New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-11
SENATE-wAsHlxGToS March 10. 100
SENATOR YRON MARYLAND.


Mr. Johnson presented the credentials of MI.
v Cre.swen elected Senator BY the Legislature H y.
Maryland, in place of Senator HICKS uecoa'0
nalifod and took his seat r,.xrs
THE LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS CLAin n 49, ,,ro
Mr. LANE Kansas moved that the Scna'u ~
seed 10 the consideration Of the Tesoiuton - f,on
ueusation and mileage TO the claim9nls ol s.d''
Louisiana and Arkansas, and upon W. Ia ,ono,,ad
adversely. . .h. Gao. ,i,ot ,bis reso.
,,,sp IN voyed an expendture Of SytO ana thHt one
~ tbe nersons nv shbaok) could not take Tue oaIh
leouired of every Senator without conh'tns peIJu!.
Air. LANE said that was not true MI nnarA maS
snown to he a radical Republican from tie commence
,nent of the Rebellion and was one up 10 TINS moment
and opposed in every possible way the OrdlnaDce Oh
secession until he was compeed TO vo'e ioI % Sh,e
his life The Senator from Massachusetts bad just
voted 10 print a book from the Academy OF science
FOR himself Qsne) be was not disposed TO DO wrorg 70
ave little money: -
claiming q seat from Arkansas could have 10 mileage
The Committee Judiciary had investigated The mat
sr the Senate by decided vote declared they were
so tied TO This done nj the III session oI
che late Congress and they were PAID mileage long ago
bu after il decided that that they were not en-
titled to seats and although no new election haa taken
place they again here and ask " Dc adntlru 10
seats He then proceeded 10 state the grounds on
which the Committee Judiciary came to the coneu-
recognize the new state GoVernheht OF Iousi'
ana. Its Constitution was one OF te most hDcIaI u
che United States One clause abolished Saver! ana
prohibited the Legislature from passing any law iccog
azing property in man. Not only White males en-
lled % suffrage but the Legislature has power 10 eA'
,end II 10 other persons. fiyesxhs Of the Const;u
lions do not allow the oO0red people TO NOe ana pro
bbit the Legislatures from making laws TO enable them
~ do SO Education for ali the chdrca In the State
was provided for by its Free State Constitution The
object Of recognizing that government was 10 get rd OF
the military usurpstion. He proceeded TO show that
not Notwithstanding the military orders issued 10 loyal
people were prevented from voting. and further that
fgohrds Of the people OF the entire State took part III
The eecnon o. the delegates to the convention which
framed the new Constitution.
Nr " ABE expressed his astonshment that the Sene.
sor shoald now make al elaborate speech. He could
only conceive that II made up 10 be delivered
,onie time before the Senate adjourned The law
making power had declared Louisiana 10 be III Rebellion
against the people Of the United States. II was not
"a the power of the President bring back any State
which was deliberately opposed TO Republican Govern
Insnt. The people are utterly unqualified 10 SET up q
state Government until the barriers are removed and
Congress declares they in condition To establish
Government for themselves The bringing back STATE
was not to be initiated by the President. Tho Pges
dent could more by order IS authorize EebelhOus
State 10 set up Government than he could create
something ont of nothing He had stveh 10 eiect The
President but he could sanction such process
Al that. IL q dangerous precedent. and II COZ
tinued without our assent, would reduce oar Govern
nent 10 n mere military desp0tls.O. IL such course
comes b. be pursued in Louisiana could be done IN
all che other rebeous States and there might be ~
trOduced here Senators mere creations OF the res
dent representing military power. Wonld the senator
from Illinois sanction this 10 bring IN here unwashod
kebesmen who have perjured themselves 10 the lowest
ael-O associate with the patriotic senator from In
nois, Sir, IT will never do. Michael Hahn was the
candidate OF the President who said TO him 10 an order
" he Governor OF louisiana" and this was done with
out consulting the Senate or any other body. The
senator from Illinois had urged That the leop" OF
Louisans had acted without restraint ard thai two
lhrds of the people had taken part IN the election
" i'll YOU said Mr. WADE permit two thirds 10 make
constitution for the entire people while the other third
Sc in duress, Is that your rule: BE made further re
marks the subject.
Mr.. 1BUMBULL moved amendment 20 the resoIu
20 do win ult la. IpfItzf
cislmsnts pending which the Senate into Eyecu
firs ssssion and afterward adjourned.