, 1866-05-11

said be believed Congress had a right and thatit
was its duty to prescribe how officers should oe
removed and appointed and though specially
desirable at this time, he thought 1t should oe
done by separate act, and not by an amendment
to an appropriation bill.
coxGREssIoHL.
CHICAGO, May An the Senate, Wednas asdav,
Sherman introduced a bill to consolidate the
national debt, except greenbacks, into thirty
| years five per cent loan. The bill exempts the
bonds from taxation including the tax on income
/ derived therefrOm. Sherman said the reduced
rate OF interest would not only compensate for
the loss OF thetax to the revenue, but would cre-
ate sinking fund and go far towards the pay
ment OF the principal.
| Williams, of Oregon, submitted an amend
ment OF the reconstruction enabling act, allowing
tennessee and Arkansas to be admitted as soon
as they ratiiy the proposed constitutional amend
ments. g..
Fessenden Of Maine, defended the action of the
committee, saying the question WAS not one. of
personal opinion but OF the matured agreement
of men who had carefully considered the whole
subject and he thought the report entitled to
great weight.
Dixon 'of Connecticut, also submitted an
amendnen providing for the immediay admis-
sion OF loyal representatives in accordance, he
said, with the Presidents pIau.
Sumner of ofMasSachusetLs, did not believe Con-
gresS was now in condition to give the country
| the best proposition this subject. II was
afraid the committee had listened tUo'i1uch to the
| clImOr for policy + e thought there oc-
| cdsion for haste. He was sure this report would
| not have been made II month ago, and he WAS
|. equally sure better one would have been made
month hence. liz hoped therefore, that action
ON the report would be delayed a. lOngBs pOssi-
| ble and that M ,anwhe it would be deiiberated.
| The Senate adopted FrumbuiIs amendment of
tba fit4nb q II ali d.
Ayrs-ClIrk, OF New Hampshire, COLne.s OF
California, CreSwell of Maryland, Harris of New
York, Henderson Of Missouri, Howard Of Michi-
gan, Howe Of Illinois, KIrkwood of Iowa, Morrill,
Of Muue Nye of Nevada Poland of Vermont,
Pomeroy OF KANSAS, Ramsey Ut Minnesota, sum
ner OF NJ ,5sachusetts, Sprtgue OF Rhole Island,
| TrumbuH of Illinois, WaIe OF Ohio, Williams oi
Ocegon, aud Wilson of NJ ssacbuSeIts.
N0es-D Wis of Kentucky, Dixon OF Connect
Gu, Dc1itt.e OF Wisconsin, GItlrie Ofkentucky, ,
Fessrnlen of Maine, Johnson of MIrylanl, Nor
gan of New York, Salisbury of Delaware; Sler-
mtn OF OlIo, Van Wirkle of West Virginia, aud
| Wiley of West Virginia. The biI: then passed.
The Senate also laid on the table the noml na q.
ton Of RosscIu as Minister to Honduras
The House Wednesday the 81, rejected
Scheuck army bill, ayWs 81, noes 81, aud on
rnursdIy, the 81, rcconsidered the vote, aud re-
committed the hill to the ccmmittee During
Wednesday debate ,Scheuck Of .ULio sta ted that
only 29, ,OJ9 vols, waite and cOlOred in serv-
ice on the 2jth Of April, and Il tribe over 30, 900
regulars. the Senate On Thursday recalled the
p .. bill from the House, on motion Of Poland ,
of Vermont, in order th Il rrumUu!l' amendn .nt
m ght be made separate b!lI. The HJusc, on
Thursday, passed the bill admitting Colorado;
lves 50, noes 50. Tnls quick result surprised
ev.ryUo iy. The bill was taken from the speak
er' : tIOl,. The House refused to table i: sbv n
vo;e of 20 against log. Then refused to refer it
t. a cOmmitte. by vote of Il 10 Il. Then re .
jected an Amendment offered by Washburne of
Illinois, requiring the word white to be stricken
o1t of the CJn|;ititsJn ~ vote ut 80 ashinS
%. and thea passed as above, The negative vote,
b. -idrs the democrats, iaciuled Boutwell, OF
Mass, II gDy Ol Cal, Julian Jt Iudagt, Nelly OF
Pennsylvania, McRI.r of CtiHrnId, MJrTi Of
Vermoat, RIymDni Of New York, Stevens of
r iHSy.vIuit, Whsh5u,ne Of Illinois, aud Wilson
Of Iowa. Ihs.es seems to he a scuerh aPprenel-
sIpn tIat tn Pre,'dc.t vail veto tue bill. TAG
Lpuss VtEstI tIc bjIl rxtenIir5 the btuul tries
Of NtVIi', by including 4 portion of Uuth and
Ar.ZJal. - ..'It sIili g.yr 10. .UDJ square
IN les, UJlh 5000, AaZDnl l2l,uJJ. 1t also
pissed Till aunu.iing all acts Of tie so.clllcL
legisIatCre cf Mp.ltLnt, whIch met at Nirsilia on
tn, jIh OF u rcI, 1855, toroIIlIIg tn payment
o. the meui.,r Thereof, aa! requiring tue Co.
erI,r 10 .etgro;tD IN the territory 1t alsc pass
t the Senate joint re- J.utIou fixing the time for
the constructors Of the rAcit X .Iroad, Eastern
- ''N'p'' "'tSi "ii~iI.Hs ~ 80 as " GAtenu llt
tan. to two years.
OPINION Of TaE oAaINL-.
WAsHISGToy, Nay Lit is understood that in
Il ctoInet meeting to-day, the President invited
a expression Of opinion from the constitutional
t!YIsrrs respecting The plan reported to Congress
b. the rccOu>tru 'tIJn committee. An interest
ilG and anImileI discussion cnsucd Mr.. Sew
ard declared himself in very decided and EN-
phttc manner against the plan Of the committee
and iu favor CT the i'm .drIte admn sson OF low
Al representatives from the laiply rebelious
States. MaCu..Och ais1 spoke in opposition to
the plan, and expressed him self strongly in favor
Of the imm :liaic cOnSummtt Oa O. the President
restoration policy. Stanton wIs equally decided
in his opposition 20 the committees report We'll
les was unequivocaIIy against the scheme, and
earnest in support the OF President HIrlAn ex-
p,rSSed M opinion.
Pos master General DenniSon, WAS in favor of
the PrcstdcntS pOncy, but expressed doubts as
to the precise terms on which loyal representa-
trveS from the South should beadmmitted to seats
in Congress attorney General Speed was not
present. The President was earnest in his oppo-
si,ion to the report Of the committee, confessed
himself against all conditions precedent to the
admission of loyal representatives from the
Southern States, such as amendments to the Con-
sututiOn Congressional legislation lie re-