Mr. CLARK. There was abundance of indulgence toward me. The case was not called up on Monday. Afterward, on Wednesday, the Senfrom Maine, knowin that [had heard what had been said by the Senfrom NewJersey, came to me an said that the pair ought not to run on; that he was embarrassed by It; that he felt uncertain about it, and finally he said, “I am going to give the Senfrom NewJersey, Mr. Stockton, notice that it cannot go on any further, because I did not so understand it.” He sat down at my table and wrote a note. When he had written it he read it to me. Some objection was made to it; it was not satisfactory, and he then wrote a2nd Oote and sent it by special messenger so that it should get into the hands of Mr. Stockton or be left at is house that very night. So earnest was he that ample notice should be given that he sent that note by a special messenger. The Senator himself now says that when he proposed on Thursday to write to his colleague, so anxious was Mr. Montana. that his colleague should have the notice, that he said, “ No, that will not do; you must telegraph him, because he must have the notice.” There was not much “ arti fice” in that. It was the act of an honest man to shield himself from what he thd not understand would be claimed in the 1st in stance, that that pair was to run on in that way interminably. In regard to the other matter, I wish to any that in my judgment the properway to give the notice was to give it to the sitting member here, because Mr. Montana. could not be expected to travel to NewJersey, to follow the Senfrom NewJerse who had gone home and was then at his own ome. The properway, in myjudgment, was to give the notice to the man who was interested that he might see that his colleague was here. It seems to me it shields the Senfrom Maine from all blame. All the Senators about me said, “Vote, Mr. Monoun; it is your duty to vote.” Under that consideration and with that notice to the member from NewJersey, waiting the 1st day and refusing to vote, not being called upon to vote and sayin he would not, if the vote was taken that day, he gave 2 days notice that his pair must terminate.