Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-30

Mr. SUMNER from the Committee on Foreign r
tons to whom referred the message of the President
and accompanying documents Ia relation to Mexican
ahairs ana involving the question Of the conduct of
France reported that so far the COMMITTEES had
mined the documents they unable to affirm whsther
they were of sufficient importance to justify their pubca
on As question of economy, he moved that the ques
ton OF printing bs referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr.. ANTHONY thought the Judiciary Committee would
| be the proper reference
Mr.. WADE said these documents were more valuable
than twothirds Of the documents ordinarily printed To
suppress the publication would give rise suspicion tina
something was wrong when there may not be.
Mr. CowAN said nobody would read them if printed as
the people had something else to think about just
Alter further debate the Committee Of Foreign Affairs
discharged from the consideration of the subject
and il referred to the Committee on Printing
On motion of Mr. TRUMBULL the resolution reported
from the Judiciary Committee declaring Messrs Fishback
and Baxter not entitled Senators from Arkansas
taken up.
Mr. LANE Of Kansas desired postpone the resolution
hl December next.
Mr. HALE thought the question ought to settled be-
fore Congress adjourned 1t was Presidential year If
the Senate should adjourn without action upon it, aud the
election should be decided by such those Akso
and LousIsna the party thus def.ted might be
satisfied and might be disposed to subnit it. He
deemed the question pregnant with civil war.
Mr.. TEN EYcK said that if there Senator
anxious than himself to these States restored TO he
Union he would like to him but there doubt
Arkansas still in state If rebellion He would Like
admit gentlemen responsibility the clamsnts
but the President, by authority of law had pro ol4m,f
that State condition Of rebellion, aud that decree had
been changed. lie urged the immediate settlement
of the question.
Mr.. WADE moved to postpone this Arkansas question
and take up the House bill making poVisicn for the wRole
subject Of the reorganization of rebel states.
After further debate, this motion agreed 70.
The resolution of the Judiciary Committee then
sdoptedyeas e. nayss SO the Senator's from Arkansas
excluded.
The Senate considered and passed. with amendments,
the House bill further provide for enrolling the naoaal
forces Oue Of the amendments proposes 70 impose
special Of FIVE per cent all hundred
dollars to pay the bounties
The House OF REPRESENTATIVES, concurrei in the
Senate amendments to The bill regulating przs proceedings
and the distribution of prize money.
Mr. TRACY, from the Committee for the Dstric Of CO.
umbia reported bill to incorporate tho National Union
Insurance Company, and it passed.
Mr. DAWES called up the resolution reported from the
Committee Elections, declaring that Hon Robert O..
Schenck having resigned his commission major general
before the of the present of Con-
mission disqualified from membership in this House, but
that Hon. f P Blair having held his commission major
general after the OF this eesson, did there
by decline and dqualify himself from holding seat 10 this
House. This resolution agreed to.
Mr. DAWES called up the resolution heretofore reported
from the Committee of Elections, providing for the sp
poinment of commissioner proceed to Arkansas and
ascertain all the facts relative to the establishment Of
State Government therein, &c.
Mr.. BROWN advocated substitute, reported by him
from the Committee of Elections declaring a acis of
be void and that whenever the authority of tho
United States has been ompetey restored State
il is entitled to representation.
After further proceedings, Mr.. DAVIS, Ct Maryland,
moved that the whole subject be laid upon the table, This
agreed to-yeas 80, nays AZ.
The House then took up and disposed Of the senates
amendments to the miscellaneous appropriation bill.
The report of the committee of conference tho tariff
bill was concurred in and several bills passed