The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-24
U. S. Senate. :. Shields Question.

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requesting the Vice President to inform the Governor OF ILL
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egltmsteiy before the Senate connection with TINS SUD-
port and the other was the amendment to that
posed by the Senator from South CAROLINA, (MT Cahoun)
MI Turney was in favor Of taking up Mr., Hae's resou-
on because, it seemed to him. it disposed OF the whole
FoO,s surprised that there should be any Oppos
Judgment He contended that they had lost jurisdiction Of
the case by the resignation Of Gen Shields;
action of the Senate might prevent the filling the vacancy
By the Governor of Inoishat would be more favorable
than BY declaring the election void Hs could not view the
case in this sh For if the GeysIno should appoint
the session. would adhere its present evident
views and decide against the power of the Governor to fill
M Douga'. bad apprehension tina, the Governor Of
ed Judge .oud And he h the
from Wisconsin, did the Senate great injustice in answering
the 4h Of March He conended that as the credentials Of
Gen Shields had bsen presented the 9th of March and
from Illinois, that seat had been secualy filled until
gated By the action Of the Senate as would have been
entirely valid and binding while e.sci.ed and had
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Gen Shields had taken his seat upon prima aeie certf
cate which examination had been found to be void He
ton Of the committee TO be adopted to satisfy his mind that
the Governor Of Illinois woud not be competent to fill the
election had been al iniio void the acceptance Of Gen
sbiedss resignation, now would not to the Governor
iii He insisted there had not
the 4h of March any Senator from Illinois other than Mr.
duty Of the Senate decide the question once either by
the adoption or rejection OF the resolution;
he pnd
here merely request for leave of absence The Senate
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could resign the Governor Of his State he chose to do
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table stating that if that motion should prevail should
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Mr. DAVIS motion was decided in the affirmative by yeas
then being the report and resolution Of the
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Senate was at all derogaoy to the honorable gen
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Cen Shields could only e,gn to the governor or
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form the Governor of the action of the Senate:
assent which the Senate the Leg.lsprs gives TO it but
tsndeIed resignation had absoIved himself from ali
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II wa, therefore to his mind but courteous proper and
Mr. Jefferson Davi; then made his motion to lay the whole
s s 1 the table and by yeas and de-
The question then being on Mr. Calhouns amendment.
Yesterday reported Mr. Turney and stated that for The
matey before the senate he should vote neither the
amendment the resolution. He insisted that was
ton, and expressed the hope that the late Senator from Iii
udgs sse t. do with St
to the Senate had been established BY uniform presidents
NE not take xo part with en Sheds as o.bB s be
that there nothing here for the Senate to act
the country as an act of persecution.
Mr. referred to the Ell s ss 20 of refusing
referred to the numerous cases in which Senator had
permitted resign directly to the ChaiT-o those of Mr..
alton that bis colleague should not 60 out without
being kicked , very much like snnG MT
sit there and hear such mpuations the Senate.
Mr. Foots-I call the Senator from North Carolina to or
Mr. yNangum-Its not persecution.
thing in all this which to his mind looked much like
peIsecuon-n refusing to who had shown his devotion
any man living the decent courtesy viii Oh had been mi
fomly extended to all Others Mr. Douglas, continued at
Mr. Foote and said that after the refined feeling burn
ing ghllsnthIopy P1Te logic and irresistible arguments OF
at length give his views defence Of Gen Shields right
wa. ssd in the Of DID, that good could Of
Nazareth. so appeared to- be declared here that NO
conummatsd it would be deemed by the people, all time
by
tive bodyagainst man whose achevements are engraven
Mr. Butler denied that there was any thing in the simple
Question before them t9 call for the manifestation of feeling
# he had taken his adyics he had followed hi. own hon
Of his moTe active end. here Would have been much
better for him. and would have saved himself much Of the
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stand there ndcate his motives he denied that
s ss& s mus o be to
add that Of the aureIs which Gen Shields had gained
citizens Of his own State some Of which were mingled
MI Underwood followed opposition to the amendment
think General Shields his but he desired The
resolution simply to declare that General Shields is
eligible scat in the Senate that the Governor he said
might 81 the v.cancy., ,,
Mr. Dawson had not designed TO address the Sen ate at the
present session. and had only risen now to dsclam in
could for consent to have supposed by the
ss Il. would pocssns sess he ~ Nd
Foote with some particularly though without referring to
W. Fooe inquired if the Senator alluded to him.
Mr.. Dawson replsd that he did.
specially appca BE any Senator They intended
TO be but be was prepared to say that they were in
may lee them not insppIiCabe to himself
Mr. Dawson continued. Then they could not be consid
dstn gushed the service of his country had been
Gen. Shields He proceeded to very able Constitutional
argument against Gen. Shelds right to seat closing with
the expression of opinion that the Governor would have
the power to fill the vacancy.
Gen Cas- ose not with the supposon that he could add
any thing to the able argument to which he had listened
with much attention. but simply say that he could
upon the resouon for the that he considered
the Senate by Gen. Shields had lost all ju
dction over the matter.
Mr. Underwood offered his amendment to insert after the
word resolved at the commencement of the o. luton,
the words the certificate of election does not entita him
in this body he not having etc. Gas in the original
rssoluion) Lost, l6 TO %.
Nj Douglass moved amend by striking out all after the
word resolved and insert that the Vice President be
quesed inform the Governor CT Illinois of the esg
of Gen. Shields Lost. 10 to g.
The resolution modified BY Mr. Cahoun's amendment
was then agreed to without dvision and. on motion Of
Mr. Webster the presiding officer requested to transmit
to the Governor Of Illinois copy Of the resolution.
On the Senato at nearly half past proceeded to
the confederation of Executive business and referred several
nominations in BY President to-day, during the
bate the Shields question and them at nearly O'Clock,
adjourned.
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