Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


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senate
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Mr. Morrill,, |
from the Committee on Commerce, reported |
a bill supplemental to an act to prevent |
smuggling, which passed.
The bill to grant aid to the San Francisco |
Central Pacific railroad wasconsidered and |
postponed until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the Secretary
of War was instructed to report the names
of officers appointed under the regular
army bill last summer, who have failed to
join their regiments.
The credentials of Senator Frelinghuy-
sen were presented.
Mr.. Wade, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported bill amendatory of an
act providing territorial government for
Montana, defining the powers of probate
courts, legalizing the public acts of the Sc
cond and third sessions Of the Legislative
Assembly until approved or disapproved
by the next session, fixing salaries of terri
torial officers, and repeating the act placing
Dakotah and Montana in one surveying
district.
Mr.. Van. Wrinkle, from the Committee
on Finance, reported joint resolution Sis
pending the collection of direct taxes in
West Virginia, with House amendment, and
another amendment authorizing the Secre-
iary of the Treasury to charge the State
with the amount proportionate tothe value
of real estate which her counties bore to
the whole State of Virginia in 1861.
Mr. Fessenden, from the Committee on
Finance, reported several legislative appro-
priations, but with few amendments, viz:
For temporary clerks in the Treasury De-
partment, $4,000; bureau of statistics, S4,-
900; to facilitate Geographic cOmmunica-
ton between the Atlantic and Pacific, Sl4,-
000 The increase of compensation to
House clerks is stricken out.
Mr. Wade introduced bill to provide
for the allotment, by the Chief Justice, of
numbers of Supreme Court among circuits,
and appointment of a marshal at a salary
or $780,
The tariff bill was next taken up.
Mr.. Grimes delivered speech in opposi-
ton thereto, claiming that two or three
| large manufacturing interests of the coun-
try are dissatisfied with their enormous
profits of the last six years, and determined
at whatever cost to put more money in
their pockets To this end they have
pursuaded some and coerced other manu-
| featuring interests TO unite in the demand
for American labor, but what some other
| people with more truth call robbery Of
American labor and agriculture.
Mr.. Grimes then proceeded to examine
and condemn the details of the bill, which
/ he called bill TO decrease revenue and
destroy commerce of the country and injure
| agriculturists
Adjourned.
| House.
Mr.. Kasson from Committee on Appro-
priations reported an Indian appropriation
| bill, which was made the special order Of
the day for Tuesday.
Mr.. Scofeld introduced bill for holding
the United States Circuit Court in Erie
! Pennsylvania. Referred to Judiciary Com
| mittee
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he would
on tomorrow or Saturday report a bounty
bill, and asked that it be put on passage.
Mr.. Parham from Committe on Invalid
| Persons reported bill to pension surviv-
ing soldiers Of the war Of 1872. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Bidwell from Committee on Agri-
culture reported joint resolution to extend
the provisions of the agricultural college
/ act to Tennessee.
Mr.. Leblond did not see why there
| should be an exception in favor Of Ten
nessee, and why all States lately in rebel
| lion should not be embraced within the
| provisions Of the bill.
Mr.. MAYNARD protested against his State
being put in comparison with States not
| represented in Congress. 1t stood entirely
| uuon different footing.
Mr.. Stokes took the floor in defense Of
Tennessee. He said the government OF
Tennessee was now in the hands of her 10y
al people and by God, who made her, 1t
would be kept there. Applause.
! Mr.. Leblond inquired on which side the
| gentleman stood, in view Of the Duncan
| letter, in which he had declared he was for
patriotic Davis and against the iyrant
Lincoln.
Mr.. Stokes said that letter was the only
evidence man could put his finger on to
show that he had deviated from the track !;
that letter was written on the 10th of May,
and on the 18th of May he took the stump
in favor Of Lincoln and the government I;
be had fought out of the Duncan letter, as
Mr.. LeBlonde ought to have done ont OF
his copperhead connection. IApplause.l
After further debate, Mr.. Donnelly
moved an amendment, that the land grant
ed should be held by the State Of Tennes-
see, subject to the condition that no person
should be employed as professor or teacher
in such college who ever held military or
civil Office under the Confederate govern
ment, or under the Rebel State government
Of Tennessee. Adopted.
The previous question was seconded
Mr.. Cooper, in making some remarks
concerning Mr.. Kelly's denunciation OF
Mr.. johnson as a usurper, said that If he
were permitted by parliamentary decorum,
he would reply 10 him in the language Of
Marion to Lord Angus, "Thou hast lied.
Mr.. Kelly said be had been informed by
those sitting around him that the gentle
man from Tennessee had made some oden-
sive aIlusion to him. That gentleman was,
while usurpalion was being plotted, the
confidential and paid agent Of the usurper.
He knew all the secrets Of the usurpatlon
II conscience had not been extinguished IN
him, it would not permit him to deny the
charge be (Kellyl had ms4se Of usurpaticn.
Mr.. Cooper replied: was the conhden-
tial friend of the President Of the United
States, and glory in the iac., but not one
dollar Of his money has been handled by
me and when the gentleman from Penn
sylvania says I was the paid agent Of Mr.
johnson, he lies again. Sensation, and
theSpeaker called him to order.
Mr. Kelley: / know il was not Andrew
Johnsons own money that the membel
from Tennessee handled. IL was our money
the money Of the people Of the United
States. The member from Tennessee wa.
3 member Of Mr.. Johnson's household, and
was paid for bis services; but l viii noi
hardy words with him.
Mr.. Jencks made point Of order, thAl
this discussion was not in order, having nc
! reference TO the subject.