The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-03

sSmaIc' which il would be It's duty to
III. "n W. tnt HucFiion was not raised.
cd Is y very strong silrn, nrccc,,"n, S 'S .Ss,
The senate thought Flulcy had the right
W wSupE nus seat.
thH rI~h, ~ EIrin,, r ,n S"' w W u"nnt ABOUT
When he held n "luer,tIye" fniar,, 90,
nee he was Not iischnrglnE any scna
W., W,"I uu,t' anu wnen no occupied his
"nirra'Irn" ;oI".., ~, nv uia NOT no'a any
II may say for what II IL worth I'm.
the senate ut tho session OF ISs; VS.
Republican and could have no mo,Ivn
10 Keep Finley, who was n Democr,t
In X he had forfeited hIs scat -
~ can md no rnse decided bv c,bcr
house OF any state larislnturn urdcr a
constitution liko Ours -
s'"i Schchck ana Blair
Il VIII now refer to tho cnse OF
Schenck and Blair.
"rbo ,o,.,t,,,,Io :, AZ, .
"'''" VI '''' '"''eu sN'teS
pro''ucs mat no person holding any
Office under the United States shall he Al
mcnhnr or o,,her ho,.o ,,rtrn NJ, 49,,
,,,rva,. H. oo,.., 90" ''''
'u"'Su 'ii ''''Se'
'"Schenck mud Blair were both elected
10 the house of representatives 4, ths
rp,I os 1860 ,,- ~, ,,.,, ,,,,i,,,,,
"e'''''e ee va
vac ioufth ouS VI Match, 1901. The
house did not organize until the first
Monday I'm December IsS3 nd so WA
NJ, t., ,I,.
80 ''''''' .''' ''e ''"' !" "'s ot
March 10 the irst Monday In Deccm-
bcr, 1865. Early in March. 1861, SChenck
was commissioned and ,,,,IInoa oo /,
major General In .,hn ,,,,i,,ntrnr a,,,,. ~
tho limited Sto,os nnb aricd no snnS =.
nbo,,, ~, Toe, ~ Sn,osohnn ,Seo r..
he rnsirncd and ,nok h,s ss,, ,r c.
gro.s ~ ,hn a., Nn,,sa,, T., nLtr g,
ISGg blair wac con,n,Issiorod ,,,ain,.
rnncroi In +hn save nj rr,,. ,r,or -,
wns oroo,cd hntoro' ,,,o ,,,,r,h - W.,
lSs9 n,a n,,aliGo,, nv, cnr,,,,,n, - 80,
mo- srch a flor n,nt,rass NO, =, ,,t,,,,, ~
first ar ,I,n,,,rx 1854 whcn ho rcs,cn1 w
od hIs cn-nn'tssior ,rS ,,,,iINo.
t6o,, Ne sn .on, !In cnrnrss nmr ''"''"e" ""u
"So,nn nno tn Cnncros. r,i.,, a..
o,es,ton a, ,,o ~ - -. ,nou ,.a.," ~.
10 MIA son.v H., ren,,.os "" 70, he
tbot. i,,I r,rr,i,o5 ri rinh. "a ,n.,. .n..
h,. ,ctirr a.. ,,on,rnio 80 go ~ W rs' 49,
,rorcon,nn, %, ~ ,o.n -, 49, tIs,, sIn I'm,
ware ',rsc,oI C,rnroSs 'I' Joo',;ns .ai nv ,na,
Schenck Ind no, forfeited his rIrht To
his seat because he resigned his army
oii,cs before the time lie took his seat.
,,I i,iorso, a., co,,,n ,,.it,t,, ~ aan.
Congress decided thnt Blair had
forfeited his right 10 his seat because
ne nelu ms niiitnrF Once after Con-
erJn,,or % ,r' ,rd ~ pInrso, =, ',,e', ro. ue' .,
them come within this clsc because
ther all followed Schenck and resigned
!neir ,ederai lucrative oliices hciore
senate % '' " ~ " M
"The cases Of SchenQk and Blair were
probably the best considered cases ever
decided by either house OF Congress.
and are better authority. They werc
decided during the war by house In
political accord with both Blair and
Schenck. ~
These cases clearly establish fherule /,
ast stated In the beginning and deter
f, mihe ungucSiionably the right OF GetZ-
Fenclnner and Plerson 90 occupy their
seats In the senate and are authority
for the silent precedent made By the
senate by Its failure 10 turn Finley out
OF his seat ut the session held In 1885.
Those Stolen House Seats.
"Sow Mr. nanorter who, morc do