Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-05
a t CONGRESS
OF TIE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
SENATE.
FRIDAr, April f.h, 1899.


SENATE.
The Senate met at ls O'Clock, n. Prayer BY the
Rev. DR.. Do,gstt, Of the Methodist Church
Mr. SPARROW, of LOUISIANA from the COMMITTEE on
Military ARA reported back House bill TO authoriE'
the Secretary Of War TO receive into the service kg
nsOt If Volunteers Tor the PsotSeuon o. 'ns ,Ionu
Ex s. with recommendation that !: 90 not pass Also
Hou,s BIZ! to encourage tbs manufacture oil saitpe're
and small arms, with % spendment.
Mr. semues, Of Louisiana IRON tie Committee on the
81 and 80 yssc t 81 ~ ssPsf
On motion, tSs and i vas placed on the calendar
fioa. 'iAN'e 'e''
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House net ct u o'clock. Prayer BY the Rev. Dr..
Brown -#
LnAyE or AsssNcH.
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr. HoLcoxsE, vto
sas called hons on urgent bu,ncss.
IMMORAL.
Mr. BALDWIN pres ,nted IN, morial which, ulthou,
being read. vas appropriately referred.
SPECIAL rrryILIsE 20 GxhrAis coNNIrrrrs
Mr. MILES Of 8. O.. moved to take up the resolution
offered by him come days ago. that the committee op
Military Ala a. the committee on Naval q .irs, have
leave To report al any time. -.r...
TIE motion vas agreed to, and the resolution was
adopted. at .....
TaE o.kTEsrKD ILKcrIos cAsE. -. Al
The SPEAKER stated tina, the contested Election
CSse being privileged PRESTON, ntrt came up q the
Unfinished isiness Of yssserdsy.
Mr.. SMITH OF We, being enued TO the goor, address
ed the HOu,e at some length 10 support Of the claim 10
the seat Of Jlson II. johnson, the cont slant
NJ. GARDENHIER Of Tenr., advocated the claim Of
the sitting member Mr.. GARLAND .H.
NJ. JOHNSON, the contestant, then addressed the
House in support Of b., own claim TO the seat. His
spsech q very telling one i presented all the facts
IA connection with the contest Ia matter OF fact style,
avidert' IN thu minds m
bers. Hs statements were plain, strong and forcibr,
unobscured by anything like legs, technical pleading ard
emineo'lY to The poiSt He vas followed BY Mr.. GAR
AND, the stcg member. Who closed the debate upon
the question.
Yr. GARDENHIER then moved to lay the amend
nents TO the report Of the Committee the table.
These an '5dneuts cousisei 10 Q resolution dR.red
BY Mr. CRccKKrr, Of Kentucky, tina. Mr.. GARLAND was
not entitled TO his seat as the representative fom We
tsird district Of Aksnsas, aud that Mr.. JoHSss was
q tied 20 l. AID resolution offered by Mr. KIHAs,
Of Ca, that Mr.. GARLAND the citing member, IN
iitled retain ais seat .s
The que, ton having been taken by yeas aud nays
spou the motion to lay on the table resulted yeas 49,
rays ~. t't
SO 10. motion vas agreed 10. glrr
Mr. LYONS, OF Va, then offered resolution that the
report be recomnted 10 the Committee with itstruo
tio'A TO require the contestant to produce authenticated
cop of tie poll ks OF the county of Arkansas in
the State OF ksnssg and II practicable, OF the ballots
Slltln ten Gays etef 30 lou ol OouBrts, hnu
also 10 require that tie 5ung member and CONTESTANT
should f.rnish proof in refer, oil matters In
tp.ci 10 which, notice might bs served by one uEoa
the oher the committee report In view ftss proofs
.ho ol'c,ed
The resou,ion was rtjected-ayes 40, noes "a
The gu sion then rtcurrd upon the resolutions re-
ported by the oriy Of the committee which read
igllpss; f.f.- rrr,l |l,..
I. r solved, That thirty days be allowed to contest.
ant 10 amend bis notice, II he so desire.
That the sitting member DO allowed thirty days, al.
tor such amenemsnt Is made aud notice thereof after
rolice Of contestants dcinirg to smend In which TO
make and serve his thereto contestant, sot
t GU, in said answer the grounds on which he rests
t svalGi,y Of his osn ard denies the election Of con-
t9stant
Toat alter service OF tho answer or expiration Of
&c time limited therefor sixty dsys be allowed the par
{ to take evid ncr which shall be fined the al
cations and depi.l contained 10 the notice and
yer aud that the same be taken and transmitted 70
the Hors, under the rule prescribed by The Act OF ihe
Congress Of the United States approved February H.
1851 entitled "Aa Act TO prescribe tbs mode OF obtain
i,g evidence ia OF contested elections"
o. motion Of Mr.. RAWLS, Of Ala, the House then |
adj. urned.