Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-23
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THTRTY-NENTH CONGRESS-.

zo We're introduced in the House to-day, an
e. APPROXIMATELY referred: Bin to regulat
al the foreign coast trade on the north
Or western frontier; bill TO grant additions
eS alternate sections Of land to the State {
1s Minnesota TO aid in the construction Of
N railroad In that State; bill todonate pull
le lie land 10 the American Overland an
1r Pacific and East India Dromedary E2
le press Company: bill to reimburse ia
A. State of Missouri for expenses in raisiu
3 troops and militia during the war; bi
ID granting land to the Iowa and Missoul
state Line Railroad bill for the relief q
"a citizens of Iowa for indemnity for depre
n dations committed by Indians; bill grant
a ing lands to encourage European emlgra
$ ton 70 the northern peninsula Of Blichi
! gan; bill authorizing the Keo5uk an
Il Hamilton and Mississippi Bridge Com
: pany to operate a railroad and wagol
e road across the Mississippi, and to declar
? 1t a military route and post road; and
!. bill TO amend the internal revenue laws,
: as to put tax Of Is per cent on the gros
a receipts Of railroad where they
: charge more than three cents per TOT
E freight for each mile for any kind o
e grain, corn, &c.
e The last bill was introduced by Mr..
i Harding, Of Illinois.
: The great feature Of Congress, to-day,
I has been the reception Of The President :
! message, in the Senate, vetOing the bin
! TO enlarge the powers of the Freedmen's s
Bureau.
: This morning, an extraordinary Cab
met session was convened, at ten o'clock,
z which remained in session until nearly
: one o'clock. At this meeting the Pres
= ident read his message in full, and, after
its adjournment, Immediately sent the
important document to the Capitol.
. When the Private Secretary Of the
, President appeared in the Senate, and a
message from the Executive was an
. nounced, there was a general scene of
excitement on the floor and in the gal
. leries, Notwithstanding the fact that
Senator Yates was addressing the Senate.
Several senators glanced at the message
as soon as the seal was broken, and the
nows OF the veto spread rapidly all over
the Capitol into the innumeTabie offices,
the Supreme Court room, the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES, and among the crowds
in the halls and corridors. There was
+ general exodus Of the members from the
/ House TO the Senate, 10 hear the reading
of the message.
The moment Mr.. Yates finished his
/ speech, Mr. VrumbuI, the author of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, jumped up and
& 4
most profound silence followed during
the reading, bat the echo Of the clerks
voice had hardly ceased before a perfect
i storm Of applause burst fIIriOusly from
the crowded galleries above, which sub
sided under the vehemence OF the Presi-
I dents gaVel, and an order was immCdi-
I ataly issued TO the SCrgeant-at-aIms to
] clear the galleries, for this demonstra-
/ tiuu had been the second Ouense during
/ tbe.afternOon.
Senator Sherman, just before the or
I der was executed, appealed % the Chair
/ 70 overlook the iudiscretOn of the gal
IeTies, wheTeUpOn Senator TTumbull
I asked Mr.. Sherman if he did not know
/ that the offense had been overlooked
once before, to-day. He earnestly de-
I sired that decorum should be preserved
I in the American Senate. The respect
! due the Senate, he said, had been vio-
| lated too often, and the public business
could not be proceeded with if these
demonstrations We're to be permitted to
continue.
The Chair said, rather sternly, that his
order would lie carried out unless the
Senate should decide TO revoke it.
The gallaries were then cleared Of
everybody but the reporters and the
doors were closed.
The Senate then proceeded to the i'm
pgrtant business before fl. The PreSi-
dent pro TEN. then said that the question
was, should the Senate adhere 10 its vote
passing the bill, Notwithstanding the
veto of the President?
