The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-25
The President Signs the Resolution
Admitting Tennessee, and
Protests Against the
Preamble.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-rhe speaker laid
before the house a message from the presl-
dent IN relation to the joint resolution, de-
claring tie state OF Tennessee restored TO her
former, proper and practical relations with
the United States. Portions Of the message
were receive by the republicans with derisive
laughter. Its conclusion was greeted by the
democrats with applau"e. The message hav-
ing been read by the clerk and il having
been laid on the table and ordered J Tinted
MIR. Stevens arose and said:
Mr.. Speaker: Inasmuch as the joint resolu-
ton has become law by the entire and cor
dial approval of the president, laughter
am asked by the committee of fifteen to re-
quest to be discharged from the further con-
sderation of the memb ers from Tennessee
and that they be refereed to the committee
of elections, which motion now make.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, called for d
division OF the house. the question being
divided, the first part of the motion discharg.
ing the committee from further consideration
of the credentials of the members from Ten
nessee, was agreed to. The second part of
the motion being on the reference of the Gre
dsntials to the committee on election, Mr.. LIE
Blond called for the yeas and nays. The
vote was 80 yeas, 2s nays, The democrats
voting IN the negative in order that the Ten
nessee members might be sworn in At once.
Mr.. Bingham inquired os the speaker
whether the presidents had returned the joint
resolution with his Approval. The speaker
replied that the president, when he approves
q bill, does not send it to congress-, but to the
state department. The message just recsivsd
announced thas he had approved the jont
resolution. 1t was therefore returned
M-.Dswes, from the committs of election 9,
N ade report IN the case OF the members
elect from Tennessee, stating that the COM
mlttee found their credentials in due form
and recommended that they be now sworn
In.
Mr.. LIE Blond, while concurring in the re-
port of the committee. found it hard to state
why they had arrived at that conclusion, be-
cause the state Of Tennessee had been out of
the Union and was only restored to-day. A
valid election of representatives could not
have been had in August, 1865.
Mr.. Dawes said that after the numerous
expositions of the gentleman from Ohio, he
would ask the house for vote.
The report was agreed to, and the speaker
invited the members from Tennessee to come
forward and take the oath.
In response to the invitation, Messrs. Msyn-
yard and Stokes, representing the Sd and 4 r
districts of Tennessee, and Mr.. Taylor, rep
resent ng the lst district, advanced, amidst
much applause and clapping of hands from
the members, to the side of the speakers
chair, and then. with uplifted right hands.
took the oath sd ninistered by the speaker
The perfect silence which was observed
while the oath was being administered, was
followed by repetition of applause. When
the ceremony was completed the speaker
stepped down and shook hands with the new
ly indicted mem bers, who were then con-
graduated by groups of members.