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Show (O.VGU E-SSIOA L. S ES ATE. Washinnton, 10. Pomeroy ro:e to a personal explanation, and said he embraced em-braced thenrst opportunity to make a statement personal to himself, and in justice u the oiiiceri and members of that body. Senators and the public were aware of the deep and successiul conspiracy laid to accomplish his defeat, by vilnany unparalleled. He denied now every staiemant arieciing his integrity; integ-rity; and he pronounced all the allega tions made agamst him specinc&lly fal-a. He had never entered into any agreement agree-ment with any member of the Kansas legislature, and never paid a dollar to any member to vote for him. He asked a special committee to be composed largely of his political opponents, to investigate in-vestigate in the fubest possible manner, all charges against him, so as to make a report before his term expires, ihe committee com-mittee to havo power to compel the attendance at-tendance of witnesses. He concluded by ottering a resolution for theappoint-ment theappoint-ment ol a select investigating committee of hve. The resolution was adopted. Ramsey, from the committee on post office, submitted n amendment intended inten-ded to be proposed to tne postal appropriation appro-priation bill, directing the postmaster general to contract with a line of steamers steam-ers for tho extension of tho existing mail service beiween San Francisco and Hanolulu, and from the latter port to New Zealand and Australia, touching at the .Navigator Islands, thirteen round trips yearly, for $425,1.00. The Vice President announced the special committee to investigate the charges against Pomeroy : Messrs, Freiinghuysen, Buckingham, Alcorn, Thurman and Yickers; three Republicans Republi-cans and two Democrats. Sherman's proposition to strike out of I the Geneva distribution bill the clause discriminating against insurance com- i panies, was lost. A number of other amendment3 were offered and rejected, and ihe hill passed 30 to 19. Adjourned. IIO IKE. Under tlie call of States a largo number num-ber of bills wore introduced and referred. re-ferred. Cox ottered a preamble and resolutions, resolu-tions, setting forth that there have been dangerous departures in the administration administra-tion of the government from the original federal system, and declaring that there ought to be a return to such system: rejected, So to tl, not two-thirds atlirm-at:ve. atlirm-at:ve. The Speaker appointed Dawes and Beck tellers, on the part of tbe House, to count the electoral vote on Wednesday Wednes-day next. Adjourned. |