Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-11
sITHIaTY. SEVENTH ooN0sRSs.
First Session.

| tt sl WASHmGToN, Jan. 10.
SENATE Several petitions were presented
for The emancipation Of slaves.
Mr.. Browning introduced a bill to proyidefo
the establishment Of military post at Quincy,
Ill.
Mr.. Lane Of Kansas, rose 10 personal ex-
plAnatiou, and read an article from the New
York Herald, saying that the Senate had been
engaged Ia dl cushing the case Of Mr.. Lane,
and that be tLine) desired delay, and. had re-
signed his place Ia the Senate. Me-. LlDo said
that 1t was not true that he wanted aDy delay
" was rot roe that he had written his rtslgna.
tion TO the Kansas Legislatnre; 1t was noe true
that be had accepted the Brlgadier.G Gensralshlp
rendered him. He (Lane) had no feeling
against the contestant, Mr.. Staunton, except
that which arose from his attempt 70 declare
his (Lane's) seat vacant, four days after he
took il. t,
Mr.. Tumbull moved to take up the report
of the Judiciary committee that Waldo P. John.
son befxpelled from the Senate. aE
| Mr. BIyard said that the evidence in the case
satisfied him that Mr.. johnson had lett the
United States and gone to the Confederate
States, aud be (BAyard) could have no hesita.
ton 10 giving his vote TO expel him, i.-,g.- =,
Mr.. foTel tald that he should also vote for
Mr. JohDson's expulsion. tl 5sYa A. r-
Ga motion Of Mr.. Ten Eyek, the resolution
reported back from the Judiciary committee
that TruSteen Polk be expelled from the Senate,
was taken up. lE u a'7
The resolution was adopted-yess 80, nays
none s rlb
Mr.. Tfunbull offered resolution, Whloh was
adopted, that the Senate transmit @ copy Of the
resolutions expGlliDg MessTs. johnson and Polk
from the Senate to the Governor OF Missouri.
Mr.. Crimes moved TO take up the bill In re-
gard to the admin stratlon OF criminal justice
IN the District of Columbis. The bill proyidss
that PERSONS oouf0ed 10 the district jst prier
10 tue lssi tenn Of the Criminal Court be set
free, II no indictments be found against them.
Mr.. Powell! offered an Amendments to except
fugitive slaves. He said that the bill as |. .stood
would st the end OF every Criminal Courtlib-
crate all the fugitive slaves who happen to be,
there. ..
Mr.. Crimes referred to the case Of free
colored boy who was confined in the Jail thirteen
months on q charge OF being runaway, which
was 10 cause ht all. He wanted such persons
free. .s-t -
On motion Of Mr. Pearce, the bill was post.
oned and made the special order for Tuesday.
The bill providing Tor the building of twenty
mail-clad gunooats WAS postponed until an an.
swer could be had from the Secretary of the
Navy relative to the resolution offered yester.
day.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard, the motion to re-.
FER the credentials of Ben. starke Of Oregon,
was taken up.
Mr.. BAyard concluded that 1t was 10 accord.
ance with the Consultation to refuse to allow
the Senator TO take the oath Of Office The
qualification OF Senator was left entirely to
hia State, and Ii Wss not In the power of the
Senate to refuse to allow him to take tho oath.
The Senate could not reject an idiot, or a man
convicted Of crime, If be was properly sent here
by his State Such person has right to be
sworn as member of this body. Then the
Senate would have the power TO punish him as
a member or expel him for sufficient cause. He
(BAysrd) claimed there we're no Irecedents as
regards this case, and that would be very dan
gtr0us precedent to establish--that Of referring
credentials.
Mr.. Sumner said that the Constitution said
that each House ehould be judge OF the quail.
6cation Of It's own members. Does the Sen
ator from Delaware claim the Senate cannot
consider loyalty as qualification
Mr.. Sumner claimed that there we're preoe.
dents He referred 10 the case OF Poillip Bar
ton Of Kentucky, In the tenth Congress, who was
slid to be In thepay OF England, and the House
made bio loyalty the question OF qualification.
parallel one, and referred to the words uttered
by member Of the House during the Mexican
war, when he hoped that Que troops would be
welcomed by the Mexicsns with bloody hands
to hospitable graves. He did not consider the
man di'loyal Tor that speech, and would not
condem man on declarations uttered 10 the
heat Of debate.
Mr.. Collsmer said there was no doubt the
case was without precedent, and according to
general usage We should allow the applicant to
take the oath. -. ''..,. IL
Mr.. ColAmer would have this question Of
loyalty sealed, snd would let It 90 to the Judi.
ciary committee.
Mr.. Vrumbull said it was strange doctrine
that the Senate could not take notice of the
loyalty Of an applicant. Suppose some one
should send negro here with proper creden.
tials, would the Senator from Delaware admit
hint
Mr.. BayOrd--I would require him to be a cit.
iEen Of the United Ssates. f ',i1
Mr. Trumbull-How would you determine
thsl9 By coloE7 Then you 60 behind the ere.
dentiS's, and that 10 just the point. According
to the doctrine of the Senator from DslaWnre,
Il the Stale of Mississippi should seed SPY of
JEFF DAvis here to blow up the Capitol, we
must admit hin here 70 set FIRE to the powder
that will blow up the Capitol.
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend the resolution
so as to alioz M. Sbafks to take the oath, and
then - send bis papsEs to the committee.
The motion was lost--Jeas 9, nays 80,
A vote ives then taken on Mr.. Fessenden's
resolution, TO send the credentials to the Judi.
ciary committee,
Motion olrriOd-ysas 90, nays IL.
Nays--BAyarG, Bright, Crrlisls, Kennedy,
Latham, Nesmith, PeAroe, Powell, Rice, sauls.
bury, and Thompson.
% motion OF Me-. Wilson, the bill for the
Organization OF the signal department of the
army was taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wllson, the bill relating to
the appointment Of sutlera and thelr definite
duties, was taken up.
M Lane Of Kansas moved to substitute for
the whole bill Rs follows: From and after the
lst of February, 1862, the position of regiment.
al and brigade su,lera be abolished In the reeu.
lar and volunteer forces of the United States,
He said the sutler system was o nuisance TO
the service and an actual injury. ..
Mr.. Wilson eaid when he first moved In the
matter 1t was intended to abolish suffers and
establish a system like that in the navy BE
found great difficulty in that, aud had, after
consultation with officers, drawn up the bill
with great care and he though 1t would do great
good He had never been go abused In his life
and threatened and slaDdered.
HOulE.-The Speaker laid before the House
aletter from the Secretary of War 10 which he
says he has the honor to Acknowledge the re-
celpt of the resolution adopted on the sixth inst,
to the effect that the ansWer Of the Department
TO the Resolution passed on the second day Of
the session, ia not responsive and satisfactory to