The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-04
by LAST NIGHTS HAIL.

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crease Of payment. Referred to Naval Gem
mitlee.
On motion Of Mr.. Chandler leave Of alb
sence was granted to Mr.. Howard for two
weeks.
Mr.. Sumner presented a petition from
the leading authors aud publishers Of the
country, asking ior "a International copy
right law between the Uni-e ed States and
Grea' Britain. Referred 10 COMMITTEES en-
Foreign Relations.
Mr. Lane offered q resolution in~structing
the Judiciary COMMITTEES to Enquire into aod
report upon The expedieDcy Il passing a law
callIng6 a national convention toc ns5der
ane- dments 70 tee Consti Ution. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Doolitt'e rose TO q personal explana-
ton. lie noticed n the Washington Chron-
icle OF this morning a dispatch that Mr..
Doolittle was his ed at a meeting in New
Haven, for disparaging Mr. sumner. Mr..
DOollttls said he did not disparage Mr..
Sumner, and was not Kissed.
The House ncurIen resolution, refusing
to admit 10 seats the Senator'S and Repre-
szntatiyes from the Southern States entitled
u representation, was then taken up.
M. Cowan spoke AZ length against the
PROPOSE ion.
MIR. Wilson ross 20 address the Senate.
but was interrupted by Cowan, who said
that according % arrangements, all time re.
msining til o'clock was 20 be occupied by
the opposition
After some remarks by Davis, Wilson,
Cowan and salisbury, Mr.. Wilson was re-
quested to proceed, but declined.
Mr.. Davis then took the floor in opposi-
ton to the concurrent resolution, denying
its consituti0lality, &c, asserting it wss
revolutionary IN ITS character, subyersive
OF the Government, a dissolution of the
Union By the two Houses Of Congress. He
would sooner trust Southern Senstors than
those who wers for keeping them out.
Mr.. D05llttle said, if there was one thing
more certain than another, it was that each
House is the Judge o. the erection and quail
hcalion Of its own members. Each House
/ is indep endeut Of the other, independent Of
the Executive, and independent Of the Su-
p~reme.C5arE. Can the House send a SER
gent-at-arms &c put any one into or take
any Que out o. the Senate? Can the Sa-
preme Court send its marshal TO put any
one into or take any one out Of the Senate?
Certainly not, and neither can the President
d. anything Of the kind.
Itis because l believe the Senate indie
pendent, said Mr.. Doolittle, that | oppose
this resolution. The concurrent ~resoluti.n
Is merely a CAUCUS resolution, a mere Opin-
ion, not a Legislative act. Suppose We got
/ lAAy a wal WIN bAuub oAAN1AAg NAdAAC uAs
five Congressional districts, suppose that
Great Britain should capture one district,
could the captured district elect a member
of the House? Certainly not. Could the
other four districts? Certainly. Suppose
the British shoul capture a msJority Of the
Legislative districts OF the State and pre-
vent the election Of a Legislature. Suppose
a minority Of the Legislators elected IN the
districts not in possession Of the British
we're to elect a Senator, would it not be for
the Senate 10 decide on the legality OF that
election?
Mr.. Sherman desired to ask Mr.. Doolittle
whether, IN the case, he supposed Congress
or the senate should decide when British
supremacy ceasedZ
Ar. D0oiittle said that each House, for
itself, would determine the matter. The
| House would determine as 10 each Congress
| sIouaI District and the Senate as 70 each
State.
Mir. Brown rose to ask question, andsa id
if lie wzs correct the position of Mr.. Doc
little was different now from what it was a
year ago. lie then voted to exclude those
| States from the electoral college.
Mr.. DoJliltle said he did not yield the
door for the purpose Of having the journal
of last year referred to him. BE knew he
voted for the resolution referred to.
Mr.. Brown SAID " the resolution provides
tina these States shall not elect q represen-
tauye until they are authorized to do 50 by
an act Of Congress
Ny. Doolittle said that might have been
right and proper NJ the time.
Mr.. Sherman said: Suppose the House
was considering as % the representation of
! certain Districts and the senate was cOnsid-
eriug as 10 certain States, would there be
/ auvthiug wrong in their entering into a
| Joint investigation.
