The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-01
THIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
ZEN ATE.

pELEr ov a laval CONTRACTOR.
Mr. RAxsAY, from the Naval Committee reported
resolution Tor the relief Of Paul 8. Forbes contractor
Tor The building Of ,he iron clad Idaho; which was
ordered 10 be printed.
SURVEYING DISTRICT MONTANA
Mr. STEWART, trep) of Nevada, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported bill creating lnnd survey
Ing district in the Territory Of Montana; which was
ordered TO be printed.
AMENDMENT PENSION LAWS
Mr. LANE from the Committee Of Conference on the
dsagrecng votes the hill 70 amend the Pension nws,
made Seioss.;, He said the amendments Of the Con.
Terence Terence COMMITTEE were ssbssansaly Those q sps
Iii ,s. SSs only been n '
PErrri0s sHjE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA,
Mr. HAKMss lrep.l Of New York, presented the pc.
Forced into Tho rebel army that they purchased horses
for which they gave their notes; that the amount Of
these notes was stopped out Of Their Pay and that they
second payment They ask Congress TO pass law for
their protection II referred to the Judiciary Com
mttee
1m DyArH or GNERAL SCOTT.
Mr. WLsoS, gepl Of Mass from the committee Of the
two houses the death on the subject Of General Scott
reported tho following, resolutions which were unani
nously adopted
Resolved Sy NE SENATE The HSu.. of .:gr.ssnsa.ivs.
Tsutsnass M ssasra ~iaasia Scott ''- 80
y,e and ne wisdom ps,o.sm ma and ~ y.i.r a.Sas ~ Su
Sonor o FOR ofs ns c:n .anss
and donesuc enemies 10 war and IN peace claim the i've
p-epis w t'i''.e anu ''' '@ ''.'n ' ''' '.''e'S''
% day hey shall adjourn meet Monday next and thai
ss and nine member. q he House Of ssps.sn.Ses M
HIS Ss sisSss S':
ho f,ierai stiinolss Sea are y take place toaorow
Arms VI both houses.
xAssAs Axp xHoSro Kln1oAp.
The bill TO grant lands 10 aid in the construction Of ,he
Kansas and Neosho Valley Rairoad taken mp, and
discussed ill the expiration Of tho morning hour.
rHE rAx snJ.
was received from the House referred 10 the Finance
Committee and ordered 10 be printed, with nvs hundred
extra copies.
Leave Of absence for weeks granted - NJ.
kesmitb.
TIE RECONSTRUCTION RESOLUTIONS.
The reconstruction resolutions were taken up a. ons
O'Clock Ihe pending question The Adoption Of
she following section substitute for the one stricken
OUT
section s. That no person .h. he Represers.
hold any once, ei,,l n,iry under ne neh s.ss
msmh.r OF sse Legislature or - An eIeeuss or Judi
United Stats. hat s.s rns.saa 10
asanst he or gwen eid and .onorl r. Tie enens
,souss rrnov. o such disa6iyiy.
Mr.. DouIrrIs trsp, OF Wis took tho floor, commcDc-
hog his remarks with auscn 10 The statement made
by Mr. Trunbell yesterday 10 the ehcci that he mr.
TrumbuiD had seen IL sised In the newspapers that the
Eir.t Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. Randall, hsd
spoken OF the federal oces the Presidents bread and
butter. He tNr Doolit.le was authorized by Mr. isn
dali 70 eay that ihsre ne truth N this assrrtop
nr- 70 make Inc remark 70 which Mr. Rsrda mad ,akea
exception. He Ar Hows) did so In a recent speech, m
which he sad thai no rnan should eat ths bread and
butter of the President who did not snpport his policy
On the evening Of the day which he made that speech
he met M-. Randall ont thai gentleman aid nothing 10
him the subject On return hts boarding houss
however. he fsr HevcI found note from Mr. Randall
asking n upon ~hst authority he had made the aser-
ton Ho MS Hosej maodisieiy replied sayng bat ms
authority the Representative OF The Finn district OF
Nisc0n-in (hr. sswyert Arce that time he ned not
heard from Mr. Randall on the subject.
