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certain parties (in the event of my accession to the guberna-
torial office) to hand the affairs of the State over to the direc-
tion and control of the Radical party, so called.

2. That I had also bargained corruptly (in the event of
becoming Governor) to substitute Mr. Creswell, now of the
United States Senate, in place of Mr. Swann, should he (Mr.
S.) he rejected by that body.

This request I intended to make at the closing of my re-
marks this morning, but inadvertantly omitted to do so at
that time.

On motion by Mr. Mackall,

It was ordered that a committee of five be appointed in ac-
cordance with the request of the President of the Senate, to
investigate the charges alluded to in his address of to-day,
with power to send for persons and papers.

The President (Mr. Henkle being in the chair,) appointed
the following Senators as said committee. Messrs. Mackall,
Comptom, Vickers, Trail and Frazier.

The bill entitled, an Act to repeal sections 1, 2 and 3,
added to article 41 of the Code of Public General Laws, by
chapter 71, enacted February 11th, 1864 ;

Was read the second time and ordered to be "engrossed for
a third reading; and

On motion by Mr. Spates,

Was read the third time by special order, three-fouths con-
curring, and passed by yeas and nays as follow :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brodwater, Davis, of Caroline, Davis, of Washington, Frazier, Henkle Jump, Mackall,

Maddox, Mules, Spates, Stirling, Tome, Vickers, Waters — 14.

NEGATIVE—None.

Said bill was then sent to the House of Delegates.

The bill entitled, an Act to extend the provisions of the
Act of January session 1865, chapter 126, for the relief of
certain parties indebted to the State, by extending the time
for payment therein mentioned;

Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading;

Mr. Mules, from the Committee on Corporations reported
favorably a bill entitled, an Act for the incorporation of