The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FORTIETH CosGREss...FIRsT SESSION.
FRiDAr, March 8, 1867.
SENATE

tne Nnsm is,u pviV'e w ,,, oo"e S .
uon ION w, n see,'siy y, w" ~ ,h ,.p's
Of meyor 1en ,,. hon"u ~, is eA,.s. W p.ss,s
want and uesutuuon IN ,no oou'n' ho's'reu
tne COMMITTEE on 'ne SuulonE.
also, from me secretary Q, wat aeOpy .. L'su'
tenant vensrel ensimsn o'uss W sns Ta
OF ua'elen over inc plains heie'tea 70 'ne Vom'
mutoe on Mintaiy hnNta a, o--,--,- =,
Also Gomnuniea,ion rom the vommmroner o.
.uono puioinga D; D. E.snon, hs9i oanb ~
tenuon 70 the Necessity o. the lmmeaiste organic
uon OF the JOINT committee proVioeo LOT py 'ne
cencIeney act 70 audit claims Tor repairs &C., ~
uns Executive Mansion:
Mr. Trumoun presented tne petition o. loyal CIT
mems .. Arhansas asking tne erection oil tnat state
into Lerrtory' WIN oenersi howard a. governor
Mr., Trumbuli was proceeding 70 say that Con-
grsss mad already aoted on TINS SUBJECT when
Mr. sumner interrupted MIN 10 suggest that he
did not understand mat oongre. mad acted, put
INA. TINS most important suo)ec' was no" oeiore
thsm. ,,
w me Tgn wa tosn ia,a On 'ne .sole
mr. Irumbuu presented memorial Oh tne 20
called Legislature Of Arkansas, asking an spPrCpri;
aon 10, .ne rPaI q, '1e eNsss gu w nI,n. PP'
river. Referred 70 ID. co%mitss on pnn nig
Mr.. anthony, from the COMMITTEE on pnnting,
pPotteu tno JOINT tesoiutlon 70 Pnnt o,vyV et,ra
oopies oI the h'eInai revenue NV, VIII Inuss
anu marginal references, unaep me superv,on Of
tne Oommissoner Oh internh heNenuei "nion was
passed; ,-,,,,
Al, mt, fauerson, Oh N. nn innouucea . Dli, au,
morning me corporation o. Masnlngton 70 oont1aet
loan anu nsue stock 70 ,ne amount o. soVV,VVV'
.or tne ouuaing OF msrket'n2usei wnicn Vas re-
ierred 70 the COMMITTEE on the Dstriot OF Voiumbia
,n mr. hem,ey inIro %," olil autnoring tno
husnto tseBraPn Vaoie VomPany ., new iorko
MAKE soundings on the Atlantic coast, ana lay a
cable 70 sstaonsh teiegraphio communication WIN
huroPe, oy way o. tne bernuua ana AZORES "nioh
"es Io, w,,e 70 tne Somm'e .,1 On rost onl'es
=, mr. wilson introeueeu ohh grhnunB one NIL
non acres o. the public lands 70 the public schools
%. 81 .ne pe. o. Volumon when was re'orred 70
me oomm 1,,, on fuolio .ands. ,,
mt. Whhams in.rooueee . JOINT IosoIuuon eA.
pnulns r rnc PIo.isons u 'ne pAnkruP. nc. 70 tne
se EYER, ie,ntoren wnloh was REFERRED 70 'ne oom'
m's.eo on me 'ua'oiy ~,
,,,;sL m NJ in.oa ,, pm am9na a pN
nmPu'y 'n1 aeS .els'ng W 'ne %enoPontan 70
noo " .ae D ~ n, oo oo 10 'ne
NVun ~ On wy, tno psui,' VI yo,umos
n,, S1s an on' 10y yS,n' Is..,, uoh aPp.o
p,g siJoVy nio, 10, iue i. ~ u ySusS eUUIeu
PooP's in 'ne Ds'riot Vi Noiumo'ai WHOM was
Passeu;
m,. ounner oan n up ING yV,n' resouuvn ,ehuer'
ing .n1 .nsnhs Of oongte 80 70 ueoise reaoouy.
mr' Upton supposed, from tne source OF tno res
I nv mat tneIe wa, no douo. On 'ns point
ne shouu' nSNeVer, VosS ssI1nst t5e resolution on
Phno,pio' tno BIsnt oi mI' Foaoouy va aPnNate
one Aitogelner' anu STOOD on no hstlonai pssm
was nothing more than private charity: MI Pea
pouy gave oi MS aounuanco, anu was enuuea ono
Mr. buekaleW dld NOT sec any analogy between
q private cnarity anu tnis glN Oh MI fenooay.
