The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21

WASHINGTON, July 4
Senate.


Senate.
The joint resolution extending the time for the
payment OF duties for the use of the
Aia6au and Florida R3Inoad was passed.
A resolution to pint 25C1 copies of the report Of
the superintendent Of the Observatory ON intsr-
oceanic canals ana railroads was passed.
The consideration of she bill declaring certain
highways IN the iferent States and Territories be
post-rCads was resumed, from ne point reached at
Mr. IrumbulI from the JudlciarT Committee, re.
ported the following substitute Ior the House pre-
position for the admi3sion OF lennes ce:-
Whereas, In the year 1861 the Govern a ant of the
State OF Tennessee was seized upon and tak0n DOS
session of by pel3Ons in hostility to the United
StaIes and the inhabitants OF sc,d St1te IN pur-
suance of an act OF Congres", were dec rcd to be IN
o state OF nsurroction agslnst the Ur ,eG St2tcs;
restored 10 its tormer political lelGtions IN the
Union by the consent OF the law-makIng power or
And Dhereas, The people OF said state did, ON the
22d of February, 1850, by q large ana popu vote,
adopt and Iatlfy a Constitution and Government
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, whereby slavery was abolished, and
tns the h,a SIGnanGrs An6 IHd Avs ,E OF sscesnoa
VOID;
Ind rhcreas, A State Government has been or
ganizeo under said Cons tuition, wt.ch hes ratified
the amendment TO the Consti .utton of the United
States a6ollshinG slavery, rnd el1o the amendment
proposed by the Thirty ninth Congress, ard
RkereGs, The body OF the people OF TenneSses
have by proper spirit OF obedience shown D toe
satisfaction of the Congress Of the United otatsl
return OF sotd State to IT'S due alleganco 70 the
Government and laws OF the United states; there
| fore
ResoIped That the United States do hereby recog.
nize the State Government Of tennessee, organized
As aforesaid as the legitimate Government of said
State, EMIT ed 10 all the rights and guarantees
| under the Constitution.
| The Senate postponed all prior orders, and pro.
ceeded TO the consideration of the akoVe. Yeas es
nayse
House OF Representatives
Mr.. Rice Mass from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported baok the Senate BILL passed june
| IA, TO define the humber and regulate the appoint
ment OF officers OF the Navy, with an CRdments The
first amendment was to stIIke Out the proVlsO limit
| ing the number OF Rear-AdmTas, and inserting in
| lieu of it a prOViso that nothing in the act shall
preclude the promotion of officers for bravery, high
qualifications, or distinguished conduct. The amend
| ment was agreed TO.
| Also. amendments increasing the number Oi
| officers to twenty lieutenan.-commanderr, fifty
| masters, and seventy hve 0nSigns; providing
that VOuntc officers attached TO vessels at sea
on foreign stat ons may be appointed to the regular
navy; and striking out y sentence, THAT volunteer
can be supplied BY graduates from the NaVa
| Academy"
mr.. spaldinR lOhiol called up the resolution fC
| reprimanu Mr.. X, usseau.
Mr.: Rousseau made q statement to the House, in
| order.
He finally sent copy OF his letter of resiKnatOn Il
the clerks desk and nad it read. 1t IL of this date
and addressed to the Governor OF Kentucky
Mr.. bpading moved that as Mr. Rousseau was M
onRer member OF this house. that he be discharged
from the custody 0f the Sergeant at A rms Ia whet
lh0 technically was.
The motion gave rise 10 considerable debate