Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-08

SeA7tOi Vi Ihe question forthwith, The gov
ernment OF Iowa consisted of Legislature
composed of a Senate and House of Repre-.
sehtatlYes. The Senators held their terms for
longer periods than members of the House.
and are fewer in numbers, but are recognized
oy the Constitution as separate and distinct
part OF the Legislature. The House. BEING
the more numerous body. in matters of cleo.
uon must have preponderatng influence.
aud henee the concurrent action of the Senate
was required. The reasons which influenced
majority of the Committee in coming to the
conclusion that Mr. Harlan was NOT duly
elected, were, in brief, that the Senate, as a
body, did not attend the meeting. in Joint
convention, at which Mr. Harlan was elected.
Inc senate had adjourned over, and there
was no Senate IN session at the time A ma.
Joilty OF Senators were present, in their indi.
vidual capacity; but the Senate, as bodv.
was not there. The President of the Senate
was the regular presiding officer of the Con-
yention, but they elected President pro tenn.
these Irregularities vltiated the election.
Mr. Ioombs contended that the Legislature |
OF Iowa was composed OF members of Senate |
ana House, and upon those individuals was |
oeVolYed constitutional duty of electing a
senator OF the United States, III the manner
prescribed by the Constitution of Iowa The
JOINT convention consisted Of the membersI
who composed the two legislative bodi6zS
and as soon as they met in joint CONF dies,
the distinction heretofore exists1 Eention,
ohIi. as members ~, Of oiilersh ING between
oI1t.esa.eu lhelr ~ lit oranehes' was
l,i,aoo'ioal oroeri were arranged IN
,'"ssioe VI oh one list; ana hence the
~ oaso Nsal 10 participate IN the pro-
t baaa the part OF any member, or OF less
majority OF the Whole NUMBER OF mem,
ouipilslnS the JOINT conVehaon' could
n 10 iisNatlaate the Goihgs OF tle convenient
ne .hougii1 'he irau'iuiehe ana Iaciious con-
ouGG Oh 'nose senators IN iowa. VINO sought
70 uelea' tne eiec'ion, ana Irustrate the VIII
OF the people Oh Iowa. ought TO De condemned
Ny TINS oouy, ana ny Inc ehtHe American
people.
MT benjamin "lshed 10 Know wnether IL
was competent ior one branch OF a state Leg
lsla'ute 70 eiec' senator III congress Inc
GohstiVuUioh OF the ohlted otates declares
tha1 senators shali DC eiectea oy otate Ieglsia'
lures ana otate legislatures consist OF TWO
otahcnes' Ioin "hich II 1ollo"s mat me Con
s.l'u'ioh requires senators TO De elected oy
'loso Two w o[ahches'
loo,nps iepileo tnut such cohs'ruc-
W.. "oui1 lo"uei Al s@iiU 'he eiee'toH Vi
gtoaG ins"y oeha''is' oecause many senators
.iou 80 aieio oea'S "5@,ns: 'i,e ihuJoll'5 Vi
my NJ u ~ 81 u 'lei, ota'e IeslsiaIeIes'
- ! usi' o. ueI ~ eupPoI' u inc conSt'-
'u.loi,ail'y VI VT Aaliai eigctioH' anu cph-
1eu ~ VIC vows eAplesseu ~ Nv Aooilos1
=. ~ Ge5el, Gsteelns WIN tne inaloil'y oi
t .le 'uu'o.uLy oonuu1 , oeleNeo Inc elec'
'io u ~ r'ol IN, u i,t'.
In, ~. o''aineo inc noor'
a
~ - Doyce saSe ho'ice VI a ~
ueHoliei' He i",etueu O1ieiliS ~ 'ne 'aiili
oIii ~ piUPoseG 'iiae ilonn anu a.'el '@hu,
aIy, 1'oo' III Soous, wares iieioiiauuise' anu
o'her piouuo'S, s"pJeoC unuet 'he eAisIihg
ta'll! 70 pay uu'y u twenty Pel CENT sna1
commune 70 oe auint'seu at lnat rae, anu Ihat
'eh @nu o0iiee Sii"'l o0 i"0'uoeu Al INC Same
M .,..,. ~. ,,.,ao., AZ.
no '.''S VI ''io : 'Ae'
sase was Iesu,ieu
=, ~ epleiiS' lDein'J sa'u tlte ueoe'e oH
tnS "ds we nus ~ unusuui ono III our
Parllalielsay n,ssoly mn ~, :. "as in,es1-
Gu VIZ, @.,o " s,,o = no
- - - Ilt =; S.'0
and It will he 50 considered hereafter Tbe
late election brougbt into array narties with
What be considered we'll deGnad and CLEARLY
ascer,ained nr;ncnIes which yvare r,onf,ljy
aud onenlv met on both e;5es Il z,os fosr,
| fnl issne bnt tho dsngers yyero nast The 20.
sniff If The election had onietad the nnbIio
| mind ond ,va nav do wall ovop ro,, ,ybo,,
tho storm, is over aud tho dancer is nast e.
view them. He congratulated The country.
| tho House and even 3bo Snook a. on tba ~
snlt If tho election which has roade tho moo.
rlo ovor,ybaro breo,Lo FOO ond stinuIPatod
tho 49, of ,,soco Thara VOC difforaroas 80
oninions as tn what was decided in the con.
test and some thongbt notb;ng bad heer de,
cided Rnt If had beeo decided that Coporeos
sbeIl ;ronosa no restriotiors an tho torrito~,os
90 far 90 s1oyery l. concerned Tbis ssno ,.os
boidlv noode on one sido and as fo;r1r a,5
1eaIonslv made on The otbor NJ Staybons
sod he nrincinlas Of the Kanzos Nobrasi,o
oot u,oro endorsod b1, Tho yordiot Of ~ No.,
Me in The nres;denti3I alection II bowayer
ronia;nad 70 s,ob ;doo os so,,o+tor
tv VIII regard 70 tbe teTritor,as ConaTess
bos o,,1,, tl,o rinh+ - ,oes ,,oadf,I o,,S
reoulat;ors relative r. Lands and nnJer tba
cleuse of Tho cons,;tut;on ryhicb confors +h;s
,o,yor ,bou oer1,,t oyoi,'do sIo,os ~ 49,
men
MI ainPoell Vi O1lo' ~ inquired Wheth'
el no unueiS'o1e MI SsePhe,s 70 Jake the
gIouho tna' tne hahZas NeorasKa ace temoy-
Gu 'ne ies',io,,ol aSainS. slavery Hon MIN
nesota' anu uii other tsrli'oIies'
MI. stephens rePheo tpat tne missouri re-
suictioh was oeclareo nun ana 'oiu Wherever
nao eAtehueu' =,
MT OanPoeli "'shea 10 know Whe.her MI
o1ePhens unuelseoou ,ne repeanne cause ~
| eNlehulus UeyVhu tne 'eEIitorlai llinl's Vi
Nanzas anu NeorasKa'
nir' ls nc unuersVoou ny tne