Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-10
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE SENATE
CAI(IS.

"MACK," the Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial scarcely ever
writes without saying something. He says
many truthful things as well as good ones"
In his last he thus ventillates the secret re-
solves of the Senate caucus, which are
worthy of notice:
In the last Radical caucus, the council of
war where such wonderful victory as has
since been claimed was Matched, great
many things were determined upon. Among
the rest it was agreed that the successor Of no
man removed by the President for opposi-
ton to his policy should be confirmed-in
other words, that no political pet of a Radi-
cal Senator should be disturbed. Mr..
Chandler Of Michigan, let this cat out of the
bag day or two since, when Col. LOOMS,
of artillery fame, called upon him to know
what objections there were to his coniirma-
ton as Assessor Of Internal Revenue az De-
troit. The phlebotimical Senator was con-
descending enough to say TO Loomis that he
held no objection to him personally, but that
such had been the "rule" adopted in the
caucus, that to confirm him (Loomis) would
be 10 violate IT.
II Is well enough lOI lilt Country W hlNW
this fact Nv own impression is that the
Senate will not dare to refuse TO confirm a
man with the splendid army record of
Loomis-a record which ought to be a great
recommendation to one who had such great
faith in blood Letting as Chandler had a few
wears ago. 1t is believed, however, that some
time after Chambers memorable prescrip-
ton for the country's malady, in 1861, he
=. L. a. fr,r, al
phlebotomv to individual bibulosity, and
has since adhered to the latter mode of treat
ment with great vigor. However, let him
use his influence TO defeat LOOMS, if he
dare. Let the Loomis Battery that lost so
many men and so few guns in the gallant
army Of Sherman and Grant, and that has
the name Of forty battles and forty victories
inscribed upon its banner be defeated by
heaven save the mark-Zachariah Chand-
Ter, Esq.-and then let the Radicals talk Of
their love for the soldiers and their appre-
citation of the boys in blue.
Another thing agreed upon in the caucus
was the passageof Joint resolution TO amend
the Constitution by providing that the Pres
ident shall hold his office for four years. md
not be re-eligible This was presented, by
Mr.. Wade, on the 10Th of February last,
the Virginia delegation, which was con-
strued BY the Radicals into a bid for re-
election. 1t was resolved in the caucus to
take il up and press it to a vote as soon as
possible after the adoption of the pending
proposition.
1t was also agreed to override the Color
ado veto, and admit the new State despite
the Presidents objections This will not be
possible without the disqualification of Mt
least half dozen Radicals-Sumner, Fes-
sender, Grimes Poland and Edmunds-
and Others, | believe all of whom voted
twice against the bill for Colorado's admis-
sion. 1t is said by some that 4 sufficient
number of those opposed TO the bill will be
induced to absent themselves, when the final
vote is taken, to give the requisite two-thirds
in favor of it. This manner of lodging
won't suit the people, though it may lead TO
the acquisition OF two Senators. The adj
mission of Colorado, for party purposes,
may prove, before long, an example ruinous
to the dominant party of the present Con-
gress. The Democratic party may find it.
self in the majority one of these days, and,
anxious to increase its powers, may look
around for new States. Ii will find material
for half dozen in Texas, and for as many
more by division of other Southern States.
Better leave Colorado out until her popula-
ton at least doubles. A State with fewer
inhabitants than one of the wards Of Gin
cinnati would be very much like an abssIr-
dity.