The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-11
SENATE.

Several petitions were presented, for the
emancipation of slaves. ea sf3
= Browning introduced bill providing for
the establishment of military post at
Quincy, Ill. 81 rst
Lane, of Kansas, rose to g. personal ex-
plsnation, and read an article from the New
York Herald saying this Senate had been
engaged i'll discussing the case of Lane, and
that he Hane) desired delay, and had re-
signed his place in the Senate. Mr.. Lane
said itwas not true that he wanted any
delay it was not true he had written bis
resignation to the Kansas Legislature it
was not true he had accepted the Brigadier
Generalship rendered him. He had no feel
ing against the contestant (Mr. Stanton, }
except that which arose from his attempt to
declare his (Lane's) seat vacant four days
after he took it, 70. 1fs = saa ..- s5-|
b Trnmbull moved to take up the report of
the Judiciary Committee, that Waldo P.
johnson be expelled.
Mr.. ,Bayard said thatthe evidence in the
case satisfied him that Mr.. johnson had
left the United States and gone into
the Confederate States and he (Bayard)
could have no hesitation in giving his vote
to expel him
+ Mr.. Powell said he should also vote for
Mr.. Johnson's expulsion. ar -
On motion of Mr.. Ten Rycke, the resolu-
ton reported back from the Judiciary Com
nittee that Polk be expelled, was taken up
and adopted. Yeas, Sc: nays--none.ab
Trumbull offered q resolution which was
adopted, that the Senate transmit a copy of
the resolutions expelling johnson aud Polk,
to the Legislature of Missouri. 81
.Efrimes moved to take up the bill in re-
gard to criminal justice in tbs District of
Columbia. The bill provides that persons
'confned in the District Jail, prior TO the
last term of the criminal court be set free if
no indictments be found against them.,.r
Powell offered as an amendment, 10 ex-
cept- fugitive slaves. He said the bill as it
stood, would at the end of every criminal
court liberate ali fugitive slaves who hap
pened to be there
Mr. Grimes referred to the case of free
colored boy who was confined thirteen
months on the C arge of being runaway,
which was no cause at all. He wanted
such persons free.
On motion of Mr.. Pearce the bill was
postponed and made the special order for
Tuesday.
The bill providing for the building of
twenty mail clad gunboats was postponed
until an answer could be had from the Sec
rotary of the Navy relative to the resolution
offered yesterday.
On motion of Bayard, the motion to refer
1.-THE credentials of Benz. Stark of Oregon was
taken up. Bayard commended it was not in &C
cordance with the Constitution to refuse to
allow the Senator to take the oath of office
The qualification Of a Senator was left en-
tirely. to his State and it was not in the
| power of the Senate to refuse to allow him
to take the oath. The Senate could not
reject an idiot or a man convicted Of crime,
/ if be was properly sent here by bis State.
! Such person has right to be sworn as a
member ofthis body, then the Senate would
have the power to punish or expel him for
sufficient cause. He (Bayard) claimed
| there were no presidents as regards this
case. That would be very dangerous pre-
cedent to establish-that of referring Gre
dentials.
Mr. Sumner said that the Constitution sai d
that7each House should be the judge of the
qualifications of It's own. members. Does
f'the Senator from Delaware declare the SEN
ate, cannot consider loyalty as a qualifca-
Etion? ~T