The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-22
Rejecfion OF .lfr. Thou,,s.

During all the present session Of the United
States Senate. the question whether Philip y.
Thomas. Of this State. was entitled IL a seat In
that badly. has been under discussion. Wed.
n"s'lay last was the day fixed far final argu
m"nt aud vote upon the ease. Mr. Thomas
was charged with disloyalty, 80 prominent as
In preclude him from taking the test oath re-
quir~d IL every Senator. The discussion on
"wednesday was very interesting Mr.. How.
ar'i accused Mr.. Thomas Of perversion Of facts
in the statements lac had given In reference &C.
his resignation of the office Of Secretary % the
Treasury in 1891. Mr.. Howe argued IN favor
OF Mr. Howards admission ON legal grounds
The debate was continued by Senators Conness.
Davi. aud C"nkling. aud finally closed by Mr.
Johnson. who warmly defended Mr. Thomas
During the speech of Mr.. johnson he referred
Ia I'd" resignation of Gen. lee aud his deser.
'i"n To the Rebels. saying that Mr.. Cameron,
then Secretary of War. in not ordering his mr..
rest. had given more aid 10 the rebellion than
Mr.. Thomas by allowing his 'on 10 9" south.-
This brought from Mr.. Cameron the statement
that zen. lee had expressed a wish To- have
command "f the Union army In 1861, and as
serted his entire loyalty To the government
Gen. Scott disapproved Of placing Gen. Lee in
command. and he tIseel then asked the privii.
ege II going into Virginia % see if he could
bring about settlement, and with the promise
that lac would come back a gain. Instead Of
coming back, lac deserted. Mud Mr.. Cameron
said he thought the ease of Gen. Lee the worst
Of all the officers who deserted the government.
The Senate then voted on the resolution Of Mr..
johnson. admitting Mr.. Thomas 20 his eat.
and it was rejected by the following vote:
Ayos.-Mrssrs. IatkOny, Rhode Island BAY.
ard, Delaware; Buckalew. Pennsylvania; cole,
California: Doolittle, Wisconsin I; Fesseadsa,
Maine ticiinghHyseH, New Jersey; Crimcs
Iowa; Hendricks. Indiana; johnson, Mary.
land; Norton, Minnesota; Patterson, Tennes.
see Ross. Kansas; Salisbury, Delaware; Tip.
ton. Nebraska TrWslbHN. Illinois; vaa Wade
West Virginia Willy, West Virginia; WI.
hans. Oregon.-3l. Republicans, In ifalies-Il.
Nays.-Messrs. Cameron. Pennsylvania; Cat.
hell, Now York; Chandler, Michigan conk.
ling, New York Conness, Caliiornia; Corbett,
Oregon; Cragin. New Hampshire; Drake, Wis.
consin Ferry, Connecticut; Fowler, Tennes-
see Harlan, Iowa Henderson, Missouri Nor.
gan, New York Morrill,, Maine; Morrill,, Yer.
monti Morton, Indiana; Patterson, New Hamp.
shire Pomeroy, Kansas Ramsey. Minnesota;
art, Nevada: Sumner. Massachusetts,; Thayer,
Nebraska; Wade, Ohio Wilson, Massachusetts,;
Yates, Illinois-2s. All Republicans.
SIR. brakes substitute. declaring that Mr.
Thomas had voluntarily given aid 10 the re.
bellion. and that he was not entitled To take
the oath OF Office as senator. was then adopted
by the following vote:
ToaS.-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,
Conkling. Conness. Corbett, Drake, Ferry, Fow-
Ter, Harlan. Henderson. Howard, Morgan. Nor
rill, Of Name Morrill,, OF Vermont; Morton.
Patterson, Of New Hampshire; Pomeroy, Ram
sey, sherman. Sprague, Stewart, Sumner. Thay.
er, Wade, Wilson and Yates-27.
Nays.-Melsrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalsw,
Cole. Davis, Dixon, Dooliftle, fessenden, Ere
linghuysen. Hendricks, johnson, Norton, Pat.
terson. Of Tennessee; Ross. salisbury, Upton,
Trumbull. Van Wrinkle. Wiley and Williams
go.
Mr.; Howe announced that he had paired with
Mr. Edmunds,