The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


The House assembled ct noon In continuation Of The
nrst regular ssssion Of the rortissh Corgrssa
me attendance Of members unusually large, and
the galleries crowded before eleven o'clock Many
ladies who could not obtain seats in the ader gallery
we're accommodated In the gentlemsns gallery.
Nj. Stevens Of Psnnsylvania, was in his scat appa-
rsnuy In a good physical condition he was last
session.
The proceedings were opened with prayer by Chaplain
Boynton. Tho only political aluson In II was IN
preston Of thanks for carrying out the great
crtizenahp and because gro long the right OF every
true hearted loyal man would be secured and that
such man would b. restored 70 his proper relations
The srrAxra then announced that Tho rsccss had or.
The House then resumed IL session. and the rss busI
ness reading Of the journal Of the goth Of July
jass The reading O The journal was dispensed with.
NEW MUBrR, QvAurup.
Mesrn Woodward, OF Pennsylvania, and Cary, OF
Ohio members elect, came to the Speakers desk and
took the oath prescribed by law.
TuE TENNESSEE OBLIGATION.
The eight members elect from Tennessee having been
called y me Speaker 70 take the 10, OATH and having sp
Mr.. ErDEIDoE, dem o. Wis., objected 20 the admins
Mr. BROOKS, tdeml o. N. r., objected 70 the admins
tsrng Of the oath 20 any Of the Teuns.ses decgs
sScm bad been guilty. o. treason 70 the and
had tsksn the oath q allegiance 70 the Con-
federnto government and to Jefferson Davis,
and, second, that there does NOT now exist in
tho state OF Tennessee . republican form OF
government loud laughter on the republican
s,de He INT Brooks argued that the electoral law Of
tennessee disanchisesa large proportlona majority
OF ls white ctzena The whole vote OF the State was
cns hundred and forty thousand and yet one hundred
thousand voters had controlled tho election any i've
thousand Of whom negroes controlling the forty
Eve thousand white voters VINO were not disiranchiscd
An oligarchy existed and reigned in Tennessee,
and the franchise law there val . disgrace
10 any free form Of government, . dishoncr
10 civilization and . reprobation TO all forms
Of republican selfgovcrnmcnt. Having dispoSed OF
this general obscon Mr. Brooks proceeded TO state his
special objection 70 the swearing In Of Mr. Butler,
member eject from Tennessee, because, member OF
the renneec Legislature, before and during the robot
hon. be had inFoducsd supported and voted for rescu
ticus and measures proving his disloyalsy TO the
United States eovernmentS Among those were resolu-
tions 10 reject tho confirmation Of any man 70
Office who endorsed the HELPER Book" condsmnlng
as an act OF hostility 70 the Souh and FOR the calling OF
take the State OK Tennessee OF the
Union Mr. Brooks quoted the precedent established by
tho republican side OF the House last July In regard TO
the Kentucky members. and argued thai they
,rysvocably bound BY " M Brooks then objected 70
inc swearing in OF Mr.. Mullins meuber from Ten.
nessse on the ground that be had given aid
ana comfort TO tho rebellion, had made speeches
In behalf 81 H. had lent hin aid and sup
mort 70 IL had attempted 70 rAiss troops for q,
and that he had made speech Ii Bedford
county In 1851, In which he urged shs young 10
enlist Ia rebel company and 70 dsfeod their homes and
oresIdes Mr. Brooks also objscted 70 The swearing II
Of Mr. Arns the ground that hs hsd ssabliabsd ~