The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-24

with the Marquette Office Nearly all
of the valuable public land In Michigan ,
has been settled and put under cultiva-
ton long since. Gradually the land Of
fees In all OF the western and north
western states are being closed. The
time has practically gone by for sing
ing the once popular song: Uncle Sam
Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a
Farm" The star of empire has gone
westward. and there is no longer an
undeveloped frontier
Congressman I'm the Army.
The question whether senator's and
representatives who accept commissions
in the army shall retain their positions
in congress has lately been agitated
here a great deal. The constitution
provides that civilian and military Of
fees shall not be held at the same time.
But the wording of the constitution is
capable Of more than one construction.
Two or three representatives OF the
house in former years have forfeited
their seats for holding commissions in
the army. The first of these was John
p. Van Ness, whose name has become
historic in the District of Columbia.
He was elected to congress from what
NdS the ElSHlH NtW 1OIh
district in 1902. The termination of his
career in congress is thus referred to
! in Ben Perley PORES list of members
/ of the house and senate: Forfeited
/ his seat Jan. II, 1903, he having ac-
| cepted and exercised the office of ma
| jor Of militia under authority of the
! United States within the territory of
: Columbia"
4 H.
; can war, and has been looked up by
Major General Joseph Wheeler Of Ala
J bama because ii is thought to be parallel
to his own-that Of Representative
! Archibald Yell of Arkansas, in July,
1876. There is no evidence that Major
Yell resigned, but Mr.. Thomas w. New
ton was elected to fill the unexpired
term" Major Yell resisted this method
of ousting him from legislative halls.
and a contested election case was the
result. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin Of Maine.
afterwards vice president Of the United
States, was chairman Of the elections
committee that reported on the contest.
Every Member n Colonel.
In his report Mr.. Hamlin made the
supposition that every member of the
house was a colonel. If such thing
should happen, Mr.. Hamlin argued, the
president, who Is commander-in-chiei
of the army, could appear on the flooI
, and order each member to return &c
military DUTY at once, under penalty
for disobedience of orders Under sucf
circumstances Mr.. Hamlin thought the
lower branch Of the legislative depart
ment of the government would have NJ
independent existence whatever. Alont
, the same line he argued that mem
her of the house. holding commis
sion in the army, could not freely crit
, isise the policy Of the executive with
out danger of having to answer 10
\ speaking disrespectfully of his com
: mander-in-chief The house voted Z
: unseat Major Yell, and while that gen
e tleman served his country on the mel
q Of battle. Mr.. Newton served in a legis
lative capacity.
8 ValIandigham's Resolutions.
Quite different treatment was SNOW
: the members of the house VINO mel
commissions in the army at the peglr
q nipy of the civil war. The records
the Thirty-seventh congress show ths
on July IL, 1861, Representative va
landigham of Ohio offered resolution
: IN the house inquiring into the qual
! fcations of several members TO retai
q their seats. The resolutions recited tn'
n the following memb sV3 of the nous
/ were reported to be holding army con
,lS,a,,s. Representative China
,f Marston of Exeter, n. H.; james
N Karriran of the Fifteenth New foi
n district: Edward Mcpherson OF Getty
Nv burg Pa. Charles ]. Biddle OF Phli'
,s delphia. and Samuel r. Curtis Oh low
AZ There was only a brief debate on M
= valIandighams resolutions, but son
,e hitter things were said, Represehtati
. owen I,oveioy. the, abolitionlst, su
an costing that Mr.. Vallandigham cou
m veil examine into the validity Oh
n own credentials. Mr.. Vallandlgham
torted warmly that he would nave
Nv controversy with that gentleman on
he eoor but IL he wanted a controVer
n an anv other place, he had only 10
of for IT. He said he was assured Oh
he own qualifications. but intlmateo III
no was fully prepared TO follow
Gag of the country. Some Oh 'he &c
IN tlemen at whom the resolutions w.
- aimed smoke in their own pehah 10
al eefact that they held their commissio
" from the governors OF the sla'es' i'e
Nh resentatjye Curtis or iowa ue@iai
a that he was state oiheei' =.
,Iv been LOANED" for service In the Un,'
~, states army. Representative Vaiis
nm digbam made the point that these o
,es GERS were nevertheless paid py
Tor I.nited States, and that they were
10 reality officers of the United o'a
nd army.
he Served Out Their Time.
Representative Kellogg OF INN
is moved to lay Mr.. Vallandignam +.
ns, ,,',,ons on the table, and the mott
al, was carried-yeas go, nays 81. KEEP
I'm LAXATIVE Curtis resigned Aug
oh lowing but. according to Ben FER
INV poore. the others served out the'r u
u, e. said at the Capitol by men v
n r,r,ember the war events there' !.
,en senator Baker of Oregon. VINO nei'
M co,oners commission in the Calilol
the regiment. retained his seat In tne ;
90 &c nm 70 the time of his tragic oe
ola 60 the hattie CT Balls Bluff and ina.
= a suneral took place in the senate enc
ms her the body having been %
nee through the streets of the city Oh
hey artillery wagon 49, hos