Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11

Stevens, Boutwell,, Bingham, Farnswortll
Iiulburd, Nye, Beaman, Paine, Pike, an
Brooks.
The SPEAKER presented r4emoria
Of Green n. Adams against the admission
| of Representative Beck, from the Seventh
District CT Kentgcky. Referred to tn
/ Committee ON Elections.
The SPEAKER also presented com
munication from the Governor Of New
! Mexico, stating that as the election fo
/ Delegate from that territory viii MOI take
place until September next, he had appoint
| ed John 5. Watts as Accent of the Territory
| 10 represent It's inteTestsin the House, ane
asking that he be admitted TO seat witt
the usu al pay and mileage. f
Mr. DAWES moved its reference to tx
Committee on Elections.
NJ. SI9ENCK opposed such reference
as it nj ght seem to imply an acquiescencs
in the exercise of an entirely unprecedent.
ed, unauthorized and illegal act on the
part Of the Governor of the Territory.
After further debate, the communication
on motion of Mr.. MILLER, was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Farnswor.h, from the Joint Commit
tee to wait on the President. reported that
the President informed the Committee
that he had no communication to make ia
Congress at the present time
The papers in the several contested
election cases from Kentucky were pre-
sented by Messrs. Paine, Garfield, and
Kelly, and referred TO the committee OF
Elections
On motion Of Mr.. GARFIELD all the
contestants were admitted to sesfs on the
floor.
Mr.. Paine moved to suspend the rules
that he might Introduce joint resolution
rendering the thanks of Congress to Gener-
al Sheridan for the able and faithful per-
Torrance ofhis duties as Commander ofthe
Military District ofTcNas and Louisiana.
The rules were suspended-yeas. | lG; nays,
lS-and the joint resolution was passed.
M. PHELPS presented communiCa-
ton from James ]. Stewart, who had been
contosting his (Phelps1 seat ut the last
session. stating that after taking testimony,
he found it was insufficient, and therefore
withdrew f-on the contest. Referred TO
the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. MARSHALL presented . protest
from Messrs. Grover. Jones and Beck, Rep.
resentatives of the Fifth. Sixth and Seventh
Districts of Kentucky, against the action
OF the House on Wednesday asserting their
legal election: that their seats were not
contested. and that ne Allegation can be
made against their loyalty; declaring that
the action of the House was inconsistent
with and in direct violation OF the laws,
rules and precedcnts, and WAS a subyersiOh
of the fights Of the State Of Kentucky
and of themselves arr theif constituents.
and claiming their right TO be Admitted
80 seats.
The PAPER having been read, Mr. Mar
shall stated that he had learned that notice
of a contest had been presented to-day
in the case of Jones and he therefore
moved that in regard to the other two,
Grover and Beck, the committee he dis
charged from further consideration. and
that they be duly sworn and admitted to
seats. He declared that The rights OF rep
rcsents alton were sacred, and the American
people would not look with Indifference
oil the acts of such justice to State.
Mr.. LOGAN stated there were charges
of disloyalty against the members narcG.
They were asserted in the resolution offer
ed by himself 1t would bc found that
Grover had voted for an act Of secession.
1t might be proper for his colleague 10 de
fend the rebels here, but he was sorry to
see a Representative from the proud Prairie
State 70 take on himself the duty of q msn
who attempted TO destroy the Government
either by act, word or deed.
Mr.. DAWES moved that the protest he
referred to the committee on Elections
He had no hesitation in saying for himself.
as a member of that committee. that If he
found there was nothing affecting the
qualifications Of any of the Kentucky mem
bers he would roper; back HIS credentials
to the House
After some further debate Mr.. Dawes
motion was carried.
Joint resolutions Of thanks were tender
cd Generals Sickles. Pope and Schoficli.
Mr.. SIiANES offered q resolution refer
ring TO Mexico, endorsing the recent exc
cation of MaxiIniiian.
Mr.. WOOD denounced the act as bGT-
barous, the resolution a. disgraceful, and
the House refused to Suspend the rules to
receive them.
Mr.. SCHENCK offered resolution Of
thanks to Petroleum V. Nasty and Attor-
ney General StansbeIrv, rs opponents OF
the Presidents policy. daughter.
Pending the question on its reception,
the House adjourned III Monday,