New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-27
XXXINTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. d. u To-.
RELIGIOUS PETITION.

RELIGIOUS PETITION.
Mr.. GRIMES tlOwa) presented the memorial
OF citizens Of Iowa asking for such an ameidneD 20
tho Constitution A. viii recognize inc "nS'chc.o '
and tie divinity oi Christ.
TIir kIoKUs snEIIyC.
In presenting the above Mr. GRINt- snd' without
committing himself in favor Of THIS particular amrhu
1eu lie was clad 20 SEQ that The people oI Iowa were
awake to ,hc importance II making suitable amend
monts 20 the Constitution. lie did not agree with mo
theory ,uuuciatei ~ certain quarter on Ihrfsdly
LAT Thar those 10 in favor Of amending Tie ION
,titution seek 10 slJl cTt the Gorcrnmeht he cared
attention 10 dispatch 10 IAf NNo@f9 H'!"Ee.fcT
stating that large crd enilusil'o meeting had neeA
held in Ke1huk low1, for he purpose o u'oEshg ne
Veto Message and ihe President Administration. lie
bad reason 10 know that hat Dispatch was forwarded
by who opposed every measure oF tue prose- Do
ton OF The war and whose press was thrown INTO TIE
tiyer on one o. as.On by excited GROW o. FOR ~" pm
ca,ion ~ dslo,,l sentiments. He W2s unwilling to
have This dispatch 20 oui a. .''rec 1ei,oh % ,ae
sentiments OF the people oi Iewa lie a'neI tie rights
OF i's author 10 SPEAK ior The people o! Iowa oh ne
natter.
Mr. ItNI (hansa.J mo, eel "a take !fom tie iles 81
tie senate the psreg 81 thc cl-c' o. Me-,Fs snow ud
EaXfcr Senators elect from ATA1n-as and Teier t'm
10 ihe ludi cafy committee. Atcf ,ome relarss ron
Nj Lnne asserting the LOYALTY 81 The irksu1as State
Government be concluded hy alleging tLgf urless Con
gge.s immediately admits The r nl representatives, 81
tho southern States u Nil make great mi,'"A'. IL"
sold be wold oppose rytfy motion iuotig - the posi-
poncuen. Of tie reception OF lo,a Senators from these
states.
Il y.
Mr. TrRuBrrI IN, said he undcptood tie crcden.
tls referred 20 presented a. Tie lat session
II could see 20 objection - their nithdrgwaL
The motion 20 permit Messrs. BaNtcr aud Snow 10
withdraw their credentials from The files of the Senate
agreed 10, and lle question then came up on tbeF
reference 10 the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. CLAIM moved 20 lay tho credentials or the table.
Mr. III sBULi said that a. the last sc.-on The Com
miiioe on the Judiciary had reported that Mes'Is.
snow and Baker were not entitled 10 seats IN the
senate Subsefuenilv 80 the extra session of tho sen
ate the credentials Of Mr. Snow were referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee. who reported m favor oi post
poncincnt until Congress should act upon the rccog
milton of the State Government OF Arkansas II would
DO 10 good 10 refer 20 the judiciary COMMITTEE
after dat decision.
Mr. In kansas said hat there was some change
IN the formation OF the judiciary Committee since the
ms, Congress He called FOR the yea the motion 10
Law the credentials the table with The following re-
suit
YrA,-Me,,rl Anthony, Brown. Cn.ndr, Cart, corns''
Cngin Cesswcl fesscnden, Foster. "riues Hams Hen
iii Nye Poland Pomrroy, Ramsey. sherman sumner frum
bun, Wade. WHEY. Williams Wilson aud faies-2t
G,lfe Hrldries johnson Lane Of Kanas, Morgan, Scs
NTH Merton, Riddle. solI'buy, Stewart. Stockton aud
Mr. LAyr moved that Messfs. Snow and Baxter he
allow ed take seats on the door ~ had recently been
done in the Of the Senator's elect from Colorado
Mr. WADE tOJ moved 10 Jay Mi. Lanes motion on
Mr, IAsr called for the Yeas and'Nays. Yeas q
NAYS, IT, 80 the motion was laid upon the table
At ! O'Clock the regular order was taken up. being
the concurrent resolution declaring that no Sen.
ators Representatives from the lately re6eiious
STATES shall be received IN either House until snch State
shall have been declared by Congress entitled 10 repre-
scntatiop.
srEICH or SENATOR SHERMAN.
Mr. SHrRNAN Ohio iOok the floor. lie commenced
h, remarking that the Senate had decided three
ca,ons that Congress had the power asserted ia the
resolution The object OF the resolution. - II was
made TO read was TO close legislation on TINS subject
III. ..,I. "A A. he IA
u much more choerfnlly than he would otherwise. bat
he did moi believe it would close agitation lie regard
ed IL as mere in the storm. thrown in at al OPP
perfume moment-a mere assertion OF right that
could not he disputed. IL congress failed 10
agree very upon plan OF rcconstruciOn.
he did not believe the pending resolution would prevent
either House from acting upon it, responsibility in
the reception OF Us own members. What was needed
wa. a plan of reconstruction nom Congress upon
which e southern States could be received back into
the Union with safety 10 the country. The Wade aud
Davis bill Mr.. sherman SAID was the only attempt
ever ade by Congress TO provide for civil government.
i'm the Rebel States. The fate OF that was well known
aod II was also well known that the manifesto issued
Inv Wade and Davis after the bill Lad been vetoed did
not meet the approval OF the people.
NJ. SUMNER interrupted Slr. Sherman by saying that
inmediatey after the proclamation Of President Lin
onln respectng the veto Of the Wade and Davis BILL he
had an interview with Lincoln and he Lincoln ex.
pressed bis regrets that ne had NOT approved re'er
ling 90 the lately Rebel States.
MIR SHERMAN said they were states still They lad
been i'm insurreciiOn hut every branch Of the Govern
mn had regarded them stNcS Nhore w
,he Goveru1nent had been disturbed by the war. The
first duty Of Congress was to provide for taking these
States back one 10y one aud each upon It's own merits
AZ, sherman next compared the recOnsti uction
noIicv Of Prc.ident Johnson with that of bis predc
cessor President Lincoln showing thnt the one was
continuation of the other with the exception that tue
Man of President johnson the most in its
requirements from the Rebels Inc principal objection
thai had been made against the President that he
had included the negroes among those whom lie de-
cared entitled TO vote in the South Ii should be re-
,nembercd That colored men were prohibited by law
from voting in the Southern states as they we're IN
every State OF the Union except sn Inc Preudices OF
the army were against il also 10 making laws, the
preudices Of the people must be taken into considera
ton Mr. Sherman next referred 10 inc speech made pl
President johnson on the I'D of February lie thought
that no man who was friend Of The President would
be unwilling 10 wipe that out oil ms ihstory Ii WAS
impossible 10 conceive OF more Illuminating spectacle
than that Of the President of the United States address
inr such n crowd as called upon lin on the 22d OF
Tetrnnry He regretted especially the paragraphs in
the speech made by the President on that day referring
Inv name 10 Messrs Stevens and Sumner But it should
he remembered that President Johnson was very
combstye msD and that he had always been noted for