The national Republican., 1867-07-04

copy Of all ofioiai correspondence between III,
Department Of State ard the Hon. L. D. Camp
bell, late minister to Mexico, since the date o
his appointment, and alio all Official correspond
ence with his successor.
Mr.. Fessenden objectng II won't over.
Mr. Sumner submitted . resolution requesting
the President to transmit q copy Of all onicia
correspondenoe relative to recent affairs In Mex
leo, which was also laid over, Mr. Fessenden OBJ
jocting
Mr.. Sumner asked 70 take up the resolution
submitted BY him on tie 29th Of March last, dc
clsratory Of the PRINCIPLES Of reoonstruotion, and
stating guarantees required prior to the same.
Mr.. Fessendsn objoc'ing they were not taker
up.
Mr. Sumner submitted the following, ant
asked that II lie on tbs table for the present:
Rssoirsd, That the neonstruetion Of the rebe
States would be hastenei, and the best intsrests o
the country promoted, 1.-THE President OF the Unitet
States In the exercise Of the psrdoning power, woult
require that every landed proprietor who has beer
engaged In the rebellion before recsyins his pardon
therefor convey to the sedmen Of his former slaves
a eert,n portion Of the land on which they hav,
wo k.d, so that they may have homestead in whiol
their own labor has mingled, and that the disloya
master may not dstermlne to appropriate TO himself
| the fruits Of their toll
Mr.. Sumner introduced q bill TO enforce the
several provisions Of the Constitution abolishing
slavery, declaring the communities Of citizens
and guaranteeing q republican form Of govern.
ment, BY securing the elective franchise to col
ored citizens.
Mr. ssmner said this was the same bill intro.
duced by him on the 29th Of March last, with
few amendments, which he had made at the
suggestion OF gentlemen Of Maryland, and which
were intended to meot tho peculiar oiroum.
stances now existing In that State.
| Mr.. Wilson introduced q bill In addition to
the act passed March 2, 1867. to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel States,
and the act supplementary thereto passed March
"a, 1867
Mr.. Drake introduced bill further to provide
for tho reconstruction Of the rebel States.
| Mr. Frelipghuyssn also introduced . bill fur.
ther supplementary to tho act to provide for
the more efficient government Of the rebei
| States.
All these bills were laid upon the table and
ordered to be printed
The Senate then, at l;3o p. m, took recess
for fifteen minutes, In order to hear from the
committee appointed to wait on tho President.
At lis p. m. Mr.. Anthony, Of the committee
appointed to wait on the President, moved to
adjourn, without making any report.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Speaker Colfax called the House TO lorder at
IL m, and announced that the Clerk would read
the concurrent resolution calling an adjourned
session Of the Fortieth Congress, which was read,
anu Is as IN tno city papers.
Tho Speaker ordered the calling Of the roll Of
members, which was done, and members re-.
sponded to tho call Of their names.
The Speaker here announced q message from
the Senate, and the Secretary Of that body an-
nounced that the roll Of the Senate had been
called, and that there was found present 4
quorum. tAPplause.
The absentees were then called, at the con.
clusion Of which the Speaker announced q quorum
| Of the House was present.
Rev. DR. Boynton, Chaplain Of the House
then offered up fervent and earnest prayer, in
| which he asked Godto so influence the President
| as TO act for the benefit and welfare of the
nation, and that the members Of the House Of
| Representatives shall do that which will be fol
the interest and welfare Of all
On the call Of the second roll two more mem.
bers werc found to be present, making % In oil,
| SO only being necessary for quorum.
The Kentucky delegation here appeared in
the House and were ranged In front Of the
| Speakers stand to be qualified, when
Mr.. schenck, Of Ohio, offered q protest on be.
half Of Mr.. Samuel Mckee, late member Of tho
| House from Kentucky, against tho oath Of Office
| being administered to John D. Young, . newly
elected member from Kentucky, on tho ground
that said Young had aided and abetted traitor
In rebellion, had commanded bands Of trsitors In
the late war for the Union, captured Union
men, 40.
Mr. Logan, Of Illinois. here offered the follow.
ing amendment:
election reesay held in the stats Of Ksatueky to the
Fotleth Congress the legal and loyal voters In the
several districts Of said State have been oyerawed
and choice a, the polls By those who have sympa.
thised with actually participated In, the late
bellion, and that such elections were carried BY the
votes Of such disloyAl and returned rebels; and
whereas II s alleged that several Of the RepressntA
tves elect from that ttate are disloyal therefore
Resolved. That the credentials Of all the members
elect from the state Of Kentucky shall be referred to
the Committee Of Elections to report at as carly day
as praeticable aud that pepding the report Of said
committee none Of said members shall be slowed 10
The Secretary Of the Senate appeared In tho
House and announced that the Senate had
adopted q concurrent resolution to appoint q
committee Of the two Houses to wait on tho
President and inform him that the two Houses
had organised and were ready to receive any
communication from him be might be pleased to
transmit.
Mr.. Parnsvorth. Of Ill, moved that the reso-
luton be concurred in. Agreed to; and
The Speaker appointed on said committee
Messrs. Farnsworth Of H., spalding Of Ohio,
and Wood of New York; and the committee de-
parted
Mr.. Logan, of Ill. presented the protest of
Mr.. j. d. simms, Of Kentucky. against tho
Qualifying of Mr.. L s. Trimble, who appeared
in the House rs the successful candidate Of the
First district Of Kentucky, on the ground Of
disloyalty and an illegally conducted election.
A number Of afidayits to the disloyalty Of tho
new members and the illegal aud disloyal man
per Of conducting the elections were read by the
Clerk.
Mr.. Logan here asked leave to submit his res
olution, recently offered. in a modified form.
The request having been granted, he sent the
paper to tho Clerk' . desk, and 1t was read.
Mr.. Benjamin, of Missouri, said after having
referred to the protests just handed in, that one
Of the men claiming to be an elected member Of
this House, from Kentucky-Mr ]. Proctor
Knott-was not entitled to a seat on this floor,
as he had a conspicuous position in the conven.
tion Of rebels, who endeavored to carry Ken.
lucky out Of the Unon in 1851. This case also,
should be referred to the Committee on Elec.
tions.
Mr.. Logan said h did not offer his resolution
with reference to any particular man from Ken
tuokyi but he desired that nearly oil cases should
be Investigated, and he believed there were eyi.
denco enough on shi,h to commence action
against these wouldbe Congressman. Men who
had figured in the rebel legislative Hall Of the
Congress at Richmond, have since gone to their