American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-03-08
MGR ESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 27.

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January, 1866, adopted a resolution in the
following terms
ReSolved, That the President of The
United States, if, in his opinion, it is not
incompatible with the public interests, be
requested to furnish the Senate copies of
all papers or proclamations designating
certain persons as Provisional Governors
Of States and an account of salary. if any
they may have been allowed; oaths, if
any they may have taken before entering
upon their duties, and if they did not
take the oath of Office prescribed by Con
gress for officers of the United States,
then why they did not take the same;
also, copies OF any communications in his
possession from such persons to any con
vention or legislative assembly in their
States; also copies of any constitutional
articles or laws purporting to have been
adopted in such States, so far as the same
affects the present condition Of such
States and rights Of persons therein; and
Whereas, No answer has yet been res
ceiyed by the Senate for the information
called, which seemed so important; there
fore,
Eeso2rea, That the President of the
United States, it, in his opinion, not in-
compatible with the public interests, be
requested to furnis', to the Senate the ir~
formation called for in the foregoing res,
olution.
Mr.. Sumner presented a petition for
equal rights and republican form Of
government in the South Referred to
Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, asked 10 call
up the resolution recently offered by him
for the appointment of committee to in.
vestigale frauds by agents of the Cotton
Bureau.
Mr.. Davis caused TO be read a letter
from a former Provost Marshal at
Natchez, alleging that enormous frauds
were committed by department commands
ers in the South.
Mr. Conness Interrupted the reading of
the letter to object to it as ccnsure up
on IL, ,N,oorr ,f il,o C,,,.,r,o,. IL,
reading of which as q .~ar'onF..he ,proeeed
ings of the Senate might le taken as an
Endorsement Of the statemkut. Z
4 vote was taken, and the Senate de-
cided to listen to the reading.
The morning hour expired, and the
concurrent resolution that no Senator or
Representative be received in either
house from any of tie late rebellious
States, until such States shall have been
declared entitled 20 representation, was
taken up.
Mr. Dixon took the Goor, commencing
lis speech with an allusi5n to the argp
ment5 Of Fessendcn, Trumbull and Sher.
mau.---Ils did not think it was much 70
Mr.. Fessende70>ricS ricS-Sssv. as he did in h.
last speech that he thodgnr-t.r-.s---.s -
dent would not be untrue to his country ,
That was not much to be said of man
WIN such record of patriotism and de.
'o'icn to his country. But there were
circumstances TO be taken into consider.
iSion when this was said. The President
vas denounced in the other house and in
We Senate Mr.. Wade had spoken in |
Vty severe terms concerning him. He i
believed the only means of uniing the I
country was by he policy adopted by the
rrsiden'' He was willing to overlook a
dliirnces OF detail which might exist be,
tWeel him aud I've President as to "
carrbg out this policy. He did not be- n,
lievd here was any pa ->;nle involved in ty
the feedmen's Bureau bill, una = -, i,
ing 4 it in the First place Ae did not com. u
nit tmself in any way. except asa friend =
TO tb fl ieedmru, -hich be still wes rr--,ie
noli which the President was now pur q
suirI was the policy which he { Mr.. DIX C
IN lad advocated since the commence
mel Of the war. He voted for the freed y
ma's bill, though be though 1t Objection - -
alb. in many respects. He was not O'o u
If hose who believed thai because Tman Al
MS a conservative he ought thrrelore 10 :.
haze the negroes. Pe w'S wiling TO !"
vo.e money as freeli ior the black men
- f,r the whites, and SO were the cor P
.,i,nsut, he represented. He would new;
!, al whether a suffering man was VI not
,r black. 1t was eno,';;' - Lin Tere var
y a O,",a, ~. snf aud that H1;Is. s '", ,
here was ,ss Ss who SUFFERED ne Gu not
humat' hum.t The President w0 nave vetoed me'
(. L;u =, .ceop,, or objection cen uud