Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-26
THIRTY : NINTH CONGRESS
First Session.
MONDAY, March 20, 1866.
SEN ATE

bENhIE.
Mr.. Sumner rose to question Of privilege.
He moved TO amend tho journal by striking
out the vote of Mr.. Stockton on tho question
Of his seat As the motion was Of some i'm
portance he had reduced 1t to writing.
Mr.. Salisbury. rise to point Of order.
The journal is correct. 1t states that Mr..
Stockton did vote, and no one denies that to
DO correct; therefore to undertake TO correct
Il now would be to make IL speak falsely.
My point Of order is, that the resolution oan-
not be entertained.
The Chair. The resolution must first be
read, before the point Of order can be de-
cided.
The Secretary read the motion Of Mr..
Sumner, as follows: That the Journal of
Friday be amended by striking out the vote
Of Mr.. Stockton on the question of his seat
in the Senate.
The Chair. Tho Senator from Delaware
makes the point that this motion is not In
order. The Chair decides that it is in order.
Mr.. Sumner then took the floor in advo-
oacy Of his proposition.
Mr.. johnson replied to Mr.. Sumner. lie
(Sumnerl had taken upon himself to sus.
tain the honor Of the Senate. For himself
(Johnson) he would say that he felt quite as
we'll able to maintain his private and official
honor without the aid Of Mr.. Sumner as with
1t, and he did not consider 1t compliment
| to the Senate for Mr.. Sumner to believe that
upon him devolved the yindication Of its
honor.
Mr.. johnson contended that in the vote
cast by Mr.. Stockton he represented not
himself but the State Of New Jersey.
Whether he properly represents New Jersey
Is not a question before this body. In the
vote which he cast he cast It claiming to be
a Representative Of New Jersey His name
stands upon your files as the Representative
of New Jersey. How are you to get off, He
has voted on every proposition that has been
before this body. His vote has always been
recorded, and when has he ceased to be a
member Of the body. Never.
Mr.. Trumbull. I regret exceedingly that
this question Is presented In the shape in
which it is now before us. In the consider
alton of the right to a seat of the Senator
from New Jersey, had regarded it, and the
committee TO which II was referred had re-
garded IT, as q judicial question. He en-.
deavoFed to look at II purely In that light.
1t was a question oflaw whether the senator
from New Jersey was entitled to his seat or
not. In the opinion ofthe committee he was
entitled to it. That was my opinion-that
is still my opinion. think he was clearly
entitledto y.
[Mr. Trumbull was speaking when our re.
port closed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House took up as the unfinished bust
ness Of the morning hour of last Monday,
certain resolutions than offered by Mr..
Rogers, Of New Jersey. These resolutions
declare
lst That the Federal Government has
no right to pay the debt of tho rebel States
or Of any of them.
Cd, That the honor Of the Government and
every principle Of justice demand that the
Federal public debt should be paid to the ut
most farthiDgI and
Sd, That equal taxation Is just aud right,
and that every person In this country should
bear his equal share Of the Federal and State
taxes, and that there should be no privileged
class.
Mr.. Rogers consumed the remainder Of the
morning hour In q speech advocating the
resolutions. The first two he took II for
granted you'd meet the unanimous approval
Of tho House, and he dwelt ut length upon
the justice and propristy Of adopting tho last,
oontending that fair dealing with the work.
ing classes demanded that these bonds should
be taxed like all other property, otherwise Il
privileged class, q bonded aristOcracy would
be created" Mr.. r. considered that as ne
pOnKtess uhu tuo tiBuL " aotiuBp thS pOHeI5
Of any subsequent Congress, therefore the
right to permanently exempt these bonds did
not exist.
The morning hour having expired the
resolutions were laid oyer.
Mr., Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, introduced
. bill to authorize the building of q railroad
from Cumberland, Nd, to Pittsburg, Pa,
and asked its reference to the Committee on
the Air Line Railroad between Washington
and Now York. and also that two more mem
bers should be added to the same committees
and 1t was so ordered
Mr., Francis Thomas, Of Maryland, who at
that moment had just entered the House,
made strong speech against the action
which the House had just taken In adding
two members to tho eommittee, intimatipg
that the object Of that addition was to force
tho Committee on the Air Line Railroad to
reconsider and reverse It's action on that
scheme He asked that tho House should
suspend tho rules In order TO reconsider Its
agreement to the addition to the committee.
| After considerable discussion, the House
refused to suspend the rules for the purpose
inaicbted.