The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-11

ne iiau Accepttuthe brig. dGntfalshlpleA-
dered him. He Lame had no feeling
against the contestant, Mr.. Staunton, ex-
cept that which arose from his attempt
to declare his Lane scat vacant in four
days after he took 1T.
Mr.. 1rumbull moved to take up the re-
iport of the judiciary Committee, that
Waldo p. johnson be expelled from the
Senate
Mr.. Blyard said that the evidence in
the case satisfied him that Mr. johnson
had left the United States and gone to the
Confederate States, aud he tBayard)
If n his
vote to espel hiin.
Mr. Powell said that he should also
Evote FOR Mr. johnson expulsion.
On motion of Mr. Ten Eyck, the reso-
luton reported back from the Judiciary
Committee, that Trustcn Polk be ex-
PEELED from the Senate, was taken up and
the resolution was adopted. Yeas, So;
nays, none
| Mr.. Trumbul offered resolution,
| which was adopted, that the Senate trans
nit a copy of the resolutions expeline
| Messrs. Johnson and Polk from the Sen
ate to the Governor of Missouri.
Mr.. Crimes moved to take up the bill in
regard to the administration OF criminal
justice in the District of Columbia
The bill provides that persons confined in
the District Jail prior to the last term Of
the Criminal Court be set free, if no IN
4 T,at,ua.t lo fnnrI ,eo:po4 tLnn,
Mr. Powell offered as an amendment to
Except fugitive slaves He said that the
bill as il stood would, at the end of every
Criminal Court, hberate all the fugitive
slaves who happen to be there.
Mr.. Grimes referred to the case Of a
free colored boy who was confined in the
Jail thirteen months, on a charge Of being
a runaway, which was no cause at ALL
He wanted such persons free.
On motion of Mr.. Pearee the bill was
postponed until an answer could be had
from the Secretary of the Navy, relative
to the resolution offered yesterday.
/ On motion of Mr.. Bayard, the motion
to refer the credentials Of Benz Stark, OF
Oregon, was taken up, Mr.. Bayard con.
tended thatit was netin accordance with the
Constitution to refuse to allow the Sena.
tor to take the oath of Office The quail.
fcalion Of a Senator was Left entirely 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 he
was properly sent here by his State
Such person has right to be sworn ms
IA member of this body. Then the Sen
ate would have the power to punish him
as member or expel him, for sufficient
cause. He Mr.. Bayardl claimed that
there we're no precedents as regards this
case, AMI that it would be very danger
Gus precedent to establish that of refer
ring credentials
t AIR. SUMNER said that tie Constitution
said that each House should be the judge
of the qualifications of its own members
Does the, Senator from Delaware claim
that the Senate can not consider loyalty al
a qualification?
Mr.. Sumner. claimed that there wer,
prccedents. He referred TO the case o
Phillip Barton, of Kentucky, in the l0tl
, Congress, who was said to be in the pa,
, of England, and the House made his 10y
atty the question of qualification.
Mr.. Bayard thought that the case wa
not parallel one. He referred to tn,
words uttered by q member of the Hous,
during the Mexican war, when he hopet
our troops would lie welcomed by la
Mexicans with bloody hands to hospitab
graves He did not consider the MAJ
disloyal for that speech, and would no
condemn a man on declarations uttere,
in the heat Of debate.
Mr.. Collins said there was no doub
the case was without precedent, aud &C
!. cording to general usage we should al
low the applicant TO take the oath.
Mr.. Collamer would have this question
of Loyalty settled and would let it 90 to til
Judiciary Committee
3 Mr.. Trumbull said it was strange doc
D trine that the Senate could not take nc
tice Of the ieyalty of an applicant. Sup
0 pose some one should send negro her
: with proper credentials would the sena
4 tor from Delaware admit him
Mr.. Bayard ] would require him I
be citizen nt the United States.
!. Mr. Trumbull How would you deter
mine that ! by color Then you 20 be
hind the anti that il just til
Q point. According to the doctrine Of til
:, Senator FROM Delaware, it the State Q
7 Missouri should send sly Of JEFF. psvi
Q here to blow up the Capitol we must nd
= nit him here to set fire to the powder tha
: will blow up the Capitol.
! Mr.. Bayard moved to amend the resc
Q luton so as to allow Mr.. Starke to talk
:, the oath then "a send his papers to til
! Committee. The motion was lost. Yeas
$ 8; nays, 80. A vote was then taken 0
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