Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-03
VOL. XX---NO. 80.

! sentat-ves from the Southern States unit
| Congress shall declare such States entitled
| to representation was then taken up.
Mr.. COWAN took the floor and spoke a
length against the proposition.
Mr.. WILSON rose TO address the Senate
/ but was Interrupted by Mr.. Cowan, who
said according 70 arrangement all the time
remaining till six 'clock was to be occupied
! by the opposition. After some remarks by
Davis, Wilson, COwan and Salisbury, Mr..
Wilson was requested to proceed, but de-
cliued.
Mr.. DAVIS then took the floor in opposi-
ton to the concurrent resolution denying
It's constItutionality, &C., and asserting that
It was revolutionary in its character. He
wOlld sooner trust Southern Senators than
those who were f,r keeping them out .
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said if there was one
thing more certain than snOther, it was
lat each House is the Judge of the cleo
tons and qualifications of its own members.
Each House Is independent of the other,
independent Of the Executive, and indie
pendent Of the Supreme Court. Can the
House send a Scrgeant-at-Arms to put any
or take any one out Of the Senate2 Can the
Supreme Court send its Marshal to put any
one into or take any one out of the Senate ?
C-riainly not, and neither can the President
do anything of the kind. Ii is because
believe the Senate independent as a body,
that I oppose this resolution.
The concurrent resolution is merely 2
caucus resolution, mere opinion, not leg
Isiative act. Suppose we got into a war
with Great Britain. Maine has five Con-
gressional Districts; suppose Great Britain
should capture one District, could the cap
tured District elect member Of House2
Certainly not. Could the other four Dis
Districts Certainly. Suppose the British
should capture majority Of legislative
Districts of the State, and prevent the cleo
ton Of Legislature Suppose a minority Of
the legislature elected in the District not in
possession Of the British were TO elect
Senator, would it not be for the Senate to
decide on the Legislature Of that election.
Mr. SHERMAN desired to ask Mr.. Doc
little whether, in the case proposed to Cen
gress. the Senate should decide when the
British supremacy ceased.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said that each House
for itself would determine the matter The
House would determine as to each Congress
sional District, and the Senate as to each
State.
Mr.. BROWN rose 10 ask question. He
said if he was correct the position of Mr..
D0oEttle was different from what it was a
year ago. He then voted to exclude these
States from the electoral college.
Mr.. DOOLIrTLE said he did not yield
the floor fer the purpose Of having thejour-
nal OF q year ago referred to him. He knew
he voted for the resolution referred to.
Mr.. BROWN. And the resolution pro-
yides that these States shall not elect Rep
resentatiyes until they are authorized to do
SO by an act Of Congress
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said it might have been
right and proper at the time
q Mr.. SHERMAN said I suppose the House
was considering as to the representation OF
certain districts, and the Senate was con-
,idering as to certain States. Would there
be anything wrong in their entering into a
oint Investigation.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said my friend from
ohio is putting a very different question
This resolution speaks of the right of the
matter. The Senator from Ohio suggests
about the propriety Of certain
lction.
Mr. DOOLITTLE then reiterated that
leither the Supreme Court, nor the Presi-
lent. nor the House of Representatives
,oald decide who were to be members Of
he Senate.
Mr.. DAVIs-Wiu the Senator yield to me
momentZ
Mr.. DOOLITTLE-Cert SIR
Mr. DAVIS-Suppose the Senate was to
livide into two bodies. don't you suppose
.he President Of the United States has the
-ightto recognize which is the Senate.
Mr.. D0OLITTLE--iti Is not a supposeable
,ase that the Senator proposes 1t would
-cQuire a revolution to accomplish it.
Alr. DAVIS said such eases have Oc-
,urred in State Legislatures.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said if the Senate ad-
48A 10 ba
could not interfere to put them out.
Mr. FESSENDEN said 10 admit three
from each State would not be any
worse than to admit Senators from Canada.
Mr.. DOOLFTTLE did not admit that the
senate could rightfuily admit Senators
rom Canada. 1t would be revolutionary.
A lengthy debate followed, participated
n by Messrs. Salisbury, Sherman, John
ou, Fesssnden, Van Winkle and others,
it the conclusion of which the question on
he passage of the resolutions was called
or. Several attempts to amend them were
made, but all failed, and the resolutions
we're passed. Yeas %; nays is absent 8.
1T seven o'clock the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
WAsHISGToS, March 2.-The vote on con
current resolutions:
YEAs-Authouy, Brown, Chandler, Clark.
1onness, CragIn, Cres5weil, Fessenden- Eos
er, Grimes. Harris, Henderson. Howe,
Lane, of Indiana, Morrill, OF
Iev York, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsay. Sher-
mar, Sprague, sumner, Trumbull, Wade,
Wiley, Wilson and Yates-29.
NAYs-Buckalew, C0waR, Davis. Dixon,
)0olittle, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnsory
lane, Of Kansas, McDougal, Morgon, Nes-
NTH, Norton, Riddle, salisbury, Stewart,
.torKtOu Van WiDEIa-lS FOOta Howard
nd Wright were absent