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The Concurreu, Resolution.

TIC rlugurre-t resolution which passed
. ,ae Hons. TO-. Rep e-cn;a.iycs coon after the
4 President veto Of tie froelmes's bill, ! a-s-
! e. tae senate ~ Friday. by vote Of TWEEN
+ ~ aiae y.a- 10 eighteen nays, a. follows
/ Ie.s-3i,ssrs anthony, Brown. Chandler,
Z Clark, toauess, Cr4Eiu. CressWell. Feseenden,
/ + ester, Grimes, Harris, Henderson, Howe, Kirk
( weed, Lane of Ind, Morrill,. Nye, Poland, Pom
{ er5y, Ramsay. Sherman. S1rague, Sumner,
I Truu1ull, Wade, Williams Wiley, Wilson.
I Tatss
/ N4yz-Messrs. Buokalew, CoEan, Davis. Dix
/ on, Do.liuie, Guthrie. Hendricks, johnson,
! Lane % Kansas, McDouyall, Morgan. Nesnith.
I Norton, Riddle, salisbury, Stewart, Stockton,
/ Van Wilk,c
A5ssut-Msssrs Foot, Howard. Wright.
Nr Howvrd WIS absent on account Of domes-
I tic sfiiotiou, but if peseut would have voted
; foI the resolution.
Mr. Poland q Vt. explained that his COLES
I que (Nr foot) was shseut on socouni OF sick
ness, but # present would have voted for the
resolution.
The resolution # tie House thus concur
ri in y the Senate, Is as follows:
Resolved, by the House CT Representatives,
the Senate ooncurring, That in order TO close
agitation upon s question which seems likely 10
disturb the action Of the government, as well Sc
10 quiet the uncertainty which If sgitsting the
people q the eleven States which have been de-
claryd 20 be in instruction, 10 Senator OF Rep
Teseatasiyes shall be admitted into either branch
Of Congress from any Of the said States until
Congress shall have declared such State entitled
10 representation.
Mr. Fesssnden explained that the res olutiou
was mere legislative declaration Of opinion
and not al stiemp; 70 bind either House. As
70 tie right 10 judge Of the elections, qusliScs-
tons and standing Of members, the question Of
the admission Of member is in the hands Of
majority Of this body, and ifthst majority think
Il is right for Congress TO determine the fitness
q certain States for representation, It has right
50 70 determine
The ground that be CAir Fe.senden) had 81
wsys taken was that the condition Of the Ststef
of ne South ought 70 bs inquired into; and that
this inquiry could bsst be made by joint CON-
r1ittee; and thst il would be better for neither
House 10 admit members until the investigation
was completed. Nobody denied the right Of the
Senat. to decide upon the Qualification and du-
ties Of its Owl members. All he clSimei was
that il vas advisable for both Houses 70 act TO-
gether Il the matter. Mr. Fesssnien referred TO
az act Of the last Congress declaring the States
n rebellion disqualified from representation IN
Congress until authorized to DO 50 By proofs
nation, issued by the President in pursuance Of
Il act Of Congress
The Senate WIS occupied, during the dis
cussion, hy long and characteristic speech
from Mr.. Davis Of Kentucky, il which he
said be would rather trust Senators from the !
rebel States .han those in favor Of the resO-
luton, and be believed the President might !
declare them and those who were opposed TO |
It, 70 be the Senate and, thus exclude the
present majority altogether This raving |
declaration seems TO have been treated by |
the Senate - Of no consequence whatever.
Senator Wilson also spoke on the resolu-
ton with bis customary earnestness. He
sid
Il could not be denied that the organised rebel
States were as completely IN the hands Of men
n Tie rebellion as they were when JEFF /
Davis was 81 the head Of the Confederscy. Cen
gress, IN order that there should be unity Of 4
purpose between the two houses, appointed &
joint committee 10 INQUIRE into the condition Of
the States lately II rebellion. The President
had heeu called upon 10 furnish the papers and |
the evidence relat-ng TO those States, but be had
thought proper to withhold those papers. Posi-
by those papers might satisfy Congress that the
reconstr1c7ed Ststes were prepared 10 tske part
in governing the country. The committee WAS
proceeding 20 tske testimony, and il was 10 be
hoped that that testimony would soon be report
I'd 70 the country. Al would be glad to learn
hat these States We're prepared to take part,
lot 11r admission into the Union, for they were
q the Union now, but for participation IN the
egsa;i1n q the country The loyal people Of
he country, who had poured out 50 much blood
md treasure for it, preservation, were in favor
4 protecting the people Of the rebellious States,
' ssft snl black, loyal and disloysl,-b they
lad right 70 demand, before entrusting the
eg.s.Htion Of the country 20 the trainers Of the
'oufeicr4te Government and to the soldiers who
lad met their soLs on bloody fields, some secur-
~ for the rights Of loyal men Of every race, and
1ne security i0r the money losned their coun-
p 10 arm, clothe. feed, equip and pay the de
lniers o.. thC republic.