The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-22
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81.
SENATE.

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SENATE. S.
The Senate met at noon. Prayer by
the Chaplain.
The following members we're present
The President, Messrs. Anthony
Cameron, CattelI, Chandler. CONFESS
Cole, Corbett, Conkling, Cragin, Davis
Dixon, Doolittle, Drake, Edmund, Fes.
sender, Fowler, Frelinhuysen, Grimes,
Harlan, johnson, Jordan. Morrill,, (Vt.l
Morrill,, (Me;l Morton Nye, Patterson,
\. H.) Patterson, (Tenn.) POmeroy,
Ramsay, Ross, Sherman, Stewart,
Sumner, ThRyer, Upton, Trumbull,
Van Wrinkle, Wiley, Williams, VIII:
son and Yates.
Mr.. Sumner asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce bill for the further
security ofequAl rights in the District
of Columbia. BE stated that it was an
exact copy of the bill passed at the
last session, but was not returned by
the President. It therefore became ne.
cessary again to pass 1t.
The bill was read, as follows:
Be IL enacted, De-, That the word
white, wherever 1t occurs in laws re-
lating to the District of Columbia, or in
any charter or ordinance of the city OF
Washington and Georgetown, and op.
crates as II Limitation IN said cities 10
hold any office or to be selected and to
serve as jurors, be and the same is here
1 W IepthleuS anu II Snhll De QnlawIul
Tor any person or officers to enforce or
attempt to enforce said Limitation after
the passage of this bill.
Mr.. Davis Directing, the bill was
laid over.
Mr.. Williams introduced a Joint res =
olution, amendatory of the joint reso-
luton approved June q, 1866, autnori-
ztng the Court of Claims to reopen for
adjucation the claims of Richard w.
Mead, deceased, Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
MIR. Edmunds offered the following
Joint Resolution which was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed. He
said he would call 1t up at an early day
and hoped would be passed with the
entire unanimity:
WHEREAS, The public debt of the
United States was, except where other
wise provided, contracted and issued
upon the faith and credit OF the United
States, and that the same would be
paid or redeemed i'll coin or its equivA-
lent. Therefore be It
ReSotUed, By The Senate aud House of
Representatives Of The United States OF
america, IN Congress assembled, That
the public debt of the United States,
except in the cases wherein the law au-
thorizing the same, other provision was
expressly made, as owing in coin or its
equivalent, and the United States is
hereby pledged in payment accordingly.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following res
olution which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to unicate
for the information of the Senate any
facts Or reports in possession of the De.
partment, relating to the repeal of tax
on cotton.
Mr.. Grimes moved that when the
Senate adjourned it be till Monday.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan 1t was Or
dered the Senate meet at IL NJ, daily.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson the bill for
the calling out of volunteers to sup
press hostilities, and the bill vacating
certain municipal offices in Alexandria
be indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
The House assembled at noon. The
attendance of members was unusually
large. The galleries were crowded be-
fore IL o'clock. Many ladies were Ac-
commodated in The gentlemen's gal
lery.
MIR. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, was in
his seat, apparently in as good a
physical condition as he was last ses-
sion.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer by the Chaplain, Mr.. Boynton.
Messrs. Woodward. of Pennsylvania.
and Cary, of Ohio, members elect, took
the oath prescribed by law.
The eight members elect from Ten
nessee having been called by the
Speaker to take the oath, Mr.. Eldridge
objected TO administering the oath to
Mr.. Stokes, and moved that his creden-
tials be referred to the Committee on
Credentials.
Mr.. James Brooks, of New York, OBJ
iecled TO administering the oath to any
of the Tennessee delegates on the
L Iat rhut ftH-r nf
Them had been guilty of treason to the
Government and had taken the oath of
allegiance to tine Confederate Govern
ment and JEFF. Davis; and I'd. That
there does not now exist in the State of
Tennessee a republican form of Gov
publican side.l Mr.. Brooks argued
that under the electoral law of Tonnes
see DISTINGUISHING majority OF the
white citizens, the whole vote of the
State was 140 900. and yet LOO, 900 voters
had controlled tue election, %, 600 of
whom were negroes, controlling the
As, 600 white voters who were not dis
and reigns in Tennessee, and the fran
chise law there was disgrace to any
free form OF governments ishonor to
civilization, and reprobation to all
forms of Republican self-government.
Mr. Brooks then stated his special
Butler: because rs a member OF the
Tennessee legislature before and DUR
ling the rebellion, he had introduced
supporters and voted for resolutions
and measures proving his disloyalty to
the United States Government. Among
these were resolutions to reject the con-
firmalion of any man to office who in
dorsed the Helper book; condemning
the appointment OF Seward in Lincoln's
Cabinet as an act of hostility to the
South, and for calling convention to
take Tennessee out of the Union. MI.
Brooks quoted the precedent establish
ed by the Republican side of the House
last July in regard to the Kentucky
members, and argued that they were
now irrevocably bound by 1t. Mr..
Brooks then objected to the swearing Ia
of air. Mullins on the grounds that he
had given aid and comfort to the rebels;
he had made speeches in behalf of II,
had lent his aid and support to II, had
attempted to raise troops for 1t, and
made a speech in Bedford county in
1861, in which he urged the. young men
10 enlist in a rebel company and de-
fend their homes and friends. Mr..
Brooks also objected to the swearing in
OF Mr.. Arvell, on the ground thathe
had established in Lawrence county,
Tenn, q tannery, for supplying shoes
to the rebel soldiers. Mr.. Brooks
also objected to the swearing In OF MIR.
Trimble, saying his Information was as
secession, he had voted for taking Ten
nessee out of the Union.
Mr. Trimble, in his seat, assured Mr.,
+. Brooks that he had not done so.
Mfr. Brooks accepted the denial, and
withdrew all special objection to swear
ing in Mr.. TriInble.
Sir, Eldridge then stated to the House
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