, 1865-02-02

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. i, 1865.
SENATE.

HA5H1AGIQNs "eGHESuay& fcQ. l. l5b5.
SENATE.
Mr. FOSTER, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported IN act to continue the cases pending In
the Territorial Courts Of Nevada to The Courts
formed under the new State government It was
ii: wilson. of Mass, fron the Military Com.
thonis to zen. Sheridan, which vas passed unan-
NJ. SHERMAN, from the Finance Committee,
reported the General Appropriation bill for tho
s Sa ESiI smERMAN issi from the Finance commtt,ee
reported adversely on the bill TO- increase the SAL
ar5ss Of aIrmhsEs gf Congress- Agreed t.:
ing thc States Of VIr2inia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, ArkansaR and Tenn essee not
for the choice Of the President for the term Of
Office commencing on the 18th OF March next with
amendment to insert in the preamble after the
Gnited he ~ il sueb stao al of
rebellion on the sth Of November. 1864, and no
valid election for electors for President and Vice
Constitution and laws thereof was held IN said
SUITES on said day" The amendment was
s,riting Eli M out he Word Eo1i.iana' e4 He explained
that that State had formed State Governmentan
had ordered election for Presidential Electors.
81 Cal., liz credentials Of Messrs. James ". Nyc,
and WIN. n. Stewart, Senators elect from the State
SIr. DAVIS, Of Ky., objected to the swearing in
OF these Senators today. He urged that Congress
had passed inc law admitting Nevada into the
: lii. TRUMBULL. Of H., said Nevada had been
admitted INTO the Union By the Presidents Proc.
larnation and that enabling act had been passed
to raas any act BY Congress on the subject.
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Nd. said the question was
not new one. Missouri and Michigan had been
c:amaiion OF tbc President. No act Of Congress
further than m enabling act was necessary. 1t
was TeTy clear thai upon the ground OF precedent
a rom $ 9eqa q enea 10 %
question Of postponing tho admission Of the Sena-
tors from Nevada was then put and lost.
into oes Sy We PfesIden, Ere sd:s namlia Ill., '0s '"o
Mr. sHEKMAN, from the Committee on Fin
anse , reported h1li supplementary 70 an act en-
ed BY pledge Of United States bonds, and to pro.
Etdc for the circulation and redemption thereaf,"
ion organized under II fhe % act to heh ths Is snp.
Elementary ehall at any time harcafter psy ont On
loans discounts, in purchasing drafts or bills
other mode directly Of Indirectly pay, out or put
In circulation the notes OF any bank or banking
association not organized under the provisions Of
lii. FoOTE, Of vt, offered Il resolution, which
was a1ortcd, for tho classification Of the two
Senators from Nevada, that two clips Of paper be
cnd The hsure $ on the other. the d1ower Of NJ.
to serve TIL 1869, and tho drawer OF No. IN
1867. This vas done, and III Stewart drew the
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
resolution offered by Mr. T1nmbull.
Ii; TRUMBgLL, Of NJ, w2s opposed to NJ.
prosisonB Of the resolution. II this were done It
wss. on tic 81 Of November last, il . condition
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mittec, IN resolution On this subject, has avoided
an oppression Of opinion as to whether Louisiana
" Has q was NOT in the Union, whatever might be
congress tSs3s might hereafter. hare to recognize
s oa% that e Tho ssmt or adt did
1 .! aa:nas In Louisiana on the sth Of November,
H0s snch as to authorize the counting Of the votes
+ was 7 matter TIT Of public notorioty % citizens In
Louisiana was, Oh TIC s.h Of Noyember in nosses. M
SION Of hostiie enemy, md there was no opportu-
rcfy considerable portion Of that sta,c. II mieht
be very serious question whether, when one-half
OF two-tbirds OF State was orerrun hy IN enemy,
sna 5s1 e hed aunees nnees spch
would be an election which would authorize Con
grees to receive tho rote Of that State when IN
not mean by the nctfon On the subject to counsel
the Senate ona way or the other In regard to the
organization which had been gotten up In Lou.
Mr. TEN EyCK held that Louisiana was 40: cut
of the Uniou, and never had been. That no Site
he'd nctual]y ecccded, md IN the nature of the case
could not, There had been an election held in
Louisiana under the auspices of q civil govern
ment and ii 615 votes had been cast.
lii. TRUMBUI. eaid the vote of Louisiana Is
ffnass4ES H. 4ES sES5 EYeR said he knew The entire vote
Ind mt been cast. A great many Of tie inhabtt-
ante Of Louieiana had gone of into the rebellion,
and great many had been Killed.
1F~ EJ1{VF cvn1eiDeH Vily he should ySt4 for
Ten Eycl,'s arucuimcnt 10 strike out Louisiana.
He n wou!d m be governed in this action by statu.s
Of tho United States authorizing the people to
elect Presidential Electors. T11s statnte DID nat
ton because majority refused to do SO. There
aS uothftc eald In Il as to the number necessary.