The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-08-04
Admission Of Tennessee

HO10 the Presidents Message s0as Received
IN Congress Tennessee Members Take
Their Seats
The special Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial telegraphs, under
date of 24th ult the following account of
the reception of the Presidents message in
the House of Representatives
The Presidents message signing the joint
resolution admitting Tennessee to repFesen-
tation reached the House at 0 clock to-day,
where the fact created no little excitement
among the members, who gathered around
the private Secretary as he entered, and who
afterward hastily scanned the message be-
fore its reading had commenced. The House
Immediately came out of the Committee of
the Whole, and the message was read. The
profound silence was not broken until that
portion was read announcing his signing the
resolution, whereupon the members loudly
| applauded for several moments.
ON All
The next sentence, however, announced
That the President, while signing it, did not
recognize the right Of Congress to pass bills
| or resolutions as precedent to the admission
of Representatives from any State This was
whore the laugh came in, and it was heartily
INDUCED in by the members, who, moment
dents conclusions. i he message was dis
posed of without debate
J he Joint Committee on Reconstruction
were then discharged from the further con
siderati0n of the Tennessee credentials, and
they were Immediately referred to the Com
mittee on Elections, and among the specta-
tors was a general feeling of disappointment,
as it was thought the Tennessee members
would at once be sworn in.
SHEEP
Mr. Dawes, however, at once summoned
! the Committee on Elections who retired to
their room and examined the credentials Of
the members elect Ia thirty minutes the
committee returned to the House, and re-
por@d in favor Of their admission. This
was agreed to without opposition.
The Tennessee members, who were then
in the Hall, came forward amid rounds Of
applause on the floor and in the galleries
They were then sworn in, and as they
proceeded to their seats another round Of
applause followed. Messrs. Maynard and
Stokes took seats on the Republican side,
and Mr.. Taylor on the Democratic side.
MAKING NOISE OVER IT.
Soon afterward one hundred guns were
fred at the City Hall in celebration of the
restoration of Tennessee to the Union. The
Senators and the rest Of the delegation viii
ONE OF THE TENNESSEE SENATORS OBJECTIoNA-
BILE.
It is intimated that an objection will be
made in the Senate to the swearing IN Of Mr.
Patterson, on the ground that he was once
Confederate Judge.
THE FIRST VOTE or TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee members tonight cast their
first vote against the AmendatoFy Tariff Bin
pending IN the House.
THE GAZETTE s DISPATCH
The Cincinnati Gazette has the following
on the same subject
The message reached the House at o clock,
and was at once read 1t created considera-
BILE amusement on both sides of the Cham
Der, and there was a general guHaw at the
passage, in which the Executige says his ap-
proval is not te be construed IS au acknowl-
edgment Of the right of Congress to pass
laws preliminary to the admission Of Repre-
| sentatives from any Of the Stites.
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TENNESSEE REPREsEN-
TATIvEs.
AS soon as the reading Of the message was
concluded Mr. Stevens moved to refer the
credential of the members elect to the com
rnittee on Elections Air. lie Blond, and
others raised the point Of order that the
members should be at once admitted, bat
this was overruled, and the credentials were
referred, by q vote Of SO ayes to % nays, Mr..
Raymond voting IN the affirmative, and Mr.
Jenckes alone Of the Republicans, with all
the Democrats, voting in the negative This
committee IS one Of those authorized 60 sit
during the sessions of the House. and Mr
Dawes, its chairman, at once summoned his
apostles to their room. In half an hour they
returned with a written report setting forth
that they had examined the credentials
found them IN due form and properly certi-
fed They concluded BIZ recommending
that the members be at once allowed 10 take
the oath Of Office
THE TENNESSEE MEMBERS Walk N
The report was adopted, but not until Mr..
lie Blond had been allowed to deliver him
self Of a so-ealled smart speech There was
slight applause on the announcement, which
broke out into a most hearty and electric
demonstration, when Messrs Maynard,
Stokes and Taylor, the only members pres
ent walked down the aisle 70 the space at
the left Of the Speaker chair. There was
profound silence while the Speaker read the
two oaths, but the applause vas vigorously
renewed when, after they signifed their ae-
eeptance Of the oath, he stepped down and
shook hands with each
rHg UNION SIDE" so-cALLED.
Messrs. MAYNARD and Stakea took seats 0n
the Union side Of the chamber, and az once
became the centre of a large crowd Of con-
graduating friends Mr. Taylor went to the
other side of the main isle and took ROus-
scans old seat The other members viii be
swern ia to-morroE, and the Senate ygill then
refer the credentials Of Messrs Fowler and
Patterson to the Jgdieiary Committee.
Reqistratioss Of Voters-Our efficient
Commissioners for the Registration Of voters
for this county under the new Franchise Law,
Wm. Houston, ESD. has registered up %