NJ. DoDsrris thea proceeded with his speech oppo-
sing The rocton above gwen q punshment for
offence aIresty conmiti-d He objected 10 Il making
no distinction between those Who were forced INTO the
rebellion aud ihose who voluntarily entered IT, II
founded Dtr-sre, aud would not snd ought not to re-
The sanction OF the Southern States IL ~as pro
bablc that The resolution would be rssed having been
agreed upon caucas bu, med lo him tAr Dooiiiel
ihst the cna,s ought ~ before involving In ko
pnnishn.n. ocsh "a. s,il'y aud tue innocent. There
nnied Ill the paons rnd anneles n'~d ~ the pre-i
dent by authority of conge~ under al act Of July IL,
iS62 These psdons restored those 10 whom they
extended " their fili rights as citizens
Mr. JorSsoS, tdoIii Of Nd, said the supreme Court
had substantially 20 decided H.
sr GsIvs~ rer Of ioUa, ssd what Mr. Doolttle
held was Ia disabilities FOR crime air ady
injured rhc otlest Of the as-ton nov pending. how.
ventys szalusi what vas in IN. luiure, IL beng pre-
euinabe ina; they Who had rebeiled would do
unless some rrccantioa wis sskeo 10 pfessni
them
M Dootrrrix t.ad from the President amnesty pro
ciaaon 70 show that fun pardon and amnesty and
tnafi0n fGl rights ciliseus Trnned under H.
lie believed hist II the present tOngreE bsd permitted
loyal representatives. from sh- south 70 lake Their seats
The beginning OF the ses-ion Initcd states bonds
would De- ton rcr cent higher than they And
he believed further shat II this hal ban done
Msx!millan would he out of Nexoo Mr. Doolit,e
moved IN amend tie section BY inserting the word
voluntarily after the words 'shall have and before the
words engaged N insurecilon, and dsmandcd the
yeas and nsys on the adoption Of the amendment
Mr. DAVIS. ldom.l Of Ny spoke N sdvocsey q nr
Doo,liiics amendment
Dooii;tlcs Amendment ~oad be - emaculaie the
zion N wa adopted would be imposs bile 70 nd
in the south who had voluntarily ensagsd n the
rebellion
III sAtf-rrEy tiem.l % Del, spoke In favor u the
amendment Of Mr. noolilue. He though, Il montrons
lnlus,lcs punish men who forucd the
misslo of crme. Hc proposed. he sad 70 sIosk al
length ihis proposition before finally disposed
of lie proposed 10 sbou that whenever sovernrent
DE- mt at up, although there may he government
~ J4s, any person yield nc obedience W the goy.
eminent a yau, il eicnsci AMI cannot b. punished He
maintained thai 10 man eOuid b. convicted a ueason
FOR yielding obdcnce 70 hrs state after had seoeded.
NJ Droi,tice amendment wss disagreed to--ycas 10,
NAYS 20 Those who voted In the Affirmative we're
hSn BuctsieH, cowsn. Days, Doolnte, Guthrie,
Hendricks, Johnson. Norton, Riddle and Sagisbury.
hr DoonTrlE moved V sIlend III scsnon by in-ass
Ing after the words enemies th'rcof the words "er
csptng those who have duly rcoeived pardon nd
Besty under the constitution ard law"
This WA disagreed toyeas 10, nays D.
The section "A given above. xas thcn sdor,cd--yess
O., nays 10 Those who voted In the negative eerc
ncssrs Buckalcw Coyan, Dayis, Dooilttic. Cuthr q,
Further consideration wss postponed uli Monday
rsy cogsrrg ~ ATrrsp rms v,Smat o. oksrru rcorr
The Chair announced - the cgmnttee 70 att nd the
fnnersl Of scot, Mcf1r ilnon johnson lane
or IgdiaBa; nstis. Grimes, Anthony and Sssmith
svESpSgsr ~ NATIONAL rtHEs>cr
W. CnASDtER, mp q MNh introduced bn to
amend an act entitled 'An act a. provide a national
eOrreny s.e.rsa 0y psa1e = .s.sd s'a. oosas and
Approves June J, lse1. and Tie anlepdmsnt thereto "