Mr. TR UMBULL. And the majority report I understand was presented on the 8th of June. 2 weeks after the majority report was presented the minority report was sought to be presented in this irregular way, a minority report which was prepared ufter the majority report was presented to the Senate, a minority report which the Senator presenting it says he di not think of writing until he saw the majority report. He supposed the chairman of the committee was too unwell to prepare a report, and therefore he did not think of writing one. Was ever such a practice as that heard of in a legislative body before today‘! I apprehend not; and if such a practice is sanctioned, the result of it will be that the minority members of a committee will wait until the majority present their views, and will then present a review of the majority report.' The Senfrom Maryland says he has not done that in this instance. It is not because I have any objection to this particular report that I raised this question, alt ough it was insinuated the other y that there might be an objection to having these views go before the country. certainly I have no such objection, and it is exceedingly unpleasant to make any objecTTon to receiving the report, even, under the circumstances, and I would not do so except from a sense of duty and from a strong feeling of the impropriety of allowing such a practice to obtain in this body. The Senator says that he had permission from the committee to make a minority report. Well, sir, that is a matter outside of the Senate. The committee could not give that permission. That is for the legislative body to determine. Neither could the committee refuse it. The refusal of the committee to allow the Senator to submit his views could not take from him the right to do so if he has that right at all. It was not dependent upon any action of the committee; nor could they grant that right if it did not exist without their action. Now, sir, I submit. to the Senate whether it will not be setting a bad example to allow a minority report a thing never presented in this body before to be received under the circumstances: I should be very glad myself to have the minority report received, out of respect to the Senfrom Maryland, if it is no violation of parliamentary law and of proper proceedings. I certainly have, personally, no (ind of objection to it, and it is only as a matter of practice that I have presented the considerations that I have. Is iall be quite satisfied if the Senate, consistently with its sense of duty and its practice, shall feel at liberty to receive the report, under the circumstances; and, on the Senator’s account, I should myself be very glad of it.