The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24

Mr. HENDRICKS (deIn) Of Ind, presented petition
senine that they have been residents Of this city for
more than q year and Of their ward for more than
ee s last escn
thrown out and complaining that the bin recently
s @ Cd from ssag
ter. Referred to the Committee on the District Of
INDIAN TESTIMONY IN CERTAIN CASES. M
Mr.. CoRBErT, rep.) Of Oregon, offered resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Committee on
porting b to secure to the Indians the right to
testify in cases Of murder or manslaughter between
snS He %
cause Indians were not allowed TO testify. Cs~eiaf
AMENDMENT TO TIE PATENT LAWS: =,
Patents, reported back, without amendment, q bill
which provides that 1t shall not be lawful 70 extend
that the invention for which said patent was granted
publicly known, or in public use IN any ioreign
Of the patent here 1t provides also that in all appca
lions for the extension Of patent to be hereater &C.
cided the nal hearing shall not be had at an earlier
period than three months prior to its expiration, and
the duty Of hearing and determining al such appl
cations, heretofore vested in the Commissioner Of
Patents Is hencefOrth to be vested In the Board OF
Examiners In chief. I'd co rRG cav IS az fsia
p BILL FOR THE ELECTION OF SENATOR'S. ID
M ,Se oe OF Of
Of the United States providing that IN case OF death
refusal to serve Of Senator elect the Legislature
shall meet the second Tuesday Thereafter anu pro-
Mr.. JOHNSON, (dem.) Of Nd, inquired whether it
the recess Of the Legislature In his State the Legs
lature met biennially.
requires the election to take place in case the Legs
lature should be In session. $500.
Mr. DAVIS DEM Of Ky, thought the language ~ &c
convened for the purpose at considerable expense:
Mr.. DIXON, trepo Of Conn.,, suggested that the in.
Legislature'' would obviate the dificulty. =
Mr.. EDMUNDs was OF opinion that the language
Mr.. DAVIS insisted that the language was most in
felicitous. and suggested recommittng it to the 'u'
M. HENDRIcKs thought the bill was properly
guarded and would serve good purpose.
Mr.. WILSON, (rep) Of Mass, introduced bin to
and East Boston, Mass. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce. He called the attention Of the chair
man Of the committee to II, saying it had been pro-
SENATORS FROM ARKANSAS SWORN IN.
% se
]. Rice Senators elect rom Arkansas, which were
Mr.. THAYER moved that they be sworn in. 4
Mr.. DAVIS rose and said he held In his hand the
credentials Of two other gentlemen, which he asked
Mr.. HowXRD trep.) Of Mich. asked who they were
and by whose authority they were presented.
rPse e se nS e
Of men elected under the johnson constitution Of
1865. : ~, ir.r ~ fre .na.rh r.see fl Dr.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to lay on the table,
Mr.. COMPILING, (repD OF N. Y. raised the point Of
order that the motion Of Mr. Davis was in the nature
Of substitute, and II the motion to lay on the table
prevailed would carry all the credentials with It,
Gscaed Sens Of ore snd that the
Senate could lay the table any papers 1t chose.
The yeas and nays were called for on the motion to
Mr. HENDRIcKs called for the reading Of the papers
before he would vote. .H te
made motion to that erect; on which the yeas and
nays were called and 1t was agreed to by vote Of
80 to II, as follows ~ ISL A.e
D.s
a a Mra ~
q Tenn Ramss Ross sherman, sprasue, Van winke
NATs-nsssrs Cs..el, Chandler ccnnes. Perry, Freling
hss: 1pon. W. WADE
The papers were then read, being the credentials
Of John r. Jones and Joseph Fl. Garland Senator'S
elect Of Arkansas dated on the oath Of November,
Mr. HOWARD moved to lay on the table. Agreed
Mr. DAVIS moved that the documents Of both
instructions to inquire which were constitutionaiy
Mr. THAYER said those lust read were already on
Mr.. DAVIS then changed his motion to apply to the
Mr. HOWARD contended that Congress had already
decided the question Of the constitutionaliy Of the
s and tSat tSerefOre the judiciary Committee could
not pronounce upon 1t. -
In answer to question nom MT; CSnneSs the
CHAIR stated the senator Hom kentucky mr. DAVIS
mao procured the papers rom .ne nies OF tne senate
Mr.. HOWE, (rep) OF WIS., SAID ne nad voted against
the reading because they were not legally In posses
sion OF the senator.
Mr., TRuMBULL, rep.l OF III, mace lew remarks,
elect tnas mad presented themselves from those
States should De sworn IN without ueiay Iney pre-
sened themselves in the same attitude as Senators
rom new states ana aitnougn from tne clrcum.
stances OF the case tneir credentas were not signed
by the Governor but by the presiding omcers OF the
Legislature, there was suficient evidence here OF
their election IN pursuance OF law.
MT HENDRICKS dio not peneve congress nas any
rRht TO establish state governments out since this
was the nrst state presenting ltse1 under the re-
construction policy ne Thought the most democratic
the proper committee.
Mr.. JOHNSON took the same view.
Mr. MORTON, rep) OF Ind, insisted that the REFER
ence to the committee was not necessary that there
was sulcient evidence OF the proper election OF the
gentlemen applying for admission, and that repre-