Footnote 18: Declining to communicate a copy of the list of privileges accompanying or relating to the San Domingo treaty while the subject is pending before the Senate in executive session.
A more serious personal altercation occurred in an executive session, between General Gordon, of Georgia, then the personal defender of President Hayes, and Senator Conkling.
When the treaty finally reached the Senate, it was debated for several weeks in executive session, Mr. Benton leading a strong opposition to it.
In 1854 Mr. Slidell brought forward a proposition to this effect in Executive Session, assuming that the stipulation could be terminated by a simple vote of the Senate.
When the matter came up in executive session, "Senator Edmunds at once took the floor and attacked Judge Fuller most viciously as having sympathized with the rebellion.
The Senate, when it closes its doors, upon going into "executive session," closes them upon the President as much as upon the rest of the world.
It goes into "executive session" to handle without gloves the acts of the chief magistrate.
I would rather do that in executive session--that one piece of testimony.
Will you proceed, Mr. Lane, in executive session now, to describe the names?
To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith a report[16] from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate in executive session of the 3d instant.
The Senate is so open when it is engaged on legislative work; but it is closed to the public when engaged in executive session.
He can make treaties; but such treaties are not valid till they have been confirmed by two- thirds of the Senators present in executive session.
I refer the whole subject to the Senate in executive session.
At that time I had not been furnished with a copy of the Executive Journal of the Senate, and had no knowledge of the pendency of the resolution before that body inexecutive session in relation to this nomination.
Part of the time the Senate considered the matter in executive session.
He was not an orator, but on occasions, in executive session, when great international questions were before the Senate, I have heard him deliver wonderfully eloquent speeches.
It is supposed to be a point of honor that no member of the club should give out information concerning anything said or done in executive session.
As this case was in Executive Session of the Senate, there is no public record of it.
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