New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-14
uatons To carry the act into effect especially concern
ing the declarations and proofs required.


ing authority from Congress Tor tne the,r road
Southern Railroad Company 70 CONSTRUCT tne Az roso
through the State Of Kentucky. permission 70 90 80
being now withheld by the adverse action OF inc hen
tucky state Senate. 49,, s.., .on,r-,encs An
the PRAYER OF the memorial and his belief that there
was any time when the National AUTHORITY mlgnt 90
State obstnately placed itself In the way OF me cor,
strucon Of road desired alike py n4rhern sno e%ora
ON the motion Of Mr. WILSON ep Mass the M9asS
amendments to the bill for the sale Of useless military
reservations were concurred in. ,o ,,o Gp,f
S SE SUBSIDY f La sposs Tor today
Agreed to- with an amendment on motion Of Mr. CAS-
sERLY Dem CALI TO include the Australian bill o 10
MIR MORTON Rep.. Ind) gave notice Of MOTION 10 %
THB CASE sESAToR-ELEcT MILLER OF ons oTder
oA no hs o te rssouoS prescribing the form Of oath
TO be taken BY H. B. NJ Miller. claiming seat 10 ''
MI TRUMBULL ep ND Chairman M Of n hs 9S had
cary Committee, proceeded TO snow his colleague,
Mr.. Hin, who had been admitted d,snnal,ned,
had sss1 elected BY Of a0' quasd oath
in consequence Of Mr. Mers service IN inc army fbe sd
surgeon in ACCORDANCE MID R Se 70 seats in the
House and OF Mr. Hill TO the Senate, none d,sSusii
could take the FSaT 9ssa amendment and though
Democrat had received Republican voice s W. FsrTon
that r 1ns ~ candidate FOR the Georgia state Con
stitutiona Convention. He assisted 70 irao doton
@G {sd for sSs state i: ' Sse naS
bin now in the hands Of the PresidSht this So'ef b
t to expedite settlement Of tho gses s,.;Io
s act 81 s 70 ss
ture in eectng Senator disqualified by iaw was dc,
anSe and or w a the ntesry q M leg
isation and resist these attempts Inc necesS tol
bo m' The elemency Of Congress was asked, had.
class secured their election because they had MADE war
GnsIify man for seat In the Senate who negi-
he when elected. He held that an election under such
Mr.. THURMAN Dem. Ohio inquired whether sena-
tor Edmunds had not repeatedly voted Tor dssny
tended TO allow certain parties already elected TO enter
foolish enough 10 follow the lead Of his Democratic fnd
Mr. Thurman, in making man an officer by law who was
recognized his error, and proposed to amend 1t.
Mr.. NYE Rep, New inquired whether the resolution
covered the OF Gov Vance, who had been elected
senator from North Carolinai
Mr.. TRUMBULL Rep., H. replied Il did not, but was
MIR. C0NKLING Rep., n. " delivered long legal
argument to show that Miller Objectionable to every
element OF the test oath legislation and In denial oil the
Mir CARPENTER Rep Wis., held that the act of
was as to Miller, Unconstitutional. Unlike Hill, Tarron,
and Whitley claiming seats from georgia each OF whom
federal Office prior TO the Rebellion, bnt
F nad Sh His csncs therefore, Was simply
without the sggraysng crime OF dn Re Gpe month move
renamed His ofense came within The range OF the
general pardon issued by President johnson In Deem
The same offense-for aiding the Rebelonfor which he
was now excluded from the Senate was the very one
substantially entitled the claimant TO take his seat the
act OF Congress prohibited him ron so DONG. Inc
act in other respects. ,
Mr.. HILL Rep, ca stated that Mr. Miller had been
candidate, amoog whom were two gallant Generals De
me mt NJ
denied that Chat genteman success was que 70 ns con-
services I'm the Rebel army wac not generally known
The speaker did not know OF it antl very recently;
Mr.. HILL then defended himself from an imputatiOn
upon his loyalty during the debate He explained that
his disabilities removed without his knowledge MS
name being included in bill with many others that he
did know ho iabored under disability but considered his
case similar that OF Thomas OF Maryland because OF
his having acts of kindness to his children in Hebel
service, but with any intention OF assisting that
cause His colleague Dr. Met had opposed
ton could not have been elected unless by Repub
votes $4,000, , A.,
Gulf steamship Subsidy bill: Lost-Yeas rs; Nays, 81;
Mr. MORTON (Rep., Ind held that the election OF NH
Ter was void because he was ineligible at the time OF his
election. II had been sad during the debate That the
bin had passed the Senate at the last session. without
the knowledge OF three members OF the body, and IL
age through the House had been procured upon she
representation that it had received the unanimous
OF the Senate IL not too much 20 say that
the repeal the test oath fraud upon the Senate
He did not say it was 10 intended but IN enect was
Mr. SCOTT CRep PENN corrohorated tho statement Of
MI M9aCa ~ se csrs SSop v Rne winch
permitted only bills 10 he considered to which no ohec
that repeal took ground IN favor OF the admission Of
the present claimant
termed the singular charge OF fraud upon the Senate
read from Globe the report OF the proceedings attend
show that the bill read in full upon his Grumbus)
requests that M had also made remark in regard TO It,
and that IL had been passed regularly and properly he
expressed his surprise 70 hear such charge.
Mr.. MORTON explained that he did not charge fraud
upon the Senate but that the passage OF bill OF 80 much
consequence in just one minute without general notice.
MI TRUMBuLI inquired Whether MI Morton did not
suppose Judiciary Committee knew what the bill was
WAS but he had that the bill had received
the sanction Of majority Of that Committed.
! Mr.. TRUMBULL (enphstcaly)-l undertake In say,
~ the Senator heard any such thing he heard what was
MI Mr.. MoRToN-I heard it from member of the Com
Mr.. TRUMBULL reiterated that the member making
snch a statement had asserted an untruh.
Mr.. MORTON proceeded TO detail more minutely the
both Houses He had supposed that there more
than corporals guard in Its favor in the House, but
| had been suddenly called up and forced through.
At this hour $40 O'Clock p M motion 10 adjourn
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, Ohio read from The Globe TO
show that other Senators present when repeal
| Iowa Mr. HMlan and Mr.. Howell the senator from Yer
mont Mr.. Edmunds the senator from Wisconsin, Mr..
| Howe and others, all OF whom allowed the bill TO go
through when single objection would have laid 1t over
He thought the member OF the Judiciary Committee who
had made the statement alluded 70 by Mr.. Morton de-
| served TO be censured by the Senate.
Mr. EDMUNDS rep, VT submitted that " was qnite
beyond Jurisdiction OF the senator from Ohio Mr..
Thurman TO another for his private uterances
The socslled repeal not law yet, and he trusted 1t
| would be years before IL was
Mr.. SAWYER (Rep., 4. c. defended the test oath re
tonsly He agreed With Mr. THURMAN in regarding Il at
this time as an sbandonment Of the proscrptive Repub
can policy and be still regarded IL measure eacu
| lated TO bring substantial peace to the country He
thought the Senator from Indiana Moton) would live TO
Ia hn
magn influence at the other end OF the would
preventits becoming law. But would be recognized
OF the wisest measures OF this administration
motion TO adjourn at this point resulted in the
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