The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-20
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, December 20,
Senate.

WAsHINGToN, December 20.
Senate.
Mr.. Wilson (Mass.) offered a jo'n resolution
directing the President of the United Sta es to
instruct the officers of the Army aud Navy and of
the Freedman's Bureau to prevent and prohibit the
Inhiction of cOrporeal punishment for crimes and
misdemeanors in the late rebelllous States until tner
civil governments snail have been recognized and
ratified by Congress Ordered to be printed.
MIR. Cattell IN. J.) presented the petilIon of the
carpet manufacturers for re ief from the five per
cent internal revenue tax Referred to Finance
COMMITTEE.
MIR. Anthony "a D from the Printing Commit
tee reported resoiu ION to PRINT the annual report
Mr. Ross (Kansasl called up the resolutions on
reconstruction, offered by him yesterday and
printed in Yesterdays report, and delivered a
blish government in the Rebeous States.
MI Henderson offered re. oluhon, based on
de spatch from Governor Fletcher, OF Missouri
calling upon the President for information as to
whether he had since the list of December, sent
troops into the interior of Missouri tor any purpose
and If so, TO indicate his reasons The resou-
ton was adopted.
The bill to admit Nebraska was taken up.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Bpaulding (OhiO) arose to personal priv-
lege in connection with article IN yesterdays
Chronicle rejecting upon a resolution offered Dy
him on the 9Th instant and referred to the Com.
mItee on Reconstruction lhat resOlu ion simply
directed the Committee 10 inquire into the propriety
of proposing joint resolution declaTRtorY OF the
purpose of Congress IN the reception of Senators
and Representatives from rebeIlOus States Tespec.
lively, the ratification by them OF the COnstItu-
tiOnal amendment and the establishment of repub-
hcan form OF government.
He declared his adherence to the Constitutional
amendment in a It's parts, and advised its adoption
as q measure OF conclIation and security. In his
judgment, il the amendment was ratified by three
Iourths of the States represented in Congress- II
could become part OF the Constitution. He did
not believe that the approval di.approVa of the
amendment by the outstanding communities, or any
OF them, would affect the ratification of the amend.
ment In the slightest degree.
Ii might become necessary ere long to place those
reVolied States the condition OF Territories If
that became apparent he should not finch from the
work, though he would tain save the country from
great a STAN upon ITS institutions or Govern.
ment.
Mr.. Stevens (Pal, at a subsequent stage of the
proceedings said he had intended, perhaps irreou.
larly, say q word in reference to the position OF
Mr.. SpaudIng. He would only say now that he
thought the arPument of the editor altogether the
better OF the two, and perfectly conclusive While
10 would not charge theigenteman Mr.. SpauldinU,
with be ng the author Oi the resolution he THOUGHT
the doctrine implied In 1t was the most
uernicoUs that could possibly be brought TO obsITuct
he final free reconstruction of the Government but
he would not go into the argument now, as the
| cnilemaD Mr.. SpaudEg) was not in his seat. He
had only thought it proper to say much IN feyOr
| If he argument OF one who could not appear
h'mseIf, and which he deemed conclusive. and en-
relv more satisfactory than that OF the gentleman
| from Ohio.