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Show SUN ATE. Washington, 10. Ihe senatecommil-too senatecommil-too on elections aro directed to examine and report, at tho next session, tho best and most practicable method of electing the president and vice-president of the United State?, with a plan for the organization or-ganization of a tribunal to determine all contested questions con nected therewith. The committee have leave to sit during recess. Tho seriate proceeded to tha conside--ationofthe resolution that Alexander Caldwell was not duly and legally elected to tbe senate by the Kansas Kan-sas legislature. Morton argued that the charge that Caldwell was oiec-ted oiec-ted by the use ol" money was sustained; and held that the senate bad the right to protect iL-eif ainst criminals, although al-though the legislature electing them might bo inditlerent on the subject. Morton further said this was the most flagrant case of bribery in English or American politics, and then examined the testimony in the case to show that such was the fact; and that just before Caldwell's election the talk of corruption corrup-tion wa as common and free in Topeka, ac the markets and the weather. Caldwell said he had a statement which he desired read. The secretary then read the statement, which was in the nature of a iecai argument, which contended con-tended that it was an absolute fact that a majori:v of the Kansas legislature did vote for him, while there was no prvi that there ! hv.y rejlrainl in the premi.-es. It maintained also that the 1 election of senator as the a t of a M;it'' in iu sovere-fc-n capacity, with winch the icr.ate cAri'l in:er:vre. B.-:'.'ro t::e r'iuir.e wis c."mpuM ihf-Arato ihf-Arato -nt ir.;o ouuniTO session, a:. a aficrwards aojjurned. |