American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-03-08

for itself.
Mr. Trumbull said !: Suppose in time
of peace the Legislature of Tennessee is
disloyal and swear allegiance to Maxi
milan, does the Senator from Con-
necticut deny the authority of Congress
to declare such an act invalid ?
Mr.. Dixon, in reply, desired to ask
Mr.. Trumbull a question Suppose the
Tennessee Legislature should elect Maxi
milan a Senator and the Senate should
decide to receive him as such, could
Congress interfere in the matter? Could
the House Of Representatives interfere?
Mr.. Trumbull said that if Mr.. Dixon
meant to ask him if the Senate had the
physical power TO do what he suggested,
be (Trumbnil) had no doubt of it. The
Senate had the same right to DO SO that :
jury Of twelve men had to bring YER
dict directly against the testimony OF a
hundred witnesses, and to perjure them
selves.
Mr. Dixon said the Senate had no
more right, nor was no more apt to peijufe
itself than Congress. He was contendmg
for the right of each House to Judge for
itself
Mr.. Kirk wood asked Mr.. Dixon if be
held that the Senate had no more juyis
diction over the question Of receiving
Senators from South Carolina, then il had
in the case of Senators from Iowa.
Mr.. Dixon said the question upon re-
ceiying Senators from South Carolina,
was one to be determined by the Senate.
When her Senators came here, there
was no doubt of the power of the Senate
over the matter. He (Mr. Dixon) did
not believe any act of re-admission was
necessary.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Dixon's re
marks, Mr.. Trumbull rose to controver,
the position taken by Mr.. Dixon, that The
Senate have right to judge Of the coz
dlion Of State at the time Of election OF
Senators. He maintained that Congress,
and not each house, must decide this
question He did not want any law for
the admission of States, but wanted some
recognition by Congress 0oyal State
governments in the Sonth Sfore these
States were ADMITTED He desired to
know of Mr. Dixaa, Il while Tennessee
was fighting agains. the Goyern:asnS she
had right to representation here.
Mr.. Salisbury said he would an)vcr
hat qsesion. When armed resist <ce
ceased and Federal authority was restor\ |
in Tennessee, that moment her SenatcrA
and Representatives had right 20 ad-
mission to Congress, and no other oath
oughtto be required Of them than the oath
10 support the Constitution Of the Uai.ed
States.
Mr.. Trumbull said that was lodging i
he question. He wished to know "hat
would be the result if Tennessee had sent 4,
representatives while it was fSiiliq
sanst the United States.
Mr. Salisbury sai. that never "a
f17 right of S'a'.
OF the Union and TO assume india
relations in reference to this Cove
4 State would not, in bis opiniaSE
l'Ied to representation in Congr.X%y
vas at war against the VEIN
When peace came she wal tSdticd 20 rrT1ls
esentation. He did noty ySO~ The D'f'"' wv ,s''
'g of the word loyaltzt'9lied % . ,hool
ublc |bN Nj
Mr.. Trumbull 81 there mis-. sec0uic :,
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''n " W soninc of tbelsfl loyai- prof
oi knoy{be ao'"s to n "a was ?c.n
+. What ny xart pc luing as neei
I'd d's BY the ReA,bloan p p{ns,,ins .sIlos ins
ar. He knew MA, 1t ~ =
his own interpre'-',,' 80 r,,",,;,}, ,fS.;s I.,io
IenV~~,o the ~" UNIV Han
oun,ry apI s'ate. h0u u
NJ. 1owan-We hai at bne ime N u
State of Pennsylvania r. LegIsls' ~ o. a. =
res in session 0tbe saq lme-'"o S,,,e 8
ouses of Representatives, D. two Sen Presi
80 What 7 want TO kNaisiincHY By III
on, ,be Ser .or from Hind Fi, whether now
mo of .iese Legislature h.d elected gov gov
G., .Jr, and his credenl lal. hsd been an-
. ''ed to the Senate, v E'hsr 'ae Ja' nrpnt
'ary Committee would 10: have a States
BIT to inquire whether that was q iss.s.
legitimate Legislature Of pcnTt