The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-07-27
ment of facts: The Senate aud House Of
Ranresen tatiyea of Iowa aeread to 20 into

Representatives Of Iowa agreed to 90 into
joint session to elect senator and judg-
es. After the joint session had met and
adjourned from day to day for some time,
it was discovered that the Wings were
about to be successful, aud the Demo.
cratic senators abssnted themselves for
the purpose of preventing an election
A quorum of the joint session met, how
ever, aud clear majority Of both houses
elected Mr.. Harlan. 7wo years after,
the matter was brought up on the protest
Of the Democratic members of the State
Senate, and Mr.. H. ousted as above stat.
cd. During these two years of peaceful
occupation Of his seat, presidential cam.
paign was passed quietly, which might
have been endangered by such party
tyranny in the Senate, and Fremont tmads
President-hsnce, ne doubt, the delay.
But Mr.. H. repaired Immediately to
Iowa City, where the State Legislature
was in session. He arrived on Friday
evening-was reelected on Saturday
following. He spent day or two At his
home in Mount Pleasant, returned to
Washington, was re.sworn, and resumed
his seat on the Goth of the same month.
This was triumph worth more than all
it cost; but the "honor was worn Lightly
At the expiration of his term in 1861
he was reelected without dissenting
voice among his party for tho term to
end March 4th, 1867.
During his entire service in the Senate
he acted in harmony with the Republican
party, which for four or Eve years was IN
a meagrs minority. He, however, com.
manded the respect of his political oppo
nents by his modest and yet fearless and
able support of the measures which his
judgment and conscience approved, by
his unwearied industry in tho examina
tion of every subject of practical legisla
tion, and by his evident honesty Of pur
pose and integrity Of character. TIE
leading measures supported by the Re
publican party had few if any more able
advocates, and none more efficient or sue
cessful either in the senate or before the
people. The publiphed debates of Con
gress will show that he argued and elu
cidated with great clearness and couclu
siveness every phase of the question o.
slavery and emancipation 10 all their so
cial, legal and economic rami6cations- -
tho exclusion of slavery from the Terri
tories-the constitutional means Of re
striction-climatic influence on the races
white and black-the necessity or PFC
priety of colonization and the effects
J ema ncipation on the institutions of tn
country North and South.
He was the earnest advocate Of th
carly construction of tho Pacific Railroad
had made himself, by q careful exami
nation, master Of tho whole subject-wa
consequently appointed member Of th
"Ssnate Committee on the Pacific Rail
road" and when the two bodies differe'
as to the details of the bill, he was mad
chairman of the committee Of coufercnc
Of the two houses, and did moro tina
any other living man to reconcile con
flicting views on the amended bill whlc
afterward became the law of the land.
As Chairman Of the Committee o
l Public Lands he sxerted controlling il
: Auence 10 shaping the policy Of th
+ Government in the disposition of tn
. public domain, 40 as to aid in the CO,
struetion of railroads and the improv'
ment Of other avenues of Intercourse, I
we'll as to advance the individual int
b rests of the frontier settler by faciltatiu
!, his acquisition Of landed estate, an
d also BY securing permanent fund for tt
;, support Of common schools for the mas
= es, and other institutions Of learning
e Under his guidance the laws for Il
. survey, sale, and pre- emsticn Of the pu
!. lie lands were harmonized, and the HON
stead Bill so modified as to render it
. bene6cent measure for tho INDECENT 81
# tier, and at the same but slightly, if
}, Ill, detrimental to the public treasur
y And on this as well as that other gre
}. national measure, the Pacific Railro
n Bill, above mentioned, when tho t.
n houses disagreed as to details, Mr.. Ha
q Ian was selected by the President of t
Is Senate to act as chairman of the commi
y tee of conference.
'e His thorough acquaintance with
!. land laws, his clear perception of
is principles of justice and equity viii
should control in their administratit
10 and his unwearied industry and care
!. the examination of all claims present
d to Congress growing out Of the dispo
1t tion of the public lands to private ci
st zens, corporations, or States-caused h
G. to b, REGARDED almost in the LIGHT of
h oracle by his oompsers in the Sen
., whenever any Of these claims were pei
q ing; his statements of fact were ne
.. disputed, and his judgment almost alw'
N followed.
al Immediately after he was placed ny
t. the Senate Committee on Indian AfFai
of it became manifest that ho had mi
or himself master of that whole subject
he all of its details. He consequently ex
as cised leading influence on the legislat
OF Congress affecting our intercourse W