Mr. LANE, of Kansas. Mr. President, I voted to sustain the Senfrom NewJersey in his seat, believing that the majority of the Legislature expressed their opinion when they adopted the lurnlity rule. I voted on the case as would ecide as a judge passing upon a judicialquestion. I was never more surprised in my 1i c then when the Senfrom NewJersey asked to vote, and did vote. I at that time proposed to move a reconsideration. The action struck me as highly improper. The rule, as I have understood it, has been that legislators should not vote upon a question where their interest is of such a character as to bias their judgment. That the Senfrom N cw Jersey had such an interest in the"decision of the question as to bias his judgment, none can deny. It would be unnatural that he should not have that bias. Any provocation, I care not of what character, in my judgment cannot either excuse or legalize the act. I regretted the position occupied unintentionally by the Senfrom Maine. I regret it on his own account; but that his action or the action of any other Senator could excuse the Senfrom NewJersey has no place in my mind. I traveled the same road that the Senfrom NewJersey has. 4 years ago my seatwas assailed as his is, not for any illegality or irregularity in the election, but from the fact that I had accepted the position of hrigadier eueral. The same resolutions were introduce in that case as in his. I not only felt it a duty that I owed to myself as well as to the Senate not to vote, but to withdraw from the Chamber while the verdict was being made up while the senate was making its decision. I felt it a duty I owed to in self and to the Senate to withdraw from the hamber. I was, therefore, greatly surprised at the course of the Senfrom NewJerse y; and now, with all kindness to him, I feel it a duty I owe to my State and to the Senate as well as to myself to place him in such a position as that he may refuse to vote. I should like to have the Senfrom NewJen sey placed in such a situation as that he might refuse to vote. If he does not take that course I shall feel it bonnden on me to treat his vote as a nullity, as utterly without validity.