Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-18
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


Article -. No distinction shall be made
by the United States, nor by any State,
among citizens in their civil or political
rights on account of race, color or previous
condition. Ordered printed and laid on
the table.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported a bill to carry
into effect the articles Of the Convention of
the Republic of Venezuela. Passed.
Mr.. Sumner called up the bill intro
duced by him yesterday, providing that
in the District Of Columbia no person shall
be disqualified from holding Office on
account of race or color.
Mr.. Arlan did not believe Congress had
the authority to appoint a commission to
make a treaty, and should move at the
proper time to amend the bill by providing
that the President shall appoint commits
sion to make treaty.
Mr. Sherman thought the only true solu-
ton for the Indian difficulties was to absorb
the Indians in the general population.
Mr.. Pomeroy did not believe it possible
to put all the Indians on one reservation or
on two. 1t would lead to interminable wars
between the tribes He thought it would do
to select several reservations, and locate
with Mr.. Sherman's views.
Mr. Howard favored the appointment of
commission to confer with the Indians
as friends, and with the view Of bringing
hostilities to close. He did not believe it
possible to civilize the Indians; did not
believe the Senate ought to attempt to
settle the whole Indian question; it ought
to legislate III reference to hostile bands,
and with view to putting an end to the
existing war. 1t would be time enough
next winter to discuss the larger problem
of the disposition of all the indians.
Mr.. Morrill, condemned the Indian policy
of the government as unjust and oppres-
siye, tending to rob the Indians of their
homes and lands II would be impossible
to absorb the Indians into the white popu-
lation, That meant nothing but extermi-
nation. He appealed to the Senate to pass
law tkat would not be a rope of sand to
make an agreement and stand by it,
Mr.. Thayer did not advocate the exter-
mination of the Indians no matter who
was to blame, it was the duty of Congress
to secure peace. 1t would be better to
spend a million now than Eve hundred mill
lions years hence. The people of the Dor
der States were not in favor of war. Speak
ing in behalf of every class of the COM
munity on the border, he would say that
nothing was SO abhorrent as an Indian war.
Even thieves and gamblers dreaded it. He
was sorry to say there were thieves and
gamblers on the frontier, but it was only
because the people Of Chicago, st. Louis,
and Cincinnati neglected to handle them.
A message was received from the House
opnarpofFaor in tho hi
for the relief of deserters, and asking for a
committee of conference.
The Senate adhered TO It's amendments
and the House refused to recede from
its disagreement. So the bill failed.
Pending consideration of the Indian BILL
the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Speaker
presented a letter from the Secretary of
the Navy in reply to a resolution of the
House. stating that the only officers of the
navy on the active list who have been
ffty-fve years or longer in the service are
Admiral Farragut and Rear Admiral
Goldsborough. As to the latter, it had
been question which had given rise to a
correspondence with Goldsborough The
communication was referred, and the Sec
rotary called on for the copies of the cor
| respOndence.
On motion of Mr.. Washburn, of Wis
cSnsin, the Court of Claims was asked for
a list of its judgments since March 80,
1866.
Mr.. Colburn introduced bill 10 provide
for the election for President and Vice
President of the United States in the States
to be formed out of the territory included
within the late Confederate States, except
Tennessee. Referred to the Committee on
Reconstruction.
Mr.. Ashley asked leave to introduce and
have put on its passage bill providing for
alternate sessions of the District Court of
the United States for the northern district
of Ohio, to be held annually, one in Cleve-
land and one in Toledo. Objected to, and
| bill not introduced.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb the President
was requested to communicate any infor-
nation on record at the Department touch
! ing the organization of parties for the real
or pretended purpose Of avenging the
death of Macmillan or intervening in
Mexican affairs and whether any mea-
sures had been taken to prevent such an
organization or the sailing Of such expe-
dition.
Mr.. Butler, in reference to an article in
| the National Intelligencer Of yesterday,
| commenting on the statement that the Rebel
| Commissioner of Exchange had offered to
! deliver up, without equivalent, 1000 Union
| prisoners Of war, sick and wounded, which
| offer had been refused, denied the truth of
| the statement, and sent to the Clerks desk
and had read copies of letters and kilograms
| which he possessed on that subject. Mr.
Butler characterized all the allegations in
the article as untrue.
Mr.. Julien asked leave to offer the fol-
lowing resolution: That the doctrine
aYowed by the President in his message to
Congress, of the 18th inst, that the abro-
cation of the Rebel States binds the nation
to pay their debts incurred prior to the late
rebellion, is at war with the principles Of
international law, deliberate stab at the
national credit, abhorrent to every senti-
ment of loyalty. and well pleasing only TO
the vanquished traitors by whose agency
alone the governments of said States were
overthrow and discharged
Mr.. Barr objected.
Mr.. Julien moved to suspend the rules,
which was carried by vote of 50 to Is,
anu unueI tue operation OF the previous
question the resolution was adopted, 100
against ia strict party vote.
Action was taken on several messages
from the Senate.
The House non-concurred in the amend
ment to the act relative to desertere.
The Senate bill for the further security Of
equal rights in the District of Columbia,
was slightly amended, and referred to the
Judicisry Commute, with leave to report
at any time.
The Speaker announced the following
committees: Select Committee on Edu-
cation in the District of Columbia-Steveus,
of Pennsylvania, Van Derman, Williams,
of Indiads, and Acker. Additional mem
bers of the Joint Select Committee on Re-
Observation-Disclosures and Benjamin.
Mr.. McClurg asked leave to introduce a
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Southern Railroads to divide itself into
sub committees, to sit at several points, for