, 1865-02-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WAsu1SoToH, Monday, Feb. II.
SENATE.


wAsu1xoro,,. Monday, Feb. II.
SENATE.
4 communication Was received from the secre-
tary Of War In response to a call for information
s.-to the nunber Of troops furnished BY each
dent, 10 ia1nish ;he 81 iniormsiton. @ . '''' ~ 's@'
Mr. LANE, of KArsas, from the Committee On
Agriculture, reported back House bill for Pro-
o. deco1in$ into the aFy q iDa nary ac
With = MIseSmmsndation * ,4 that It pas
documents now IN store shall he .distsiRuted
among the members Of the present Cong 9ress,
Sh'sa @f ;f;t aSsRtsS called M The resolution
thorize Contract wild WI. q. PoWeIi % OF obio, 8 TO-
for painting national picture at cost Of $25,0O0
aas cp 3 R'f'G s 5 + H. ssa A.
there shslGne no picture representing any victory
In ha41s :4ith our fellow cltlzen.:.
10 see'the noble deeds of our army and navy CON:
seporased npoa every foot OF tern ory in the na-
NJ coLLAhER spoke Of the tropriety Of CON-
memorstink the heroic deeds Of our navy. This
had never leen done. while our eminent states
men md lawyers had been cht:eled in marble and
painted on canvass.
The morning hour expired and the above sub
Mr.. SHERMAN moved to.take up the Tx hill.
question. Nr. Sherman was willing to have the
ionislana question ttken Up ptoYided 1t could be
IT, TRUMBG & 5 Il n ssId thers could been
vote taken on the Louasiana question on Saturday
night but for the iacdous opposltton d one-third
Mr. IT, WaDE said he va. opposed now, ! a. he had
been always. 70 forcing constitution upon tho
people Of my tate as tie resolution of tie ludi
such rs he resisted When made years ago By tie
friends OF the lecon1ptun Constitution. 1t would
he an insult to New York, to ohio and to Illinois
to admit 6enatots from Louisiana who represented
nobody and nothing.
Mr. HOWARD eaid, the voice Of The people had
no1 oeen aeafa On thls ean)eet aud he thouYht It
Mr. EfhAGuE Was opposed TO the Louisiana
resolution heeause he had Information to the ct
fsst hat Or ta e%eefs Of hs
the Government Of The United States, Or Of the
siaie q h9ris15n1, which Eaa me same fhlng:
Ar. SUANHR hsd beard resPonMb!e gentle
man who Was IN Lorl41snA Wnen the stale go"eEn-
ment was formed, say that It was stupendous
hoax
cun,miitee le w wonid p Prove hat % he = Totes q
ths outlying precincts were cast By dtlablcd SOL
diers and others, who were carried rom New
ned back again after voting In he same Wy.
Er. SUINEK-@i ienouuce th1s nrctended
State Goycrnnen. ,6f Louisiana as nothing more
met in cnnt,nued eoninnet,on x,th tho snir,t & of
ca t.. Till T. tbe who1e case.'; " NV 'f'' ~
The one.t,on W was hen tafe, on noatnonfnr thu
4SaS u, 5saasS n md L. fA s
nsve II - '''' '~@A ~
3sds-Anthony, Brown, Buckalew, Garlic,
II. mIvon EarrA11 Eo.ter fsrimss Ho.1so non. So
derton. Iendricka' WnTsrd. Howe Jnl'nscn.
Moran. Norrill. Mt. Powell. Riddle. sanIshnrv''
Sherman, Spracue. Stewart. Sumner. Wade. WI.
kinann Ni}st1' - mt II rfohf A~A' "+S' VA"
n SEnv.-Dnolii.ie Harr}s> Tanc, of1nd1xn. 1.re
of Esn+as. McDonrai. Eesmith: Parnarn1. Rstn..
aey, Ten Eyck, Tfumbul, Van Wlnlie md Wiley.
mirtec Of Conierencr, On he 1rmy md SaW T TI AZ.
preparation Bill, which was axreed to,
NJ nAVlH moved It. fndrnIite nottno,crncrt
aud on this motion made q lengthy eneech. Anil.
madTertipR mcialY tn Itho Conduct Of dc ID