Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-25
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On Wednesday in the Senate, Mr..
Frederick a. Sawyer, elected rs Sena
tor for The long term, and Thomas j
Robertson for the short term, by the
Legislature OF South Carolina. Mr..
Howard presented q remonstrance sign
cd by dozen members Of the South
Carolina Legislature, protesting against
Mr.. f'aWyer's taking scat. There was
a sharp discussion upon allegations of
Mr.. SIS loyalty, and it was moved to
.cfcr his application to the committee
on credentials. That motion was lost,
and Mr.. Sawyer was sworn i'll.
IN the House, Francis w. Kellogg,
member elect from Alabama, had the
test oath administered to him. and took
his scat. a bill was passed relieving
Simeon Carley, memberelect from 5. G. ,
Michael Hahan, Of La, and John Mil
ledge, Of Augusta, Ca, from legal and
political disabilities. The contested
election case from the First District of
Missouri was taken up--the Committee
having reported Il resolution that Mr..
Pile, the sitting member, is entitled to
the seat, with minority resolution Of
fercd by Mr.. Kerr, that the contestant,
John Hogan, is entitled to it
On Thursday in the Senate, Mr.. VIII
introduced The following bill
Belt enacted &C., That the present
Government OF Mississippi being provis-
ional only, and subject TO the paramount
authority OF Congress, it is hereby pro-
Vided that all the offices under said Gov
ernment shall be vacated Oh the passage
of this act, and that the persons voted
| for at the recent election for the ratiiica-
ton of The Constitution, and for the cleo
ton Of officers under the same, who have
received majority Of votes cast, shall
enter upon the offices for which they
were voted for, and shall constitute the
! Provisional Government of Mississippi,
until otherwise ordered by Congress.
! PyoUidcd, that if any person voted for at
said election cannot take and subscribe
to the oath required by the act entitled
"An act to prescribe an oath office, and
for other purposes approved July ID
! 1862, the duty of the office for which he
was elected, shall devolve upon the per-
son receiving the next highest number
OF votes.
Sec I'd. That it shall be the duty of
the military commander Of the District
of which Mississippi forms part, to sec
that the provisions of this act are carried
into immediate effect.
lso Il provision requesting the Score
tary of War to communicate to the SEN
ate the facts relative to the trial Of Rush
by Military Commission at New Or
leans, for the murder of Il negro boy.
Adopted.
A bill was passed awarding 500, 900
to the capturers of JEFF. Davis.
The Senate on Friday adopted the fol-
lowing joint resolution:
Resolved, &C., That the persons now
holding civil offices in the provisional
government Of Virginia and Texas, who
cannot take and subscribe to the oath
prescribed by an act entitled IAN act to
prescribe an oath Of office and for other
purposes" Approved July End, 1862,
shall on the passage of this resolution
be removed therefrom and it shall be
the duty Of the District Committee to
fill the vacancies so created by the APP
pointment Of persons who can take said
oath.
In the House the Speaker presented the
concurrent resolution of the Senate for
an adjournment from Monday the 9th
of July to the third Monday in Septem-
Der. After an exciting discussion the
resolution was concurred in.