New-York tribune., 1868-06-15
xIrH CONGRESS-IID SESSION
SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 49, 1863

SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 49, 1868
~. CoNKLING (Rcp., N.Y. presented pro,
,itizens of Colorado against the admisSon "
49,, rreyi,ory under the pending bill, on account -
.stv - population and the consequent hea'y .nat
,or 20 s,torert State Government, ana oisi >, tbo
ths senator seeking admission are not tue 'HO-'O
people - .,o hill in addition to
Mr. TRUMBUIL d) called up the DiI ,t - ~ certain
an act ,,aSsed March l. 1864, for the punis ITo o
-. .oD,,tted against the United ststeS eI ontv Of
la,Ded tt ii extends the time IN states NAV be pun
,,sI oesyses against the United ar case I'm which
SSpiSS "a .bst IL arises out of paTtcpmn m vas 0assed
LIN 1,mitsio on is likely TO expire Inc sIFcrIoSs U
% Ih ep Iowa. called up the Pli ON rea5ng i5 ep 70
She contesed elections ~ Officers are appointed
IN 6 N1aTor and members OF tne DO i III
And Common Council T for them to act 1t neces
~ IN, sooe OF them and tine amehuneht "a. I'M
khe Mayor 70 owered ns1 him TO make permanent ones
tood IN ~ 20 meet existing case Tor Wch uere was
k1w mo ,I,TER rep Mass) desired immediate action
M DAVIS Dem, KyJ offered the following "nie"u
nentt er enacted That the Mayor Of the City Of washington
shal 9Ct , s:, = % ,S District Of Columbia or elsewhere
~ 1SVIs did not know how many offices the Mayor
holds excst that he is the Postmaster ol "aSh
and CLERK Of the Senate; 49, ~. ,,, ,,oor, 1,,s.
Mr HARJAN explained that MT Bowen hau Deen ol Dls
anrsnr Clerk Of the Senate but had resigned the once
hIe said the President thinks the oihees OF mayVW W anu %
POSTMASTER incompatible he can make ch"nse III '"'
''IoI IN repT 70 question of Mr. FEssENDEN Me) Mr.
"a
Hiayor Ony the certificate OF the Commissioners oI Eec
zion the Councils prior to taking he 9a. % 70
snform thesn OF their election which haa peeh uone "
nj DAVIS withdrew his amendment and offered an,
spther forbdding the Mayor TO receive pay OF
DaSats sT - sued wherein Mr. FEssENDEN condemned
yhe action ef the Commissioners OF Election III
and tbroWfng out the votes Of the Twelfth Infantry 10
Mr. HFNYRICKs called the yeas and nays, SAYING M, ne
would like 80 know the judgment OF the 0oh"'e O' ~
PTheSYS YS 8 Rep SeV said senators had the corrective
power their own hands; tha5 leE hh% drbtIess peT
claims upon their great leader, ana cOulu' uoup'eS P
susde hiIs 20 make GhaHge m od,ent nv consent and
hSS S srthsf enacted the Mayor Of Washington shall not
e said f at the Mayor could thus hold another once
nd interim as in the sncro case oI the Se'f9'"i' u
Mr. FEsSENDEN understood that the duty OF "a Ie SOi
asonerS u Elections simply TO receive ana return
Shs yotes Certain Of them, after receiving lhS Nos
eeoOrdng 70 the list made return acc0iunsy, a D n
Ssyt day tsy undertook TO purge the hst ana nduS
Eew and c.ferent return assuming 70 strike out tno
Votes cast illegally and giving cerGaee ~ tba those
(which giveS the office P'thG Jae'e 10 otheis ' 'O'
urSL explained that after the registry was
mI Ia fore The election Congress passed law de-
n;n the ua fcatons voters, restricting voting Dy
@ Who ~ save resided in the District for year be
Wore the election. He further explained that on tne 1Sy Jay
"a eIectton number Of soldiers prlnclpay OF the
S5b 1paSfry presented themselves at the Fifth Ward
and voted. having been previously regservu& & 1 @ se
baek believing them not 10 be legal votes haI az e
rOncluslon OF the election the result va Was & % % ts
IA
Sond cb e tic result of the election ana that altef
Caref Count OF the votes Of soldiers who had hOt Dee
e. the District OF Columbia year they carried tle est
fo the eter Of the city, aud the Register thch lssuou
AIS certificate 10 the parties. - a,... T. ,,os
SThe 0urs4ion beng 9ir. Davlss amendment IL was
Iost Inv "A sfrlctly party vote, 7 10 p. ., , A..
Mr. RICK ALEW dem. Pennl moved 10 sirlhe out ti,e
words .ar sfactory evidence, and insert regular ON
Mr. WILLIAMS Rep, Oregon) called attention to the
Tact that m amendment would defeat the purpose OF lnt
lin as the eontendiDg parties would each clam theirs a
the official Eeturn. -.. - o q. q, r-;,,
Tile ament was lost by party vote OF 10 2l WltL
Ebe excenttgn OF Mr.. Fowler, who voted \ ca ,
{ Mr. HIN NgRICKS Dem, Ind moved 10 ahehu py III
Uertng I'M The fourth section the words ana at eltnt
Sarty NAV have trial by jury which was reecteu VII
Sut dyisan. He then moved 10 strike out the W0I'
and the aon Of said Court in relation thereto snai
final" ... , 49,. o,,or 1,,or
Was adOptr1 a. -. -. .t,r .,.o ,,ro
iipg for the punishment of obstruction IN once OF a
persOn hO ng certificate OF eec1on bl me anu liullA
Snment which was rejected without division
Mr. WICK ERS dem, Md offered the fOhoWlhg'
kueuaee That this act extend the contested eeoiio
mo-. pending said city but that the said election shan 0s ue'e
ln ths Court utioh sha have jurisdiction Of The SAME
The amendment rejected.
The bill Tiden passed without a division.
TEMPORARY LOAN CERTIFICATES.
Mr. CATTEIA Qtep., y. j. introduced Dill 10 PROVO
FOR furthsr temporary loan certhcates Tor
urpose aedeeming and retiring the remainder OF th
Sutstandu.E compound interest notes.
Tine consideration Of the Bank bill was postponed uhl
Monday I o'clock