, 1873-03-26
Mr.. NORWOOD's report dissenting from the
conclusion Of tho majority was road.
SENATOR DoHY.

whether tho memorial presents 6ucu Inotn as "ou."
Int 1t does not suoh proceeding T. 81 gratvo sar
aesa e. " o s5dsaSS appsas n1
aiken by tho Committee OF tho Legislature Of Missouri
.lno aocompaniea the memorial and has 9een e1a1,
sh rsoreneo to
lndgmont pronouneed by the House Ct Represent.
atiyes Of te Missouri 1egalatnrS upon tbs
Investigation 7hs oonntss therefore s,h H. TO 10
Dogy to tho Senate of tho United States;
Tho Committed woro unanimously discharged
from further consideration OF the subject.
0LEnKs' PAY.
Resolutions woro adopted authorizing tho ,pay-
ment of per diom to pages aud committee clerks
THE MANUAL.
nrr. FOREMAN offered resolution authoriz-
Ing tho Chief olorl to reviso tho manual md to
print 1000 copies of aau1e.
Mr. ANTHONY asked the Senate to take up
tho following resolution heretofore offered by
WHEREAS, at tho Inst sesalon Of tho senate rcaolu
ton was reported from the Senate COMMITTEE On Evl
James ". Patterson bo and ho hereby expelled from
hn acat as n1embor Of tho sonate; md,
this resolution at that sesso without serious detr-
ment to rublio business aud,
for the Senate to consider tho after Mr. Patterson
has ceaacd to be mernber Of tho body; therefore,
resolution Into consideration Is not to 10 interpreted
aa evidence Of approval or a,snPproyal Of ths ssm9
htaement which ahal bs entered upon tho Journal Of
tho Senate and published In the congre Record
h1r. NORWOOD, who was entitlod to tho floor,
preferred that the senato proceed to tho consid-
Grafton Of
THE CLAYTON uAaE
In addition to tho views presented by him in
his minority report, he proceeded to explain tho
tostimonp showing TINT Clayton, as Governor,
from sa0q boing e r5G gh from pu"' tho beginning
tue Senatorial canvass to it's close. Mr.
Clayton did other things showing that
bis election was corrupt, both II its
inception and consummation. nlr: Olayton
things, aud tho additional fact Of corrupt use Of
money in his transaction with White. Tho son-
ato havo, under tho evidence presented, the
right to declare Clayton not entitled to his
seat.
Mr. WRIGHT said ho would haye all electors
FREQ and unbiased, as fur as possible. He should
not object to tho passage Of law providing that
tho sent Of Senator Hhull be declared vncant II
1t should be shown that ho had left his scat hero
md was In attendance on tho Legislature at the
timo of his election or undertook, eithor In per
Son or through friends to influence his election.
| There WAS no testimony that should influence
the mind OF single Senator as q. Juror, show
ing that Clayton, ever improperly sought to
| influence registration or political convention.
| in Arknnsau Ho undertook to Bny there was
nothing Whatever to impeeoh his first or second
| election, and TINT Cl0yton's conduct tn connoo-
ton with his election was without parallel in our
Mr. NORWOOD aaid TINT n1r. Clayton neyer
pretended to deny any statement that White
made. The declaration stood unoontradioted
that the $4,000 paid to White for resigning az
Secretary Of State came from the Senator from
| ArkanHaB.
III. CLAYTON, in replying. did not deny
| Whites testimony. White did not say any
whore that he (clayton) pald him money for his
ID reply to Mr. Morrill,. Of Vermont, Mr.
CLAYTON said llo did not contribute any part ol
tho a5, 900 in monoy or bonds.
MI. NORWOOD. reslaming' a g., sald that whel a;,
that the money and bonds wore not his property
| Ho did not thon explain, as he did now, Tint ht
wns simply agent for transferring the proport,
from debtor to creditor. Mr. Norwood ro
previously oxprossod, referring to tho witness
| Mcconnell in that connection.
1Ir. DORSEY Baid that when Mcdonnell frs
camo to that Hsato ho attached himsolf to I
newspaper Ho was professional liar, wan
ton ind vilo slanderor, q man who laid in the
gutter aud slopt in tho atation-houao. Thi'
Testimony was unworthy Of boliof.
Tho ,quostiob was then stated on the resolution
the noAy %a Asoet ha ah0 aaag
investigation affecting tho official character au
conduct Of tho Hon. Powell Clayton, arc no
1ir. SALISBURY said he should dooline t.
vote, rs he had not had time to examine the tea
Mr. nfcOREERY remarked he was pairod wit
Mr.. Oanoron. although he did not know how MI
Cnmeron would vote we're he here. Laughtor.
| A1r. STEVENSON said he should decline
| r1,a I'm garinnH tn inAkifv