The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-27
onneral Mahone and the Tebbs Case.

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General Malone and the Teops case.
In order 10 satisfy ourselves and to IN
form our readers on the subject, wehaVe
overbau;cd our files OF the Congressional
pecord. examined the reports OF the pro-
ceedings Of the United States Senate on the
Trims case. and cuIlcd ont the facts. We
proceed 10 state them in as few words rs
possible, giving all the material ones.
wednesday, April 9Gth, the Senate, after
tlisposing Of some other questions, was IN
formed by the presiding officer that the
next bill on the calendar was the bill e.
No. 2os) for the relief Of DIR. A. SIDNEY
TRBBs.
Mr.. EDMUNDS: / think that involves
one Of those general questions about the
restoration OF people engaged IN the re-
bcllion TO the army. -,
TIE PRESIDENT pro tempore: The
amendment reported by the COMMITTEE on
Military Affairs win be read.
The ACTING SECRETARY: The committee
rerort 10 strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert:
That section l2lS Of the Revised Statutes
OF the United States be, and the same Is
hereby. repealed.
Mfr. EDMUNDS: viii some senator
read section 1918? | think j remember
that section. | object TO the present con-
sideralion OF the bill.
After some debate, Mr.. EDnuNDs read
the section proposed 10 be repealed. IL Is
as follows:
section 1918. No person who has served
in any capacity in the military, naval, or
civil service of the so-called Confederate
States, or Of either OF The States in insur~
reciiou during the late rebellion, shall be
appointed TO any position in the army OF
the United States.
Concerning this section Mr.. BECK said !:
Mir. BECK: That is the case. a sena-
tor can serve here, though ne may have
been in the Confederate army; but boy
who had 20 work as page iii the legisla-
ture is barred by this section from an ar-
poiniment in the army.
The bin went over TO the next day.
Thursday, April %, the bill Is. No. 20G)
for the rehei OF Dr.. A. SIDNEY TEBBs was
announced as first IN order on the calendar.
The vote was, after some discussion, taken
by yeas and nays upon Mr.. GARLAND's mo-
tion 10 take up the bill. The result was
amouneed-yeaS q, nays %. General
MALONE voted " No.; but several Repub-
licans voted aye" and so the bin came
,lp for consideration. That is the bill
together with the amendment proposed by
the committee to repeal the disqUaliiying
section altogether. Mr.. EDMuNDs then
moved to refer It to the Committee on the
judiciary. Mr.. GARLAND spoke against
such reference. Mir. EDMUNDs spoke for
ii. Other senators participated in the de-
bate. But the case went over again.
On the 2Sth the bill was again discussed,
and again went over.
Monday. May !,
The PRESIDENT pro tempore: The
first ease on the calendar under the An
thony rule will be called.
The bill Is. No. 29G) Tor the relief Of DR..
Sidney Tebbs was announced a first in
order, and its consideration was resumed
as in Committee Of the Whole, the pend
ing question beng on the motion OF Mr..
EDMUHDs 10 refer the bin to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
The question being put, there were, on Il
diyision-ayes, u; noes, 10.
Mr.. Nancy called for the yeas and
nays, and they were ordered.
Then followed another discussion. and a
pretty warm one in Some respects. The bill
again went over.
Tuesday, May I'd, the vote was taken
upon the question to reicr-ayes, 90; noes,
%. Mr.. ROLLINS said:
am paired with the Senator from Flo
rida MIR. jones', but have transferred the
pair TO the Senator from Virginia (Nr Ma
hone, and VIII vote myself, having re-
served that right. lVotc " ca
Wednesday, May Cd, the bill again came
up, and another wam discussion followed,
and then the bill went over again.
Thursday. May 4th, the bill 6. No. 296)
for the relief of DR.. \. SIDNEY TEBBs was
resumed as in Committee OF the Whole, the
pending question being on the motion OF
Mr.. ROLLINS TO refer the bill and pending
amendments TO the Committee on the
Judiciary. The vote was taken by yeas
and nays, and resulted-yeas, 90; nays, IS
General MALONE voted, aye"
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeos.-Mcssrs. Aldrich, Allison, An.
thony, Blair. Chilcott, Conger, Davis Of IL
linois, Dawes, Hale, Harrison, Ilawley
Hi OF Colorado, ingalls,, Iapham, NcDill
Mcmillan, Malone, tliller OF California
Miller OF New York, Mitchell. Morrill,
Platt. Rollins, saunders, Sawyer. SeWell
sherman, Van Wyck, and Windom-29.
NoyS.-Mcssrs. Bayard, Beck, Call, Cam
den, Cockrell, Coke, Davis Of West Viz
ginia, Fair, Farley, George, German
Groome, Grover, Hampton, Harris, Jack
son. Johnston, Jonas, Mcpherson, MaXey
Morgan, Pugh, Ransom. Slater, Vest, Noor
. hees, Walker, and Wilhams-2S.
General MALONE voted as all the Reput
llcans voted.
We think the above is absolutely correct
We have certainly tried 20 make il 50.
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