, 1866-04-13
DOOLITTLE AND HIS CON.
STITUENTS,
Action of the Wisconsin Leg.
is}Ature.

sign;
". johnson and Others, citizens Of the town
Of Greenfield, Milwaukee County. asking for
the passage Of resolution instructIng James
R. Doolittle TO resign his Office as United
States Senator; and
Memorial No. l4o, Senate. Petition OF
Joseph Gates and many other citizens Of
to adopt resotutions fnstructing Senator Doc
little to resign; and also
A telegraphIc communication stating the
vote in the aenatc o1 the United States. paas-
ing the Civil Rights Bill, in that body, not
wfthstandlng the Presidents veto, by a vote
Of more than two-thtrds Of the whole Senate,
by which communication 1t appears that Sen
ator Doollttlc voted to sustain the Prcaident'a
veto have considered the subject OF sald me-
MORALS and communication and majority of
snid committee submit the following report
Memorials No. Ill and liz were Introduced
mud referred to yonr committee soon after the
President vetoed the F1eedmen's Bureau Bill,
and have special reference to the action of
Senator Doolittle, sustaining the yetp, aftcr
having voted for the blli upon It's passare.
So far as the undersigned have nscertalned,
the action Of Senator Dooltttle in sustaining
the Presidents veto, in this instance, was
deprecated BY Q great majority Of the mem-
been raised to the position Of United States
Senator, "a an ine1cusab1e betrayal Of priu-
ciples, which the whole country we're bound
in honor and justice to nalntatA.
4, .4ne soMmlttee tTl1aiuta lIom aetinE upon
these TWO memorials At iae tlnae Of their ref
erenee, because ~ vas oeneVea that action
a. .nst nat ,me %oaia oe Rfema'a5e and because s
expressions Of indignation Of the people
reached Washington, that President johnson
and Senator Doolittle would See the great
error Of principle Into which theY had fallen.
a. H.. t,~F
i ana thefealser oe ionna True to lhe cause Of
more especially Hns this confidence felt In
relafjnp tn Senator Tloofltfle affer fhe nasns1a
~ this :" o,.isiaeusa eStntat o.s tae passas"
S,n. auln .! JoMt Itsolallo9 NO. IL,
SSnste, enoorsmg tne ACTION oi such OF onr
Scnasoss 9na representatives IN Congress as
Arm!y and consistently supported tine Freed
asserted the rfeht of Coz -vr.ss Ia drtsr,n;,,ss
rjtse1f 5si,en and n w5at ,ns,n W u'anS !, atM
sdmlt representation from States where the
rebellior,n aud earnestly requesting "them 10
to COpcress from sncb lisnrran;,nd sta,as
unt5l Fence Il f,liv secu,en ona nn.H ts Saaes'
pie Of such States shall hare positively guar
anteed equal and exact justice to all men
within their borders, expressing. as It did.
The t. volee Of majority Of the people Of Tho
ilttle has compIetaly and ,n.11r iansiied DUn n.y.
consistent conduct On the CIyil Rights Bill,
resulting IN hIs voting against Its wise and
beneiiccnt provisions n sunnort ri the prcsi.
dent's nniustiftahle retn-affer .ts,;,,n 49, a.
"A cam {is ~ - ,es ~ StaEng. as ne
uiu HoIn n1s p!ace In tne senate. his approval
o. the pl4 after its passage and before the ve-
10 In the following words:
MI. President, deem 1t proper to sa5, In Gomez
quence OF my not being present when he ana vote
~. s,ssn. on Fs1eaJ, % shs bAits. No 81, to pro-
TFhts Eud fpFp1sh the ne4uS or their yEndicaIion
lha1 Aod Ios<n p1xs<a aaosad aaps roeeii Moorr
" AZ us1at, .q,ar !. .x,nor.,o,x., not,,o ~,
an. ~ 9ntnf ,.s<nIr3te, ~, 90 s.ae.h - - PaSHe
LEY .s1,osaon NO. ~ Assembly, III tae
Reso.ped ty tts 4sssoa..y, Ae s4,.ak& eoacsuv1aq,
1has our Senators IN Congress be, and they .fe
hereby instructed 70 vote for the passage of Sen
ihe Ieto oi he fiesdent 10 lie eonirssy ao,wi,h.
r,andlng.
Rt.ote<d, thai III. E1eelenc.. the Ge,e,nos. b
t6e senators 81 I'LL Suite viii copy ei,hesa saso-
lut.1ns.
Which were but an ASSURANCE to him that
The views ,f thn neon1e whnr1 ha wss rsnra-
sentfns, ma thoI a-v.rds .1. uI WAS sepse
~ esattH' LII anu ensn a. .'er sossns against
Die evidence That be is no longer deserving Of
the support or confidence Of the people Of
Wisconsin and unworthy to hold the hiEh DO
The nnier,isnrd th.re;6rs rec,,,,,.,a ~ !.
da.,n ar 1G tts usu Lnst.'ors Ieconnms4a tne
aooptioh o1 Inc accompanying preamble tud
resolaltons- !. a. BENTLEY,
j. BOWMAN.
Senntof F, o. Thorpe. dlssens1ur.
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