The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-10
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Senator by the Legislature Of Mississippi
and has been admitted by the Senate 81
the United States He is now a Senator
Of the u. S. from the State of Mississippi.
We give to our readers the following
article from the Wisconsin State journal,
giving the Revels proceedings in the
Senate on the 23d Of February; promising
that it was written as fair and truthful
:, lation Of the proceedings of the Senate,
and not as a romance.
MI Wilson presented the credentials
Of Mr. H. r. Revels, the Senator elect
from Mississippi, which paper has Ger
riicate Of election for the term ending in
1871, and signed by General Ames, the
Military Gouernor of Mississippi.
Mr. Salisbury inquired if the paper
was any evidence OF the election of the
person referred to.
The chair said that, if any objection
was made to the administration Of the
oath to Mr. Revels, the question whether
the oath should tie administered would
! be submitted To the Senate
1 T.. stdutSDuIy SdtC DCiDTt tilG QttcSliOu
OF administering the oath came up other
questions might have to be settled. All
! this particular stage he submitted that
lane certificate of Military officer that
his man had been elected to the Senate
# the United States was not such Ger
tifeate as is required by law.
Mr.. Stewart remarked that the certifi-
Gates OF election of various Senators from
reconstructed States had been signed by
provisional Governors.
Mr. Salisbury proceeded to argue that
the admission to the Senate Gould only
ne claimed upon valid election by 3
{ valid legislature In the present cast
there was no evidence emanating from
the Legislature that they had elected any
one; but simply certificate from al
individual styling himself military Officer
| and Provisional Governor, that the Leg
stature had done certain acts. He de
med that any Provisional Cover
nor could send ccmmu
; cation to this body, for such 40
officer was unknown to the Constitution
Mr. Wilson had read certified copy
of the proceedings in the election Of tn,
Senators of the Uuted States by the Mis-
sissippl Legislature.
Mr. Drake remarked that the obiectio,
was without force, as the act of Congress.
required the Governor of State to Ger
tify to the election of a Senator, but die
not say the evidence should come from
from the Legislature. The communica
ton before the Senate from the G0vernol
Of Mississippi, provisional though h,
might be called, furnished the very evi
dence required by the constitution Tht
great seal of the State to the paper wa,
, sufficient for the Senate for the right o.
, q Governor to use that seal could no.
now be inquired into, but in the presen
case must be accepted as q fact.
Mr. Salisbury referred to the neWspa
5 per ammo uncement of the election of {
person named Acorn as Governor O
Mississippi, therefore, taking the gIoun6
of Senator Drake, this paper did no
show the signature Of the real Governol
of Mississippi.
Mr. Drake replied, in the absence O
official information, that the newly-elect
? ed Governor had been installed into oil
! flee, the Senator (Mr. Salisbury coul(
not insist that the office Of Governor ha(
changed hands.
t Mr. Trumbull said under the law tn
: Governor was required to give certif
o cate Of election. Strictly speaking, tn
present certificate was defective in no
} giving the facts of election in detail. Il
S the Senate members had been sworn il
t without presenting any certificate. TIL
: admission Of Setator Davis was an In
stance Of this kind He then called 70
the reading OF the papers submitted b,
t Mr. Wilson. The papers referred to de
tailed the meeting in joint convention o
the Legislature, at which, out of IL
: votes, Revels received 81. 1Tr. Wilson
e said the papers included the certificate
e of the Clerk of'the lower House of the cor
: lrectness of the journal Of the s.embf
and Of the proceedings OF the Senate, AMI
: a certificate signed by the Secretary O
State end Provisional Governor
Mr.. Davis considered all the papers in
a formal and insufficient as testimony O
election and claimed in signing the Ger
tiicates Gen. Ames had been guilty of I'm
warrantable assumption Of power.
I Mr.. Stockton objected to the Gre
+ dentials, that they were signed by a mill
i tary commander which was evidence the,
came from State not having Repub
llcan form OF government, and beside
+ the gentlemen in question were elected
e before the State was admitted to repre-
sentation.
Mr.. Wilson hoped there would be n,
: further objection TO administer the oatl
to Mr.. Revels, believing this case to b.
! similar to all other senators from thu
Southern States. In nearly all the recon
: structed States they were elected priol
to the formal representation OF States il
Congress. The Senate then decided with
out division to receive the papers pre-
sented by Mr.. Wilson.
8 Mr.. Stockton offered q resolution te