The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-01
THIRTY.NIHTH CONGRESs.
Hisss Session.


WAmNoror, Feb 2e le06
mnAsu % ARxS AND nAvr ognczas usAvn1ns o.
IL PuaSc DUSx.
Mr.. wueou, trsp) OF Mass, iussoducea the following
joins resolusIoa - o. shs Of mileage for s0osn
travelling on public daty, which was rsfsrrsa 70 the
Committee on n iisary Aaair:-
Resolved That much OF the act entitled "An sst dcane
the and soamsns Of csrtAn ossr. Of hs army and
1a 1ss Ss. &. Hsa
Ssrs.fisr slo.s cmos o. the army r.ssiinE
s sss IN fa y he
HvDRoopArmc oyy1os sHx NAVY DsrARrnrSr
Mr.. 0mnn trep Of Iowa. introduced bill 10 establish
ahydrogrnphic once the Navy Department, designed
to aid naygatoes by supplying nautical charts sailing
directions and manuals OF instruction, ai the cost Of
The 6iii was referred to the Committee on Naval Ar
Rxroxr on rHs coxxIssoxxn OF pArKSrA
The annual report OF tho Commissioner Of Patents was
laid before the Senate
Mr. CoSSnr. trcp) Of Cal, presented the memorial Of
the California Legislature asking for certain amend
the Pscc Railroad bill which was ordered TO
be printed
rR sAIx on MINERAL rASps-sxvy DAVE.
Mr. STEWART, rep) Of Nevada presented tho memo
rial OF the Nevada Legislature against tho sale OF The
mineral lands Also concurrent resolution Of tho Ncva
Leg slatare asking for the speedy trial Of Jefferson
Both resolutions were ordered to be printed
HUMBOLDT BAT RAILROAD.
Mr. CoSskss called the bill TO grant public lands TO
70 Francisco Bay In California, which was passed
ATLANTIC AND PAcrIc RAILROAD.
took up the bill 70 grant public lands 10 aid in the con
sructIon Of n railroad 20 the Pacific through Missouri
and Akansas G oy the Southern roa. - p,,o
Company, and authorizes IL 10 construct railroad from
sheld NO. the Pacific coast by southern routc
and grants every alternate section Of land along the
Al the concaon Of the reading Of the bill tho
ing hour EXPIRED and further consideration OF ~ wa"
poned until
NAVAL AUTHORIZATIONS mrf.
NJ 15s@ one s % hs
suing year with certain amendments, Which was ordered
70 be printed.
Mr. JoHrox tdem.) Of Nd, presented the credent ais
OF william r. Ferry senssor eject fryrn South Carolina
which we're ordered 10 lic upon the table.
rax rrolrroS sxcIrpfxc rssE souTmkRS
The concurrent resolution that no senator OF Repre-
sentative from lately seeded state % sns es ssms
10 representation. was taken up
Mr. MR. lrepl Of Nevada, took the ncor In the pre-.
cent crisis he said the best modo of action was nrm
adherence 70 ample puacples He would not aitemp,
70 travel tho battle fields where loyalty oombaisd
the past but sv security for the future We ought
TO fall 10 examine whsf the cause OF the conflict
vast s1eumaaos os debt thai vii bang fsr years Ike
incubus the toll and industry Of the country IL IL
time 70 gos. over os attempt 70 gsssie the noye.
should take these motives into strict account IN order
fully undcnaand how 10 prevent recurrence OF such
"
caused io BE- rcd Liter from MI Garnett ~ Virginia
10 Mr. Prcscost of South C&ronA written before the
war commenced IN winch " was sad that the spirit of
democracy inconssteni with slavery, and that this
was the of the rrbcion Mr Nye mid that this
sentiment was echoed by the Southern pres before the
war and re- cchocd BY The enemies Of republican govern
ment Europe by the press and aristocracy Of Great
Briinin tho Emperor ~ France II vas unfortu
nate he said the country did mot understand more
fully the true nature The issue Had u bcsn under
stood In the South that the struggle was between dsmoc
racy and arsocracy, nInetenths Of the people OF that
| seciIon would have been no sympashlzen with
/ tho rcbciiion. Speaking of The condiuon OF the
Southern states, Mr. Nye said ~ maffercd little
whs,her they technically In OF out OF the Union
enough for him 70 know that the people OF these
ment sworn allegiance " the cpposon government
without going farther In specncatons tbs Vas Ne atii
tude OF the seeded States when the result cf arms de-
cdc thai these States Territories, and ths people
thereof belonged 20 the United states and werc 70 be
dealt with precsciy The exigencies o. the case a..
| broken down theIr own Stale gcyernmcuts and
superseded the sats Fundamental law tech
| nicaliy theoretically and practically true; fos
viii not bs oonsendsd that stats governments can ex.
zion 70 the constitution Of the United s.fes No ssle
government exist that Dos accord with ne con-
ttuon and n not subordinsfs 70 the surrvne isv oi
the land Nlther The President Congress nor any
department or the govcrnmcnt has yet ssslmed thsf
these seeded States could rsinstse Stats
| ths President that Consultations must BE- made
they have been told the same ~ Congrss The people
OF these states well that the Old funAamenta
| law was overthrown that ths prstsndsf new govern
meun Get up IN the place f The cd have been dsmoi
ished and that he ecpd,on O cixensnp hss been im
tnat states could no, commit treason. Ne denied "a
and rDainsinsd that 6laie con1 conmr Htanpn. kn<