unwilling to accept the re.
sponsibIlity of the dissolution of parlia-
ment
LONDON, March l3.
Gladstone, in the house Of commons,
and Granville, in the house Of lords, this
afternoon announced that the ministers
had rendered to the qnccn their resigna.
tions, which her majesty had accepted.
b 9TH houses adjourned until Monday
Disracli to-day received summons from
the queen, and Immediately proceeded to
Buckingham palace.