The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-01

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holding the certificate of the Governor
that every other Represen tative hitd.
i Epson argued at they had seen the
lo1aglq Jacte case, and there were no merits
man mes sst 10 ssy. tfllsa Was an election
case in which there was no 11TinaG JGcte
Upson suggested that perhaps the gen.
tleman did not understand what pTtn1a
s o9 Il Ild he agg 6lna 6sla 46s aeter
being case that was good on its face and
bad en- it's rear. LaughteT.l
PAIGE asked Upson TO yield for a reSolu-
stion d scIariifg d. w. Aferiwdis right tort ast
seat, pending consideration OF the case.
|, -Upson continued to state ms reasons for
sustaining the report of the Committee.
Cory spoke ten minutes IN advocacy of
Hu4t's right 10 the seat tt'ttt --t
Kerr, from the minority of the Commit
tee,on r ections, argued that Hunt had an
unquesttOnable right to the seat, having
received an overw b slming majority OF the
votes cast at the election.
Poland offered, q substitute for the re-
port and resoiuttpn OF the Commit ee D a
Elections, a restitution recOnmittfng the
case to the Committee on Elections with
instruct1ons u take testimony to the
validity of the electiou-(and he admitted
that tn At coulsi not be, done, as this Cor
offered the resolution for the purpose of
disposing of the case and saving the House
rom falling into the dishonorof making
an unfair and unsOund precedent.
PBfne moved to amend The resolution by
provision admitting MeRard to his seat.
Pending the sconSid eration, of3the ques-
ton, the previous Question having been
seconded and the main question ordered,
and UpSon having n hour to close the de-
bate, yielded ten minutes to Shellabarger,
who alluded to the novelty of the case as
being the first where one of the down
among the law makers of the Republic
which had been so long his Oppres-Or. 1t
is with the most profound regret that he
M pal n n IA hi = Int 1 MID
have been his extreme pleasure, to give the
seat to one of that class of his felIo W-coun-
trymen. He knew that that was the il
ciinatIon of his own hea, t, ana that that
was the ac uaI feeling OF a large prOpor-
ton Of his fello w-m em bers, and ne, there
fore, regretted that In tins the first and
signal instance, and one to be historical,
when one of that race claimei to take
his place amo"g those who were to
control the Republic, he could not
vote for 1t, nor lie could not even
for the resolution of his friend from Wis
cousin, Paine, to let this gentleman have
his seat on account of his DrintG ia 5ie right
to it; because if the House We're to recog-
would come to the uext Congress claiming
to be representatives from Louisiana
wouId be entitled to seats. He trusted the
CLERK would not enroll them, becau- e it
was a matter OF public notoriely, OF which
the House was bound to take nOtice-bhat
The election there was a monslrous, cruel,
bloody, infamous transaction, without sig
nificance or vaitdity-enough to maze q
pFf7na Jdcie tit e. He asked whether, in
If this man was not elected, he should be
sworn In to take part in the legislation.
If such a precedent were pushed to its
Government; the House would indeed be
playing with Eve thunder; it was not safe
10 do it, and he hoped it would not be
done -.-
MeBee argued five minutes in support Of
the cl aim of MenaId. > ia q FMT
u After further discussion BY Beck, Paine
and Garf1el lo, the House proceeded TO vote
on the various propositions.
Ilra rgRfr falrr
ton of the minority of the Committee of
Elections, declaring Hunt duly eIected,
and it was rejected-yeas Al; nays 1875.
a vote then taken on Paines
amend me nt.-admittln& Menard to q seat
in The House, and the amendment was re-
jrCtad --ycaS 81: nays l30.
- Dawes moved that the whole subject be
laid on the table. Agreed 10 without di-
vision
2 3steges then offered a resolution for the
payment of the two claimants, simon
JonCs and w. Menard, Sa.500 each for
time spent and expenses incurred. ..s.s y
Kerr moved to amend by adding to it the
name OF Cobb =. Hunt, the other claim ant.
Before The vote was taken, Dawes yielded
the floor TO Chandler, or a personal eXpla-
.tion in reference to a d difference OF opinion
between the Speaker and himself
He proceeded TO read extracts from the
Globe % prove that he had been cSrreee. in
n assertion .this forenoon, THAT the
speaker, on the question Of veracity be-
IA respect to Republican members and in
an opposite in respect to democratic
Dickey rose to a question of order, that
the gentleman had no right TO 20 into the
whole history OF the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker requested that the gentle
man from New York might not be inter
rupted n his personal explanation.
Dickey Withdrew his question, at the re-
quest Of the speak T.
Chandler proceeded with hi remarks,
and C aimed his right to sta'e inst the
ferred to-the cases of mir. Lpeaa. o IlIt-
rois, and Mr.. H1lbroolS, of Idaho vas
contradictory and unfounded in paclia-
M ntary practices.
The Speaker said it was not personal
explanation The remarks OF the gentle
man from New York were an attack upon
the Chair. The Language which the gem
tleman h ad used this morning had fallen,
upon the Speakers ear as n direct refiec-
stood him to say that on a question of
veracity he would appeal from the decision
| of the Chair, and he had replied that the
language was not respect fui to the Chair,
and was not true 1t was the only res panse
which a gentleman G puld make TO such
The Speaker then referred to the two
cases cited by ChaEdler-the case of Logan
amt .Holbi ook-and showed tha5 the
marks OF Logan had not been int ended to
be offensive, and had been Immediately
Withdrawn, while that OF HOlbrOok had
been grossly offensive, had been repeated,
and had not been retrac. ed. The Chair
would leave the question not to his p0iiti-
/ cal associates. nor to those who had put
| him in his position, but he would leave it,
| fearlessly, to the political asSocia tes of. the
gentleman who now arraigned him,
| whether there was not the widest possible
contrast between the cases, which the gem
tleman from New York had cited, for the
purpose (the second time on the same day)
| of attacking tne House, of which he was a
| member.
| The question was then taken on the res
| olutton and amendment, a0d they were
| agreed to.
! Ward asked leave to offer a resolution
/ instructing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to inquire into the
statement that the relics of George Wash
| ington, taken from Arling on MGnSi on,
| were about to be restored to General Lee.
| Brooks objected.
/ The House then took recess.