New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-26


| ishment proposed by the conference committee.
| Mr., Cowan. Of Pennsylvania defended Harvey
and in the course Of his remarks read the dispatcf
received yesterday from Governor Brownlow
which, he said, was a fitting allusion to the Pres
| ident written by nigh official, and published BY
the secretary Of the Senate;
NAsHyIL1E, July 20,
We have fought the battle and WON'T. We
! nave ratified the constitutional amendment IN tle
| House by a vote of 4S against H. two of Andrew
Johnson's tools not voting. Give my respects to
the dead dog Of the white house
1 Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, asked if the alluson
| to the President as dead dog was not intended
| as a sort of echo to the 22d OF February speech
| in which the author OF that speech spoke OF Col
| Forney as a dead duck.
MIR Cowan, of Pennsylvania, said he supposed
il was but he would like to know why this phrase,
| dropped in the heat of debate has been kent SO
| constantly before the country. Why did the oppo-
nents of the President pick up hasty expression
from serenade Speech and ring the charges on it
SO long?
Mr.. Fessenden resumed the floor and in few
remarks characterized the action of the committee
OF conference on this master as undigniied, and
repeated that he would not vote for it unless to
save the bill.
Mr.. Davis of Kentucky, spoke in opposition to
the conference report. He said the secretaryo the
that he published two newspapers, in which he
was constantly pouring forth articles against the
President and his supporters.
Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, spoke in favor OF the
report, after which, the report was agreed to.
Mr.. Buekalew, of Pennsylvania, called for the
yeas and nays, after Mr.. Harris, of New York. in
the chair, had announced the vote in the affirma-
tive, but the chair decided that it was too late
The civil appropriation bill was then called up.
Mr.. Crimes of Iowa, offered an amendment
that the property taken from pryateers in Florida
shall be sold under direction OF the secretary of the
navy, and the proceeds thereof distributed as
other prize money is distributed according to law.
Mr.. Davis of Kentucky offeredtan amendment
appropriating five millions for epaynent Of com
pensation to the loyal owners OF slaves mustered
INTO the military service under the act of July "a,
1864.
Mr. Wilson. of Massachusetts,, offered a suOsti-
tute for Mr.. Dayis's amendment, providing that so
much Of the money belonging to the communication
fund as is now in the treasury be appropriated to
the payment Of loyal slave holders provided that
no money shall be paid except On satisfactory
proof of loyalty during the war.
Mr. Cresswell, of Maryland, advocated the nav
ment Of loyal Shareholders under the act Of July
Gath 1864.
Pending the consideration of the amendments,
the Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned to meet at T:30 P. N.
EVENING SESSION.
The business transacted related exclusively to
the District Of Columbia, and was of no great i'm
portanee.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Mr. Deming, of Connee-
ticut, from the committee on military affairs re-
ported bill TO establish and protect national
cemeteries, which was reeomlnit[ed and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Price of Iowa. from the committee on Pa
eitic railroad reported bill to authorize the issue
Of certain bonds in denominations greater than
one thousand dollars; which was read three times
and adopted.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the joint resolution for the admission Of Tennessee
MIR. Bingham of Ohio, withdrew his demand for
the previous question, and modified his substitute
so as to read:
JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Tennessee again entitled to
Senators and Representatives in Congress
WHEREAS, The State of Tennessee has, in good
faith, ratified the article of the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States proposed by the
Thirty ninth Congress to the Legislatures Of the
several States;
And has also shown to the satisfaction of Con-
gress, by proper spirit Of obedience in the body
Of her people, her return to her due allegiance to
The government, laws and authority of the United
States therefore
Be 1t reSol0ed bg the Senate and House of Re. |
of the United States of america In
Congress assembled That the State Of Tennessee
IS hereby restored to her former and proper prac-
ical relation to the United States, and is again
entitled to be represented by Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, duly elected and qualified.
upon Their taking the oaths of office required by
the existing laws.
Mr.. Bingham renewed the call for the previous
question.
Mr., Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, desired to offer
the following as substitute for Mr. Binaham;s: |
When Tennessee should have ratified the amend |
nent to the Constitution proposed to the lersla.
ures of the several States by the Thirty-ninth |
Congress, and shall have established an equal and
ust system of suffrage for all male citizens within
e jurisdiction, who are not less than twenty years
7 age, the Senators and Representatives from I
UGH State, if found duly elected and qualified /
nay, after having taken the required oaths Of I
flee, be admitted into Congress.
ProDided, That nothing in this section contain.
% snaii pc construed SO as to require dsfranchise-
aent Of any legal person who is now entitled to
Mr. Bingham declined to let the amendment be
ffered.
Mr.. Ward desired to offer an additional section
, that offered by Mr. Bingham providing that the
nited States do hereby recognize the govern
tent of the State of Tennessee inaugurated nm
er convention, which assembled on the 9th dav
January, 1865, at the city Of Nashville, as the
.gitimate government of said State entitled 10
le guarantees and other rights of State govern.
tents under the Constitution.
Mir. Bingham declined to let the amendment he
hered and insisted on the previous question.
The previous question having been seconded on
le passage of the joint resolution, Mr. Bingham
Ohio, rose to close the debate but Welded half
a hour to Mr.. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,, who
roceeded to address the House against the Joint
9solution.
Mr. Bingham, Of Ohio, closed the debate. he
eclared it a matter Of painful regret that any
gentlemann supposed to intend Welkto his conn.
y should take the position taken by the gentle
ian from Massachusetts,
Mr. Boutwell, stated that his objection was that
lie colored people were disfranehised
Mr.. Bingham replied that Mr. Boutwell, had
loken Of the white voters of Tennessee as a mi
1rity, and he claimed that sixty three thousand
,ters under the new constitution laws represented
ur hundred and forty thousand of its white non
alton, which was as two to one of its black pom
alton. We gentlemen from Massachusetts had
reed that Tennessee could not be admitted.
,eause she had not extended the elective fran Q
Use to our black citizens but on that principle
by not exclude Missouri which DISTINGUISHED her :
aek population and her rebel population, a
Mr.. Enek attempted to say that he attached no I,
to the act Of the Tennessee legisla II
re. He did not heleHe it to be an expression of
evil Of her people.
Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, hoped his colleague would
.cuse him from yielding further. Mr.. Bingham :
,clined to yield any more Of his time. Hs as a.
fted that Tennessee was as republican al Mas
chusetts in the principle that the majority
neither White or black had right to contralits no
lealspeNers. There was no member on this floor
no had any right to assume for himself higher a
I greater measure Of patriotism than was to IL
Ltrlbuted to every loyal leading man of Tennessee
epresented in this great movement of Tennessee
Tennessee was notTepubliean in form neitber
as New York or Ohio. If she was NOT enti+Ied I
representation, neither was Massacbusetts ar i
diana. What then remained to be done. Int tn
,care that inasmuch as Tennessee had ratified IN a
,od faith the constitutional amendment and given
idence to satisfy Congress Of the return Of her
ople to their allegiance, she is entitled torepre
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