The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-25
RY TELEGRAPH.
xxxv11I CONGRESS Second Session.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

The credentials of Mr.. Yates Of Illinois.
were presented. egla g6rdW
The Finance committee were instructed to
enquire into the expediency OF extending the
power of the Bureau of Emigration, to enable
it to afford relief to Southern refugees.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill providing
that contractors and others, arrested under the
act Of July 1862, for military ohenses, shall be
admitted to bail.
Mr.. Powell offered an amendment that,
whenever any Executive, Naval or Military
officer OF the U. s., shall arrest or cause TO be
arrested any person or persons not IN military
service; nor. engaged in rebellion. they shall
Immediately hand him or them over to the
civil courts.
Pending the consideration OF this subject
the morning hour expired.
The Fertilization Appropriation bill was
taken up.
An amendment was adopted, reducing the
original appropriation one half, and the bill
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Sprague called up the bill for the better
organization ofthe Pay Department. 1t gives
the Paymaster General the rank of Brigader,
and provides for two Assistant Paymaster
Generals, with the rank of Colonel, and twelve
instead OF as now, two Deputy Paymaster
Generals. The bill was postponed until to-
,a.s "a ~ ,,a.,..s ueuianueu .no yoao e .Lu
asiI ,ya @A raSa 4uo'n was present. WHICH INC
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oil Louisiana was taken up.
Mr. Powell opposedit.
A motion to postpone the Louisiana ques-
ton and take up the Railroad bill, was re-
jected-10 against %.
MI. onermah reportea tne Tax OH, winch
was nS nnaue tne speelai oroer Ior MONDAY.
Inc consloerat,on OF tne LOUISIANA question
was tu14 resulneu'
MI. aenaelson aovocated the DILL In the
course OF MS remarks snort dialogue took
place between MIN ana Mr.. sumner.
Mr, neIaerson inquired OF Mr. sumner II
ne oeheVeu tne southern states were out OF the
o1ion.
Mr. summer SAID ne dId not. They had
never 0seh OUT OF the Union.
Mr. henderson inquired II that were SO, why
not lev Louisiana De represented In Congress.
Mr.. sumner replied, because the govern
ment of the state had been subverted, and
there was really no government there now.
Mr.. Henderson said theloyal men of Louisi-
ana had recognized the existing government,
then why should the Senate not recognize it.
Mr.. Sumner said when loyal men, white and
black, recognized it he would do SO, but not
until then. sia IL s
Mr.. Henderson-dces the Senator from
Massachusetts assert that Congress has right
to interfere with the rights of suffrage.
Mr.. Sumner replied that under the constitu-
ton a republican form of government was
guaranteed to the citizens Of every State. it
was the duty of Congress to guarantee perfect
and complete freedom from all oppression and
equality before the law to every man.
Mr.. Henderson said ii no State government
was republican in form that did not permit
negroes to vote, then the majority of the
S a.es in the Union were not republican in
form. Mr.. Sumner ought to move for the ex-
clusion OF the Senators from Connecticut New
York, Indiana Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri,
Maryland aud many other States. Mr.. Sum.
ner would have very small Union before he
got through.
While Mr.. Henderson was speaking of the
rights reserved to the several States by the
constitution, Mr.. Sumner said:
May / ask the Senator if he remembers the
words ofGeorge Washington. when he trans
mi,ted the constitution of the limited States to
Congress, WHEN he undertook to declare the
desire which the Federal Congress had near
est its heart 10 see these States consolidated
into one. aa
Mr. HeHderson-The Union is consolidated
he said, and that is the consolidation am in
favor Of as8a sa
MIR. Sumner said the government of Louisi
ana that Mr. Henderson was ia favor of, was an
oligarchy, and he was opposed to any such
thlag as this. The trouble in Louisiana was
that all loyal citizens were not allowed to
vote
Mr. Henderson-Wbat does the Senator
mean by all loyal citizens:
MT Sumner-All the black OF that State.