The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-25
ADMISSION OF THE TENNESSEE
CONGRESsMEN.
The sceno An the House,

From the NeU York Tribune of today
WASHINGTON, July A.-The House to-day met
at III O'CLOCK, and commenced worKing III
earnest, preparing for adjournment. Most of
We day was occupied on The Deficiency Appro-
piGtion bill. AT 2l O'Clock Colonel Cooper, the
Presidents Private Secretary, came on the Hoor
OF the House, and presented q MESSAGE from the
PresideI I, stating that he had signed, under
protest the joint resolution admitting the State
Of Tennessee into the Union. Rumors had Deen
ahoat all the morning that the President would
either veto the bill outright, or allow 1t to
become law without his signature by lettingit
1emsn over the necessary ten days; conse-
quently the members we're all on the qut uiUe
about Tennessee's fate,
Accordingly, when Colonel Cooper made hie
appearance, lumber OF members gathered
around him to hear the news. When he
announced the result, he was heartily con-
graduated by those around him, among whom
we're some oil the most radical Union members.
An outsider IN the galleries would have thought,
from the scene below, that the quarrel between
the President and Congress had been settled,
and an era OF good feeling was tolo owing
Speaker Colfax received the message, and, not
being in the Chair, number of members
gathered around him to know the exact words
OF MIR. Johnson. MIR. Bingham, IN particular,
was very anxious. IL was his bill, ana he
evidently felt that he had the first right to see
the message
Accordingly Mr.. Colfax surrendered the
manuscript to the gentleman from Ohio, but
tefoIe Mr., Bingham had time TO read it 10 the
group around him the Committee on the Whole
rose, and MIR. Colax relieved Mr.. Dawes from
the duties OF the Speakers chair Down went
the little mallet, and the Speaker announced
the message from the President. In an instant
there was a dead silence, and the Clerk, Mr..
Mcpherson, commenced reading the message.
When MIR. Mcpherson reached that part of the
message where Mr. johnson stated he affixed
his signature to the bill, there loud clapping
OF hands and applause by members on the floor
radicals, conservatives, and Democrats join
ing IN. . ..,
Then again, furtEer down in the message,
where the President stated that he did not wish
Congress TO constIue hls signing the bill into an
acQulescence OF their policy, there was loud
laughter by members. The reading of the mes
sage consumed about ten minutes. When
finished, there was applause hom all quarters
There were very tew in The galleries, hoWever.
When matters had got quoted, Mr.. Stevens rose
and moved that the ComMlGtee on Reconstruc-
ton be discharged from turther consideration of
the Tennessee question, and also moved chat, as
Tennessee was now State in the Union the
credentials OF her Representatives be referred to
the Committee on Elections. On these motions,
MIR. Stevens, feeling that the House had no time
to spare Tor debate and unnecessary talk, de-
manded the previous question, but, as matter
Of course, the Democrats must say something
Mr.. Le Blond thought the members from Ten
nessee should be sworn in without their creden-
tials going to the Election Committee. Other
points OF order were raised, but all were ovet-
ruled by the Speaker and the drst motion OF
Mr.. Stevens Tor the discharge of the Committee
Then, on the question of reterril lg the .creden-
| tials or the Tennessee members t. the Committee
| on Elections, several members struggled into a
| debate, when Mr.. Wentworth ros and demanded
the regular order. After several points OF order
had been disposed OF, q vote was taken by yeas
| and nays, The motion being adopted by vote
| OF 50 TO %. MIR. Da ives immediately proceeded
| TO get quorum oil his committee together, and
| had an examination OF the credentials OF the
Tennessee members present. They were Mr..
May nard. Colonel Stokes, and Mr. Taylor.
Finding the credentials correct, Mr.. Dawes. at
| about iour o'clock, moved that the above-named
| members from Tennessee be sworn in, which
| was carried, and each member then took the
| required testoath. Messrs Maynard and Stokes
| took seats on the Republican size of the House,
| and Mr.. Taylor on the Democratic side During
part OF the above proceedings Messrs. Bing-
ham, SchencI1, Kasson, and Raymond formed a
| group, in the centre of which was that firm old
| radical leader, Mr.. Thad. Stevens Altogether,
| the day has been one OF rejoicing in and out OF
| Congress. This evening salute OF one hundred
| guns, in honor OF the event, was fired at Judi
| ulary Square.
1t is said that Senator Patterson of Tennessee
| cannot take The test oath, and that objection
will be made to his being sworn in until his
| antecedents during the Rebellion are examined
| into.
A large delegation OF radical Republicans
| visited Colonel Stokes at his residence tonight,
| to congratulate him on the admission of Ten.
nessee.