Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-14

and amendments 10 The House.
The yeas and NAYS were called on n,
amendment Of Mr. WAsHBURNE 10 repeal
the 9th section Of the act Of july. 1854. A.
/ lowing the payment Of boundes 70 Iowa
masters for enl sted slaves.
The amendment was agreed o.: AYES =
navs IS
All the other amendments were agreed "a
and the bill was read the third time and
passed.
The House then resumed the contested
election ease Of FULLER and Dawson, from
the Dist Congressional District Of Pennsvl-
| wanna.
| Mr. PAINE, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on Elections, closed the debate in q speech
supporting the right Of Mr. DAwsoS. the
sitting member, to his seat, and a resolution
retaining DAWSON in his seat was adopted
without division.
Mr.. ELLIOTT, from conference commit
tee on the bill further to prevent smuggling.
made a report, watch was agreed to.
The House adjourned, and then the an
nouneement was made that there would be a
caucus Of all Union Senators and Represen-
tatives in the Hall Of the House, tomorrow
Saturday evening at O'Clock.
| Mr. GUTHRIE, from the Committee on
I AAeAANNF ANNOAAo AtAG .luiub lE1QluNloM re
specting the payment of interest upon the
war debts due to several States. with an
amendment. 1t being on the second Sec
ton as follows
SECHoN2. The said accounting officer
shall in like manner report the claims Of
each State for the interest on moneys bor-
rowed and actually expended for the use Of
the United States during the rebellion, and
that the same rule shall be observed which
was prescribed in the State Of Maryland
for interest on moneys expended by her for
the use and benefit of the United States du-
ring the late war with Great Britain, and
chapter SO Of the acts of the 10Th Congress,
| list session, A. D. 1926.
/ Mr.. WILSON introduced the following,
which was objected to by Mr.. JouNsoN, and
| goes over:
ResolUed, That the President of the United
States be requested to furnish to tie Senate
the record Of the Court Of Inquiry upon the
murder of twenty-three United States sol
diers, at Kingston, n. c., in 1864, BY the
rebel Generals HORE and PICKETT, under
charge of being deserters from the rebel
army, together with the findings of said
court Of inquiry, and the action, if any,
taken thereon.
Mr.. WILSON reported bill respecting
three months extra pay of volunteers, when
mustered ont of service and discharged
Mr.. WILSON reported, without amend
ment, from Committee, the bill to amend
an act providing for the payment Of horses,
and other property lost in the United States
service.
Mr.. GUTHRIE, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported bill to amend the several
acts to indemnify the States for expenses in
CURED by them in defense Of the United
States.
Mr.. HOWARD from the Military Com
mittee, reported joint resolution, giving
the Union Pacific railroad the right Of way
| through the military reservations, which
/ was passed.
Mr.. POMEROY, from the Committee on
| Public Lands, reported two bills to reserve
to certain Southern States the benefit Of an
act granting public lands to construct rail-
roads, which were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered a motion to re-
consider the vote on the bill to reannex Al
exandria to the District Of Columbia, which
was defeated in the Senate on Tuesday last
The Niagara ship canal bill was taken up
on the expiration of the morning hour, the
pending question being on TIE motion of
Mr.. MORRILL, to postpone the bill until De
/ CClAbNA neat
Mr.. HARRIS spoke in favor of the mo-
| ton to postpone.
Mr.. TRUMBULL spoke against post
ponement.
Mr.. HENDRICKS hoped the bill would
| be postponed.
Mr.. TRUMBULL wished to know if the
Senator from Indiana was in favor of pla-
! cling the control ofthe States lately in rebel
lion, in the hands Of rebels. Is the Vice
President of the late Confederacy to come
in here as a Senator? Is his colleague HER
| sCHEII. V. JOHNSON, fresh from the rebel
Congress, to come here as a Senator 10 legis-
late for the loyal people Of this country?
Let the Senator from Indiana shake off par
ty shackles and arise to the Union sentiment
Of the country. Let him say TO the people
of the South "You rebels who brought on
this war, who OccasiOned desOlatiOn and war
throughout the land, must stand back and let
the loyal men rule the country" Let him
unite with rs in demanding that loyal men
shall! control this country, and | will unite
with the Senator from Indiana in welcoming
their Representatives to seats here, and the
passage Of laws recognizing these States as
in friendly relation to the Government. If
the Senator wants this hard money restored,
| if he wants friendly intercourse among the
| inhabitants of the late rebel States, | tell
| him he cannot have it until there is a Union
| sentiment in the South that will protect
| Union men in the South. He cannot have
| it where a man, for his personal safety in
| travelling through the late rebel district has
to conceal his love of the Union. He cannot
| have it when the National flag cannot be
| borne safely through the streets Of Mobile.
| He cannot have it when loyal men and
women are not permitted to go scatter flow
ers on the graves of the heroes who fell 10
maintain the Union loyal element of the
country and the Union men Of the nation
| suffered too much and too long to have a
fliation and friendship with traitors who
brought ruin upon the country, end who
still persist in expressing loyal men.
Mr.. HENDRICKS said he would not pro-
| long the discussion of a question not direct
ly relative to the bill but he would reply
! briefly to the Senator from Illinois. He
| (TRU1mULL) asks the question, or rather
saw proposition, that the relations between
these States cannot be restored, while /, and
others who think as 1 do, are in favor Of
placing the Southern States in the hands Of
the rebels, and giving rebels a right to
| representation in Congress. / think that
Congress has no control over the selection Of
officers of the different States.
As an Indianian | am not willing to give
up to the Federal Government, and think
as an Illinois man the Senator would hardly
ask that Illinois should give up to the Fed
eraI Government the control Of officers Of
| that State, or that the Federal Government
should in any way control their selection.
1t may serve the Senator's purpose at the
huskings but it will hardly serve this pur-
pose to say l, or any man who is with me in
| opinion, now advocating admission to seats
in this body. Mr.. HENDRICKs said his
vote would best express his views on that
question. He had not asked the repeal Of
the law. Does the Senator from Illinois
consent to its repeal?
Mr.. TRUMBULL-Certainly: will not
| the Senator from Indiana help 70 keep it in
| force?
Mr.. HENERICK replied that while he
| mighdhave doubt as to its constitutionality,
he would not vote for the admission Of any
man who could not take the prescribed
oath--if he, HESDRIcKs, knew man to be
unable to take that oath, he would be OPP
| posed to his admission.
The question was, however, not whether
rebels should take seats in Congress. 1t was,
not whether any member who had been
connected with the rebellion in any be adj