Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-11

charge Of be ing = runaway. which was % cause
1t all. He would make such persons tree.
On motion Of Mr.. Pierce, the bill was postponed
and made the special order for Tuesday.
The bill providing for the building Of twenty
inail.clad gan boats, was postponed until an
answer could be hal from the Secretary Of the
Navy in relation to the resolution offered yester-
day.
On motion OF Mr. Bayard, the motion to refer
tn, credentials Of BENZ min Stark, Of Oregon, WAS
taken up.
NJ. Ba,ard conte ,ded that it vas not in accord
arce with the Cons itnton 10 refuse to allow the
Senstor to take the oath Of effce The notifications
o: Senator was lett entirely Ia lis state and ii
was not in the rover Of the Senate to refuse to
allow him TO take the oath. The senate could
net re oct an idiot or man convicted os crime if
he was properly sen, here hy his State. Such .
person had right II be sworn u member oi
this body then the Senate would have he power
TO puIish him as = member, or expcl him for suf
fcient cause. lie Bayari claimed that there
were no lrecedehts as regards this case, ana that
would be very dangerous precedent 10 esta ab,ish,
that of refusing credentials.
Mr.. Sumner said that the Constitution said that
eacl House should be Judges %. The qualifications
Of its ewn members. Does the Senat r from De-
aware, clalm the senate canno' consider loyalty
as y luaiih"atisns
Mr.. Sumner deemed that there weIe preceients
lie referred 10 the Of Phiiiu Barton. OF Men
tncsy, at the 10th Congr ss, who said to be
in favor Of England Tee iio lse made his loyalty
the question Of qualification.
Mr.. Bayard thought that the was lot .
parallel. Was referred 70 the words uttered bv u
member of the nouse during the Mexican wa',
when be hoped our troops would he welcomed ny
the Mexcans vita bloody hands TO hosptable
grasses He did not consider the man disloyal
tor that speech, AMI would not condemn man for
def flara.ious uttered in tho heat of debate
MIR. Coilamer said there doubt the case
n
usage we should allow the applicant to take the
oath. MIR. Collamcr would have this question of
loyalty settled and would let it 60 t. tue Judi ary.
Massage Of the Governor OF Wisconsin.
MADISON, Jan l..
The l. q islature convened yesterday.
Gov. liarvey's message hi7t alluaes Ia local mnt-
ters and the healthy financial condition .! the
State. In retrre2ce 10 the war tax u be levied
le says the loyal Ieolco Of Wisc"' su 90 not value
property or lte itseI. weishe against the esis
ence ot the Government which has SO long blessed
and pro ected them lie recommends economy
and wise u atmini -l,ation to meet this tax, recon-
mends tactic AMI drill in public ools, ana strong
| ly urges memorial :" Congress for an armory
val an arsenal depot at Mi9aHkee is cara .inus
harbor, wa,cr power. cheapncss - ship material
id aces sihc position rendering il tho bast point
! on the nEe-
| In altaiihg to the rebellion ahi the rebels, ht
! say, surely few lessons wI teach ms, !
| indeed we be not already taught, to n.der-tand d
! what trca on means To regard the rebels wi, h
| that horrid aversion that the loyalist holds thu
regeciie. . hey the attempted vegiciders Of lh'
| best government under Heaven. The contest mus
continue to be fought he principle that ,h'
protection of the Inion alone gives social sacrca
to soil and institutions 3. No soil, IersoE any
| speeies OF property have any .acreinfss claim
to regard outside the Constitutou aai il, rebellion
4 inst the lava Sltytrr h & Ok
| which the plottcrs i1r 4 s9utheIu monarchy hsv,
play ed upon to chain ami unto their section, unit
| that VIII lie peore have gore mai upon il
| Conservative polite cannot sa,e it Low
! from the d. in which await IT, Whether it tind
| its fate in the Struggle dies lingering oi il
wounds il yet in the order 0! Provi lence and no
to be- derec.cd by cur imra .ience.