The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-12

And after having received notice of the passage of
joint-resolution No. "a Assembly, in the following
words:
'Resotued by the assembly the Senate concuyrirg
That our Senators in Congress be and they here
by instructed to vote for the passage of the Senate
bill commonly known as the Civil Rights bill the veto
OF the President to the contrary Notwithstanding
Resot0ed That his EXcellency, the Governor, be
and he is respectfully requested to furnish each of
the Senators of this State with CODY of these reso
lutions.'
Which We're but an assurance to him that his brief
speech in exact accordance with the views of the
people whom he was representing, and then after
wards voting against the bill to the undersgn
ed ncontestble evidence that he is longer deserv
ing of the support confidence OF the people ofWis
cons1n and unworthy to hold the high position which
he now occupies.
The undersigned therefore recommend the adoption
| OF the accompanying preamble and resolutions.
j. A. BENTLEY,
j. BOWMAN.
Senator F. o. THORPE, dissenting.
WHEREAS, The reorganization of Government
among the people lately in rebellion against the u
States upon such basis as will secure to all the
people ofthe United States the benefits of free
government and institutions, and the protection
against the recurrence of events which have made
up the past five years of our national history, as
duty of the highest and first Importance now devolv
ing upon Congress; and
WHEREAS, Congress has, since its assembling in
December last been earnestly engaged in this great
work and has to that end peIsistenty claimed and
exercised the right to determine for itself when and
upon what conditions the lately rebellious people
shall be permitted to be represented i'll Congress as
ercise has denied the present right Of said
people to such representation and among other acts
has passed bill known as the Freedmen's Bureau
BILL and another known as the Civil Rights BILL both
having for one of their principal objects the protec
ton OF the freedmen against oppression at the hands
| WHEREAS After the Civil Rights hill passed the
Senate, Hon. j. r. Doolittle, who was absent from
his seat at the time declared in his place his approval
| of the bill in the following unequivOCa terms
"Mr. President--I deem it proper to say in con-
sequence OF my not being present when the final
vote was taken on Friday ON the bill to protect all
persons in the United States in their civil rights
and furnish the of their vindication that had
| been present should have voted in favor of its
WHEREAS, After the President vetoed the bill and
the question in the Senate being upon the passage of
the bill, Notwithstanding the veto, Senator Doolit
tie voted against said bill, after having received in
structions by Joint resolutions passed by this Legs-
ature ITO vote for the passage of the Senate bill
commonly known as the Civil Rights bill, the veto
of the President notwithstanding" not only disre
garded his own previously expressed opinion in los
favor put at the same time violated the instructions
| of the people whom he represented and
| WHEREAS, Senator Doolittle has from the assem-
bling OF Congress, SO far as occasion has offered
united himself with the President to Onpose those
measures which have been devised 10 secure peace
liberty and Justice among all the people, and which
were especially designed to establish upon sure
foundations the principles for which we commended
in the field for four years, and in doing araye0
himself against the people and their ruest represent
L atives in Congress, therefore,
PesoLoed, BY the Senate, the Assembly concurrine
that the course OF Senator Doottle in Congress- in
voting to sustain the Presidents veto of the Freed
mems Bureau bill and persisenty urging upon Con-
gress the Immediate right Of the Inhabitants of the
Southern portion of the United States who were
lately IN rebellion against the Government to be rep
resented in both Houses of Congress as inhabitants
of States, aId so advocating the principle that the
enemies OF the Government are fit to administer
sustain the Presidents veto Of the Civil Rights bill
IN the face OF Instructions from this Legislature tc
vote for 1t, fills us with pain and Indignation.
ReS0Loed, That the course of Senator Doolitte up
on the great question of the reorganization of gov
eminent among the late rebels, upon the Freedmen
Bureau bill ana the Civil Rights bill was desertiol
of the cause of Human Rights and Republican Gov
ernment and shows him totally unworthy to occupy
any position representing free people, much less
so high an one as the people of Wisconsin in othe
times have elevated him to- and while it is not con
tended that we can deprive him of his office of Sen
ator, yet we declare it to be his duty to resign hi
: Senatorshp, in order that The loyal people of Wis
consin may 10 longer be antsrcpres ;Ated upon thu
grave questions which now being decided b.
: the American people.
s ReS0tUsd, That the Governor be requested to for
ward to each of our Senators and Representatives il
- in Congress copy of the foregoing preamble ant
II resolutions.
e This morning the resolutions came up il
: the Senate when the consideration was post
d poned until this afternoon.
y A dispatch from Washington read in boil
e houses this morning, to the effect that tn
|. House by an almost three ourths vote haC
d sustained the Civil Rights bill over the Pres
d Union man for the conviction afforded tina
e the principle of American progress wa
1 strong enough to overcome prejudice, tn
l. Establishments of power and the Thousand
l. distractions that always surround a grea
e and needed advance step i'll human govern
3 ment
/ The 35th regiment direct from New On
n leans arrived here this morning to be pai
| NF ho,, 81. H. 49,
Is Martin Larkin, Jr., of Milwaukee gave
If lecture in this city last evening on the sub
g ject of Fenianism, with the object of stimu
8 lating subscriptions to support the move
b ments for the overthrow of the EnglsI
power in Ireland said to be in progress.
ID The bill which passed the Assembly pro
l. viding for consolidating certain offices il
lie the county of kenosha, was on motion O
7. Senator Sholes, laid on the table of the Sen
l. ate.
It Senator Shoes this morning offered an i'm
e portant amendment to the State tax bill 70
e 1866 which was adopted. The followin,
a is the amendment:
N The Secretary of State, in addition to th
certifcation required by law of the amour
n TO be levied and collected by every county
1t for State purposes the current year, SHOULD
h also specially certify to each county now in
IN debted to the State, the amount of such in
8 debtedness, with view of having the sam
collected and paid into the State Treasury
st with the taxes Of 1866.
I'd On the reception of the news of the actor
of the house on the Civil Rights bill. Gov
p Fairchild, gave expression to the feelings o
the Union men by ordering a salute of 81
t. guns which is now reverberating through
g the city.
Is In the Assembly this morning wniIe tn
y salute was in progress, a substitute to res
s. olution was adopted, changing the name O
g one Of the eagles in the care of the Stat
10 from candy Johnson to Timothy"
J. DR.. Wolcott of Milwaukee, is made ON
d eff the Commissioners to the exhibition, hi
h name being this morning inserted in tn,
= bill mentioned above, and the Senate con
l. curing.
It The select committee appointed to exam
o inc the conduct of ex-Attorney Genera
e Smith, and other school land commissioner
!, on certain school land suits, have made 6
II report completely generating them from
, the charges.