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supersede it. But there is an immense differ- 

 ence between such an assembly and a sena- 

 torial caucus. The senatorial caucus is secret ; 

 it is confidential, if you please; it has no 

 reporters present; it is not in the light of 

 day. Why, sir, to take the public business 

 from this Chamber and carry it into such a 

 caucus, is a defiance of reason and of the best 

 principles of government. A Senator has no 

 right to abdicate his duties here in this Cham- 

 ber. He has no right to go into a secret 

 chamber and there constrain himself in regard 

 to the public business." 



The question being taken by yeas and nays, 

 resulted as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Buck- 

 ingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, 

 Conkling, Corbett. Cragin, Edmunds, Ferry of Mich- 

 igan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamlin, 

 Hitchcock, Howe, Morton, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool, 

 Pratt, Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart, Wilson, and Win- 

 dom 29. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Cooper, Davis 

 of Kentucky, Fenton, Hamilton of Maryland, Kelly, 

 Logan. Patterson, Saulsbury, Schurz, Stevenson, 

 Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, and 

 Vickers 18. 



ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Blair, Brownlow, Cald- 

 well. Cole, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of Con- 

 necticut, Hamilton of Texas, Harlan, Hillj Johnston, 

 Kellogg, Lewis, Merrill of Maine, Morrill of Ver- 

 mont, Nye, Kamsey, Eice, Robertson, Scott, Sher- 

 man, Sprague, West, and Wright 24. 



So the amendment to the amendment was 

 agreed to. 



The Presiding Officer: "The question re- 

 curs on the adoption of the amendment pro- 

 posed by the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Trum- 

 bull), as amended." 



Mr. Wilson: "I now move to amend the 

 amendment, as amended, by adding to it the 

 following:" 



And that the said committee be authorized to 

 send for persons and papers, and report by bill or 

 otherwise, and also to appoint a clerk. 



The Presiding Officer: "The question is on 

 adopting the amendment to the amendment, 

 upon which the yeas and nays have been 

 ordered." 



The question being taken by yeas and nays, 

 resulted as follows: 



YEAS Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Cooper, 

 Cragin, Davis of Kentucky, Fenton, Hamilton of 

 Maryland, Hitchcock, Kellogg, Kelly, Lewis, Logan, 

 Patterson, Saulsbury, Schurz, Spencer, Stevenson, 

 Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, 

 Vickers, West, Wilson, and Windom 27. 



NATS Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Cald- 

 well, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cor- 

 bett. Edmunds, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Fre- 

 linghuysen, Hamlin, Osborn, Pomeroy, and Stew- 

 art 17. 



ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Brownlow, Buckingham, 

 Cole, Conkling, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of 1 



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Connecticut, Gilbert, Hamilton of 'Texas, Harlan, 

 Hill, Howe, Johnston, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of 

 Vermont, Morton, Nye, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, 

 Robertson, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, and 



So the amendment to the amendment was 

 agreed to. 



The Presiding Officer: "The question re- 

 curs on adopting the amendment as amended." 



Mr. Vickers : " I offer this amendment : to 

 strike out the names in the original resolu- 

 tion, namely, 'Mr. Buckingham (chairman), 

 Mr. Pratt, Mr. Howe, Mr. Harlan, Mr. Stew- 

 art, Mr. Pool, Mr. Bayard, and Mr. Casserly ; ' 

 and in lieu thereof to insert : " 



Lyman Trumbull (chairman), Charles Sumner, 

 Eugene Casserly, Thomas F. Bayard, Henry B. An- 

 thony, Roscoe Conkling, Oliver P. Morton, and T. 

 W. Tipton. 



Mr. Edmunds: " On that I ask for the yeas 

 and nays." 



The yeas and nays were ordered. 



The question being taken by yeas and nays, 

 resulted as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Cooper, 

 Davis of Kentucky, Hamilton of Maryland, Kelly, 

 Saulsbury, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, and 

 Vickers 12. 



NAYS Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Cald- 

 well, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Conk- 

 ling, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry of 

 Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Hitch- 

 cock, Kellogg, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, 

 Sawyer, Spencer, Wilson, and Windom 27. 



ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Brownlow, Bucking- 

 ham, Cole, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of Con- 

 necticut, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Harlan, Hill, 

 Howe, Johnston, Lewis, Logan, Morrill of Maine, 

 Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Pratt, Ramsey, 

 Rice, Robertson, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, 

 Stewart. Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull, West, and 

 Wright 32. 



So the amendment to the amendment was 

 rejected. 



The Presiding Officer: "The question re- 

 curs on adopting the amendment, as proposed 

 by the Senator from Illinois, as amended." 



The amendment was agreed to. 



The Presiding Officer : "The question now 

 is on adopting the resolution offered by the 

 Senator from Rhode Island, as amended, upon 

 which the yeas and nays have been ordered." 



The question being taken by yeas and nays, 

 resulted as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Cald- 

 well, Cameron, Carpenter, Casserly, Chandler, Clay- 

 ton, Conkling, Cooper, Corbett, Cragin, Davis of 

 Kentucky, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry of Michigan, 

 Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton of Maryland, 

 Hamlin, Hitchcock, Howe, Kellogg. Kelly, Lewis, 

 Logan, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Sawyer, 

 Schurz, Spencer, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, 

 Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, West, Wilson, and Win- 

 dom i3. 



NAY-Mr. Blair 1. 



ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Brownlow 2 

 Buckingham, Cole, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry ot 

 Connecticut, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Harlan, 

 Hill, Johnston, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, 

 Morton, Nye, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sauls- 

 bury, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, 

 and Wright 27. 



So the resolution, as amended, was adopted. 



Mr. Robertson, of South Carolina, in the 

 Senate, on December 20th, moved that the 

 pending and all previous orders be postponed, 

 and that the Senate proceed to the considera- 

 tion of the bill indicated by him. 



