The Portland daily press., 1866-05-05
xxx CONGRESSES Session.
WASHINGTON. Maya.
SENATE.

WASHlNGIONs NAY +.
SENATE.
The bill to prevent smuggling was reported
| with amendments. 4a
Several petitions were presented.
Private bills from the Committee on Claims
were considered.
A petition for an eight hours law from the
workingmen of California was presented. Re
ferred ssls
Petition of the State of Massachusetts, for
reimbursement of war expenses was referred
to the Military Committee. A@ u
A bill was reported for erecting post Office
and custom house at st. Paul, Minn. rs
A bill providing for the payment of quarter
masters stores and supplies when furnished
by loyal men, was read three times, and laid
over till Tuesday. ~
sion, and soon afterwards adjourned till Mou-
day. c-.r1, s.-s.s--o.,
The joint resolution congratulating the
Emperor of Russia on escaping assassination
was passed unanimously. iy.N al
A new report of the Internal Tax bill was
ordered.
The correspondence between the Secretary
of State and the British Minister at Washing
ton, relative to the claims of two British sub
jects for alleged illegal arrest, was referred to
Committee on Foreign Affairs. 'i' s
The report of the conference committee on
the Habeas Corpus bill was agreed to, and the
bill has therefore passed both houses. aes
The bill paying the passage of seamen of
vessels burned by the pirate Shenandoah.
from Honolulu to San Francisco, was passed.
A bill creating Surveyor General OF idaho
was passed. y q asAa ass u
The bill reviving the grade of General in
the United States army was taken up.
An amendment was offered that whenever
vacancy occurs in the Office of Lieut.. Gem
eral it shall not be filed until after the death
or resignation of Gen. Scott, and thereafter
there shall be but one Lieut.. General.
Mr. Deming advocated the bill at length.
Mr.. Raymond also advocated it. er
After further debate the amendment was
lost, and the bill paSSed.-Yeas 116, nays IL.
A message was received from the President
relative to pardons. 1t was ordered to be
printed. ifesi 9a7-s
The Senate resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Public Buildings to report what
further provision shall be made for the accom-
modation OF the State Department was con-
CURED IN. .Aao ~
A resolution was adopted that the Pension
Committee enquire into the propriety of pro-
vldlnS TOR county registration of soldiers dis
charges so as to guard against the 10 S Of orig
mals. .is i ..a,,7,..'- -.-.. =
The session tomorrow will be for general
debate.-Adjourned.
Proposition for Division of sAe State of Ten
messee.
sra. 4; gs.. CINCINNATI, May A. :.
A convention. called to consider the propri-
ETY. OF organizing separate State Govern
ment Tor East Tennessee, met at Knoxville,
yesterday. Judge Samuel Rodgers presided
a. He said he hoped the members would act de-
ilDe1 aiely and with caution. This was but
an adjourned meeting of the convention held
at Greenville during the dark hours of the
repellion. We propose to continue the move
ment. 1t IS no secession movement. If we
secede, it will be from the rebel to join the
Union people. The new State can be made
one OF the richest in the Union.
At the conclusion of Judge Rodgers, ,e-
marks, Col. Temple, from the committee on
resolutions and business, reported an address
which was unanimously adopted, stating that
the, scheme had been long cherished by the
people OF East Tennessee. There is differ
ence in the soil of East and West Tennessee.
Lne habits and customs OF the people are also
different. These differences are irradicable. -
West OF the mountains the people are rebels.
anu east OF them they are all Union. To pro-
tect ourselves we must disfranchise them
we Will not be dragged into false positions as
TO the Union by other Southern States. We
pelleve separate State Government is best,
and under it we can live in peace and devel-
ope cur resources. The address concludes
with statistics as to the population, number of
square miles, mineral resources, &C., of East
Tennessee.
Resolutions opposing the address of the
committee and advising postponement of
the question until Congress decides whether
tennessee is State or not. were offered and
almost unanimously voted down.
After an eloquent address by Col. Nelson,
supporting the movement, the President of
the Convention was instructed to appoint a
committee of three to bring the question be-
fore the Legislature. A committee was also
appomtedto prepare an address to the people
of East Tennessee.