Mr. FOSTER, (Mr. CLARK in the chair.) Mr. President, from the course of the debate, and especially from a remark made by the honorable Senfrom Delaware, I see that the action taken here on Friday afternoon has been, at least by him, in my judgment misunder stood. I understood the honorable Senator to so that on Friday, after the roll had been called and after the name of the Senfrom NewJersey had been called and he had voted, an objection was made, and that after the objection the Chair decided in substance that the Senator had a right to vote; and he urged that after that had occurred it was too late, in his judgment, to amend the Journal in the manner now proposed. The honorable Senfrom Delaware is mistaken entirely in regard to what occurred at that time, and in order that I may be quite right in regard to it I will read from the Globeof saturday morning the record of what was said at the time: “Mr. Nrs. It is proper for me, being a newmember hero, to inquire whether upon a questionof this kind the person claiming the seat is entitled to a vote according to the rules of this body." That is certainl not an objection to the vote of the honorable i Senfrom NewJersey. It does not by any means make objection, but it proposes an inquiry, and that is all. To that, this was answered: “The Pussinssr protempore. There is no rule of the Senate upon the question, and the phair has not the prerogative of settling anyquestion of the kind except to hold that the nampo everySenator on the list may be calledI and it is the llVllEgOof every person whosename is on the list have his Vote recorded.” That is not, in in judgment, deciding that the Senfrom NewJersey had a right to vote. On the contrary, it expressly exc ndes, in the opinion of the individual who then held the Chair, that it was the prerogative of the Chair to decide that question, and holds that the only dut of the Chair was that the list should be ca led through, and that he had no option but to have it called through. It certainly was not the prerogative of the Chair to direct the Secretaiy to strike off one or another name, and that is all that occurred. I wished simplyto make this explanation.