Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL


INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i5--The effort ON the
part OF the Dem lcrats 20 secure aeti1n an
the resolution Tor a wholesale inyestiga.
ton ~ the Departments, was stubborSfv
resisted on The part VI the RepublieanS
until W O'Clock, when, on motion OF NIlls.
o. Texas, the su'jeet was postponed 10
the 10th Of January mex
MEXICAN RoRDyR TROUBLES.
Leave was given 10 the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on
Military Affairs. 10 continue the inveatiRa.
ton OF the Mexican border troubles dur.
ing the recess.
Adjourned till the 10th Of January.
senate.
Mr.. Paddock, OF Nebraska. inouired n IL
would be any violation OF the aVreement
OF YESTERDAY for the Senate 70 proceed 10
the consideration OF Executive buRineas.
The Chair ruled It would DO a violation,
Mr. Sargent-I think 80 too.
The motion for an Executive session was
not made.
SETTLEMENT OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN CoNKLING AND GORDON.
Mr.. Thurman said there was q matter
which he was authorized to state would
be brought TO the attention OF the Senate.
lie, therefore, asked that the doors DO
closed under the rule, and the motion was
agreed to.
Rule sixty.iour provides that on a mo.
ton made and seconded to close the doors
II the Senate on the discussion Of any bus.
mess which may In the opinion OF o Sena-
Tor require secrecy, the presiding officer
shall direct the galleries to be cleared, and
curing the discussion Of such motion the
doors shall remain closed.
This motion was submitted for the pur.
pose OF considering the difficulty between
Messrs. C0nkltng and Gordon In the Exec.
ulive session OF yesterday, and after the
doors were re0pened, the following paper
was made public.
THE RESOLUTIONS OF RECONCILIATION,
During the secret session Mr. HamlIn
offered the following, which was unanI.
mOusly agreed TO-:
"WhereaS,. A misunderstanding hav.
Ing arisen between the Hon. Kos.
eoa Conkling aud the Hon. John
=. Gordon, In the course OF the
Executive proceedings of the Senate
Of yesterday, aud q mutual understanding
having been a rived at, as set out Ia the
following paper, tits understood that said
paper be entered at large en- the journal
ofthe Senate: I
"Durlng the Executive session Of the
Senate held yesterday, words were utter.
ed both by Senator Gordon and Senator
Conkllng which were mutually felt to be
unkind and offensive. Reports Of
the incident appearing In the papers which
are inaccurate and unjust to both, upon a
careful inquiry as to what was said BY
each, and what was understood 10 be said
by the other, II is certain that the fret
offensive words were inspired by honest
misunderstanding 0tIwhat had been limo.
Gently said by the other speaker; one harsh
remark provoked another as TOO often hap.
pens, but all that was offensive was
the ~outgrowth Of a mistake. Since such
was the fact we are OF opinion It is due
alike to the Senate and TO the speakers that
whatever was felt to be unkind or OfEen-
Sive Ia the remarks OF either should be
treated as never uttered, aud we are now
authorized to state are mutually and simu,.
taneously Withdrawn. (signed)
Il. HAMLIN,
n, W. RANSOM,
T, u. HOWE,
j.. K. MCDONALD
BUFFERS RESOLUTION FOR INVESTIGATING
HIMSELF.
After some unimp0rtant business Mr.
Butler: Of South Carolina, submitted the
Resolved, That the Committee on Prlyl.
leges and Elections are hereby instructed
W sHtNNN Nv NhNN ehA ANRVAb ~ 8pVu az
may be, any threats. promises or range
ments respecting existing or contemplated
accusations or criminal prosecutions
against any Senator, or II any other cor.
rupt or otherwise unlawful means have
been In any manue used or put In opera.
ton directly or indirectly by n. q,
Butler, one Of the Senators from South
Carolina, or by any other Seua.
TOT or other person, for the purpose oil
influencing the vote OF Senators on the
questi n OF discharging said Committee
from the consideration OF said NJ. Z. But.
leE's credentials, or the other question at
the late session Of any Senate, and hat
said Committee have power TO send for
persons and apers, and TO sit during the
slit ings OF the Senate.
Mr.. Butler said he submitted the resolu.
ton in pursuance OF q notice which had
been previously given VII n his creden.
tials were under consideration. The
resolution was substantially that offered
by the Senator from Vermont (Edmonds'
and lie would say, 50 farRs he Nj. Butler
was concerned, he de sired 70 say he lie,
manded the fullest inquiry touching his
conduct in connection with his admission.
he asked Tor the present consideration vi
the resolution.
Mr.. Cameron objected and ,ae res IL.
ton went over,