Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. March

WAsHISGToS. March l.
Senator and Mrs. Edmunds and Senators
Morrell and Hamln will be at the Presidents
State dinner tonight.
The Senate to-day postponed by vote of
ii to 3G action on the nomination of Mr..
bradley until the 2lst inst, to allow the pas
sage OF the bill embracing Mississippi Texas
and Arkansas in one Judicial district, with an
Associate Justice within the district.
Mr.. Whittemores friends, of South Caro-
lima, are getting up series of public meet
ings in his district, in which he will speak in
self-defence. His object being a reelection.
Last Monday, the Senate being in execu-
tive session, on motion of Mr.. Sumner the
doors were opened for a moment and during
this unnoticed open session of about one min
ute, he entered motion to reconsider the
vote on the passage of the omnibus disability
bill, and the motion is still pending. The
motion for this action was to reach the case
OF Ex-senator Chingman, of North Carolina.
who is among the number whose disabilities is
to be removed by the bill
NJ. Matiscall, the Mexican Minister, re-
ceived the following from the Mexican Vice
Consul, at San Antonio, Texas:
San Luis Potasi was occupied by Escabedo
on the l4th Of February, and Zacatocas by
Carrona some days before"
Consequently the rebellious movements
must have been suppressed. "a
Professor Northrup, of Yale College, will
address the Senate Military Committee to-
morrow in favor of an entire change in the
mode of appointments to Military and Naval
Academies. He represents the National AS
ISOLATION of School Superintendent now in
session here.
WASHINGTON, March |.
The report or the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee on the legality Of The present Georgia
Legislature, and whether further legislation
is necessary, was presented this morning by
Mr.. Edmunds. The committee after review
ing the history of the assembling and organi-
cation, say that Gen. Terry's action of ex-
Guiding certain ineligible members, was not
according to law, though they acquit him of
any intent to exceed his lawful authority.
The admission of persons who received
only a minority vote in place of ineligible
members, was also illegal. The committee
therefore report that under the first resolu-
ton, that in the following respects the organ
ization of the legislature was not warranted
by law.
First, In the control and direction of its
proceedings by Mr.. Harris.
oaths, and from taking their seats of three
members elect who offered to swear.
Third, In the seating Of persons hot hay
ing majority of vote of electors.
In respect to the second resolution. wheth-
er any further legislation is necessary in re-
spect to the organization of the legislature,
the committee report that inasmuch as the
errors OF Gen. Terry do not appear to have
worked any serious injustice in point of fact
and as the error on the seating OF the minority
candidates was committed by the House OF
Representatives, in the exercise of the right
ordinarially belonging to it. In the first in
stance, and inasmuch as it appears certain
that the terms of Office Of the members OF the
Legislature and State Government will ex-
pire at the same time that they would, had
the State been finally restored TO its place in
the Union, in July 1868. They feel justified
in emitting to recommend any further legis-
lation on the subject of organizing the legis-
lature.