Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-28
XXNxafCONQRESOI ITYfstS session.
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SENATE.

| sTUJ'GTVV tfsWAsHiNGTog July H. 4
| SENATE.
The non-cOncuueno0 Of the House In the report
Of the Conference commi tee IN the tariff bill was
Srs ssENpEE call Cd up up the bill to suthoriae
Ss Esandas certain tsTss S which Ss
| MIR. WADE moved that the bill forthe admission
The Housobiii slSendlk1s me the noutrsIity laws was
received from the House and referred 70 the COM
Fbs tSSSlgB SsS4BdtSs
rom mt sbs S Houso and N % fSltredtOhS Military commit
/ sar. FEssENDENcs csiief up the bill passed by,
tbe House yesterday to amend the 18th section OF
he Internal revenue law of June 2Oth. 1861 which
as passe aud goes TO the President. IL amends
the 18th section Of the referred u by striking out
the words Without first Obtaining icanse soto DO,
and in'erting in lieu there5f the words. without
4 ConsidsratiOnOf the bill to ad nit Nebraska was
'oHE Mr. HENDRICKS moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary committee q inyssdgats the lsgality Of
Y the election by which the State Government was
% AZ Tie Of Mr. noolittle the motion was
sp modiaedas to refer the bill y the committee on
Pending the consideration of the Nebraska bilis N
I Mr.. POLAND, from the Judiciary committee,
made report on the case Of Mr.. Pattsrson. Of Ten.
nessee,, accompanied BY, resolution, The report
y q
was judge of circuit court in East Tennessee. to
which hewas reelected during the war. lie was M
duced to become candidate for reelection by en-
He took an oath TO support the Constitution Of Ten
nessee and Of the Confederate Government, but Ia,
formed the officer who administered II that he had
no respect for the latter part Of IL. Mr. Patterson
had always been Union man. and was 80 regarded
The relJiGtOn accompanying the 'tep6tti IS as fol-
Rsso,vsd, That David b. Pstter;oii Is duly quail
6ed RDd enttled to bold seatin he Ssnste ot the
United States as Senator from the state OF Ten
Mt sUYsNE9Riqsquirodif sun \! d thatfsSOhtion could be
The Chair said it could if so voted by majority.
! Mr. UTRU hBU Lii said that a. member Of the
Judiciary committee it was proper for him to- sAy
that be did not agree with the reso uton as report
Cd He believed the facts were correctly stated and
DisT'G sa ao sO' DOUBT 5 Sss Ea Sss
are general. and it sometimes happens that
in the operation Of law an individual
case cannot be provided for, There i a law upon
the statute book " hch requires every man, before
taking his seat in this body TO swear that he never
sought Office exercised the func ions Of an 0tcer
under Government in hostility TO the United
States. With this law upon the statute books, and
the facts Of Mr.. Patterson's case before him tMr.
hs could ng yOs. that Mr. ods Peterson Sn was
gerous precedent to establish and that ought to
Be settled with great care. To receive Mr.. Patter-
son, it seemedto him, would to be doing away with
tys
| Mr.. CLARK inquired of MIR. Trumbull if he. was
not satisfied that Mr.. Patterson accepted and held
the Office for the benefit of Union menY a"'
l Mr.. TRUhBULLs said he was satisfied such was
Mr.. CLARK said he was satisfied that Mr.. Patter-
son was Union man, and such Union man a'
\ would bring many in the Senate to shame. Mr.
4 Patterson had been hunted from his home and per-
secuted in every way for bis Union sentiments He
was elected s sy DGa men Of Tennessee and A'
4 Mr. HOWARD said the immediate question be-
fore the Senate was resolution declaring Nc. Pat
A terson duly qualified which must depend, among
other things, 0pon whether he had ever sought held
or attempted tn exercise, the functions of any office
under any government in hostility to the UniIet
i States Mr.. Howar then proceeded 70 discuss the
subject arguing that the very fact Of Mr. Patterson
taking the oath to support the Conteierate govern
ment disqualified him under the existing law from
Il taking seat in the Senate. -. ~ .HEa.
| NJ. CLARK offered substitute for the resolution
Il of the Judiciary committee, as follows:
the Sth required by the CONSTITUTION and law, b,
admitted to seat int the Senate OF the United
States.
Toe above was agreed to as a substitute for the
resolution reported by Mr.. Poland. -" 20
BY unanimous consent, the resolution Of Mr., Po
land was withdraw and the following was ofered b!
Mr. Trumbull as q joint resolution:
ResoIUed, That the words has neither sought mo-
accepted, attempted to exercise, the functions
any Office whatever under any M authority g pretend
the act prescribing an oath Of ONCE and tor othe
purposes, approved July I'd, 1852 beomitted from
tne Odtn required 10 De laken Dy HON. DaVlu D.I az
tersOn, Senatorfrom Tennessee. ptf S2h' is
The above was finally modified so as to read a
follows gYuT iLta L.,L l- 1fr
That the Hon. David D. Patterson, a Senate
elect from Tennessee, he admitted to his seat upOl
taking the oath to support the Constitution Of tn
United States and so much of the act prescri biui
an oath of Office and for other purposes, approved
July3 1885,, shall not include the following words
II have neither sought nor accepted, nor attempted
to exercise the functions OF any office Whatever un
der any authority or pretended authority in hOstilit!
| TO the u United States" - am y 90 ,
Passed And sent to the House by cas- 35 noys q
Messrs. Chandler and Wade. Mr. Sumner Did no
Mr.. SUMNER called up the bill to authorize tn
4 use Of the metric system Of weights and measures
which was passed. and goes to the President.
| Mr. SU MNER called up bill authorizing ant
directing the Secretary Of State to farnish to eac
States set OF standard weights and measures, meti
system. Passed, and goes to the President. 81
Il Mr.. SUMNER called up q Joint resolution author
ikng the use of drachm weight in the Post Ohic
Department which was passed, and goes to the Pres
ident .-.- ...
MIR. WADE called for the resumption Of the con
| sideeation Of the hi to admit Nebraska Th
| pending question was on Mr.. HeDdric $ motion L
! recoIhmit he bill 10 the committees on Territories
with instructions to investigate certain allegation
Of fraud in the elec ion at which the State q nsti
1 tuton was adopted q & IEJJHM /. j. tIeN.
Il Mr.. NYE spoke against the recOmmittal and il
| favor of the b IL.
A ter which a vote was taken with the following
result: Yeas Is, nays %. Sothe Sena'e refused t
Mr.. SUMNER offered an amendment providnI
that the bill shah not take effect until Nebraska shal
abolish all distinction in political rights aceOun
Uf color. Disagreed to--yeas 5, nay "a. iiH
! The bill was then placed upon its passage--yea
"a, nays l8! So the bill goes to the House, noJ :
Il Mr., FESSEHDEN at 4.45, moved a recess unit
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