The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-08
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T 1sss. u So 81 MAss.ssros, Dse i
sExArs.
Tho sd sspinspfa u pctk Cdusrso d
ran At II o'clock to dey.
There wsre pressnt Senetors Anthony,
|aCamesoA, C1eGs.l, sC3 A11er, 0esAliak, Gee.
ness, cerbtt, Crasia, nsvis, Qixpp, Drata,
Edmnnds. Fessenden, Frelipkhsyser; Grines
EcGssssy. Nsseas. ksrrilla - Asiss, ncfs
rill. Of Vermont, Norton, Norton, Nye, Pat
,srson, 81 NSv HampSkirs, Patterson, Of
Tennessss. PoGAerayf &lss1, Ai6e Rnbsrt-
son. Sherman. Spencer, Stuart, Thayer,
TrumbuIl YanWynkie, Vickers, Wade,
Wiley. Villains, Nilsen. .snd Yates.
Afier prayer ~ IL Chaplis, the Sepate
was sformsil5 caIlsd to sosder by the Presis
dentpro tsM. ~
Mr. Wade presented thu credential Of MIR.
Edmonds, Of vssm =, wdish sefess 4.
The President also announced = communi-
cation from the Bosslnor Of Georgia, which
was laid on the table. ..ss.s..
Mr Sherman pfessnted the ersdential Of
Mr.. Hi, Of Georgia
Mr. DfAke mev6d 70 tef6r rAen to the Ja-
dietary Committee. He understood that Of
| Ter the legal merkbesA6 he Legislatures OF
| p,ruc,ion laws, the white mon of that legis
:aturS had combined and expelled all colored
| mensbsss, thefyby pcisins the Legisi1tufft1
under rsbslsSentrol. II this v0114, ~
| thought the roannstruction of GeorHin bAoal1
! rot b reeoRaixed.
| The President s1id hat, under The rules 81
the Senate, there wss Nc coemttee in exis-
tencs ye, to which to refer credentials. !
! Mr.. sherman hoped such sn unusual cours
81 refersnce Of Ssnatom' cssdesaals to .
eonmittee wculd not bs taken unless good
| reason for it should bs shown, tbe sole res
son effecting the statutes Of State or the
Senator elect No sach feaeoa Apkeased in
this case. The extraordinary conduct Of the
white members OF the Georgia Legislature
was % strossly cosdenned by the Senator
elect from tkas 6sate Q By the SsaaAor from
Missouri, and he hoped, when admitted, to
do something to correct their action, and in
the meantime be- clainsed his seat a. :
Senaaor, elected ~ isfes majorisy Of the
| whole Legislature Before the expulsion Of the
| minority and - man Who had been loyal
! all through the war, and who was now pre-
pared to take the oath, and he should not be
held responsible for the conduct Of the ma
jority of the Legislature, which occurred
after bis election, and which he strongly con-
1nifkskaaid - ssfs4Dsrss y - a
objection to the gentleman whose credentials
! had been presented, but the question ~ q
! admitting hio Involved ths gfeas question
! whether the power Of Congress over . 70
/ Constructed State ends the momest that 6tatl
| il reepNiDa = slsls1D9sq = sesnered "a
hers1ju - iaAln V13@Aa 4fh14nae1Dn
I were 10 IS answered il The alsirmative then
1 it wosM - b iAsp6w& n ~ Snts, inGSs
| diately Oh being recognized, to undo every
thing it had done under the reconstruction
oct and restore Rebels 70 power. This, in
his judgment, was . question Of continuinl
the r6~er Of Congress over the lately 70
bellious States.
On mos,Urs Of NJ. SAermaa IT. Har,
credentials were laid on the table for the
present
] Mr.. Simmer introduced : bill TO enforce
4 the provisions of the Constitution abolishinl
slavery n & H
Asbill was introduced 10 provide forlths
reeun ption Of specie payfaent By Jsly IN
1869.
A resolution in favor Of cheap ocean pos
taRe vas introduced eRss
Adjourned. 80 "