The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-24
Congressional Proceedings.


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pdah,.<0-. P.b. 81 -Pen,hng discussion IN
taking mp We Loups.D. question, the morning
hour srpsr-d, anil ,he Chair decided thai ibs bill
IN r~I.nsn W r.lro.ar, entitled "An a., 10 r,gu-
lst. @onmorv-- bslvern tho sevsrsl SIaleA" be-
fore ,b@ s~ns.o.
M. Trimbull iwat upou NE Importance 4 de-
eidig the Louisiana question speedily - posi-
Tia IS II involved tlre rights u prs,i many loy al
eisy-ns ~ te repr.cnted h. Cnare~.
Mr. Hendr,ck, boped u~ senate would not take
np the Lorn.iAn. questiun, as IL would create =
lreat deal q discussion. and could not b. decided
uis .sion lie W.s opposed to railroA ~ moi upp-
he-, brt no dh no, Ike " sre the rights of StHe
inisrfcrod w,:b, "a this bill contemplated
NJ Duol,ttle spoke of the importance II setting
tho Louiaans question ~ "a 70 secure the voto Of
taat state for the Constitutional amendment IN the
vote ot twenty seven S'steH will To required " rat
ify the amen lmcnt.
not he necessary that thrce-iouTths Of the States
meant thrref fourths of the de fdeto states in tho
Union. II would take only thirteen States ~ do a..
lie hoped M. Doolittlo would NOT again array hin-
sir aga'ust tie side ~ Freedom
Mr Howard SAID thoro wore tvcnty-iour loyal
stales in thc Union, incllliny IoltNsrc, New Jyr-
sey, Kentucky and Nevada; AND thsre we're eleven
disoy.l states. n uhe theory prevailed that u
would take twenty seven states 10 rs,ify the
amendments the single sIstn q Louisiana would
not bring ,hout the result; for, onitting Kenrlckv,
New ,leIACA and nclAV are. II would only hhFa
twenty two States .hat would rItfy a.
The qusrion n possponing tie Railroad bill 10
take up The Louis ana question vas then decided
IA the sfhrmsLve-lT W 10.
Er Sumner offcrol the following a a snhu tutc
for the resolution rc7ortoi from the Judiciary
Comrni,t~~. That neither ihe people ~ any State,
nor the Lsei stature of any State, the people ~
which werc declared 10 he in insurr~ction against
the Unitcd Stats by the proc amazon OF the r. o-i
| dent Of the United sia,eS dated Aug. 10, 1854,
shall hereafter elect seustoru and Representa- vrs
~ the Congress Of the limited States until tho Pres
fient Of the United States hs. declared by proclaim
alton that armed horiiitin~ within ach S,ata
! hHvo coAsed, until The people m such STATES
have adopted Republican government no, repua-
nant to the Constitution md laws and not until b.
law of Congress- such statc ia snttei to rHlre-
seutstion in Congres.
This amendment va. rejected, 70 ss ana fur
thor consideration Of the suhie,i postponed ,ll
tomorrow.
Nj Irumbul asked leave to take up tie hill 10
provide marble bust q ths late Chef Justice
TAney, for the supreme Court room.
| M sumner -I.t M. tel the senator from Illi-
nos that tie uaus Of l.ney ~il be hoo,ed down IA
! the page u history and sR surAnciIstOd Sounty
| vii fAstsu upon hun the stigma Il observes dia-
grace - the judiciary Of the country aud the age
Mr. johnson ss,d he could not bear such rcru'Ikd
app ioI 10 the ats eminent luTlss without sntoriLg
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! hust, ~ M, Chiof Jitticea in H.. Supreme Cont
C1.ef Ju stice fancy might haye erred in his doco.
IONS Int he b.d rest ability ~ lAsyer md LiL
| personal and prtvate rAsIactT ~ man.
| Nj 9imn.T th.n Withdrew his amrndnsnt
Mr.. Halo was oprosoi 10 tie measure TIE mos,