Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
VOL. XIII---NOY3n.

months on the chasm.e( bsass / nawav
which was no caussisY H wanted such
p'tSo"s 8" modsa tais sas zidl III postponed and
made the speGm order for Tuesday. ID
The bill providing 1or Building Of 20
mail clad guii-boaE was postpoaed until an
answer could be had sffffons-ti(le Secretary of
vest.sss ,es Ssyy relative TO the 0'oti0n offered
on moorionef Mr.. Bayard, the motion to
refers the credentials of BENZ ifStark, of Oregon,
was taken up. Mr.. Bayard contended that it
was not in accordance with the Constitution
to refuse'to aNow'thc Senator te 4ake the oath
of office. The quail iGcation of Senator was
left entipely toyhis State, and it was not ia
the power Of the Senate to refuse to allow him
to take the oath. The Senate could not reject
an idiot or a man oonsicted, if he was proper
ly sent here by bis State.y Such person has
a right to be swofp as a member Of this body,
then the Senate would have the power to pun
ish him as member or cxpel him for suffii.-
cient cause. He (Bayard) claimed there were
no precedents as regards this case, and that
it would be n very dangerous precedent to es-
tabllsh-that Of referring credentials
Mr.. Sumner said that the Constitution
said that each House should be Judge Oof the
quail fcations Of its ow n members. Does the
Senator from Delaware claim that the Senate
cannot consider loyalty as qualifications
Mr.. Sumner claimed that there were prece-
dents. He referred to the case of Philip Bar.
ton, of KY, in the 10th Congress, who was
said to be in the pay of England, and the
House made his loyalty the question Of quail
fcation. '' ~ -.@l l>3''.- -i.4 1'"fz
Mr.. Bayard thought that the case was not
parallel one. lie was referred to the words
uttered by member of the House during the
Mexican war, when he hoped our troops
would be "wclcotned by the Mexicans with
bloody hands to hospitable graves''@ He did
not consider the man disloyal for that speech,
and would not condemn man on declarations
uttered in the heat of debate.
Mr.. Colamer said there was no doubt the
case was without precedent. and according to
general usage we should allow the applicant
to take the oath. He would leave the ques-
ton of loyalty unsettled and would let it 20
to the Judiciary -r-q r.- ..'-g,,sf ts,.-,
Mr.. Trumbull said it was strange doc
trine that the Senate could not take notice of
the loyalty of an applicant. @"' 'E
HoUsE-The SpoakcrS.laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of War, in which
ho says io HaS eiie louoi W acknOWlouge the
receipt of the resolution adopted on the 9th
inst, to the effect that the answer of the De
partment to the resolution passed on the sec
ond day of the session is not responsive and
to the House, and requesting
further answer The Secretary has now to
state that measures have been taken to as
certain who is responsible. .'
On motion of Mr.. Washburne, the commu-
nication was referred to the Joint Committee
OH the Conduct OF the War;
On motion of Mr.. Blake resolution was
adopted. calling for the number of paymasters
in the army and how many are necessary He
that there is large number of pay
masters without duties to perform, and that
many of them were incompetent His desire
vas that they shall be dismissed
The House resumed the consideration of
he Civil Appropriation Bill.