The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-04-04

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WAsnrxeroN, March 26. SENATE MI.
Sumner rose to q question Of privilege, and
moved to amend the journal by striking out
the vote of Mr.. Stockton on the question OF
his seat. As the motion was OF some impor-
lance, he said, he had reduced 1t to writing.
Mr.. Salisbury made point of order that
the resolution cannot be entertained, as the
journal was correct.
Tile Chair.--The resolution must first be
read before the point or order can be de-
cided. lsG
The Secretary then read the motion OF
Mr.. Sumner, as follows:
/" Resoloed, That the journal OF Friday be
amended by striking out the vote OF. MT.
Stockton on the question of his seat In the
Senate slssi.
The chair decided that the resolution was
in order, wherenpon MIR. Sumner made a
speech in advocacy of the proposition, and
quoted from ancient and modern authorities
to sustain his position that Mi. Stockton
could not act as judge and party IN his own
case.
Mr.. johnson replied, contending that Mr.
Stockton, in voting, represented the State OF
New Jersey and not himself, and that being
a member of the Senate there was nothing to
prevent him from voting.
Mr.. Trumbull, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, said that in the consideration OF
a right to a seat of the Senator from New
jersey he had regarded it, and the committee
to which it was referred, had regarded it as
a judicial question 1t was question Of law
whether the Senator from New Jersey was
entitled to his seat or not. In the opinion OF
the Committee he was entitled to it: and that
he was and still is, in his opinion.
The Senate refused by vote of IS to % to
refer the matter again to the Judiciary Com
nittee. The question is still pending.
HoUsE-The House took up the resolu-
tons offered by Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey,
last Monday, declaring against the repudia-
ton of the Federal debt and declaring in ia
vor of equal taxation. Mr. Rogers advc :
ed his resolutions in speech which consum-
ed the morning.hour.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The Supreme
Court has decided that shares in the Ma
tional Banks are taxable by State authority.
There is a large crowd present at the Sen
ate to-day expecting veto of the Civil
Rights Bill, but it will not be sent in until
tomorrow, or perhaps Wednesday.
Senator Foot still lies in very critical
condition.
In the Senate on the 9th the Stockton
case was under consideration. 1t will be re-
collected that Mr. Stockton retained his seat
by his own vote Mr.. Sumner moved reso-
luton to strike hisname from the list of vo-
III Al l. u
upon his own case. Mr.. Clark moved to
amend by saying that Mr. Stocktons seat
was vacant. The amendment was adopted
by vote of % to 15 and the resolution as
amended was agreed to by vote of % to
81. So MIR. Stockton's seat was declared va
can't
The Presidents veto message was then
taken up and read, and ordered to be print
ed. The vote on the bill vetoed will proba-
bly, be taken on Monday The radicals claim
that they could have passed it over the veto
had an immediate vote been taken The re-
suit is yet in doubt.
In the House, Mr.. Conkling arose and
made areport from the Reconstruction Com
mittee in relation to Virginia and the Caro-
linas. It was ordered to be printed
In the Senate on the 2Sth inst, the death
OF Senator Foote was announced and the
Senate adjourned over to the GOTH
In the House, Mr. Morrell, from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means. reported bill
postponing the collection of the internal rev.
enue tax sixty days. He explained that the
committee were about to report some modi-
| fcations in the internal revenue law, and ii
was desirable that the collection of the tax
under the present law should be temporarily
suspended. The bilIpassed.
The House rejected the Bankruptcy bill