He desired that a rigid examination be made into Senator Dilworthy's case, and that it be continued clear into the approaching extra session if need be.

There was no dodging this thing with the lame excuse of want of time.
In reply, an honorable Senator said that he thought it would be as well to drop the matter and accept the Committee's report.

He said with some jocularity that the more one agitated this thing, the worse it was for the agitator.

He was not able to deny that he believed Senator Dilworthy to be guilty--but what then?
Was it such an extraordinary case?
For his part, even allowing the Senator to be guilty, he did not think his continued presence during the few remaining days of the Session would contaminate the Senate to a dreadful degree.

[This humorous sally was received with smiling admiration--notwithstanding it was not wholly new, having originated with the Massachusetts General in the House a day or two before, upon the occasion of the proposed expulsion of a member for selling his vote for money.] The Senate recognized the fact that it could not be contaminated by sitting a few days longer with Senator Dilworthy, and so it accepted the committee's report and dropped the unimportant matter.
Mr.Dilworthy occupied his seat to the last hour of the session.