Mr. TRUMBULL. That has always been made a point in the Senate. I have before me the Globe in which that objection was taken to what was called a technical minority report by Mr. Mason, then a member of this body from Virginia. He said that no such thing was known' in this body as a minority report. I think none of the Senator’s precedents which he refers to upon his memorandum show that a minority report was ever presented in this body. But, sir, the object is accomplished by presenting the views of the minority and not calling it a report, which the Senator desires to accomplish. Although the Senate has‘thought it of sufficient importance never to allow hith erto a minority report to be made, I do not see myself any very great importance in what it is called. But the objection to this seems to me to be the time when it is made. however, I ought to say one word in regard to the suggestion which made the other day that it was unusual for one Senator to represent an other. I did not make that as a oint, that the paper should not he received) on that ound. I spoke of it as an unusual proceeding. I certainly should not desire to make that the ground of a refusal to receive the paper which is presented by the Senfrom Maryland. The objection which it seems to me exists against receivingit is one in point of time. The Senfrom Maryland tellsus that hewas taken by surprise when the Senfrom Maine presented his report. It seems that this is an afterthought on the part of the minority of the members of this committee. After the majority have presented their report, and after the measure in connection with which it was presented has passed both Houses of Congress and gone to the country, and congress has done with it, it is not to he considered here any more some weeks afterward, I believe, I do not remember the date, when the Senfrom 'It is supposed that the object of a report, the Indiana asked leave, in behalf of the Senfrom Maryland, to present this minority report, but I think it was some weeks after the majority report had been presented, and after the measure had passed from the consideration of Congress.