Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-03-02
washington and Congressional News.

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Feb. %. In the Senate a bill was re-
ported for a Territorial Government in
Alaska. A resolution of inquiry was
adopted relative to a%bolishing the Anna
polls and West Point Academies. The
credentials of H. r. Revels, Senator
elect from Mississippi, were presented.
The paper was a certificate of election for
he term ending in lSTl, and signed by
General Ames. Military Governor of
Mississippi. A very long discussion
Ollowed, which lasted all day till ad-
ournment. The discussion was as to
whether the papers were proper and
correctly drawn up and sufficient Gre
lentials. Messrs. Davis, Stockton and
salisbury objected to the papers, and
Messrs. Drake, Trumbull, Wilson, Stew
ut, Nye, Pomeroy and Sherman advO-
ated the admission of Mr.. Revels.
senate adjourned.
In the House the death Of Mr.. Burlin-
game was announced. David Atwood,
from Wisconsin, successor of Hopkins,
jeOrge E. Harris, ]. 7. Morphis, George
c W. Mckee and Legrand W. Pierce,
members elect from Mississippi, took
the oath of Office. The bill TO punish
Jolygamy in Utah was taken up and
discussed during the morning hour.
Fitch and Stewart opposed the bill as in
sxpedient. The Legislative Appropria-
ion bill was discussed till two o'clock,
when the question of expelling 3. T.
Whittemore came up. Nj. Logan began
to speak, when Poland interrupted, and
hen Butler, of Massachusetts, annOunc-
d that he appeared as Whittemore's
-ounseI. An affidavit of Whittemore's
vas read, declaring that the examination
Jefore the committee was improperly
conducted, that he had not used the
money for private purpose, and asking
or time to get up his defense. Poland
moved the matter be postponed till the
committee report finally. Butler, of
Massachusetts,, argued for postponement
Ward offered an amendment pOstponing
consideration for twenty days. Mr.. LO
-an made a long argument against post
ponement, finally moved the previous
question, which was ~adOpted-yeas, 10;
laws, 25. The House refused to post
pone the consideration, Is moved in the
resolutions. The previous question, OH
resolution of expulsion, was then
seconded. WhittemOre asked the House
to adjourn till the next day, and give
him time. No objection was made, and
the House adjourned.
Feb. 81. A resolution declaring fur
Their expansion of the currency an evil
and pronouncing against If, passed with
put discussion. Mr.. FentOn made a
speech advocating the passage Of the
funding bill. He would like to have il
mended to have only one kind of bonds
at A per cent. Patterson also made a
speech on the finances in favor of the
bill. The case of Revels, Senator elect
from Mississippi, was then taken up.
Salisbury opposed his admission, and
Howard, Williams, Drake and Cameron
advocated it. Cameron said he told JEFF.
Davis, Just before he left tho Senate, that
the result of his work would be that
some day a negro would sit in his seat.
Without action the Senate adjourned.
In the House a great crowd had gath
cred. The Whittemore case came up.
Mr.. Whittemore began to defend him
self, when the Speaker interrupted him,
announcing that be had received the res
.ignation Of WhittsmOre as a member,
and he therefore could not speak on the
floor without consent. The resolution Of
expulsion was tabled, and the following
adopted by q vote of lS5 to 0: "ReSotUed,
That B. +. Whittemore, late member
from the First District of gouth Carolina,
did make appointments to the Military
Academy at West Point, and to the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis, in violation
oflaw, and that such appointments were
influenced by peeuniary considerations,
and that his conduct in the premises has