The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-31
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The Georgia Question Again
Before the Senate.
An Anti-Whiskey Law for the
Army and Navy.
Woman Suffrage Killed in the
House.
exposure or THE CHO3PENNING CLAIM.
easy Nllh of Engineering Spurious Claims
Through Congress-.
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Congressional Welcome to Ireland's
Exilcs.
exposure or THE CHO3PENNING CLAIM
Congressional Welcome to Ireland's
Exiles.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. so, 1871.
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.

MEMORIALS PRES ENTED.
hy Messrs. FESTos. CoNKLING and SUMNER. from
he Kings County Homeopathic and other medical
societies In reference to the establishment OF
homeopathic national university ut washington,
Congress 10 make the establishment Of one or
more professorships OF homeopathy prerequisite
20 a charter for the same.
BY Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep.) OF Ohio from the Clncn-
nati Board OF Aldermen asking that the Cincinnati
and Newport Railroad Company be required TO raise
their bridge over the Ohio.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. WILSON. trep.l OF Mass, from the Military
Committee, reported favoraby the House bill ex-
tending the benefits OF the Soldiers National
Asylums to the soldiers OF the 1912 and Mexican
wars.
Also. adversely the bin relative TO the sale Of the
Arsenal AT Plttspurg.
Upon Mr.. WILSON'S motion the latter bill was in
definitely postponed.
Mr., BucxINGHAM, (repl OF CoRn., from the Com
mttee on Commerce, reported back the House bill
70 authorize the removal OF the Custom House nom
ST. Marks TO Ceuar Keys, Fla Passed.
Territories, reported back, with amendments the
bills to provide State governments in New Mexico
Mr.. WILSON from the Committee on Military AZ
fairs reported without amendment the bill for the
relief or purchasers OF real estate at Harpers
Ferry
Also adversely to the House joint resolution in
regard to charges OF deSeltion in soldiers
the GEORGIA SENATORS.
MT. IRUMBCIL, (repJ OF ILL.,, moved 10 lake up the
Georgia question remarklng that the questions IN
VOWED were those OF law and iact and that If q
general discussion on the reconstruction question
was avoided, the subject could be disposed OF this
afternoon.
After remarks by Messrs. KELLOGG and WILLIAMS
on tue Importance or action upon the steamship
subsidies particularly In regard 10 the proposed
Australia line, Mr.. Trumbulls motion prevailed.
The resolution OF the majority OF The Judiciary
Committee, declaring Mr.. Hill entitled to seat was
then read and Mr.. TRuMBULL, in support OF the
cumStanceS under which it look place. The whole
dncuy was as TO The composition oil the Legislature,
arising from the expulsion in lSLS OF seven co ored
nem@ers, the substitution for them OF the minority
candidates, the neltgiby OF Others under the
fourteenth amendment ana the subsequent exclu-
sion by military board OF seventeen members
three ior disqualification ana fourteen for refusing
70 appear for examination-maklng twenty-four IN
AL. Inc presence OF constitutional quorum III
each Louise and their proper organization established
primo face case In favor or Mr.. HIPS claim the
being imnaterial tue result. Mr.. Miller mad also
received sufficient votes to Insure his election, even
after throwing out all the members alleged 10 have
been Ineligible.
Mr. STEWART (repl Of New, in advocacy OF the
minority report declaring Messrs. Farrow and
Whitley TO have been elected Senators lrom that
state. argued That by the failure OF Georgia To COM
ply with the reconstruction acts she was not entitled
10 representation at the tine Of the election or
Messrs HIN and Miller. He held that the election
was By body having no legal existence, and pro-
ceeded 10 show that the ACT OF Congress or July,
1870 admitting the ate 10 representation,
related back TO- the Legislature OF that year
by which Messrs. Farrow ana Whitley elected.
Mr.. Stewart then moved rs substitute for the ma
jority resolution mat OF the minority OF the Judl-
ciary Committee, declaring Henry Z. Farrow and
Richard Z. Whitley entitled 10 seats in the Senate
MI. Stewards motion was reected-ycas 10, nays
80. The vote IN detail was as lol.ows:-
YRAs-Messrs Abbott Arnes, Foreman, Brownlow Gilbert
Hamilton Gtexas Mcdonald, Nye Osborn, Pomeroy,
Frat Ramsey iice, Searns, Stewart Sumner Tnsyer and
NAYs-Messrs Bayard Blair, Buckingham, Carpenter
dassery Chandler Conkns, Jorbet., Cragin Davis Ed
mands fenion flanagan Fowler, Hamilton ma. Hamin
rH (N Paterson, Ross Schurz sherman, Sprague
ton Thurman. Upton, Trumou, vlckers, Warner Wiley
The question recurring upon the resolution de-
clarlng Mr.. Hill entitled To seat, Mr.. THURMAN
the democratic member or the Judiciary Committee
moved Gu amendment adding the name OF Mr..
Miller as Senator elect from Georgia, but tempo
rarily Withdrew his motion ut the request or Mr.
ZION.
Mr.. STEWART moved to substitute the name OF
Henry 7. Farrow for Mr.. Hill's
Mr.. HOWARD. trep) OF Mich, argued that the
Georgia state government was provisional, subject
10 The authority OF Congress, ana that It's validity
was secured In It's subsequent recognition by Con-
gress He held that the election Of Mr.. Hill In 1868
was legal and proper.
Mr.. RICE, nep.l OF Ark, OF the minority OF the
Judiciary Committee on the subject, advocated the
claims Of Mr.. Farrow and Mr.. Whitley.
Mr.. STEWART reiterated his views at length upon
the point that the Legislature OF 1868 was incapable
VI electlng Senators, because OF o noncompliance
viii the terms OF the fourteenth amendment and
that in the opinion OF Congress- as shown by the
subsequent legislation that the Legislature had no
legal organization and could not elect clerk.
M. CARPENTER, member OF the Judiciary Com
nlttee. replied at length 10 Mr. Stewart, and ex-
planned the reasons governing the action Of the
sority.
Al Eve O'Clock, without reaching vote, The Sen
ate ad, burned.