The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06

dld not see why tennessee ehoutu DC du
exception to other Southern States. Mr..
Maynard, Rad Of Tennessee, protested
against the comparison, insisting that Ten
neSsee stood upon an entirely different foot
ing legally, morally and politically. Mr..
Stokes, Rad OF Tennessee, referred 10
the fact that the Legislature OF his State
had ION yesterday struck out OF the ConSti-
tuition and laws the word white, thereby
placing eOlOred people on the same political
Footing as other citizens" He declared the
Government of Tennessee was now in the
hands Of her loyal citizens, and by Cd it
would be kent there. Applique in the
galleries. Mr.. LeBlond tDem. inquiling
bout the letter Stokes wrote in lsG2, in
which he declared he was for the patriot
Davis and against the tyrants Lincoln. =
Strokes explained he had fought out ofthat |
letter, as LeBlond ought to have fought out |
of his Copperheal connections. Applause |
ON the floor and in the galleries The |
Speaker lectured the applauders as wanting |
in respect to the character of the House.
Character of the House is goodl Ed Eng. |
An amendment. offered by Dennelly, Rad.
of Minnesota, that no person should ever
be employed as professor or teacher in
such Agricultural College who had ever
held office under the Confederacy, or the
rebel Government Of T'nnessee, Mr., Coop
| err, tDem., y Of Tennessee. noticed remark
of Kelly, (Rad. Of pennsylvania, denounc-
| ing the President as an usurper, Mfr
| Cooper said he would answer in the Ian
guage of MARMION. Lord ANGUS, thou
hast lied" Mr.. Kelly, retorted that Coop.
er was the paid agent of the usurper,
whereupou Mr.. Cooper gave him the lie di-
rect The resolution was passed. The he
construction Bill OF Mr.. Stevens was then
taken up. Mr.. Raymond spoke at length.
as did Mr.. Shellabarger, Of Ohio--the, one
against the other for the bill. AT the close,
Mr.. Stevens said there was so much diver
sity of opinion on the bill that, unless he
changed his mind, he would call it up to-
morrow for the purpose of laying it on the
table. On motion Of Mr.. Trimble, lDem.,l
of Kentucky. the committee on Ways and
Means was instructed to inqdire into the
expedicncy OF repeating the tax on cotton;
also allowing cotton to be removed to mar
ket without bond.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25r
SENATE-IIouse Bill authorizing wri OF
haLcas corpus for tine removal of any, case
authorized by former acts Of State Courts
to the Circuit Court of the United States,
wien the defendant is in actual Gust ody,
was passed. The bill to shorten the time Of
United States convicts by on" month IN
twelve. for good behavior, was passed. :
Mr., Sumner, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs. introduced joint resolution
Increasing the number of commissions to
the Paris Exposition authorizing the EN-
, nloymeut of clerk and secretary, scientific
, assistants and draughtsmen, renting OF
, houses fer the accomodatlon Of the cGmms-
sion, and appropriating $SS,00O for the OBJ
. iects Of he commission, The Tariff Bill,
, was farther amendad and discussed.
HorsE-A resolution mildly cenSuring
Mr.. Cooper for calling Mr.. Kelly liar, wa'
introduced, hut Withdrawn without actor
on it. An attempt was made to establish
: commission 10 adjust the claims Of loya
Fast 1'enncssecans but it failed on account
nf the opposition of Washburne (Rad) o
. Maine. \ joint resolution was passed re-
lievinc from, tax alcoholic or any burning
fuid made from distilled spirits on which
"A tax is already paid. Pcnsio:s were grant
cd Of So, 900 each to Juo. Gray, of Noble
County, Ohio. aged l03 years. and Davlt
p f. Bcakman, of Sand lsky, N. y, aged 10
:. wears, Revolutionary soldiers, \ bill was
r passed by vote of 80 yeas to 27 nays pay
= Ing Mr.. Ames $1,000 fora house and build
p ings bUrnad at Avonda'e. Va, for mltar!
!. purposes. During he discussion on thl
q bin Mr.. Delano, Chairman of the Com
h mittee ON Claims, in answer to question
"a said he supposed tso ttonSrnd millions o
Il doiidrS tower two-thirds of the present deb
: of the United States) would not cover th
;, amount of such claims
n n SATURDAY, JANUARY 26.
" SENATE. The House resolution, exempt
70 ing burning fluids from taxes, was passed
-. Mr. Wade introduced hill to appoint
J. Superintendent Ct the Capitol and Cap
RI itol grounds, by the Speaker of the hous
i, and President Of the Senate. A bill wa
in rasSed, removing all pension agents az
~ ~. pointed since the lst Of January, 1865.
70 70 bin was Introduced to equalize and increas
~ the nay of army cfticcrs. Mr.. Trumbul
as from the judiciary Committee, reportc
IS back the bill of Mr.. Wade, to amend tn
- Constitution, prohibiting the re election {
vi ary person to the Office Of President Of tn
Il. United States. Mr.. Wade said he woul
70 call it up at an early div, os as to have tn
tx Legislatures of the States TO act on it b'
rv fore adjournment TIE Tariff Bill was tt
e. ken out Of Committee Of the whole.
IJ House. -Ihc s, cretary of the Treasul
nj wa. requested to suspend the sales of car
N fscated whisky unless the price offered
c1ual to the tax thereon. On motion Z
&C. Mr. WILSON, Trad Of Iowa, the Pos
" Off. COMMITTEES was instructed % inquii
nyf into the expcdielcy 1T establishing. und
of the direction i the Post office Department
nt n acka"p-no>t on tie railroad and stcan
~, boar utc Of the Unit d States to convt
W. parcels of money and III rchaadise at sre
G,l rates and under such rules as may be csta'
io lish d by law, The Congress had bett
n take charge Of and run all the railroad
- steamboats, and other convcyances in Il
se United States. EDS. ENo. Mr.. Steven
nj, Rcconstruction bill was taken up. NJ
he Stevans gave notice that on Monday
mr. seek to put the bill or its passage if Nj
as Ashley would withdraw his substitute, az
hc Mr.. Bingham his motion to refer. NJ
af Ashley withdrew his substitute, and d
nm carcd his intention to vote against its refe
en- ence. In the course of his remarks he ;
n;o luded to members holding seats on Il
ir Democratic side of the House who had c
IN: operated with the rebels. Mr.. Winfiel
in Dem denounced the remark as a falls
in. hood, and the author slandercr. N
on Hunter, dem. added: And, so far as
ar. am concerned, it is base lie. 7
he Speaker ruled the words out OF order. N
is Randall, of Pennsylvania, Dem, said:
',;al 'l ''Bnt nevertheless true" Mr. Hill, (Rac
,rIi moved vote Of censurc against MIR. HI
ZEN ter, which passed-yeas "a, nays 81. I
tsd Speaker accordingly censured Mr.. Hunt'
,als Mr.. Hunter said he meant no disrespect
ali the House, and only intended to repel
the the false charge. Mr. Ashley repeated his {
vas w cusation in modified form, when t
nc. House adjourned. 15
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