, 1866-04-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


pRnCEEDfNfSS0 OF NlfGRES
WAsnSo1ox, April i.
SENATE.
IT. WILSON t,trn1nrcd , ,o,n+ .~zn,r+,o, n.
.ee,pG pe ne q GI I ta3st: 10 H. ei!sps i LOT pFe.
tisn: ys,sn i ao E; rasssd;
a;n;,nn hnsnd ~ nosTeTs ~ H. Nst,"on1 M,Ij.
po1I'pe oo414 " lo1 tue NaI4oso Mn1.
"ncn was te'e1eo 70 Inc a'n"ty
tGmniIes;; cu,..,..x
peorted h:ck, s,,h ceEtsin amendments. Tic uunse
oila IN Ie.attCn 70 haotdS eV!PbS:
M; alENAl:I moved tnat the :pecisl commit
t,defaiion Q! The plan Of reconstruction receut!y
enoultt1ca oy hD. aha thAf his leso1uiion 4s msde
toe tpeesa, osoef tar 'o-mGtso": e - Ut: Se"Stl Si
fome definite plan ol 81 Inc hanos o1
Ions1ee. -,
me espaIaiso9 o. me motnlne nonE cot on dis'
cn:sion On ar. 9teHar1s fnoaon.
me seto message Wak takea np q one elocE
W. w., Mt 'oo@ toe uo' Al assnse " LIZ
eas1! flGh,f .;,
1 ~ saa =, m he y ss.fsd VIII the
ra=hts- He regretted this action Of The Presideu.
e % Ion soss waed h snd Il y asa
and who hare g9a6iy sustained his administrator
in tie pripclpltt upon which be NJ. elected Bui
HnOF6 A4. ne fpmQHHt SE7It1tG0 II 1Qf HGffIy I
take. to ecure Which the GoyrFnment was founded
III: 1KuMBULL then proceeded 10 chow thal III
provisions were tust and constitutional, extending
hs se1usaes a, rse7f ~ lcnxih "
the following incident: Less ,han 81. years sgo IL
reply 10 = vc,o message by President bpcnana1. o.
ne homesteaa bin, the senator 10 shom allude-
NJ. SUN uMAER-Nhat seuatott What w1s it
Iii :TKGMBULL contipued. he eald TIL. tdea
about poos iore,:pess. som; bow Of Other, apps.st
i I'm copstrarutd 10 say easd The Sctator alluded
to- that LOOK upon his objection 10 The bill il :
ms1r qulbb1e on The part Of lhe President, and as
his spp1os.i Of the neasa1e his allusions 10 ihe
fordcncr+ In th,s connection, looks to nc morc
!Ge shs aa esasaa tSss Of M !ne e mere pot,clan o. o.
otered BY The Ffe*ldent IN veto message upon 60
t19poktAM tHh5ect:
e. at as snsases Of
haps The hest nnsSe-. thoush rhou!d hardly have
II 70 .sf pssd srsh m nsa @ = s
apd demasogu1nc. and plasfpg the mere politician
in lending VITO message 70 Gonsre.s.
e 90 oa IL
C1fneae are born in This conutry, aod where The
GiEstes ere barn cannot 1sll. Like Topse5, 1t u
5nsi come flsuehiei IL fsumSulli uns 81 q bt ibe
cF{nIou that al native born peIscns 1rucc the aho
ii1ion Of slavery, c1c citizens That va the opi
lie SECRETARY 81 s.ate. liz. Marcy. IL comSstted ] y
the tdea that state had the poFef to make citi
zens Of The United states. Congress has The sole
shat ci,l,en Of he United states residins in an,
state OF tie Unlon, vas 4 citizen OF thai SLATE
Jbe PTesIdent's facts ate as 1.sd as bis Law. Thi.
rlJp bad been proposed to Be Conferred by law.
,,a,-.,.
HOUSE.
The uousc proceeded, a. tue 1zft business in or
Ier {x f{,o
for reports, b-ninn!nc with the COMMITTEE On SH
val Ai1.sst. u5dcr bis Gil,
a. 9m n 'ns saW to coneS. qn Sss
Navy. credit ii his account Cor clothiu; ftolen
Atter some ID discussion ,he Bill was anended and
pa.sed.
-. PHELPS. from the zane COMMITTEES, report
commi;icd. Tic hiii. as reported to-day, on1i,ea
lhr wordk 1echpcA1Iy mal1nE an appropriation and
lie Gjs accopnte. Whith by The uniform ruling oil
the House dos moi brin: bill within the rue re.
qpirfu. hills makinf. appr1,pra:ions 10 be consd.
Af;er epneioerab1e debate A. so~1he propEiety oI
allowing aaval cthcsr lor his expenses IN enter
tansns guests hoard hsa res4el. he bill was. Or
Sr GRlSNOLD, from the eatEe committee. re.
ported bsck The Senate bill releasing J. l. Rilscn
house. ncet psymas.cr Of the Ihcahc squadron,
from him In Pannu,a in October, 1865.
Af.cr cousideTahIc debate Inc bill was passed by
a vote ef sess Is, nays 40
The mnfninC hour haflnp expired the House re-
sup1ed me cop4ideIatlon Of The conte-tea election
case Of podrc aculnst Brooks, IRON the B.h Con.
III. W1Ks1lALL. al IlhnpjE. resumed and CON,
| plrlet his ntrlmcut In support or Mr. Brooks
sseht TO lie Ics,,
Attle conclusion Of Mr. Marshsll<t re1narke, NJ
! mc1nbcr steklne the foor, abe sPEAkEK m
bounced that the ques1ion 10. On the resolution or
fercd fs the muor,ty OF The committee. declaring
Mr.. Dodge not entitled to seat IN the House
Nauy mcmbr7s being At this time aosept from,
their seats,
On 1nolton of .ir MORRILL, there vi. call OF
lie House. which brought ID the members whu
we're u The senate Chamber and in the committee
NJ ;;aFifD asE s moscd II 70 aead t6c substitute
odered by 'he minority, By Inserting III lieu Of II
committed 10 fpe f;onmi,tee on Etectione With
irs;rTc.i. 10 rruo especially ID. facts af 10 the
custom under tic 1--we Of New York. Of appoln,in.
.ons rcs,dpc 10 ns eieesion di~rieI si-o lie fsets
re.nectlIr ih. yef1tIcaitou by Ar brooks Of tho
yoie4 given for him In thc 1sth di.srct Of the 1s1h
ward, M1th noMe[ 10 eend !o1 peL-ons a1d papee+.
MIR SPALOlNG rave notice. he would ofcf nt a
1ntee, reao,ution declaring that neither the sif-
nd I'D tie s.ss sos The sssn.a Dis1ses ot Nv Teri
IL vacant ,......
M1. sCIIESCk remarked that the sane object
that Mr. Crooks uas not duly elected and by voting
no on tie resolution lhst Mr. Dodge WIS,
III. GARFIELD spoke In SEppo.t Of his amend.
ment Afttr carefully reading both 1epor1s, he waR
tnui1l1no 10 ynte e1tfer usv and hr wanted more
licht thrown On ihc subject. lie called attention to
eitsine nenaoer taat apduient so,es nad eeea csst
1t seemed that 1he election wns in .he hands Of the
party faror7nE the election OF the conteTtanf aec