The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-15
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SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-The
Senate met at noon. Fifty five
present.
The resignation of Mr.. Grimes
was received.
Mr.. Morrill, was sworn as Senator
| from Maine.
The credentials of the Virginia
Senators were presented, and tabled
A committee was appointed to in
form the House and the President of
the Senate's readiness to proceed to
| business.
Mr.. Cameron presented a petition
from thirty thousand citizens OF
Philadelphia, praying Congress to
recognize the independence of the
Republic of Cuba, and accord to il
the right of belhgerent power. la
bled for the present.
Mt Drake introd duced a bill further
TO detinean regulate hejurisd iction
and power of the Courts of the Unit
ed States.
The bill provides that no Courts
| created by an act of Congress, or
Judges thereof, shall have any pow
er in any case to adiudge, I'D any
! act, or joint resolution of Congress
invalid, for any supposed repugn -ncy
between such act Of int resolution
and Constitution otthe UuiIed States,
as far as any suppOsed want of au
thoTity in such Constitution f,F the.
same, nsr shall the appellate jurIS-
dictiOn of the Supreme Court of the.
| United States to be constructed to
authorize that Court ia any case now
peAdIng or hereafter brought before
1t to affirm any order, Judgement or
/ decree of any interior United States
| Court, of any State Court which shall
| appear TO have been based upon any
such adjudging or holding, but every
such order, judgement or decree shall
for that cause be reversed, varied and
anHulled.
Mr. Williams introduced a bill to
regulate the Chinese emigration into
! the United States, making the impOr.
tation of CDoliesa misdemeanor.
Mr.. Summer introduced bill pro
Viding that appellate jurisdiction OF
the Supreme Court of the United
Statesin eases or proceedings com
menced by the writ of hd6eaS corpus
IS hereby repealed and abolished.
Mr.. Sumner moved a reference OF
| the bill to the o. judiciary,
in the hope that it would be reported
| to the Senate for immediate action.
The bill was referred accordingly,
and ordered printed.
Messrs. Spencer aud Warner intro
duced bills relieving political disa-
hilities of certain persons in Ala
bama. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Stewart introduced a joint res
olution for the relief of persons en-
gagged in the late rebellion.
| forf int - g, = L.
execution of laws against the crime
of pOlygamy in the Territory of Utah
and for other purposes. Tabled.
Mr.. Morton introduced a bill tC
provide for the reconstruction GeOr
gia. 1t provides for converting The
old State Legislature, with the con
ditiOn that no person shall be admit
ten to membership who is uRquali
fed under the Fourteenth Amend
ment, or excluded therefrOm ON ac
count of race or color; aud then pro
VideS that ifs said Legislature thus or
ganiZed shall ratify the the Fifteenth
Amendment, the State ~h4ll be ad
} mitted tn representation in Congress
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution
that the Committee on Judiciary b.
!. requested to inquire if any States sr
, denying to any class of persons tn
equal protection OF laws in violation
) OF treaty obligations with foreign ma
ti0ns. Tabled for the present.
/ Mr.. Ramsey offered n resolution re
/. queSting the President to eXamin
I the Information relating to the pres
ence of Hon. VIM. McDougall a
: Pembina, in Dacotah Territory
Laid over. E...-..
: On motion, Mr.. EdmOnds, of tn
I Senate, took up the bill to enfOrc
3 the fourteenth amendment to tn
t Constitution and laws of the Unite
8 States ia Georgia, and to restore t
9 that State Republican form fGoV
t ernment. After some gushing, Rad
4 ical remarks, he moved to pOstpon
: the bill until Wednesday next.
i Mr.. Morton wanted a report trOL
q the military commander of Louisi
p ana, and a resolution for that pul
3 pose was passed.
A recess was taken, which Iaste
q half an hour.
: On assembling, message of tn
( President WAS delivered to the Ser
d ate by his Secretary, and was read b
the Secretary of the Senate. -----F
Y Upon the conclusion of the reading
J, on Mr.. Summers motion, it was OF
e dered to be printed and laid on tn
It table. -..-..
a Mr.. Sumner further moved this
d 10000 extra copies of the message
printed. Referred to the committe
st on Printing. -----.-
c The Chair submitted reports of tn
= heads of Departments, aud the Exc
:. utiVe Session soon adjourned.
e HOUSE.
The House of Representatives
h the second session of the Forty fir
Congress, convened to-day.
', The Speaker announced that th
;s House had now met ia the secOn
q regular session ofthe FOrty>frst Coz
q gress. s %
: MeSsrs. Brooks of Massachusetts
= Barnam of Connecticut, Cox of Ne
York, Burchard of Illinois, and a
the Alabama, appeared and be sworI
u when Mr.. Paine, of Wise, ,nsin, su;
: gested that the law and the custul
Ie had been that where members al
u peared subsequent to the regular o
k ganization of the House, their CT
n dentials were referred to the Con