Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-06
THE FORFTETH CONGRESS-.

Protest Against lis OrganizatiOn--His
Legality Denied by the Demoerats--
Message Concerning the Army BIZ.
WAsHINGTox, Feb. 4.-The only homi-
nations made for Speaker we're Schuyler
Colfax and Samuel Marshall. The former
received 127 and the latter so votes.
In the course of his remarks in the
House, Mr. Brooks said: If the indications
/ see in the public press and Elsewhere are
to be realized if the process of impeach-
ment is to 20 on-or What IS more reyolu-
tionarv, the suspension Of the President
by the action of this House, IT is revolution
and nothing but revolution, call 1t by what
ever name you please.
The Speaker Of the HOUSE is to create q
Committee of Impeachment, and TO have
the whole direction and control Of the
process of Impeachment through this
House, and | say, therefore, that the most
serious of all steps is the Organization Of
this House, and in case the President you
threaten us with is created by you, and the
existing President is deposed, in case of
the new Presidents death the Speaker Of
the House becomes President Of the United
States, so that in point of fact, byour sol
emn action to-day, we may be creating a
President of the United States and There
by protest, therefore, in view OF the fun
solemnity of the occasion, l protest before
my country, and in presence of the gentle
man from Ohio, (Mr Ashley who is to be
the leader in this revolution, / protest
most solemnly against taking any farther
steps toward the organization of this House
until all the States are represented.
Mr.. Brooks then read the following
protest:
WHEREAS, it appears by the record just
made that the following States, seventeen
in number, are not now represented upon
the floor of this House, viz: the States OF
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut. Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, California, Arkansas, Nebraska,
States entitled by an act of Congress, passed
March 4th, 1862, and subsequent acts, to
representatives in Congress, as follows
New Hampshire, 3; Rhode Island, 2:
Connecticut, A; Virginia, s; North Caro-
lima, Z; South Carolina 4; Georgia, Z;
Florida, /; Alabama, g. Mississippi .;
Louisiana 5; Texas 4; Tennessee, 8; Ken
lucky, 9; California 3; Arkansas, 3, and
Nebraska l, in all so Congressional Dis
tricts now unrepresented on the iooF Of
this House; and whereas, Of these unrepre-
sented States, seven are of the original
thirteen that in 1877 met in convention,
and created the Constitution of the United
States-New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia. majority
of the original thirteen; therefore,
We members elect of the Fortieth Con-
gress, do now enter our most solemn pro-
test against any and every action tending
to the reorganization Of this House until
the absent States be made fully represent
ed
Signed-Jas Brooks, New York; VIM.
S. Holman, Indiana; W. +. Niblack, lndl-
ana; Chas. E. Eldridge, Wisconsin; p.
Van Trump, Ohio; A. g. Glosbrenner,
Pennsylvania; J. NJ. Humphreys, New
York Nj. c. Kerr, Indiana; Stephen Ia
Der, New York d. NJ Van Anken, Penn
sylvania; Lewis w. Ross, Illinois; ;. 8.
Marshall Illinois; Fernando Wood, New
York L. G. Else, Pennsylvania; w. f..
Robinson, New York Demas Barnes, New
York Jno. Fox, New York; Albert O..
Burr, Illinois; Jno. Morrissey, New York
F. Stone, Maryland; Geo. W. Morgan,
Ohio; Chas. Sitgreaves, New jersey; B.
NJ. Boyer, Pennsylvania; II. Mccullough,
Maryland Chas. Dennison, Pennsy lvania;
Steven Archer, Maryland; T. Z. Noel,
Missouri w. Munger, Ohio Chas Haight,
New Jersey; JnO. ". Chanler, New York;
J. V. l.. Pruvn, New York.
The following il the message concerning
the army bill:
To the House Of Representatives The
act entitled IAN act making appropriations
for the support of the army for the year
ending June 80 1865 and for others" con-
tains provision, to which must call atten-
ton.
These provisions are contained in the
second section, which in certain cases vir-
tually deprives the President of his consti-
tutional functions as Commander-in-Chiefo Of
the army and navy, and in the sixth sec
ton, which denies to the States of the
Union their constitutional right to protect
themselves in any emergency by means OF
their militia. These provisions are out OF
place in an appropriation act am COM
PEELED to defeat the necessary appTopria-
tons if withhold my signature from the
bill. Pressed by these circumstances, 1
feel constrained TO return the bill with my
signature but to accompany 1t with my
protest against the sections which l have
indicated. ANDREW JOHNSON.