The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-04
Eight Hour Law in the Senate.
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Resolutions on the Death Ofc TX
President Bueh anan.
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SENATE

sENATE...........w AiEs s 4ooSS9J6 June g. !.
pI Pas rss s4ssae si s s 80 8fs s ny
ION OF he Paeffic RaIIr65as5d. 'Referfed'
: SoieEpresertedlc Position Qbsaeon pR9E
teTnedsto Snild = tsiegFaph. line trpnrlfle
Pacific coast TO China and Japan pray ing
Tor certain privileges.
- ~ iISonr iatrQducea q Dial 10 rem owe po-
Atlcal7 disabilities nom Ger All citizens OF
George, " 40 !. have.5 been elected 20 the
Legislature and other Offices. Referred
10 the Com mittee on-JpdiciaTy. Il. 49,
Thayer present ted a Dill granting land In
R4ferrea rs tie eoh1snitiee on Finance.
summer offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which were placed on
the calendar ana ordered TO e printed:
WHEREAS, = pzefensfoR mas been put
forth 10 the effect that the vote Of a Sen
atOr IN an inlpeaeb'me nt IS 50 far different
il character from his vote on any other
question, That the people haye no right to
WHEREAS, Pretensions, If not discoun-
tenaneeG, is calculated 10 impair that free
dom OF judgment which belongs TO the
people on ali that Is done oy their repre-
sentativeS; the Tef0re, u order to remove all
doubts on Tins one ton, and 10 declare the
cons titn9onal righlloi tie people in Cases
Ofim parchment, asAE
Hss0 Ged, That even assuming that tue
seEaaLe-1s-sS0gi 81 lEai-
their votes areexsfnp tfEoInAhe judgment
OF the people; that the Supreme COWrt
when il has undertakeB 70 act on cues
TONS essen tai ~ lollti ca IN On 1rRcter, mas
not escaped Ills judgment; that the de-
cls1On Of this h1gh LrlnunaI. in support Of
slavery, has been openly condemned:
tQRJth e. mem 9raDle HtteranGe. EnOsEn ~
HE D Sd SCOTT Decision. w-asa1 ndi 9nantly
denounced and repudlated while the
GhlS me- 9st5cs EAo PFoppa1seea = became L9
plainly: that the vote Of q Senator on i'm
peachment- cannot enjoy an immunity
from kpOpalsr jadgsn cut. whieh hsts b-ea
as Chief Justice.
: ResofUSdl Thai the sentFeifs not a. si5v
time C6urt invested WITH jud5 CHI power,
but that 70 , always sSenate with Specf fic
funeuions declared flyS the Constitution;
that according u the express wofds the
Judicial power OF the y rliteti states IS vested
in one supreme can't and such inferior
courts as Congress may OrCialn and estab-
Hsh. v HE IL Is further provided that the
enate shall have t8le sole power 10 try al
impeachments, thus pOsitfVefy making
dist notion betweeu the judicial power
and the power TO try impeachment THAT
the gSenate on an IN peaehrnent does not
ex rcIse any portion OF the judicial power,
but another and q different power. exclu-
sIyeIy delegated TO the senate, having for
its sole object the removal from once and
disc Qualification therefrOm: that by the
terms OF the Constitution there may be-
after conviction on imp sachfa5nt, fur
ther trial and punishment, according
70 law, thus making discrimination
and proceeding according TO law: that
the proceeding by impeachment is not ac-
cordlng TO law, and not attended by legal
punish menL. hui Is Of an opposite charac-
ter, and IS from the beginning to the end
political, being instituted by political
body, and on. ace Unit oftpolitical offenses,
being conducted before another political
body having political power only, and
ending in q Judgment which Is political
~ . ~ u tslS wye 81 q eLtStoT
form, If not different ia resp0hs1btiitg
from his vote on any other politician ques
ton. nor can any other. Senator on such
occasion claim Immunity from that Just
accountability which Represent atfves, at
All ines, owe TO their con Ituents.,. 80
say, are under abe ob1gation Of an oath,
binding them 10 the strtpteste rectitude; +
oath according to the feqdrement az tile
which says senators, when
Sitting to try 1Inpea clilne1lt, shall be on
oatn or a.ftirgnsti2pi toat TINS sing e re-
Inc character of the Senate as political 4
body, and cannot have aLy such opera &
&c az az er liz BEN u ot sfe
equally responsible to- the people for their "A
H69ee q oHit IL 4 ht 5alght 0f
on their represent atlvss. ~ 81 z
Chandler called np the Dill to regulate a
the.sfoEe igni COP sting trads OF thet c nited 4
Morrill,, 81 Vermont. thought tlle bill a 4
al present fraKneds ARouId allow masters 10 4
perpetrate any fraud they pleased, and A
that il would give great facility. for II
sInugEI1uEs. LldL LQe ices are so largely re-
duced as tom atefiaIly- affect the revenue. Il
though the present rates have given salts IF
f. ction. and the penalties for violations of 4
The law, instead Of beIng twenty, should Il
be at least one hundred dollars
Morrill,, OF Maine, proposed amendments Il
to meet most Of the grounds of objection,
which were agreed TO, and the bill passed. e
The bllI I extend The time for the coma
pfetion or the Southern Pacific Railroad 4
Or California. was passed.
The bill to provide atempo rary govern Il
menU Tor the Territory of Wyoming, was 4
coRsidere /, amended and passed.
The bill TO make eight hours a legal
DAYS work in the GOyernme work a
shops, was adopted.
MorrifI. OF Maine. from the conference
On the Army Appropriation bill, made a /
report which was agreed o, that Sherman,
rom the Finance Committee, report the 4
am endnent to the bill reported 4
January 10th, relating to United States /
notes, To strike out all after The enacfing
ela use, and insert as follows: That any
contract hereafter made Specifically paya-
Die IA CON- shall be legal and voted for,
and may be enforced according q to ats
,erms. or anything in the several acts re-
ating to United States notes 10 the con-
rary Notwithstanding.
HendricKs moved to take up the bill to
make eight hours days labor in the Gov
ern meBt workshop.
Trumbuu urged the consideration of the
oil. for the admission OF North Carolina,
south Caro- ina, Louisiana, Georgia ana
Florida.
After some discussion. aud without ac-
ion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. w AsHINGTos, June 2.
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