The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-22

done? Why should we not, as IN any other
case when mans credentials are presented,
send these credentials to the Committee OF
Elections? I am willing to trust that COM
mittee to make report and then my col
league may take such action as ne pleases.
hope, therefore, that the House will vote down
the motion to postpone, and agree to the mo.
ton to refer the case to the committee oi
Elections.
Mr., Garfield, OF Ohio, ask that the follow
ing may be referred to the Committee on the
Rules:
RESOLVED, That the following be added to the
rules OF the House: In case any person presents
himself &C the bar OF the House TO De sworn IN as
a member eject, who may have been expelled, or
press while resolution for his expulsion was
bending, 1t shall be la order, before administer.
ing the oath to such member elect, TO refer the
case to the committee which had IN charge the
resolution OF expulsion, or the House may ut
once take action on the case.
Mr.. Logan. The reason why / object to re-
ferring this case to committee is, that II
would be treating 1t with a consideration to
which it Is not entitled This House Is per
fectly conversant with all the facts. Members
here know all about the man. They know
his character and bis position before the coun-
try. They know what were bis acts when ne
was before member of this House, and what
Was GIl6 CUuISC tllS 1AOAoS P'AoaSN IL
regard to him. 1t Is merely question for the
House to determine whether this man shall be
again allowed to take a seat during this Con-
gTess. That is all there is about 1t.
It Is not question for the Committee OF
Elections. OF for any other committee, to re-
port upon. It is merely a question whether
this House will stand by the resolution 1t
adopted but few weeks since by a unanimous
vote. It is q question for the House TO decide,
for If ic mQrpIV a
question whether this House, after having de-
clared that this man was unworthy to hold a
seat in the Forty-hrst Congress, will now re-
pudIate its action, or whether 1t will stand by
that which was justified by the moral sense OF
this House and of this country. That is all
there is in this case.
want this case to be kept before the House,
and want the House to act directly upon 1t.
am ready to-day with all the law and the pre-
cedents to meet this case, and to argue 1t be-
fore the House. / do not desire to have 1t go
before any committee, nor do believe that
any committee desires to examine 1t. 1t Is q
case which needs no further examinations; the
record Is here; the evidence Is all here and
printed. We know the facts and the circum-
stances attending the resignation. We have
here the certificate that he has been reelected
to represent & certain constituency. Ii you
should refer this case to committee you
would only be requiring them to rereport
what has already been reported by a commit.
tee 1t is for this House to determine whether
they will readmit this man to seat here after
the resolution we passed but short time
since. There is no question about the manner
of the election, or In regard 10 the voting OF
that election, or in reference to the Governors
certificate. or to any position this man may
have occupied in the canvass or ont of It. The
only question is in regard to the position he
occupies before this house in presenting him.
self TO be resworn in as member Of Congress
will modify my motion so that this case
shall be postponed to Tuesday next, immedi'
ately after the morning hour, at which time
we will have the naked question before the
House for its decision. now call the prevl
GUS question.
Mr.. Maynard. I rise 10 make an inquiry
Suppose a majority OF the House should be o
opinion that these credentials ought to be re
ferred to the Committee OF Elections, how
could they manifest that preference if the pre-
vious question should be seconded?
The Speaker II the House should refuse
to second the demand for the previous ques
ton, the motion to refer would be in order.
The previous question was seconded; there
being-ayes eighty, noes not counted.
The main question was ordered, and under
the operation thereof the motion of Mr. Logan
to postpone the further consideration OF the
subject TIL next Tuesday, after the morning
hour was agreed to.