Air. Lane, Of Kansas, moved TO post
pane the further consideration of the bill /
until tomorrow, and supported his mo- /
ton by declaring that all differences
could be reconciled. a msjOrity of the I
senators, he said, belonged to the party 1
which elected the President, and It /
should be their object not 10 separate /
from him. He demanded the yeas and |
nays, and his motion was lost by a vote /
ol 29 against l..
The vote developed the presence Of /
fo~ty-siX senators, only four being absent (
Senators Holland. Norton, Johnson, /
ami McDoUgal being the absentees. The /
voted was looked upon by some rs atest,
but three senators who voted for sd
ieurnment are known 10 be opposed to
the veto.
There was q great deal Of informal
counting on the floor and in the reporters
gallery, but in no way could the two
thirds vote, necessary TO pass the bill
over the veto, be obtained. This being
ID auifest, Air. Lane, of Kansas. asked II
the friends OF the bill intended 10 press
it 10 the vote tonight. He hoped az
opportunity would be given senators to
read and digest the message. He then
moved to adjourn, but that was lost. II
began TO look then as if there would be
a night session.
Senator Lane took the floor and ap-
peaIed 70 the Senate not to exercise SO
much haste. There were senators absent
he said, who desired 10 say something on
the message, and he considered it To be
his duty 20 delay action by every means
in his power consistent with the rules Of
the Senate. He then moved that il be
postponed again, and called the yeas and
nays. The motion was lost by an in
creased majority. The crowd on the
Senate floor, at this time, was very
large, a great many members being
present.
Garret Davis obtained the hJor and
was about 10 speak, when he gave way
To Senator sherman, who said that
he had voted not to adieurn. he
thought il was but fair that the senators
not present should be heard. He also
believed II utterly impossible to come to
a vote tonight, and be saw no use in
wearing themselves out physically when
no good could be accomplished. This
advice was well received, and the Senate
adjourned with hardly any opposition.
There is a vast amount Of Caucussing
tonight on the probable vote tomorrow.
but the most bitter enemies Of the Presi-
dent do not think that they can obtain q
two-third's vote in the Senate.
One Of the most adroit attempts 10 so |
twist the Presidents language into a
proclamation issued by him last spring.
AS 10 make il an Endorsement Of his views
now, was attempted in the House to-day
and succeeded. The resolutions were
drawn up by MIR. BromalL Of Pennsvl-
vania, but as Michigan was called upon
to-day for resolutions, Mr.. Longyear. of
that state, offered them. The first reso-
luton is as follows:
"Res0lrsd, That, in the language of
the proclamation of the President, of
May p, 1853, the rebellion which was
wagCd by portion Of the people Of the
nited States against the properly con-
stituted authorities Of the Government
thereof, in the most violent and revolt
ing form, Iut whose organized and armed |
forces have now been almost entirely
overcome, has, in its revolutionary pro
gTcss, deprived the people OF the states,
IN which 10 was organized, of All civil
government, etc.
With the exception Of the words "of
the States in which it was organ ized, D"
the resolution is Uer5dtiw extract from
the proclamation 20 which it refers.
All of the Democrats, With RAYMOND.
of New York Smith and Randall, Of
Kentucky Hubbard Of West Virginia;
Hale, Of New York; Rollins, Of New
Hampshire Phelps snd Thomas, OF
Maryland, and Thayer, OF Pennsylvania,
voted against it.
The following resolution then passed
by a similar vote:
"RssolUed, Whenever the peorle OF
any State are thus deprived Of ali civil
government, it becomes the duty Of Con-
gress, by appropriate legislation, 10 ena-
bic them 70 organize a State govern
ment and, IN the language OF the Con-
stitution 70 guarantee 10 such a State
a republican form Of government
1t is web understood that these resolu-
tipDs were introduced, and passed by the
House to-day, in anticipation OF the
veto Of the Ereedmeu's Bureau bill
IA Queen Victoria opened Parliament.
in person, on the 5th. Her speech was
resd by the Lord Chancellor. She opens
by announcing the approaching marriage /