The New York herald., 1866-07-22
THIRTY.NINTa CONGRESS.
First Session.
SEN ATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July q, 1850
RELKy MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
Mr. EEsMTa (dem.l OF Oregon, from the Military Com
mttee reported joint resolution for the relief OF the
First Michigan cavalry which ordered TO be printed
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT or DUTIES on RAILROAD
IRON.
Mr. GUTHRIE, (dem) of KY, called up joint rcsou-
tion extending for five years the Alabama and Florida
Railroad the tmo for the payment of the duties rail-
road for reIaying the track OF said road The
luton passed.
rrERocgAMc RAILROADS. AND cASAIs.
Mr. ANTHONY, lrep.I OF Il. l., from the Committee on
Printing reported resolution for the printing Of 500
OF the report OF the Superintendent of the Obser
vaory on intcroceanic railroads and canals which was
passed
On motion OF Mr. RAysRy, (rcpl OF M'nn., the bill de-
caring certain highways in the different States aud Ter
reached when last under consideration and passed
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Mr. VAs WNKtE, trep) of W. Va, from the Commit.
tee OF Conference the dsagr,eing amendments to The
bill increasing the pensions Of widows and orphans made
report II docs not alter the provisions Of tho Senate
amendments II secures tho widow OF a deceased
soldier though she has married again. her pension up
the date OF her subsequent MARRIAGE IL provides that
arrears OF pensions IN default succession by any
the relatives mentioned In tn several Pension acts shall
60 to the executor or administrator The report was
agreed TO-
Mr. TRUMBuLr, (rep Of H. here rose and said that
the Committee the Judiciary, TO whom referred
titled TO representation in Congress- have instructed me
10 report II back with IN amendment IL IL meets the
views Of the Senate, az it matter that ought TO be
acied upon shall mogc that the Senate proceed TO ts
consideration at the present tins
Mr. McDousALI, dem OF Ca.--Let IL be read for in
formation.
Mr. TIuaBuu.-It is on all desks printed
Mr. sicDouGAIL-Let the amendment be read
The CHAIR ordered the reading Of the ption and
amendment.
The House resolution read first, as follows
Whereas the State Of Tennessee has good faith ratified
sstss proposed y the consres. to the Legs
laurs of ne states and has also shown 70 tho sa
body Of her people her return e her due ss nee 70 the
government laws and authority OF the United sos there
BE II resolved by the senate and House of Representa-
bed That the state OF Tennessee hereby restored her
l. be rssenad bs seoa,o y ss and IL
duly elected aud upon their taking the oahs
The following substitute proposed by the Judiciary
Committee, was then read
Whereas the year 1851 tho government of the
sons N hosty 70 the on,ed sta,es and the nhaS,s
"a s S @ n n s nc o. % ss
and whereas said state only be restored o
the Law q the urltsa and whereas the
people q sad STATE dd on the ga o February lso 6y
ana government republican In form aud not inconsistent
slavery abolished and ne ordinances and laws of
and debts under the were declared
under constitution whch has ratified the .ndneni
also the menimeni proposed by the Thirty nnth Congress-
proper spir, oi OBEDIENCE shpw 70 tho saeasan Of The
Congress o the United states return Of said state 70 due
therrforr
State OF Tennessee organxed as aforesaid a. the
of said STATE entitled TO all the rights and
antees under the tttuti0n.
Mr. SnFRMAs frcpl OF Ohio tru s,cd that the Senate
would not adopt tho Substitute OF tie committee, bot
that il would pass the resolution IL from the
Hou 9. There was nothing in the substitute Of the
committee but who, lie endorsed and had voted FOR.
The same effect, however, would be produced by the
House resolution by the Senate substitute The
assertion of the political dogrnas of Mr. Trrnbuis
substitute could do good whatever II would be but
reasseriion OF what Congress had already asserted aud
Il might be vetoed by tho President II could only
cause delay The committee had formed tho rcsoi.
ton that tc President could not approve H. rhc result
would be another veto and further delay. The House
resolution accomplished the same result In speedy
way
Nr THrxnuLL-f regret that the Senator from Ohio
cannot acrrc 70 the substitute proposed by the commit
and that he bases his objections the ground
that tie Executive viii veto t. He says that Congress
has twre asserted all that is In the resolution, and
having asserted IT, he Is for giving np his opinion
and oInion Of Congress and yielding the Exccu
tive
Mr. saKKsAy--I did no, state that.
Mr. TRrNnuLr~-we, Mr. President, he did state that
we had asserted II twice, and that The President would
Mr. snrnv.s-I did say that
Mr.. TRrsBrtr--I 50 Understood H. ! did not see how
he opposed the proposition because the Executive
would veto H. II ID known that the Presidoa has assert
comedies 70 Congress moth ns bai The right Of passing
upon tue admission Of members; and he does not
ccfe that 10 Congress, but TO each house separately
Now, SIR tbs " Joint resolution, comes from the
House. which of has 90 the President his
approval What 10 II na joint resolution declaring
tennessee again entitled 10 Senators and Representatives
IN Congress- Now say very frankly the Senator from
Ohio that am opposed To resolution simply connning
Congress 10 the admission OF Senators and Hepresen
Ne iaftC p.e .Io
opposed to adopting such proposition declaring simply
that scnatora aud Representatives may come here a
matter that Congress has nothing 70 do with
th. qual aons elections and returns OF members arc
concerned agree with what is contended for upon
this noor by the friend of the President that each houss
pass separately upon tho election qualification and
return Of ia members Congress has nothing 70
do with that subject aud what s that We are lcgnlat
INC abouy II y whether the condition OF things In Ten
nes-ee brought about BY tho rebellion discovered 1he
political relations between the State government Of Ten
Desee and the government Of the United States that
Il lost is representation here and whether can have
the right OF representation any other right and
a. No, rsp" 1s simply that r.nss-,se pI's Z entitled 70
Senators and Representatives. We report that the
erpnent organized in Tennessee under a constitution
proclaimed BY Andrew johnson himself. a the isst
mate government of the State of Tennessee entitled not
bat entitled al the rights belonging 70 one Of The
staie~ of this Union II 10 much br0ader than the
House proposition entitled 70 representation cf course
Tov.rnsntenttled 10 every right which the ssate OF
Ohbo Illinois hss Az this stage of the proceedings
do not propose 10 bs drawn into any extended rcmsrks
hot IN. preamble of the House resolution simply
piares the admission OF the stats of Tennessee upon
,ss ,s.., f' sn.saw.n. ~ ns Ts 'd.g @' s,'',.S. Iso
neszes has done much more than that she ~
IN very different form from most a the otaer Southern
states Her constitution, beeve. the only Of
AL the Roathen constitutions which have bsen adopted
IN thc rebel af~fes siree the rebellion which Sub
nitfed the popular vote and ratified by the people
Perhaps he sas thing may have been done 10 Arksn
sar, am not SURF. bst there may be ono other
instaDce1
btrcucnd fruIn the COMMITTEES the Ju0ciary does
not 10 many words assert that the cons tuition %
renne~~~~. " stands N not cnfy NJ, bilcsn In
form, but conforms 10 the constitution of the United
s,<s nofffhssnfing the fart that u dxfrssrht~es The
vhols of tbe coerrd populationY
NJ rsrsrrrI-rbsrs s nostlns in shs prssasls about
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