, 1869-05-28

The ssesse s:oaaa .ha. rTsory 81 sasa
which the Senate or Honse OF Representatives, wss
authorized BY law to be composed; and 1t vas
~ q eaea hoass' man: maiositJ OF &C saal
Member. resigned: naeneers chosen, out not
AWorTt mctnheA contesting for 7ear, but not yet
admitted, or vncancles, are not counted in making
up quorum. an not An are that the House of
aabe t ,asp apes ras ~ z m e92e nae .ae
precisely in practice, and dM 20 by common coz
ssnt beiore ths aseRt.on q ,hs 1oe y ;oo senate
number Of members Of the, senate l. reduced bJ
resignation, or death, majority Of those who are
Dnrnu Ia last sesan Of the Fortieth Congress
the number Of members of the Senate was q. sad
tnc quorum Ets 81 Bu2 At the beginning Of The
i1ta sexxton the number Of memoe15 Was only IS,
owing to the absence Of the new seo2sor ffom
Maryland, who WIS delaJed BY seknesA a1d the
15ea red 0ud was sworn IN, rose to 81 nadn-
The Consntuuou Of the Uu,tcd Sates declares
That tho "6cnaoe shall he composed Of txo Sena-
thereof" md when the secession of the rebel
members took PLACES IN 1861, It was hoid1y HfEutd
BY the reee1 md tneir isttnds taas tao Ell ean'd
consist only Of two Senators from each STAG, ana
that tho quorum muss continue to be what II WAS
This opnion has been urged unit, vc1J recentiy,
and 1t has been said that Congress- was an Illegal
tody. hanging upon the serz.e Of the EuTe1nEafnt,
nhssnee af me neccssarT Quorum IN tna rwu
houses: the membership Of the Senate having u
SasJ ~ IL ~ nnnrnrn ami fhe yntes of fourteeo
sufficient for the enactment OF laws
ct EentrcsT, Ia tife Iaie impeataruent t11al that
N. sYnstn c.,,sii ronsist fnly Of Two senators
from each s.a;e.- Int It WIS ncsau7ca. there be-
- 1h. cinies 8. VIII e1f-hrsne1 In the SaIlon-
Al Gmens ;v prn9, INT .6s :sFai caazacser Of Con-
=. -s.s nr1et - n.strnrr1 hF thr rrsfcnattef ar
g.. es.'nn ~ no1t;on Il its me:nters Taat the
Thn ~ l1sm N .rn nnnsc Xi11 cans,i.It.
tae saas sne ss:sa S9e = IT. to 40 20
t.s ~ and nat ny Tnat the memocatp
ns,sn1 ta q ~ 81 Pat af be e b. = isw 'A
This = ths r;assa1 sSns;ras.oa given % re
o,a,r ,1 =. ehsta1e1 mi IL the only
sss SAlsa san pIe;ea: : iseleas nlno.ssy ~.
4rf ~ ;rst ~ naras<.1r ana nroner IN its an
sf;on - ihe Eons:itnIo AZ ts sta,e Of InG,
~ .ap1ee t ~ 70 rps, s uh.a ~ nahp
aenty et sde nemscrs a n' eise,e 10 tass hoase
,esd. ~ nnIiitestion nnt secesston. AMI |. bnt
snn,hee ~ form ~ me csinoun nhiIosonhTNthat the
eoyeInmsn. e sas military may Of right be mill
1e y jig. t - rnta ,o,a th M ,ne7e ,es.tsarons
outsnaa nG md teess non ssa: Goyesa@an
it & X tih c n.c M isnar.tn Tacttnns
c!re oy Hneh s1a asass ass 11S.soas
IL IL Fsase | q ii he soaassys ss.. 49, ~
.ncy mus. w. ne|d n Srstun tner nowef mo III
hds W ;ss M nea ~ ~ ond y s nonn tnis
49, w @ 49, - ~ s.. s4ear Wv, nn1rnIs
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~ tv tna ~ ~ ~ x11ta1,enei
n:ttenee 70 tnG sanaeon Ok tus e1osatntala lis!t,
q lie taiist, s.ases dse!sss. ~ coassess MAJ
to,e ~ " Ia ~ ssI 11arnsi1on
Is =: sss JEFF q tse Gnd
Ma!c3, rauaeu q tns Legsiatules Q! ta!se n ;,
oanns o. me state w " 6eeeme p9I ny -
eoaspef sse 'ax Sns S sb9ied i M
ese re- ey nc soas11o1 @ o. NJ lnea ns ,s S =
ana Inei IN meoers aa1es nc @ oatn tne5 aae e 70
su2poEt tHai eousutuHot, ~ uol 81 Aoe1it ~ ue
sase saea eonsisIa1pa ;,,. 1ae aais T., ~, ~
eoasuGt tAc sa.tsAatHIaes aut osau2
q 1Ge be Il 1ns M could III
IN the e9ns.itutton q s.a:s. TIE pnasi2ie TIA,
OF : les4siasive soty, sssii es1resz tse pspa,a;
VII s g essentially tnteEWosen wttn me tneors
as sosas acsc ssoai l. req 1saas - III IL
n a;saatrs ;o:e ot Ioaie.'sy q shs msa,hezs
State Constitution shall be necessary 70 the valid
: as,4Is n tna; way u 50 hamper ths conaLie,a
Nun oi an amendment a u practically nrilf5 hi
nsoyt:on n the ceEsatu:;2n n sae I2Hct s:atsS
the ncn,pcrs elected 10 the Legislature 70 Be- pres
snt tls sotes q y e 5ats e.
| t.s.:SC ttA. such provision would ptacr.cat.,