Mr.. DoolIttle: My friend from Ohio is
! putting a very diIicule question. This res
| 5Iuiiou speaks OF the right of the matter.
The Senator from Ohio suggests something
about the propTiety Of certain action.
Mr.. DoolIltIe thea reiterated that neither
/ the supreme Court, nor the President, nor
the H.u,e Of Representative could decide
who we're TO be members of the Senate.
Mr.. Iayis: VIII the Senator yield 10 me
a moment
Nj. D10little: Certainly, sir.
Mr.. DAVIS: suppose the Senste was diyi-
ded mo two bodice, do you no. suppose the
President Of the United states has the right
10 recognize which is the Senate
M. Doolittle: It is not a supposable case
that the Senator proposes; 1t would require
a resolution 10 accomplish IT.
MI. Davis: But such cases have occurred
in State Legislatures.
MI 1NbaAfAAN E1AA "a ALN eDn& AA
Senators from Canada the House could not
interfere TO put them out.
Mr.. Fessendeu said TO admit three Sena-
tors from each Sta-e would rot be any worse
than to admit Senators from Canada
Mr.. DoOlittle dad not admit that the SEN
ate could rightuIy admit Senators from
Canada. It would be revolutionary.
4 lengthy debate followed, participated
ia bv Mes-rs, salisbury, sherman, John
son, Tesseuden, Van Wmkle sud others, at
the conclusion Of which the question on tina
passage of the resolution was called ioT.
Several attempts to amend were made, but
III faded, and the resolution ~paEsed-Ieas
~, Nays l9, absent 3.
The vote On the concurrent resolution was
as follows
Yea5-Messrs Anthony, Brown, Chand
Ter, Clark, Conness, UrsgIn, Cresswell, Fes-
sender, Foster, Grimes, harris, Howe, Hem
derson, Eirkwood, Lane of Ind, Morrill,,
Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsay, sherman,
Sumner, spra ne, Trumbull, Wade, Will
lams, Wiley, Wilson, and Yates-29.
Nays-Messrs. Buchanan, Cowsn, Davis,
Dixon, Doolttle, Guthrie, Hendricks, John
son, Lane, OF Kansas, MoDoUgal, Morgan,
Nesmith, Morton, Riddle, Salisbury, Stew
art, StocktOn, and FauWinkle-lS.
Absent - Msssrs. F0ote, Howard snd
Wright.
The Senate adjourned til Monday.
NEW YORE, March "A Havana letter
| SAYS the landing of slaves in Cuba from
Afdca sin continues. A lot Of one hun
drei were recently sold for $4,000 TO a
planter, who, il is said, is one of those who
sometime ago entered into a covenant not
TO deal in human flesh.
The Mayor Of Mouzanilla was recently
asssssinatej because il was understood he
could not be stdGsej into the schemes Of |
the slave traders.
There have lately been a large number Of
supposed ncendiary fires IN Matanzas.
Three OF the p0rtugas convicts have sue
ceeded IN escaping from the island IN an
open boat and reaching the Cuban coast.
They were found by a Spanish vessel of
&autanzas, and taken 10 Havana. They
gave their names as Berry, Adams and
Svinton, though one was reported to be
s]psugler.
ST PAUL, MINI, March ., p. m.-The
Nianesoya Legislature adjourned to-day.
Resolutions were offered sustaining the &C
tIoa Of Congress, and voted down. Resolu-
tous iaToIiug President johnson were
passed.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The Posts Wash
inEt "a special says that It is understood if
the loan bills fail in Congress, Secretary Ne
Cliioch wll certainly use the power con-
H.tl To fttH'c the currency.
4 Washington dispatch has a rumor that
Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, is 20 beSec-
Ietary Of The l~aierior.
TINS REBEL EHT-COngressman Rog-
ers, Of New Jersey, is in favor ofpsying
The rebel debt before it is due. All
loyal people are ia favor of paying it
when it is due-yiz, six months after
the recognition of the independence of
the Confederate States" Everybody