Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
U.S. Senate in Washington on March 13: Committee declares Gen. Shields' election invalid for insufficient citizenship time; Shields accepts and seeks Illinois reinstatement, denies assassination intent in prior letter. Debate on postponing resolution. President nominates Evans (Maine), Paine (Carolina), Smith (Indiana) for Mexican claims commissioners. Senate confirms yesterday's nominations, refers today's.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
The special committee of the Senate, in the case of Gen. Shields, reported a resolution that the election of Shields, was invalid, he not being a citizen of the United States for the required time to qualify him for U. S. senator. Gen. Shields addressed the senate, stating his intention to submit to the report and look to the state of Illinois to reinstate him. He referred to his difficulty with Mr. Breese, and denied before God and the senate that in his letter he designed assassination. Mr. Foote moved to postpone the consideration of the resolution to the first Monday in December next. The motion was debated by Messrs. Foote, Turney, Berrien, Webster, and Douglas, and on motion of Mr. Webster the further consideration of the resolution was postponed till to-morrow.
A message was received from the President transmitting certain nominations, among which were Messrs. Evans, of Maine, Paine, of Carolina, and Smith, of Indiana, as commissioners on Mexican claims.
The senate then went into executive session and confirmed all the nominations of yesterday. Those made to-day were referred.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Tuesday, March 13
Key Persons
Outcome
election of gen. shields declared invalid due to insufficient u.s. citizenship; resolution consideration postponed to tomorrow; nominations of evans, paine, and smith received for mexican claims commissioners; yesterday's nominations confirmed; today's nominations referred.
Event Details
Special Senate committee reported resolution invalidating Gen. Shields' election for not meeting citizenship requirement. Shields addressed Senate, accepting report, planning Illinois reinstatement, referencing dispute with Breese and denying assassination intent in letter. Foote moved to postpone resolution to first Monday in December; debated by Foote, Turney, Berrien, Webster, Douglas; Webster moved postponement to tomorrow. President sent nominations including Evans of Maine, Paine of Carolina, Smith of Indiana as Mexican claims commissioners. Senate entered executive session, confirmed yesterday's nominations, referred today's.