Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-07-27


e SENATE. July 19.-Mr. Morrill, report
a ed a Joint resolution In relation to reve-
. nue. officers in the Southern States who
4 have not taken the test oath. Mr. Grimes
IS introduced a bill to reorganize the navy.
The bill for the relief of the sufferers BY
o the FIRE at Portland was taken uD, and
q after pr0tracted discussion was passed,
Il yeas p, nays Is. The Senate insisted on
I. It's amendments to the pension bill and
: appointed a committee of conference on
the subject. The Senate agreed to the
. House amendment to the bill establishing
Y the rank of General in the Army, and the
j bill goes to the President for his sigma
d ture. Mr.. Sherman called up the bill to
e reduce the rate. Of interest on the public
debt, and for funding the same, which af-
i ter some discussion was passed Some
! time was spent in the consideration of
= the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill, when its further consideration was
postponed till Tomorrow. Mr.. Trumbull
introduced a ioipt resolution to admit
!: the State of Esnnessee to her full rights
r In the UniOn-Which was ordered to be
printed
HoUsE-T -ThebilI granting lands to aid
: in the construction o ofaaarailroad and teIe-
E graph line from the Central Pacific Rail
; road, in California, to Portland, in Ore
gon. was passed. Mr.. Stevens offered a
resolution that when Congress adiourns
1t adjourn to meet again on the call of the
presiding officers of the two Houses.
which resolution, after some discussion
was withdrawn to be offered again. Mr.
Bingham offered the following Joint reso-
luton, on which he moved the previous
question, after which the House adjourn
ed:
WHEREAS, The State of Tennessee
has, IN good faith, ratified the amendment
TO the Constitution of the United States.
j proposed by the Thirty-ninth Congress to
I the legislatures of the different States, (
/ and has shown otherwise to the satisfac- /
ton OF. Congress, by proper spirit of
( obedience In the body of her people a
! desire to return to her due allegiance to 1
! the government, laws and authority of the 4
United States therefore, be it
/ ResOlUed, That the State of Tennessee
/ Is, hereby, declared to be restored to her
former practical relations to the Union,
and again entitled to be represented bv
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
duly elected and qualified, upon their
taking the oath Of Office required by the
existing laws.
SENATE, July 2O.-Mr. Poland intro
duced a bill, which was referred to the
committee on the Judiciary. to prevent
courts from being used as instruments of
persecution against loyal persons. The
conference committee on the consular and ;
diplomatic bill reported an amendment I
abolishlng the Office Of Minister Resident ]
at Portugal, and the report was approved.
The civil appropriation bill was further l
considered, when the Senate went into q
executive session and soon after adjourn '
ed s
HOUsE.-Mr. Bingham's resolution for f
the admission of Tennessee to represen- c
tation in Congress, was passed, yeas 125,
rsorr I =
his. resolution relative to adjournment
subject to be reassembled By the Speaker
and President of the Senate, which was &
defeated by vote of 70 to 48 n
SENATE, July 2l.-A report of the
conference committee on the bill increas- "
ing the pensions of widows and orphans l.
OF soldiers, made a report, which was
agreed to. Mr.. Trumbull, from the com ir
mIttee on the Judiciary, reported back y,
the House joint resolution for the ad y
mission Of Tennessee to representation
IN Congress, with amendments: and after Ol
a lengthy debate the resolutions as K
amended were adopted The following
s the preamble and resolution as amend d
ID aud adopted by the Senate: in
WHEREAS, In the year 1861 the Gov
3rnment Of the State of Tennessee was ds
eIzed upon and taken possession Of bv p
persons In hostility to the United States nj
nd the inhabitants of said State in mr. -
uance of an act Of Congress, were de- no
dared to be In state of insurrection f.
gainst the United States; and N.
WHEREAS, SAID State Government can IL
My be restored to its former political Q
elatlons In the Union by the consent of "a
he law making power Of the United au m
tates and on
WHEREAS, The people of said State 0e
i'd, on the 22d of February, 1865. bv a
lrge popular vote, adopt and ratify ms
constitution OF Government, republican ap
form, and not inconsistent with fba abb
constitution and laws of the United we
tates, whereby slavery was abolished. qui
1d the ordinances and laws of secession.
nd debts contracted under the same civ
ere declared void and No
WHEREAS, A State Government has Sul
zen organized, and the Legislature of ran
I'D State has ratified the amendment to Z
e Constitution of the United States +be
slavery, and also the amend ~
ent provided by the Thirty ninth Con the
ess and IL IL
WHEREAS, The people of Tennessee of = s. !
We, by the proper spirit of obedience.
own to the satisfaction of the Congress +
the United States return of said Hel'
ate to due allegiance to the Govern gaFl
mt and laws of the United States; there Ut u
re, be it thel
ResoEUed 6y the Senate and House of q
Of the United States of pan
'teTtc6t; an Congress assembled, That the die
lte OF Tennessee is hereby restored to I,ist
! FORMER proper political relation to the dred
ION, and Is again fitted to be represent cath
by Senators and Representatives in A
1gress
1OUsE.-The Rosseau- CFriupelI affair 80 ~
III LHe at5e1tlen OF the then
4.lG "s d % n Dy personal beat
der OF his resignation, and the admin
alton by the speaker of the reprimaDd III
cred by the resolution previously ing
pied. Mr. Conkling, of New York. YorE
red the following joint resolution. inter
ch was adopted by a vote of SO to 81 and
.esotUed, The Senate concurring. that debt
President of the Senate and Speaker TIL
he House, on the - day of - nine
z o. clock noon, adjourn their respec- fourt
Houses until Tuesday, the I'd of ages I
1ber, 1866, and that on that dav. IN e1tv-i
1t be then otherwise ordered bv the for m
Ises, they further adjourn their re- ditiou
tive Houses until the first dav of o.
amber, 1866 :, ok
r. Ketchum, of New York, offered a th9Ts On 1i
resolution, which was adopted re- aI Cle
ting the Secretary Of War to transfer ", gran an
the War Department to the Execu- Oh!cal Ocl
OF the several States, for safe keep M TlaJOfl
the rebel flags captured by volunteer a, 1 ,uey
nents during the late war. sendiuo to PIE.
State the coiors captured by the regi- j.
s of such State Uhricl
NATE, July 23.-The Senate agreed ewe-l
e House amendments to the bin tn weight
e the number and regulate the an 8 lbs
mept of officers in fbn uovv bv n I