Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-03
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
= WEDNESDAY,, Jaly3 -
The SRHArk was called to order &C twelve
O'clock, precisely, ~ Mr. Wade, President
pro tenn
Prayer was offered By the Chaplain, Rev
DIR. Gray, or the Baptist Church. 81
The Omar directed the Secretary 10 read the
resolution under which the session was con.
vened; aud after its reading
Mr. sumner rose and said: rice to a q ues.
ton OF order on that resol ution, which sab
init as follows. That the resolution under
which Congress has to-day assembled. so far
az Il undertakes 20 direct the Adjournment OF
the two Houses without day, Is unconstitu.
tional and imperative, iuasmucA as the Don.
stitution, after declaring that majority Of
business, proceeds to provide that q sm ALTER
number may adjourn from day to day. and
may compel the attendance Of absent members:
therefore such resolution must not be regarded
by the Chair, so far as 1t undertakes to pro vide
for an adjournment without day. As there is
evidently quorum present to-day, the Incl
dent contemplated by the resolution will not
OF protection or caveat, TO Introduce now this
protest, 50 that that resolution shall not be
drawn into precedent hereafter. to aoridge
the rights Of the two Houses Of Congress un.
der the Constitution Of the United States
The Chair-It is the opinion Of the Chair
that this motion is premature. II is not
known whether there is quorum present or
not.
Mr.. Sumner.-I have already said that oniy
present this In the nature of protest.
Mr. Howard hoped the roll would be called
to ascersain whether there was q quorum in
The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
Present-Messrs Anthony, Buckalew. Gam.
eron. Catteli, Chandler. Conkline, CraEin,
Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fesseudeu, Fowler
Erelingnnysen, Grimes. Harlan. Henderson,
HoWafd, Howe, Morgan. morrill, OF Me-, Nye.
Patterson Of Tenn.. Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross,
Sprague. Sumner, Thayer. Upton, Trumbutl,
Wade. Whey. Wilson and Ystes-N.
Corbett, Davis, DIXON, Dooilttle, Guthrie, Hen
bricks, johnson, morrill, of VT, Morton, Nor
ton. Patterson Of N. H., Salisbury. Sherman,
Stewart, Van Wrinkle and Williams-Ig
The Chair.-Thirty -four Senators having
answered to their manner, quorum Is present
The first business in order will be to inform
the House that a quorum is present
The Secretary tnen proceeded to inform the
House of the presence OF q quorum in thu
Senate.
Mr.. Trumbull rose to protest against the
place, he said. 1t was competent for tn
two Houses, under the Constitution, to regu.
late their own adjournment. The Senator
from Massachusetts might as well have intro.
duced a resolution that the Senate, at three or
four O'Clock to-. day, cannot adjourn till to.
morrow, because less than quorum can stay
here and compel the attendance of absentees.
He (Frumbull) did not want to discuss the
question. bnt simply 10 protest against such a
construe ton of the Constitution as denies the
right OF the Senate to regulate its adjourn
ment.
After further remarks between Messrs. Sum.
nsr and rrumbull, the CLERK Of tho House, al
l225. announced that quorum OF that body
was present.
HoUsE-Msre than the usual hubbub and
excitement attending the opening day OF a ses-
sion marked the reassembHng OF the House
after its three months recess. The members,
for an honr before noon. were gathering in the
nall, and were pleasant, noisy, and demon
stratvt In friendly recognition OF each other.
became well filled with members, thew in
dulged IN jokes about the more than usually
large attendance of members, and tue dsap-
pointment of such as expected there would be
TO quorum The galleries were not more than
half filled, probably owing 10 the extreme
heat-th@ thermometer on the floor indicating
"a degrees.
Atprecisely II o'clock the Speaker called the
House to order, and announced thai, the recess
having expired, the House Of Representa- yes
now resumed its session. He then directed
the CLERK to read the concurrent resolution of
goth March last for a recess.
Mr.. Mcpherson. the Clerk, then read the reso-
luton.
The Speaker then direc ed the Clerk to call
the rol! of members, to ascertain whether a
quorum was in attendance
While roll was being called, message was
received from the Senate announcing tina, a
quorum OF that body was in session
the message was loudly appiauded by
members.
The Speaker stated, after the roll was called.
that 100 members was in attendance, and he di.
recfed the Clelk to notify the Senate of the fact
OF quorum being in session-adding that,
before proceeding to business, the Chaplain
Rev Mr.. Boynton. the Chaplain, offered
prayer, in which he blessed God that when
any sudden danger threatens the land just as
suddenly the great constitutional snield could
be inteIposed. He prayed God to incline tue
president so to use his great power that the
peace OF the country might be promoted there.
by, and that all who advise him NAV helm to
influence him SO that CO operating with the
legislative branch OF the Government all NAV
at last see eye to eye. and the country may be
thoroughly restored and placed on the great
foundation of the principles OF Christ
The Speaker stated that the first business in
order was the administration OF the oath of
office to mem bers ELECT net heretofore sworn.
The members from Kentucky having pre.
sented themselves for that purpose
MT Scnenck, rising TO question OF privi-
lege, objected to the oath being administered
to J. ID. Young, and presented q protest from
Samuel Mckee. formerly q member OF the
House, taking the ground generally Of the dis
loyalty OF Young. The protest was accompa.
MED, he said, by another protest from citizens
OF the fourth congressional district of Ken.
lucky, sustained by affida Wits proving the facts
alleged. He asked that the papers be read, and
moved that j. d. Young be not now sworn as
member Of the House, but that his creden.
tials, together with such papers, be referred TO
the Committee on Elections,
ment:
whereas there Is good reason to believe that
in the election recently held in the State of
Kentucky to the 10th Congress the legal and
loyal voters in the several districts OF said
State have been overawed and prevented from
true expression Of their will and choice at
the polls by those who have sympathized with,
or actually participated in, the late rebellion,
and that SUCH elections were carried by the
votes Of such disloyal and returned rebels:
and whereas 1t is alleged that several OF the
Repre- sentativea elect from that State are dis
loyal. Therefore,
Resolved, That the credentials of all the
members elect from the State of Kentucky
shall be referred to the Committee on Elections
TO report at as early day practicable; and
that pending the report OF said COMMITTEES
none of said members shall be allowed to take
the oath ofoface and admitted to seats as such,
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