The New York herald., 1866-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
wAsnsaro.. Feb. Is. lsee.

m-sFriExAnos THg xoSEog DocrrISE.
Mr. wmsLxY (repD Of W. Va, submitted the follown ng
preamble and resolutions, namely
Whereas this House. it, last session. interpreting The
dorsng tr@dous policy o' the towards
able ngaagr the erection q monarchy UPON The rgias o.
,nr"son Of e. Rmers en.inen.i roey occard se
this nation In conflict for IT. uiiiy which connc
Ke.oissd arsi thai ~. nou.e d9 hereby r-aslr ~
ent OF poIitci proteoloraie ~ rrancr behsn
Au.rsn PInes owe. ,he rsPsse q neseo ard .e ntre
interfere IN our own as we'll as the STAR o all n. r.ruhes
submit aud which should be resisted BY all ths
Resolved second Tha, 70 The end Of making rood mi.
resolution She President solicit the alliance of all tie rspub
cs continent and q all the their
power
Mr. wn.IEY demapded the previous question - but
the House by vote OF 10 TO %, refused 10 second H.
ON motion Of Mr. BANK, trspI Of Mass, the resoln.
lions we're referred 10 the Committee on Foreign Rela
lions
rHE ASSASSINATION or PnxsrpeSr Lfscms
Mr. srgvESs, trepl Of Pa. offered resolution Tor The
PROCURING Of large number Of copies Of the work con
tanning the facts With regard 20 the szsassnaon OF Pre-
sdent Lincoln, the oraiions of Bancroft simpson. coiaH
and others and the proceedings of municipal and Con
gressionsl authorities on the subject, Ac
The resolution referred To the Committee on Print
wsr uRsIsIa AND uvaDa
On motion Of Mr. LATHAM trepl Of " Va. tbe Com.
missioner ~ Public Buildings directed 10 10 BE-
painted the square panels o gl2s IN the ceiling OF the
the states Of West Virginia and Nevada that the
osssary Appropriation be made therefor.
sDyrrTIs0 rHg reiviigos or rur TLfon A.
ARKAxAs rEnBxR
Mr. SWIM, trep) of Ky, offered resolution thai hf.
James NJ johnson. claiming 10 be member eeff from
the Third Congregational district of kansas b. sdted
the privileges Of the floor of ths Hocne durng the
pending Of his claim a. inemler thereof
Mr. srvHSs wanted the resolution referred 10 the Com
miee Reconstruction.
Nr smrn said that colonel johnson was an applicant
f.r Ia the thirty eighth Congress. HIS credentials
went 10 the Committee Elections but although be
not admitted member, the House gave him bis
per diem and mileage Colonel johnson was one of the
original oyaligts Of the state of Arkansas anu
surrendered any opinion in favor 0f The Union. he
listed regiment and served H. commander for tbrec
YEAR with distinction, IN VARIOUS engagemenis And
that gentleman had said 70 him that N the House should
not grant the PRIVILEGE q tie noor heretofore ar
corded u would be reflection hts loyalty evident
ly manifested during the He hoped the Houae
wouls for the resolution aud grant Coorel johnson
the privilege This = apart frgm The credentials, which
have already been referred 10 the Committee Recon.
rtnlctoD
Mr. sTrvKN ssd that the resolution proposed 10 give
the gentleman a the iOot . member elec from
a Stsic winch the House bad not decided admit ou
former occasion he made a motion to admit uItb0.t
naming theL character certain gentlemen who thf1ngh
their friends had asked that privilege He dd nO then
say anything about their claim 10 asafz but eened u
Afterwards found Out THAI of these claimants
were from Tennessee To- admit members from onc
of tbess dofunct States would ba monstrUus
Mr. sxnH, with AL due defersnce 20 the Tcuiicnlsn,
remarked that be diEercd from him thc point io
Whether the State was defunct or not A lOug ag she
gentleman entertained that opinion 90 Iong sDud Ne
continue 10 differ from him lie declared a ruie -
government, principle OF the consiitution sDd b.
precsdens Of Congress that ~ n this hoor they avc
Al been recognized ssies NoBs of them 8efonot
HERETOFORE gentlemen have beeu lnvfeI 10 ne pfyege
~ the nsar BY solemn ~ the H0use Tls The
case with those frvm Lyvisana and Arkansas, durog
the iorfner Congress While others bad b~sn similarly
admitted nnili thsr wcre dsc,5~d ~ proud
o. sayand "a woud b. a soursss ~ ersf ne4a.n in thr
fa'afe-'lal be could rEe % hs place and o. arr a.