Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-07-17
PROCEEDINGS o. CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS Or CONGRESS
On the llth -dr. Clark moved thai the Sen
ats pr9ees3 u 1Ez es.as;lc-zt.g7s e Is res3-
luton Rad ysstsfl4y. rc.at..-S = IL ez2ul-
sion Of Senators t=.-E-.-- = tLe Seeded
STATES now absent from II -SS-a.e.
Mr. Bayarj, II De.4ss-.s, s-il tLe-e US
no conspiracy ca ise l.-1t q tie absent Sen
stors. They w-Te EJt g., * lsr.,4 ac-ouuiau.e
fgE the acts Ui lh-ir S.sj-s There sas. - lac
saw, no Necessity r. depart frJL1 tae same
plan thai had been adopted IrqFar5s those
Senator'S AZ the last congress lie should
vote against the resolution. lie waz a7r thus
willing &c a5jnd-e the acts ct private ia5ivid
uals.
MT. Clark demanded the yeas and nays up
On bis resolution. He said there wzs gre2t
consPiracies against The Government II tie
Senators acted openly, e1pel them openly.
Thsy are hostile - the G5yar,ueuE and We
want the Senate = declare that We wIll uot have
them IN cur c0Unsels. 7 he Senator from
Delaware has said they were allowed 70 with
draw al tls last session, but since that time
they nave seized tie arms Z the Government,
anu ar-aye1 them agains, the constituted al
t1crlties; they Lave attacked cur forts. aBG
even row their guns are within sound IF the
Capitol. ! say l=E the action u th5 Senate
d summary
Hr. Bayari said be was orUgsed 70 such
action. Inc Constitution declared the Sen
ale 10 De tie judge Of lis own mem oeFs and
could ezpe! q member by vote q two thirds:
but such ac.ion could only be taken where
there was some gross immoraiity-some gross
act Of the individual.
Ir. Latham said the resolution Vas cruel
and unjust, and reflected Oh the personal
characters Of the gentlemen. It would be
maEc proper and d.gnifed u declare ;ie seats
vacant
Mr.. Latham moved to amend Jy striking
cut " expelled" and inserting their names
be stricken from the roll and their seats de-
clared vacant"
Mr. MeDougal was 10 favor Of expulsion
Mr.. Clark called for the yeas and navs on
the adoption Of the amendment. and they
were ordered. Is follows:
IEzs-Messrs. RaTari. D-cck;nr.dga.
Bright. johnson of New JERSEY. Ja;ns5n i.
Tennessee, Latham, Aezmith, Pgik. Powell.
and tice-ll
NATs-Nessrs. An;h~ny. Bingham. Brown
Mig, Chandler, CLARK, Cal-aneT Cowan. DIX
On, DvJlitsl=, fesssBLsa, Eyoir. Foster.
Crimes, Hale, Harlem, Harris, Howe, k.a..
Lane f Ind, Lane Of Kansas, tIeDsUgaj,
NORTH, Pomsr0y. Sherman, S.mm.ns. Ten
Eyek. ITumbull, Wade. Wilkinson, Wilulgt
ard W.lzaa-52
Tho question recurring 10 the original rcs-
5.atlsa, .ae yeas and nays gzre called and
t-e resolution Faz a19ptel-veas >. nays il.
The vote u iA- Senators 5eirg tie sane q
,~.s4 ~ Tie v1te on the amer. la4e,-. being
y 20 T.
u the House similar seanes ara enacted.
...- principal tories being Ya.Iaudinzha;n as
ga.a and Burnett Of Kentucky. TIE Lii aa-
,tal-zlrg Tie employment # So!4a.--fs T.
49, go supporting ard .c.ealiug ;a- govern
malt. sesE- untaE consideration. ..e H-s,
Haa-e ..-y u1e-sl Tcac. resal-,5-n.
N-. Wright, i peHE>~.raala. sra. a5ys1s.
g.. - i..e rrsq5ss !. would Jc l.gissuz gut 4
Fsaa-t 11 creasau.
Ar. |a.iau4i-5.an inquired whether The
gentleman gas ei.2 ~esi, 5..s "a, u tl.l return
x ia- seeded sj=t=Sz
~. "r.-.: replied t:.a; he v.az nst
[.-. ..-.Lr.-i -i-i.1-A wished = know. then.
Whether e-cr should .!. scceLci States be
willing G. r@-aale their position ii tie Union.
The -=ut.elR4a would still insist uron she'd
ding their blood
M-. W.i-h, responded that when these reb-
els sha.. lay down their arms, shall humbly
sue .yE peace, ami shall give up their leaders
for punishment, then, aud js5t tn t.sH. was
be IN ia9or II peace II said the mission
Of the armv wguI be % defend the integrity
Of the Ugian. lie was opposed therefore to
treating with tie reJ-ls while they le!d arms
il tleir hauls. IH-E must Le brought to
complete submission. Their offences had
been eH'rm0us; they had impoverished peo-
pie who one year IL were thought above
all want. AMI the rebels who had 0ccasioned /
all this should be punished.
Mr.. HutcDins, u Ohio, ui5-lel an amend /
ment urging upon the Administration the |!
vigorous prosecution Of the war until rebel /
lion shall be crushed out.
Mr.. Vallandigham said the true intent of I
the proposed amendment would be better un-
derst0od if it should read 10 prosecute the I
war with vigor against unresisting men
The vote was then taken on Hutchins' +
amendment r5ra U0cs and was adopted
The Committees.
In the House. on the 10th inst, the Speak (
er announced the standing committees. Mr.. /
Stevens is chairman of the Committee on /
Ways and Means, and leader of the House
Mr.. Colfax chairman Of the Post Office Com /
mittee Mr. Covode on Public Expenditures
Mr.. Hickman on the Judiciary: Mr.. Blair, |
of Pa, on Military Affairs Subsequently /
Mr.. Hickman was, at his own request, ex
eused from serving ON the Judiciary Com /
mittee.
The Disloyal States.
In the Senate resolution was offered and
adopted expelling from that body Senators
Mason, Hunter, Clingman, Bragg, Nicholson. /
Mitchell, and others from the gece.
ded States.
Loan Bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Stevens, the House, on /
Thursday. went into Committee On the Loan
Bill, Mr.. Colfax in the chair. Mr. Fallapd /
igham got the floor and delivered treason T
able diatribe, after which the committee rose.
reported to the House, and it was passed by I
ayes 149, noes 6, the latter being Burnett
Reed, Norton, Vallandigham and Wood.
Collection Of Duty.
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