$40 inc p,oPney Of introducing tne tesoluuon
.ne,e misnt DC sIne uouo'' ou. nov ,nl s in
uoduced' IL "ouid 20 worry unfortunate u IL uo not
pass
ne Iesoiutloh "as men pass"o oy yeaS 90 nays
]-mes NI,, ur'n me-, anu Upton.
mr: wilson called up MS JOINT resolution 20 Pre-,
vent ,ne SAFE or use Oh any liquors IN 'ne 0aPnoi
building.
MT johnson aouoted very muen tne PROPHECY OF
passing such resolution. me sale Of liquors had
aready oeen proniTIeG, ana no tnooBn' 'nat was
as lar as Congress should go.
MIR. wilson thought II was o PLAIN duty 10 pass
the resolution; He thought It was time to stop
me onoers o. Congress rom converting tner rooms
into groggenes' wnlon had oeen INC case SINCE no
mad been mere, fourteen years. 10 speak plainly,
no thought II was time that the oomml'tee.rooms
OF 'ne senate shouid cease 70 DO oar,toomsi tnst
the liquor shops In the capitol should be abolished
II this drinking was 70 go on II should not Do done
mere II was time tnat the meianohoiy tpectacles
wnicn nai peen e.n,oHeu 70 're Salorles anu 70
INC country shouIa DC uopPeu. IL was uiSgtace
when should not DC tolerated longer
m,. isumouh s sAia NJ nau NOT oeep he's ~ long
As tne senator from massacnuse,u, mr. Mnson,l
put since ne nau oeen mere no nau mover seen any
hquor IN any commtWe-roon'
MT Johnson: NOT l.; ,
MT Irumouh shd II the senator from massaonu-
setts haa seen 30 muon urinhipB no nau peoh IN
P'aoes Mno'o o'ne, DehhtoIs nau nvs' ,eIy ,aso
Impression wouia Dc conveyed 70 inc country II tne
senator's remarks were allowed 10 60 OUT 70 tns
country without any comment. a statement mad
been MADE BY senator year OF Two ago that the
pages oil the senate were maze drunk ana on
going home to ILLINOIS ne mad peen asked ABOUT IT,
lie had never seen or heard OF suen thing; rhere
was no doubt that some Senators and oncers OF
this body did drink, which was TO DO regretted, but
II men wanted to drink they would do IT,
Mr. Wilson asked II the Senator had never hoard
Oh inc mole IN tue wall
Mr.. Trumbull said he had never been to such
place
MT. wilson said no had, but not TO drink.
Mr. Irnmbuii asked II 'hat was not aoohshea
MT wilson SAID IL was put there were other
places where drinking was stu going on. com
mittee room mad been turned into nquor snop
during the whole OF TINS winter, ana during the
same time hquor had oeen disPerSed Dy IN omcer Oh
this SENATE constantly
Mr. crimes SAID he would not speak OF MS own
habits, but he had been seven years chairman OIL
committee, ana on oommittees, ana no oouid say
LOT MS associates mat ne had never seen any Oh
them introduce liquors into the committee-rooms'
Mr. Anthony thought II would DO very wrong II
the allegations OF the Senator Mr.. wilson, were
permitted to go out to the country He had never
met body composed Of as many members as this
which was go temperate.
Mr.. Wilson said the last Congress was much bet
ter In this respect than Its predecessors, but the
evil still existed to some extent and It should DO
swept away. He wanted the Capitol entirely clear
OF oil liquors. all cider and everything oil the KIND.