Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-02
XXXVM CONCRESS--2d SESSION,
SENATE.
WAsHINGrox, Februar,

Snermsn, rom the b1abciai cOmD!ttec, 70
ported the general appropriation bill for the fiscal
year 1866
Sherman, from the finance committee, report
ed adversely in the bill to increase the salaries OF
members of congress. Agreed to.
Trumbull, irom the judiciary committee, re
ported the House resolution declaring the states
of Virginia North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee. not emit
tied TO representation in the electoral college foi
the choice Of president and yice-president. for
the term OF Office commencing on the 4th oi
March next, with AN amendment TO insert in the
prea nble, alter the words " rebelled against the
govern ment Of the United States" the words
" and we're in such state of rebellion on the 9Th
day of November, 1864, and no valid election
for electors of president and vice president of the
United States. according tc the constitution and
laws thereof, was held 10 said states on said
day"
Amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Ten Eyck moved to amend by striking
out the word louisiana" He explained that
that state had formed a state government, and
had ordered an election for presidential elect
ors.
Further consideration OF the subjec. was post
poned to give way for offering. by Mr.. CONFESS,
the credentials of Messrs. Jas. W. Nye and VIM.
". Stewart, senators elect from the state of Ne
yada.
Mr.. Davis objected to the SIS earring in of these
senators to-day He urged that congress had
passed 10 l4w admitting Nevada into the union.
Mr.. Trumbull said that Nevada had been ad-
United into the union by the presidents p%rocla-
nation, aud that an enabling act had been passed
authorizing such admission. 1t was no, nee
essary TO pass any act OF congress on the sub
ject.
Mr.. johnson said the question was not a rev
one. Missouri and Michigan had been admitted
into the union on On enabling act. and on a proc
lamation OF The president. No act of congress
further than enabling act was necessary. 1t was
very clear that, upon the ground of presidents,
and upon the ground OF authority. the senators
from Nevada were entitled to their seats.
The question of postponing the admission of
the senators rom Nevada was then put, and was
Lost.
Messrs Stewart and Nye were then duly
sworn into Office by Vice President Hamliu.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on finance,
reported a bill supplementary to an act entitled
an act to provide a national currency secured By
a pledge of L.. > bonds, and to provide FOR the
circulation and redemption thereof, which pro
vides that no national banking association or
ganized under the act to which this is supplement
tary shall at any time EereEfter psy out on loans
or discounts, or in purchasing drafts or bills of
exchange, or il payment of deposits, or in any
other mode, directly or indirectly. pay out or put
in circulation the notes Of any bank or banking
association not organized under the provisions Of
this set.
Mr. FoOte offered q resolution. which was
adopted, for the Classification of the two senators
from Nevada, that two slips OF paper be placed
iu a box, the figure | TO be on one OF them and
the figure 3 on the other, the drawer of number
| to serve till 1869, and the drawer OF number 3
till 1861.
This was done, and Mr.. Stewart: drew the long
term. Mr.. Nye drew the short term.
The senate resumed the consideration of The
resolution offered by Trumbull.
Trumbull was opposed 10 Mr.. Ten Eyck's
motion 10 exempt Louisiana from the provisions
of the resolution.
1t this was done il would be a decision by
congress, that Louisiana was on the Sth of Nov
ember in a condition TO cast a presidential vote
The judiciary committee in session on this sub
ject has avoided an exposition Of opinion as to
whether Louisiana was not in the union, Whist
ever might be the views Of the senators a. 10 the
org ,~nizaticn which mad been gotten up in La,
and although congress might hereafter have to
recognize that organization as legitimate, it did
necessarily follow that the condition OF the
things in Louisiana on the 9Th of November was
such rs to authorize the count OF the vote. 1t
was = matter of public notoriety TO citizens in
the land that a large portion Of Louisiana was
on the oth of November in q possession of a
hostile enemy and there was no opportunity to
vote for president and vice-president in very
considerable portion of the state.
1t might be a very serious question whether,
when one half OF two thirds of a state was over
run by our enemy, al election held under such
circumstances, and under the auspices of our
own guns, would be an election which would eu-
thorize congress 10 receive the vote of that state
when in joint convention to canvass that He
did not mean by the action on the subject 10
counsel the senate one way or the other in regard
TO the organization which had been gotten up in
Louisiana.
NJ. Ten Eyck held that Louisiana was not out
OF the Union, and never had been; that no state
had actually seeded. ami in the nature of the
case could not. There had been an election held
in Louisiana, under the auspices of a civil gov
ernment, aud ii SIS votes had been cast.
Mr. Trumbull said: The vote of Louisiana il
generally over 10000
Nj. Ten Eyck said he knew that the entire
vote had not been cast. \ great many inhabi
.auts of Louisian. had gone of into the rebellion,
and a grea, many had been killed.
Mr.. Howe explained why be should vote for
Mr.. Ten Eyck's amendment and strike out Lou
isians. He would be governed in this action by
a statute of the United States, authorizing the
people 10 eject presidential eleCtOrs ms stat
ute did not deprive a minority OF a right to 90
into an election because a majority refused 10 do
so. There was nothing said in il as 10 the mum
Der necessary. Ii was 10 be done by just az
many people as saw fit to participate.
Mr. Harris thought il wss unfortunate that the
Louisiana question was brought up incidentally
If congress had the power to declare that Louis
lana should not vote, why had it not the right 10
declare that New York should not vote!
The Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned