Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1865.
SEN ATE.

House bill for the construction of a Shin
canal around Niagara Falls was read twice
and referred to the committee on Military
Affairs.
House bill to pay the survivors of the
revolution special pension of $500 each,
was read twice and referred to the COM
mittee on Pensions.
Senate bill in relation to the Enrolment
act was made the special order for to-mor-
row at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Powell the bill to bridge
the Ohio river at Louisville was made the
special order for Monday at one o'clock.
MIR. Collamer, from the committee on
Postolflces and Postroads, reported bill to
bridge the Ohio river at Cincinnati, which
was made the special order for Monday
next at one o'clock.
Mr.. Newell introduced q bill to increase
the pay of army Chaplains, which was re-
ferrcd to the Military committee.
MIR. Hale called. up the resolution offered
by him few days since calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy for information as to
the employment of detectives, and whether
any instructions were given to such detec.
tives to inquire into the business matters OF
any member of Congress, ETC., which passed.
Mr.. Henderson wished to call up the bill
to reimburse Missouri for expenses incurred
in fitting out the militia of that State.
Mr.. Trumbull insisted upon the consider
alton of the joint resolution to exclude the
electoral vote of certain States i'm rebellion.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate insist
upon its amendment to the Military Acad-
emy bill, and appoint a committee of con-
ference to meet a similar committee from
the House. Carried.
Mr.. Sherman-I will make a similar mo-
ton in the case of the Deficiency bill, on
which the old controversy is still pending.
This motion was also carried.
The joint resolution to exclude the cleo
toral votes in certain States in rebellion was
on Mr.. Ten Eyck's motion to strike out the
word louisiana" so as to exempt that
State from the provisions Of the resolution.
Mr.. Sherman opposed counting the cleo
toral vote of any State unrepresented in
Congress.
Mr.. Powell spoke against the civil gov
ernment of Louisiana, the Presidents am
nesty proclamation, &c.
The question was taken on Mr.. Ten
Eyck's motion to strike out "Louisiana."
Negatived.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, moved to amend the
joint resolution by striking out the pream-
BILE. Negatived-l2 against 3O
Mr.. Collamer offered an amendment as
a substitute, declaring that the people of no
State declared in insurrection shall be quail
filed to choose Presidential electors until
such insurrection be suppressed or the State
is represented in Congress.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment thereto,
that it is ineXpedient to determine the
question Of the validity of the election in
Tennessee and Louisiana, and in counting
the electoral votes the result be declared
without them. The latter was negatived--
II to 81.
Mr.. Collamer's amendment was then con-
sidered
Mr.. Trumbull opposed it as too sweep
ing.
Mr.. johnson also opposed it, favoring the
resolution as proposed by Mr.. Trumbull
He said if the rebels threw down their arms
tomorrow they would be in the Union,
and that we had no right to declare them
out of the Union now. He alluded to the
Blair embassy. What was the result? We
don't know, but we can speculate. Sup
pose Blair had informed the President that
the rebels are willing to lay down their
arms and come back into the Union at once;
that they are willing to admit that slavery
is actually abolished by the Presidents
proclamation, or practically so to the extent
that our arms have gone, and that they are
willing to leave the decision as to the effect
of proclamation over such portion of the
slaves as have not come into possession of
the military authorities to the courts. The
President has agreed to that himself. Sup
pose they are willing to assent to any Con.
stitutional amendment as to slavery that
may be adopted, the President has no right
to carry on war one"hour after such terms
are complied with.
After further remarks, adjoured.