Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-12
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The Case Of Powell Clayton, of Arkan-
sax, TO be Disposed of in Few
DAYS.
Caldwell, Of Kansas, Answers the Mo-
tIOn fOr His Expulsion-Carpen-
ter I'm Grief.

WASHING TON, March ll.-Senate-
Mr.. Clayton asked that his case be taken
up after CsldwelTs was disposed Of.
Mr.. Wright, of the special committee
of last session, introduced a resolution
that the charges Of official misconduct
against Powell Clayton be not sustained,
and that the committee be discharged
from further consideration of the sub
.ject.
Mr.. Gordon, senator elect from GeOr-
Sia. was sworn in.
Alr. Ferry fMichigan) introduced a
resolution autnOTiZing the secretary of
war 10 consider the report as to the eX-
pediency of setting apart portion of
the island of Mackinaw for a public
park. Some opposition was made TO
the resolution, but it finally passed, by
thiTty-seven 10 thirteen.
on motion of Mr.. Chandler the seere-
tary of the treasury was required to
furnish the senate, at the next session,
information as TO how many superficial
feet Of clear space is accorded TO each
ssteerage emigrant on shipbOard, and to
have the atmosphere Of such portions
o. the ship TO which they are assigned,
chemically analyzed by proper and reli-
able, experts and to ascertain and
report the general treatment accorded
10 immigrants, and suggest such modifi-
cation 10 che existing laws as viii Sc
cure bitter comfort and treatment of
such immigrants.
The senate resumed the consideration
Of the case Of Senator Caldwell. His
statement was read. He puts his de-
Tense upon these grounds;
First-The election Of a senator, like
IA e enactment OF a law, is an act of the
state ia its sovereign capacity, and the
motives Of members voting cannot be
inquired into for the purpose of invali-
datiRg il.
SecOnd-In Judging of qualifications
the senate cannot aid to those prescribed
by the constitution. In judging OF the
returns the Legal requirements cannot
be amplified, and in judging of cleo
tiOns the only questions to be consid
cred are: "Nas it the legislature Of the
state that made the eleetiOn?" "Was
il held at the time and place and in the
manner prescribed by the act Of con-
cress, and did the certified portion re-
feive a msjOTity?n In this case these
questions are all answered.
Third-Not a dollar is traced from
caldwell, or by his authority, or from
a1vbody else, to any member of the leg
isls.ture as consideration of his vote.
Nj. Caldwell concludes as follows: al
beg. therefore, that the senators will stop
10 COZ slider well before committing
themselves to a precedent, which will
result in great wrong TO me, and may in
future work great injury to others. 1
fully appreciat the dignity Of the sena-
fors of the. United States, and l am
pToud TO say that not even the sa-
tanic malignity OF my enemies
mas been able to invent q
ireath Of suspicion as to my official con-
duct, nor have they, after two exhaustive
Investigations, been able 10 connect me
with one dollar corruptly used to influ-
esuce any member Of the legislature.
rTaey, have been forced 20 rely upon
their own false statements as TO
my admissions, which l here,
before this body, ana upon ny
conscience, pronounce Wickedly and
maliciously false, and here most sol
.-mnly declare that never did, directly
or indirectly, pay, or cause TO be paid,
one dollar, or any other thing Of value,
ar aay consideration whatever, for any
mans vote for me for the senate. Am /
then 10 be the victim Of a wicked con-
s,uiracy9 Are these bold, bad men,
whose very names are synonymous Of
crime in my State, to succeed by force Of
their own false statements in bringing
disgrace and ruin upon me, and that,
100. because 1 chose TO cross their pOpt-
feai paths, and declined to submit to
their unrighteous demands. Wherever
my enemies could by misrepresenta-
ti6ns, they have prejudiced me in the
estimation OF the newspaper men, and
have turned upon me the wrath Of an
ati-poweTful press. / beg the senators
10 reflect that it is not alone 10 retain
a seat in this body that I have for the past
eighteen months been resisting the
wicked designs of these men, but rather
10 defeat them in their base and infa-
NOUS attempt to attach disgrace and
dishOnOr TO my name"
Mr.. Carpenter said that il was with
srlIprise and grief that he listened to the
argument Of the senator ffom Indiana
Morton yesterday. lie had never be-
tore seen the senator in the warmth Of
politieal debate vigorously extending his
right hand to support his own
views, and bringing 1t down on the
s.-1sfor from Kansas with all earnest
80 tbat he would attack his political
-.,,,oueuf. When YOU come to the mere
tsrf al money having been drawn out Of
Isnk at Lawrence and paid to the party
s,o the same day, you have not proved
7bat lie money was used to brlbe legis-
lators. The money may have been ex-
uended for railroad or other legitimate
purposes. The senate ought to eonhne
themselves TO judicial rules OF tes-
eimony. The testimony against Cald,
swell was not such as would
lie Submitted by a court to
fury as to Senator Caldwell's guilt he
sh6uld vote arsafnst the expulsion of the
senator, and asked the senator's before
they cast their votes to disgrace him, at
Ieast to read and study the testimony.
He would ask for Caldwell what be
sVould ask for any man charged with
.erime. He would ask the court to dis
charge its duty, no matter what might
lie said by the mob outside.
Withoilt proceeding further In debate
the senate zrsut into sxesHtivs session,
aud afterward adiopTpeas