, 1866-06-12

lar tron1osion On account OF wounds received IN
COMMITTEE on Naval Affahs..
Nir. blaine asked leave to offer resolution
directing the Cunmft'ee on R1le. 10 Inquire into
nte sdd oa 10 lbs fe fof M bopI 1Gs speece
ca: md thht thosc members propo.1n. 10 speak
for fifteen minutes ehslt be entitled to the H1or In
preference to one proposing 10 speak for an tonr
and lhat hereafter no proposition fof extension o.
Tine shall be entertained. Objection was Made,
aEd The resolutfon was mot offered.
Mr. s1TGREAVES ofervd resolution, which
wns adopted. tor the appointment Of committee
Of Ole member from eacn Stale Represented 10 iht
Hlusc, 10 join tnch committee "a may be appoint
e1 on The part Of the Senate, TO report upon tht
prucrlety Of m address hei5re Congress tommem
oIa1sEc OF the life character and services Of Lieut.
The aouse then considered the bill for RESTORING
NE Ty aa to hs5 Rosa1 s4oEGn EGs
the callfnE Of State Convention on or before Jan
nary 1867, fo1 The formation Of stale Constitution
10 20 submitted 10 vote or The people. Pessoua
euh led 10 Vota at such e1ec'lon shal, he III
months rcsiuknta, adults irrespective Of colo:, snt
othc1Hlee .ep1 1ssnt.bl: teGoperess then, and The,
only, The State+ TO be admitted to the rights ant
privileges Of other States.
NJ. ROUSSEAU lhousht 1t Nas the faul, Of ih
ma}odty In Conefcs. that the Sta1es had not Ion!
ago been represented. Qe defended the TresIden
al length. He letsrret to Mr. 1DGeuors attaci
Ronstea then went on to asgne that the Adoption
By The hepunlicau party OF d liberal, manly, ant
inst policy 1t the commencement o{ Congress
would hare given that party lease Of power 70
the mex. thirty year.; and even Row 50 convince,
WeIe The !encers OF that party that their cDura
Nonld be dnappKpyed By the people, that the
ncp!d not adjourn the session without adnlttin
Tennessee. They would have to eat their word
in that partItulM. lie pEed1cted that Ms. Speaks
Eolfax woula tell them that they dare not 20 hae
to their constituency without doing thzt just prop
e1 and legal thing.
Mr. FARQUaAn interrupted him 10 state tha
Mr.. 9ueaker Coltax had been. slncc The CON
nepcemept OF the session. IN favor Of ti1mlttin
1oynl members ftom Tennessee.
| Mr.. GRIN MILL GOT leave to make peEsopa
explanation IN reference to some Gehecttous mad
upen him By Mr.. Housteau. He Fatd that II b
were The President. and tuch speech weFa mad
| In bls defence, ne would saY, God faye me- iron
such IN unman1y. lncohcreDt, h1atnless defender
equal in vir1uc. In ciE1I llte, and in military. 4
Ukxt yotEme wss the 2eltlrmanf5 military his Tor
| to he found! The reputation be got in Kcntnck!
| raa essned BY sending bacg negroes across III
| Ohio or bffs:iss1ppi River. Who had SWAN III
| river for tte1r l!be1ry. Where hsd the Rcatlrma
! hctn in the great BATTLES OF The warf 4 hnndrei
! and dry miles a1ay fr0m them. Let him asi
| Gen. Gt1nt, Or any General officer, Iii opintol
about HIM The Eeuusman had t0lEed a 1ol. BIT
commanding Iowa uoops: hut a leading otir.
| from thst stale had told him II va
! = common expression among The troops when the1
Was any excitement, tnat 1t Was either rabbit o
Gen=sai Rou,eean. He had not led Iowa troops t,
,hc " imminent dtAdiy breach" It WIS all pre-
iepce ; Ill the nttesk mockesy. II was The gen
| tleman blowing bis own born. The gtntlema Il
| tEaduced him {Mr. Gtlnnell) In 4 speech which b