The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-20
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 20.
Senate.


Senate, and the bill is substantially the same as
passed by the Senate. The report was agreed TO.
Mr.. Fessenden (Me.) reported from the Finance
Committee the Tariff bll as passed by the House
on Wednesday, with amendments which he said
were important. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Edmunds (Vt.) introduced a bill entitled
a bill to prevent the Courts from being used as
a means tor the prosecution of loyal citizens.
Referred to the Committee on the judiciary.
MIR. Stewart (Nevada) called up the bill grant
ing the right to all citizens ol the United States,
or those who have declared their intentions to
become citizens, to enter and explore the unoc-
cuped mineral lands of the United States. and
prescribing the conditions upon which they eau
obtain and retain possession. The bill was
passed.
House OF Representatives:
Mr.. Deming Comm, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill to establish and
protect national cemeteries, which was recon-
mitted, and ordered TO be printed.
MIR. Banks (Mass.) on leave introduced Joint
resolution, giving the building recently occupied
for the purposes of talr in aid OF the Home
tor the Orphans of Soldiers anu Sailors, to the
Home for an additional fair, together with all
the materials, ETC. Read three times, and passed.
Alr. Price, from the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad, reported bill to authorize the issue
OF certain bonds in denominations greater
than $1,000. Read three times, and passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the Joint resolution tor the admission of Ten
nessee.
Mr. Bingham (0hio) Withdrew the demand for
the consideration of the previous question, aud
modihed his substitute so as to read, "Joint
resolutions declaring Tennessee again entitled to
Senators and Representatives in Congressn:-
Whereas, The State of Tennessee has in good faith
ratified the article of amendment to the Consti u
ton OF the United States, osed by the Forty;
ninth Congress- to the Legislatures of the several
States, and has also shown to the satisfaction OF
Congress. by proper spirit of oyedie noe IN the
BODY her people her return to her due allegiance
to the Government, laws, and authority of the
United States. Therefore be it
ResotVed BY the senate and House of Represen-
tatives o. the United S ates of America, in Congress
assembled, that the State OF Tennessee is hereby
Union, and is AGAIN entitled to be represented by
Senators and Representatives in Congress, duly
elected and qualified, upon their taking the oaths
OF office required by existing laws.
Mr.. Bingham renewed the call for the previous
question.
Mr.. Boutwell, (Mass.) offered the following as
o substitute for Mr.. Blnghams resolution
When Tennessee shall have ratified the amend.
meDt 10 the Constitution, proposed to the Leusa'
tUIes OF The several States bV the Thrtynin n Con-
gress and shall have established an equal and Just
syst, IN OF suffrage Tor all ma citizens within its
jurisdiction who are not less than twentY.oue years
age, the Senators and Representatives from such
State, If found duly elected and quaned, may aIter
having taken the required oath of office, be admitted
into CONGRESS as suen provided that nothing in thus
the dlstranchlsement OF any loyal person who Is
now allowed TO vote"
Mr.. Bingham declined to allow the amend.
ment TO be offered.
L
mpnt, adding to that offered by MIR. Bingham a
proViso that ''the United States do hereby re-
cogniZe the Government of the State OF Tonnes
see, inaugurated under and bv the Convention
which assembled on the 9th of January, 1866, at
the city of Nashville, as the legitimate Govern
ment OF the said State, entitled to the guarantees
and all other rights of State Government under
the Constitution.
Mr.. Bingham declined to let the amendment
be offered, and insisted on the previous ques
ton.
The previous question was seconded, and the
| resolution ordered to be engrossed ana read the
| third time.
The preamble was then ordered to be read
| third time.
Then the House got into some confusion
about the preamble, which finally resolved
| itself into motion to RECONSIDER tne vote Dy
| which the preamble was ordered 10 DE en-
crossed, and read the thiId hme which motion
was laid on the table. Yeas, 100; nays z9.
| Mr.. lie Blond (OhiO) sddresseu tue speaker,
as ii on question of order ana commenced TO
say that a portion of the members on his side
| desired very much 10 vote Tor the resolution
but could not vote for tue preamble. lie was
| interrnnted nv calls to order, and was informed
| by the Soeaker that If he had question of
order he must state II. ~,
MIR. LIE Elond, resuming MS remarks, stated,
| amid 1oud calls to order, that as the House
| would have TO vote on the resolution an pre-
| anhIe as an entirety, some members on his side
| Sgorld vote against the whole ing.
The Sneaker stated that there was no prece-
dent known to the oldest member. where bill
| had been ordered 70 be engrOssed and tine ques-
tion occurred on its passage, part OF 1t could
| be passed and part rejected. That was utterly
| impossible The time TO vote for or against a
| preamble was ON ordering it to be engrossed.
| The previous question having been seconded
! on the passage of the Joint resolution,