The weekly sun., 1865-12-22

CONGRESSIONAL rRocEEDryGs
ThIrty-N,nth session.


SENATE.
Warrington, Dee. 49, ste-ar Submitted q
ioini feso'utlon embracing tho lolosins article. to
he proposed |. amendments Of the Constitution Of
The United sis,e.i
rns.-Ths union ~ tho States. under mi. Oon.
stuiion, 10 ndsoube, aud no ststo can sb-olye its
oi1yens froul the phhrainn ~ paramount allegiance
10 the United A'es Second - No ensasement made
o. obligation incurred By an, STATE, or BY an,
municipal corporation, 10 sub,erL Impair, resist,
The authority ofihe United states, OF 70 support OF
10 such au,hority, shsn sver be held, voted or b,
a,umed OF sustained in shole or part b. any state
or by tho United states.
The resolution wa referred Va the Judiciary Com.
mittsc.
service on the Committee on Pensions and Volun-
teenns Claims.
Mr.. Gu,hre pre'euted remembrance from the
Executive Of Louisiana sssinst the election Of Mc.srs
Hahn and Cutler senators from Louisiana. order
ID upon the table.
Mr.. sherman, from the Committee on Agriculture,
reported the Howe bill TO prohibit the Importation
Of cattle, 90 as 70 prevent the spread Of ihe cattle
disease In this country. The bill was pared
Tho Senate took up and passed with an amend
mont the resolution calling for information ip re-
gard to the employment Of persons In the Treasury
DepartmesL who have ne, taken the oath Of sllesi.
snce, &C., &c.
Mr.. Wilson called up q bill to maintain tho free.
dom Of the inhabitants Of the States declared lo be
In insurrection and Iebeino- ny the a,on Of
the President Of the 1st Of July, 1884 II declares
snIrectionNy States Whereby any inequality OF civil
rishts and immunities among the Inhabitants OF
these states on sccount Of color null and
void. Mr.. Wilson said that the most cold bloodsd
sIocte. we're being Peipetrated upon the freedmen.
and 10 vas the duty Of Congress 10 interfere at once
ms n al NH tariia inns
TO the bill under consideration besides he believed
there was :. much phil.n,hrophy In the south a. In
North and he TO see the impression sought 10 be
created that the people Of the south were babarou
Mr.. Covan thought an srnendmentto 70 the Constitu-
tion was the only way 10 reach the matter, and he
believed such an amendment would pass in Congress
within month
Southern States since the "holiton Of slavery, which
he said subjected the l., linen to worse bondage
Mr.. She man believed such LEGISLATION ought 70 be
postponed until the proc omation Of the of
state announcing the adoption Of the Constitutional
amendment by the requisite number OF States.
Congress had the po.er, he said, under the second
,ection OF the Amendments 20 m he provl,on for the
freedom OF the blacks and there was another section
Of the CC .siitution under which II could done
thA section which gives to the citizen, of one State
all the rights OF the citizens Of the States
MI. Saulsbury said he did not soc hov sent emen
holding that the southern State, are not in the
! Union can regard the Constitutional Ame ndm ent
adopted II required ree-fourths OF the States TO
adopt the amendment, and that number could no' be
! ON moton Of Mr.. Howard the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Sehenck, from tne Committee on Military
Affairs reporeda Joint retolution that the President
be requested to suspend any order mastering out the
officers Of the Veteran Reserve Corp, until Consrtu
shall have time 70 consider the subject aud take some
legislative action 70 the future disposition ,o be
made Of said corps.
Mr., Fsrnsvorth ir luired whether the men were
mustered out.
Mr. schcnck replied that nearly all Of them vers
leaying the officers still in tn. service nearly
one half OF these were employed by the government.
/ What was proposed va, that the ofhcer. non
emp DYED shou not be sum m rily dismissed from
the service OF this BODY Of officers eghty.fye per
cent veie wounded, uoiue rey although ihey
have Tocoye ed from ten 90 fneen per cent OF them
we're disabled on sccoani of siekneL- oontrsot IN
the service but from which they A have recovered
II wAs MOI proposed TO turn them out on the world
on them for support. The Joint resolution, he
! repeated was only 70 live time ior consideration.
MI Fzrn.yorih h said the resolution was Asfins that
the officers be retained In the service 70 draw pay
yhen there was not even sksle on OF the Corp, left
1her should be continued no longer thsn they had
men to command.
Mr. Conklins said that many Of these officers are
quite ~ able TO maintain themselves and families ~
thoee either In or outside Of the military tervice-
| no doubt large pereen tage OF them.
Mr.. Schenck repeated that he had not made up his
mind whether he peierred to re Ire the eoIps Q
| BODY, or incorpoIsfe IL With the army ConHess
should have time 10 consider the subject. 10 ~A With
the full Of the Secretary Of Var that the
! Joint resolution vts offered