The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-22
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Senate. HI
.gNs tfsw WAsaIFeros, Jan. n, 1884
MN PRosor,cE q lyI,snrsra
On motion Of M. wLsos, trep) Or Mass tho Senate
eoa mp The bill 70 provide for the promotion Of enlist.
msuts.
hr. 6amns. lrep) Of Iowa. moved the ei postponed,
did provide any bounty FOR the colored soldiers
Tho bill was postponed until to morrow.
SaR CORRESPONDENCE HsrwrnS rns UNITED srArM AVID
RssRL AUruoEJnEs KS tt
The resolution Of Mr. DAVE, (opp) Of Ky calling upon
United States and the rebel authorities was taken up, and
90 motion postponed.
Mr.. SHERMAN (rep) OF Ohio presented the report Of
Commissioner Newton, OF the Agricultural Department,
ON the subject Of the proposed taxation Of twenty per
cent leaf tobacco Of the instance OF the Commit
teo Finance Mr. Newton 10 adverse 10 the tax. Re-
ferred 70 the Committee on Finance.
TIE SENATORIAL OATH
ders were postponed and tne Senate proceeded 10 the
consideration Of the proposed rule requiring an additional
Mr. Jonssos, tOpp) Of Nd, proceeded to address the
requiring the oath 70 30 taken BY officers, include sena.
tors2 II 1t did not, was u constutoDalp II IL became
operative S was proper and s1psasn Re Gontsndsd
tuition. II had anterior existence The absence the
delegation OF the power IN the constitution was the
constitutions, we bound 70 show tho existence Of
this power before attempt 70 exercise Is Did the
1862 embrace Sepators9 He commended that did not
and quoted various authorities In support OF the argu
ment that Senator'S not officers within the meaning
twothirds vote and no, BY impeachment. No Two seua
tors this floor In regard any question:
ect only TO the law civil and criminal lie commended
that Senator was not civil officer under the language
should be appointed to Sy once during bis term The
Interpretation put upon the statute would DO absurd
cause then Senators would hold OWL Offices while they
nd YApYoea All oftxoR
only responsible to the Legislatures and constituencies OF
their respective States: The Senate vas q body
sosion, and held their seats suSes. 10 00 NO
The constitution Neither tie President nor the Other
House had any right 10 question the OF the Senate
the Senator from MassscSuses he cousidsre1 uncous
tuonal and n,ischevous The States net TO be
~ sue
might elect There nothing In the Councaton law Of
the i1n q july Iss2 . mppO,: ns law q :ne % o.
he dssu q ss he case
Il. :S.s S
question wss, was there power 70 establish United
would you surn him ous and ndcs S% for
perjury because he had q some time 10 the past
but q The Who bad only taken Inc
oath prescribed in the constitution could net be relied
the United States9 The war now upon US was wagsd
the constitution the suppression Of the spirit
10 the SPECIFIC objects for which il Intended. lid
want tho States back7 Did wo want the war ter
Minated and this slaughter cease9 Did sound
raerua relations 70 be restored and former pros
pey revived and nation TO be placed IN the front
rank q the nations Of shs esrha who would not say
70 keep them ou Was the purpose OF this act Of July
10 say to the people Of the South. "Men. women and
children, you out Of the Union and forever"
and that they should be slaughtered their own
threshold unless they In? This mot the view
taken In 1862 when the act was passed. The people
Of the soush, when the military rover OF the rebellion
was subducd, would again come into the fold Of the
Union under the provisions OF the Presidents amnesty
procamatons The social connections or the people
the South had much 10 do with their present condition
WHAT 3 g Gle would Be TO see ss millions o. Reops
States But IL would be Infinitely worse to bold proud
and sensitive people 10 such slavery As this would be-
He opposed 10 pscing the negro political equa
" with the white greater evil TO the slave than the
master. What man would no. rather suffer death thou
the rebellion and The resscraton Or ne Union The DAY
& s rSs po:ss
Of the rebellion wond DO crushed, and the people Of the
ings Of restored Union In the language Of Webster,
snis government Of ours was not consolidated but
Chaos like, together crushed and bruised.
That, like the world. harmoniousy confused,
Ana i. sn SsSsa al i ,ssss dsr' al agree
Mr. HowARD, (rsp.) Of Mich, thought this was simple
70 that senate, should e lake the
In the day 70 say that We were doing grevous wrong
against whose hands were red with the blood Of
representatives., when they present themselves here to
take such oath this. Admitting that Senator 10
the They obtain their oces by election
appointment. Is not Senator elected9 not the Presi
sSr from D.srsr. and pny:sS Si
statute may not apply 70 ss well as other ocers
the oath under this statute the consultation would BE-
come dead letter. its vital blood would be gan. With
sr form Of the oath in che constitution plainly gives the
Senate power 10 establish one. The Senate was mot
ana We h.d rich, - 70 hack ana povre into ,bs sns
cedents Of person who demanded admission into THE
body In, IN The .s sss s o. sus s should arise
evil people E,
not such fools fght such this, and sacrifice
che hundred and 6fy thousand two hundred thousand
lives and tnsn turn around the traitors and tell them
would never consent 70 such weakness an folly.
M Foo1, (rcp Of VI, would alone discuss The ques
the proprssy q incorporating rules Of hs senate
obligation which e law Of July, 1884, itself already
o9 H. senate could no make tho statute any stronger
than u There was no precedent for the rule ~
implied that the vas defsesve and there was no no
The amendment Of Mr.. Powell was rejected by vote
Of IL yeas against 20 nays.
saiournsu uns Monday NJ. salisbury being sosd 70
The ecor ON the pending subject.
Besss Of Representatives.
wAwuxeror, Jan. n, 1894.
rus PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
The house, BY vote Of 50 against ", refused 10 Ad
journ until Nosday.
xyw rAypISe COMMITTEES.
Mr.. WisHFuKSs, (rep) Of H., from the Committee 90
Rules, reported rule for the appointment Of stand
Ing committee = consist Of Eve Members 70 Se entitled
The Committes % . Uniform System Of Coinage weights
m011uf0D. ~ hall ho
cations On that subject
The rule was adspteo.
The Howe resumed tbs consideration OF the Joint roso
iution smendatory q The connscasiou sch
M. meNsas, (rsp) ofN. r., wee u loss 70 see how
the Yebeh could claim the protection Of the sonssituson
Ne IN NOT keow thar they dd Whatever claims 70 this
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