174 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. MARCH 25, the opposition on that committee. I have only to say that I do not IN THE SENATE. want to be on that committee myself. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is oil the motion of the TUESDAY, March 25, 1873. Senator from Indiana, that tho vacancy npon the Committee on The Senate m6t at half past ten o'clock a. m. Privileges and Elections be filled by the Chair. Prayer by Rev. J. P. NEWMAN, D. D. The motion was agreed to nem. con. The journal of yesterday's proceedings was read anti approved. EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Mr. WRIGHT. I renew my motion. Mr. ANTHONY. Mr. President, yesterday I reported from the Com­ The motion was agreed to ; and the Senate proceeded to the consid­ mittee on Printing a resolution for printing the CONGRESSIONAL eration of executive business. RECORD, which was passed. I should have reported it as a resolution After one hour and fifty-two minutes spent in executive session, the that had been passed by the Committee on Printing, and that was doors were re-opened. submitted to the Senate for the information and for the judgment of CHAnGES AGAINST SENATOR CLAYTON. the Senate, so that if, informally, any Senators had objection to it, Mr. CAMERON. Ur. President, as the doors are now open, and what they might make it known. I supposed that, under the act of the last I say will be put before the public, I desire to state that I was told session of Congress, this whole subject wa-s referred to the Committee to-day for the first time that an important witness in the ca.se of the on Printing, and that the resolution of the Committee on Printing Senator from Arkansas [Mr. CLAYTON] is a person called .McConnell, was final upon the subject, although, of course, it would be modified and I learned, too, that be belonged to the State which I have the if the Senate disapproved of it in any way. Besides, I have some honor in part to represont. He belongs to a very respectable family doubt whether, under the general law, it would be competent for the there, a family of great ability. Nearly all of them have great tal­ Senate alone to pass a resolution of that kind, which requires addi­ ents, but sometimes they do not use them for the best purposes, though tional printing costing more than $500. I do not deem it necessary, most of them, I think, do. He is a native, I think, of the town of however, t.o move to reconsider the resolution, as its adoption by the my colleague. nut I remember this of him, that he is perhaps the Senate cannot make it invalid, at any rate. If any Senator thinks most unreliable man that ever was born in theStateof Pennsylvania. differently, I have no objection to a motion to reconsider. [Laughter.] We have some bad men there, but I do not think any­ WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS. body quite so bad as he. I desire only to tell you one or two facts in regard to his conduct. On motion of Mr. DORSEY, it was Some years ago there was a gentleman, governor of the State of Penn­ Ordered, That James H. Carleton have leave to withdraw from the files of the Senate his petition and papers. sy 1vania, who was not particularly my friend1 and if I were to mention his name yon would think he never was my friend, and I ought not to EMA..."\CIPATION IN PORTO RICO. defeutl him here. nut be had, among other good qualities, the quality of hospitality. One evening a person came into his bouse without any in­ Mr. MORTON. I move to take from the table the resolutions I sub­ vitation, and made himself exceedingly agreeable to everybody there, mitted yesterday, in regard to the abolition of slavery by the Spanish on the occasion of a party of_ladies and gentlemen. He made himself republic in Porto Rico. so agreeable that he attracted everybody's attention. After awhile, The motion was agreed to ; and the Senate proceeded to consider about the time when be ought to have gone away, he suddenly be­ the following resolutions, .submitted yesterday by Mr. MORTON: came very sick and asked the hospitality of the governor's family to Resolved, That the Senate of the United States have received with joy the intclli­ j;ence that the republican ~o>ernment of Spain have abolished slavery in tbo remain there all night. He remained all nirrbt. The next morning Island of Porto Rico, and rB.lsed the colored people of that island from the condi· be was still very sick, and he remained sick for four or five day~:~. tion of slaves to the right-s and privileges of ettizens of the Spanish republic. In the meanwhile he atole the affections of the governor's daughter, RP.solved, That by th1s act the people of Spain have given new a-ssurance to the and he stole out one evening and got a justice of the peace to marry world that in establishing republican institutions they are actuated by a gonuine love of liberty and sincere regard for the natural rights of all men j and that it will them. Of course the governor, and especially his excellent wife, were be accepted as an omen of the power and perpetuity of the Spanisn republic. terribly shocked thn.t a person of that kind should become a member The resolutions were adoptetl. of their family; but on his return, immediately after the performance of the ceremony, he was driven out of the house. The ~egislature met ORDER OF BUSINESS. directly afterward. So much wounded in his feelings was the gov­ The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question now before the Senate is on ernor that he went to Cuba and remained there until the legislature the resolution submitted by the Senator from Iowa [Mr. 'VRIGHT] in divorced them, and this young man went out into the world again. regard to the Senator from Arkansas, [1\fr. CLAYTON.] After awhile I heard of him in Philadelphia, and he committed about Mr. WRIGHT. The understanding yesterday was that the Senator the same sort of act in Philadelphia, in the house of a friend of mine. from Georgia [l\fr. NORWOOD] would address the Senate this morning. I therefore desire to say now, as I cannot be here to-morrow, tha.t He desired to do so and he expected to be present. I do not know why I shoultl place no more reliance upon the word of that man than I he is not here. He expected to have the views submitted by him, as would npon the word of a man who had been a hundred years in the a minority report, read this morning, and then to follow up the read­ penitentiary, for I think the fellow ought to he there at least half of ing of his report by some remarks in support of it. I suggest that that time. I refer you now to my colleague for something in regard the clerk commence the reading of the minority report. to that person. Mr. ANTHONY. I have a resolution which I wish to offer. Mr. THURMAN. May I ask my friend, before he takes his seat, Mr. WRIGHT. Very well. whether this witness about whom he is speaking is a Pennsylvanian f Mr. CAMERON. I am son·y to say that he is. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. :Mr. THURMAN. It is the first unworthy Pennsylvanian I ever Mr. ANTHONY. I offer the following resolution: beard of, in the opinion of the Senator. [Laughter.] Resolved, That twelve hundred copies of the report of the Commissioner of Mr. CAMERON. And the first I ever knew of. [Laughter.] .Agriculture be printed for the uso of the Senate. Mr. ALCORN. I would ask the honorable Senator whether this This is the amount which the Senate has a right to order without mn.u's father was a good man 7 · the concunence of the Houso of Representatives. As no extra. copies Mr. CAMERON. I believe his father or his grandfather was a good have been printed, this will give Senators about ten or fifteen copies man. I remember one of his uncles once voted for me when I wanted apiece of this document. a vote very much. [Laughter.] Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut. I wish to know what we are going :Mr. SCOTT. .Mr. President, my colleague has referred to me. I do to do with them. not know that I can state anything corroborative of what he has al­ Mr. ANTHONY. I think we can ~et rid of ten or fifteen apieco l·ea.dy stated, of my personal knowledge, for his knowledge of this without the franking privilege. I do not care anything about it young gentleman is much more intimate than mine. He may have myself; but sorue Senators want it done. been born in the town in which I reside; I do not know whether he Mr. l<'ERRY, of :Michigan. I do not know how it is in Connecticut; wns or not; bnt his ancestry did live there, and were highly respect­ but I know I have had repeated applications from my State for this able people. My impression is that he is a native of another county, document. In the western part of the country there is a great de­ on the western side of the .Alleghanies, Indiana County, to whioh his mand for this report.