New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-17
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A. dare with IiEo eIre",c The ,. .ss and tented
Her eseLed members 70. ,'s s ~ NV mar ,psres
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-, NJ 49,, roy,eved the history Of affairs IN
ceorgia stating that at the election In HoVeho,' 0O
for members TO the state Convention 'ooO' VIM 81"
M ono colored votes poled ana h""''' "
dc,e,ates elected. A Constitution was H""co anu
-, -, = 7 ooislature elected under 10 was convened
.,r al this supposing they had passed Oeyonn .on
rssonal control the Rebel clement IN tne ii, h
% by the state Convention, which comprised
number of coored members joined III .ie u'ci' ,,
MIL tSan onccigth of African blood in his veins was
negibe to Office. These very men TO Mnoh tnS j
Lees Of citizenship. of which they had deprived
themselves, denied political equally TO n, se
bes we're expelled Dee D. 1869, an act oil CohgJs
was passed requiring the reasSeh Dhns OF thc lc'
cared elected by the military commander thc rehtoia
ton of the expelled members aud the rejection OF otnes
who were disqualified An the conditions ha now oeo
compled WITH having Tatincd the fouftcenth anu
Fifteenth Constitutional Amendments, Georgia pre-
sented herself for recognition Inc bnsn ~ ,eea and
wonld legaliZe the act Of the Legislature Ill 1Ppuns
the Judge who had decided IA favor OF class M i
Georgans he desired these terms shoud e3lhntnce
the date of The present legislation; nc Of the State
and reminded the Senate that " lie WHO perihttcu Up
p11 the OF his remarks Mr. Reves received
the ordinations Of many Republican senators anu
and then the immense audience in the galleries,
which included many persons Of color slowly dispersed
Mr. MOTION, In cOmpllmentlnS MT keNels on MS
sech WIRES ed the opinion that the exchange which
had been made 10y which that gentleman occupied the
place of Jefferson Davis the Senate had lost nothing IN
intriOence while II had gained much patriotism and
LOYALTY He proceeded argue that the Government OF
Georgia provisional, and would 30 continue uhui
actually represented ia Congress; mat me ieiehes
from the opposite theory that the state had
been denied representation when she was entitled 10
in and had been treated badly by Congress He claimed
AZ i'm he
exercised tho power OF guaranteeing republican form
of government but had never assumed 70 give partic
ular construction to tho Constitution OF State as DID
Bingham amendment, IN declaring the length OF the
terms of the present state officers lie also argued mat
the substantial for the report OF the judiciary
Committee 1909 against the admission OF MI Hin as
senator from Georgia was that the organization Oh the
Legislature void from the beginning .
Mr. THURMAN tDem.. Ohol inquired whether IN that
event the action of the Legislature ~ ratyins the -Four
teenth Amendment would hold good
Mr.. MORTON replied that lac eoncnrred in the opinion
set forth IA former report OF tne m m Sc
organization went TO violation OF the fundamental Ia"
that created the body.
MIR MORTON went on TO review the whole question,
ana cOntrOyert the positions assumed by MI lhur-
man particularly with reference the validity of the
composition the Georgia Legislature He quoted from
the laws of the State TO show tlat provision was eA
rressy made for admission OF minority candidates
fuf the Legislature when the person receiving the
highest number of votes VIGOROUSLY ineligible. This
mcgibllty was known TO exist at the tIlne OF tle
election, and candidates were voted Tor SIMPLY
because they were Rebels. and were excluded
from office under the Fourteenth Amendment
In regard the Of Office, he showed that IL was
not IN contemplation Of law that these terms should he
until the state took her place IN the Uon that nl-
lockIdd not become Governor until thCn and that the
whole State Government was now regarded as merely
provisional The proposed Bingham amendment, lie
said to-day source of exultation TO the extreme or
wing of the Democratic party and he opposed
IL as a violation Of justice and Of human rights
Mr.. HOWARD Rcp., Mlehl then TOOK the noor, out
yielded to motion by Mr.. WILLIAMS rep. Oregonl to
20 into Executive session. which, after an Intellectual
effort 10y Mr. Trumbun to prOOng the session, so as 10
dispose OF the bll was agreed 10:
Inc Senate then, at $3.50 o'clock, went INTO Executive
session, and Subsequently adjourned