Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-24

would ask the Associated Press re-
porters to take notice Of it. 1t is as
follows:
ResoLced, That the further consid-
Grafton Of the report of the Committee
on Military Affairs in this ease be
postponed until Wednesday, the ID of
March, and that in the meantime
WhittemOre be permitted to have
summoned before said Committee any
witnesses already examined in the
case, or any Of the Witnesses named
by him IN the affidavit which he has
submitted to the House, to establish
facts or give any explanation he may
think will tend to paliiate the Of
lenses which he admits he has cOm-
mitted.
Mr.. Dawes made an Intellectual ef-
fort to have an evening session on the
legislative appropriation bill, and the
House adjourned.
StRate.-Mr. Howard, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported with
an amendment the bill for terrific
rial government for Alaska.
Mr.. Spencer offered a resolution in
strueting the Naval and Military Com
of abolishing the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, and the Military Academy
at West Point, and the substI-
tuition by assignment to duty in
the various colleges throughout
the Union, of the naval and mill
tary officers as instructors in naYiga-
ton, naval warfare and military tac-
tics, or the inauguration Of some other
system calculated to relieve the Gov
ernment Of a large expense, and en-
able all who desire to secure an
education for the army or navy
at his own expense. Agreed to.
The Presidents veto Of the bill for
the relief Of ROllin White relative to
the extension Of his pistol patent, was
discussed by Terry, Carpenter and
Cragan, and laid aside.
Mr.. Wilson presented the creden-
tials Of II. r. ReYels, Senator elect
from Mississippi, which were read.
The paper was a certificate of election
for the term ending in 1871, and
was signed by General Ames as Mill
tary Governor of Mississippi.
Mr.. Salisbury inquired if the paper
was any evidence of the election of
the person referred to.
The Chair said if any objection was
made TO the administration of the oath
to Revels, the question whether the
oath should be administered would be
submitted to the Senate. @
Mr.. salisbury said before the ques-
ton of administering the oath came
up, other questions ought here to be
settled, but at this prrticular stage he
submitted that the certificate of mil
itary officer that this man has been
elected to the Senate Of the UniIed
States was not such a certificate rs was
required by law.
Mr.. Stewart remarked that the Ger
tifcates Of election of the various Sem
atOrs from the reconstructed States had
been signed by Provisional Governors.
Mr.. Salisbury proceeded to argue
that admission to the Senate could
only be claimed by valid elections by
the Legislatures. In the present case
there was no evidence emanating
from the Legislature that they had
elected any one, but simply a certifi- /
cate from an individual styling him.
self military officer and Provisional
Governor, that the Legislature had
done ceFtrin acts. He denied that
any Provisional Governor could send /
a communication to this body, for
such an officer was unknown to the
Constitution.
Mr.. Wilson said he had read a GER
titled copy of the proceeding in the
election of Senators of the United
States By the Legislature Of AIissis-
sippi.
Mr.. Drake remarked that the OBJ
lection was without force, as the acts
of Congress required the Governor of
the State to certify 10 the election
OF Senator, but did not
say the evidence should come
from the Legislature. The commits
sion before the Senate from the
Governor Of Mississippi provisional
though he may be called-furnished
every evidence required by the Con-
stitutiOn. The great seal Of the State
to the paper was sufficient for the
Senate, for the right of the Governor
TO use that seal could not now be
inquired into, but in the present case
must be accepted as a fact.
Mr.. Salisbury referred to the news
paper announcements of person /
named AlcOrn as Governor OF Missis. |
sippi, and, therefore, taking the ground |
of Senator Drake, this paper did not |
show the seal Of the Government OF /
Mississippi
Mr.. Drake replied that in the ab-
sence of official information, the new |
ly elected Governor of Mississippi had /
not been installed into Office, and Sen
at0r Salisbury could not insist that !
the office of Governor had changed /
hands.
Mr. TrumbuIl said, under the law
the Governor was required to give the
certificate of election, but strictly
speaking the present certificate was
defective in not giving the facts of the
election in detail, but instances had
occurred in the Senate in which the
members had been sworn in without
any certificate of cleo
ton as Senator. Mr. Dawes was an
instance of this kind. He then
called for a reading of the papers
submitted by Mr.. Wilson. The pa
pers referred to detailed the meeting
in joint Convention of the LegisIa-
ture, at which, out Of lIg votes,
Revels received ST, were read.
Mr.. Wilson said the papers included
the certificate OF the clerk of the
lower House Of the correctness of the /
Ournal, a similar report of the pro-
3eeding5 of the Senate, and q certi-
icare. signed By the Secretary OF State
and the Provisional Governor.
The subject was discussed at great