Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, it was resolved that
next. - ~ " ~ va -A0-iNA"S
0n motion of Mr. Harris, tho Senate then at fifteen
minutes to seven adjourned ''-
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATTV

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Iho 9peaAer lald before the House, the following
~ EXECUTIVE MANSION, /
To the House Of Representatives.: . -0'''
L herewith transmit n communication fran, tho
Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster Cen
eral, suggesting modification of the oath of office
prescribed by the Act of July q 1862 fully concur
to the efficient administration of the Revenue and
Postal Laws in the Southern States | earnestly com
meaG Sdn 1T to the early consideration of CONGRESS
[The communications of the Secretary Of the Treas
Try ana Postmaster General inclose list of the
United States officers who cannot literally take the
oath alluded to. They are therefore discharring q
their duties in faithful manner without compensa-
ton Both communications state. that in order to an
efficient transaction of he public business il
sary that the oath be modified.
PENSION BUREAU.
Mr.. Perham, of Maine. from the Committee o, In
valid Pensions. renorted bill relative to tho reor
ganization of the Pension Bureau. Laid aside
the Committee on Invalid Pensions and considered
at length. ~
THE BRooKs-DoDGE CASE.
Inc House then took up as the unfinished business
OF yesterday, the contested election case of Dodge
qersws Brooks, Of theSth New York District OF New
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, took the floor and con-
clu9ed the remarks which he commenced on yes
Mr.. Dawes chairman of the Committee on FIoo-
tons closed the debate and reviewed Mt length the
details Z of the case. He smoke for two hours
i'' VI NtM OrR, regretted to hear
Mr. Brooks speech of yesterday the alIusion to the
wealth OF the contestant. lie looked upon it as an
aPPeai Pea 70 the prejudice and as in way applicable
10 inc case under consideration.
The House then proceeded to vote on the case
Inc hrst vote was taken on the motion to rccommit
the case to the Commttee on Elections to allow both
parties to take additional evidence. This was lost
I cas- So, nays so. The next vote was on the rcsou
ton of the minority report of the Committed that
v iliam b. Dodge is not entitled to seat i'm this
House from the Sth district of New York This was
lost Yeas 50, nays II. The vote then came on fho
first resolution ofthe majority of the COMMITTEES that
Hon. James Brooks is not entitled TO a seat in this
agreed 10. Yeas 81, nays 45 '~
During the confusion the floor during the vote,
Mr. Garfield of Ohio, understood to say that he
ga not vote because he believed the matter should
be referred back to the Committee '
, MIR. Brooks havi ing been declared not entitled TO
his seat the question recmrred on the adoption of the
resolution that William Z Dodge was entitled TO fhe
seat and it vas agreed to-yeas 2, nays 52-some
twenty republicans voting in the negative.
MIR. Dodge was conducted to the Clerks desk and
took the oath of office and his seat
Mr.. Brooks remained in his seat until the vote was
taken declaring him not entitled TO it.
The House then adjourned at $50 p. NJ.