Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
sENATE-ExTRA SESSION.

| hoSo4Y, March 1.-THE Vice-President
, submitted papers signed by members of the Mis-
souri, Legislature charging corruption in the election
OF bogy as Senator from that State which were re-
ierred to the Committee on Elections. The Gre
dentials of Senator Boutwell, were presented and he
cussed.
TUESDAY, March 18.-Bogy, of Missouri,
asked an investigation of the charges of bribery
made against him. The Caldwell case was further
discussed without action being taken A resol,
tlon was onered authorizing the Committee on
transportation to sit during recess, and report
at the next session the subject of
between the interior and the seaboard
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The Senate refused
to take Up the resolution proposing that the pre-
vious question may be demanded by majority vote.
etc The Caldwell case was discussed Inv ConIlino
against the resolution declaring the election void
THURSDAY, March 2O.-The Senate was en-
gagged the most of the day in consideration OF the
Caldwell case. The feature of the debate was y
sharp wordy encounter between Conklinp and
Schnrz The former alluded to a Senator deliver
ing political speeches at 500 night. Schurz con-
strued the remark personal to himself and char
acterized it as false; that he had not during the
campaign received the sum named or any 04far
sum TOR his speeches. Conkling then brought up
the pay he had received for earlier campaien SER
vlces. Schurz repeated his explanation that that
matter took place before he was Senator Finally
Sohlu salu ne ala not allude to SchurZ in his first
remark The sparring was very sharp, and while in
progress caused considerable excitement.
FRIDAY, March 21.-A resolution was offered
and referred to the Committee on Printing proyid-
ing that two bound copies of the Congressional Rec
ord for the session be furnished each Senator
resolution was presented and ordered printed di-
reciing the Finance Committee to INQUIRE what
measures can be adopted to give the country cur
rency convertible into gold . Ferry (Ct) offered
an amendment to the resolutions reported by the
Committee on Elections in the Caldwell ease SO as TO
expe Caldwell instead of simply declaring his cleo
ton void. There was brief discussion in Execu-
tive session, the nomination of Casey as Collector
of New Orleans.
SATURDAY, March 22.-Ths Senate was en-
gagged all day in debating the Caldwell case without
coming to any conclusion.
MoNDAY, March 24.-The Vice-President laid
before the Senate Csldwel's formal notice of his
resignation of his seat Senator from Kansas
The Clayton case then taken up by a vote of 3s
to IA, and the report Of the committee was read
resolution was offered instructing the committee
on transportation routes to the seaboard to inoni-e
ana report at the next session the nature and
extent OF the obligations of the railway companies
as to the postal service and what additional ecisla
non Is necessary TO guard against interruption of
the postal service "A resolution adopted con-
graduating Spain the abolition slavery in Porto
Rico IA resolution adopted ordering ten
copies OF the Congressional Record for the Vice-Pres
dent and each Senator, five for each member of the
House, and 500 copies to be sold at cost.