New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23
INFINITE CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. july q. 1860.
MILITARY RELIEF.

FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WhsmvGToy. july o. 1860
MILITARY RELIEF.
Mr.. NFsaITH, from The Military Committee, re-
ported ont resolution for the ref u The fnst Michigan
Cavalry. which Wa ordered To be- printed
TIE ALABAMA AND FLORIDA RAILROAD.
M 6uIHAIE called up - joni fessio eStendine I I'VE
payment Of dunes Oh railroad iron iT ryng the track oil
The resolution We, passed
INTER-o OCEANIC COMMUNICATION.
Nj ANTHONY, ir'm the Commute on inutigg reported
Superintendent Of the Observatory inteoceanic railroads
and caDae which was passed:
On motion Of MI RAAsAY ne nl declaring ceftsn high
ways in the different and Territories be ppsr ads
taken from the points reached when last under oonsd
Grafton, and Was pase q.
THE PENSION BILL.
Nj VAN WNKIE from be Cos Conference on the
dis greeng amendments TO the b increasing the pensions #
Il does not alter the provisions senstos amendments
I, the widow OF deceased le though shc bias
marriage provides OF pension IA deial Of
succession by Of tie relatives mentioned ~ iac several
PERSON acts shat go to the executor or administrator
M ADMISSION or TENNESSEE.
MI TRUBUL and SAID that the Committee on tho
again entitled 70 Representation IN Con
cress have instructed report back VITA amend
II meet the views Of TOE Senate a. 1t Is matter that
ought 20 be acted shall move that the senate proceed
its consideration at the present time
Mr. 1RUHBULL-lt l. on all desEs printed.
Mr McDoUGALL-Iei the Amendment be read. -,
"1 The House resolution was read first as follows
JOINT r''o" d,,sg Isa11 sS Saot sA''
E,a The State Of ss' goo 5 9 s.sd r 's
posed by the the Lea,ure Of the .evera
spirit Of body her people 20 hes Do. 4
,Eree the Government laws and snihofS 81 he
n, r,,o,d sv n, Senate and Hou,e Of R,pout0fre, Of the
rnitsd hsTioa N CoHgr a"eHbd That the se Of
.pn.ee u hereby former practical ret'on to e
ntstye Conge., day and qualified their taking the
The ioi wing substitute proposed by the Judiciary Com
mittee, then read a.. -, ~
see Tss seized upon 1 ~, Of I'D Stat In psrsnsnfe
ss,inst the United sse. sno wA1a d s'.' % nv G
consent hs Pssn P0~ Of es 81 Tsoa,T less by LARGE
popular vote adopt rAfy contribution and Government lie
publican ia form sad no, neon.n, win tae @ a S
Of Secession and eeos eo1red unae ,hs 'a
rsnaed CONSTRUCTION which has ratified the senasn,
Ss n%o.a 81 sy se xxxxh Congress sn3
body Of tue people q I T ssS S1 sss fn;ed sssts
state to due allegiance to the Government and Law" Of
R.o.sS Tns, the United hereby recognize State Of
Tennessee orssnei .ed s. aas The &c. ssiisa
Mr. SHERMAN trusted that the senate w0Io n ne ron
ton az IL came from House There was nothing 10 the
substitute Committee but what he ina3r'ea ana hso
tho House resolution the Senate substitute The osser
On of the political dospss Of MI ~ s VSoa
gress had already asserted and az might be vetoed p he
President could only Delay The Committee had 30
formed the resolution tina, President could approve IT,
The result would be another veto aud iurthr delay INC
House resolution accomplished the same result In speedy
Mr TnusruLI regret that the Senator from Ohio cannot
agree 10 the substitute proposed by the Committee and that
he bases his objections the ground that the Executive
will veto It, He that Congress has twice asserted al
that IA IN the resolution and having asserted 1t he Tor giving
up opinion and the opinion OF Congress ano yedng
70 the Executive.
M TEuBuLL-well MI. President he did state that we
had asserted twice and that the fIesidehl Wol Feto
Mr. SHRRM.N-I did say that.
Mr. TETsBtLaI so understood it, did not see how any
inference could be drawn from It except na ne was V
II that the President has asserted bis authof On
the question Of and n 10 Of mem
brs aud he concede that 10 Congress D 70 ea
eo@es from the House which Of to the
President his approval What is 1t II Is Joint iesou
resenatiyes In Congress- Now, say very frankly TO ne
Senator Ohio that em opposed 70 resolution snpy
sentaves We have Jurisdiction over tins whole sIolso
and opposed to adopting such propositon ueeidlng
matter that Congress has nothing TO do Wild % ls a. %
dual dcaobs elections and returns OF meaDets
agree with what oonended for on the floor OF h mouse
M the friend Of the President that each House must pass sep
aratdy upon the election qualification ana return o ~ IVA
what il II that legsating about ~ Is "he'.ea
condition q things In Tennessee brought eu. y;
beon 40 discovered the political relations between hg ot
Covenment OF Tennessee and the Government OF me Oe
States that lost its representation here ana whs'"c s
have the right Of other tgnt ana no
Is our resontion a. we reported II. We do not
report simply that Tennessee Il entitled 10 oehhtoI
and Representatives We report that the Govern,
ment organized Tennessee under Constitution when was
submitted popular and ratified as proclaimed oy
johnson himself the legitimate Govehnen' o.
OF Tennessee. entitcd not 70 representation
nothing about representation but entitled to al tue gns
longing States OF this Union III Is much pFoaue
the House proposition, entitled to representation OF
but enld 20 the guaranty OF republican form OF
Government entitled every right which the States OF ONO
end Illinois have At this stage Of the proceedings 40 not
propose to DO drawn into extended remarks pal the
OF upon the fact OF having adopted the
Constitutional Amendment That Ia all Now. Sir Tennessee
has done much than that abe different TORN
from most OF the other Southern States Her Conuiion
believe tho only o. all the other Southern Consu
which have been adopted the rebel Sses since the
Rebellion which submitted 70 the popular and ratified
BY people Perhaps the thing may have been done
Aruns am not sure but that there may be one or two
other instances
Mr. BRowY-I ask whether the preamble introduced from
the Committee the judiciary does not words as
ser that ~ Tennessee stands not
only Republican in form but conforms the Constitution Of
the United States Notwithstanding the fact hst dsfrnn'
] ohses the whole Of tie ooored DopulstioA'