The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL
THURSDAY, U "a,

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In the House, quito an exciting dis
ussion took place on q joint resolution
xtending the provision Of the Agricul
ural College Act to Tennessee.
Mr.. LeBlond did not see why there
hould be an exception in favor Of Tenn,
md why all the States lately in rebellion
ihould not be embraced within the pro-
Of the bill. la "A
Mr.. Maynard protested against his
State being put in comparison with the
States not represented in Congress. 1t
stood upon an entirely different footing.
Mr., Stokes took the floor in defense OF
The Government Of Tennes.
see was now in the hands Of her loyal
and by the God that made him
ii would be kept there. Applause
Mr.. LeBlOnd enquired on which side.
the gentleman stood, in view Of tho Du,
can letter, in which he had declared he
was for the patriotic Davis and against
the tyrant Lincoln.
Mr., Stokes said that that letter was the
only word any man could put his finger
on as evidence 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. lie had fought out of
the Ducan letter, as Mr.. LeBlOnd ought
to have done out OF his COpperhead con-
nections. GApplause. =.
After further debate, Mr.. Donnelly
moved an amendment that the land grant
ed should be held by the State Of, Tenn ,
subject to the condition that no person
should be employed as professor or teach
or in such college who had everhelda mill
tary or civil office under the Confederate
Government, or under the rebel State
government of Tennessee. Adopted.
Mr.. Cooper, in noticing the remark OF
Mr.. Kelly, denouncing johnson as an
usurper, said hat if he were permitted by
parliamentary decorum, he would reply to
him in, the language of Marion, "Lord
Angus, thou has lied"
Mr.. Kelly said he had been informed,
by those sitting around him, that the
gentleman from Tennessee had made some
offensive allusion to him. That gentle.
man was, while usurpation was being plot
ted, the confidential and paid agent of the
usurper. He knew all the secrets of the
usurpation. If, his conscience had moi
been extinguished ia him it would moi
permit him to deny the charge he (Kelly,
had made of usurpation.
Mr., Cooper replied : 81 was the conf.
Dental friend of the President of the
United States aud l glory in the fact
but not one dollar Of his money had beer
handled by me, and when the gentleman
from Pennsylvania says | was the pait
agent Of Mr.. johnson he lies again. [Sen
%sation.1
The Speaker called him to order.
Mr. Kelly, I know it was not Andrew
Johnson's own money that the membe
from Tennessee handled it was our mon
ey, the money of the people Of the Unite'
States. The member from TeLnesse
was a member of Mr.. Johnson's house
hold, and was paid for his services, but
will not handy words with him.
Mr.. Jencks made a point Of order, tina
this discussion was not in order, havin.
no reference TO the subject.
The Speaker sustained the point Of OIL
der, and the personal alteration wa
stopped, and the joint resolution passe
without division, with Donneliy's amend
ment, by a vote of 1l6 to IS.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate, the House Bill, relatiy
: to haJeas corpus was passed.
It authorizes the writ Of habeas corp
for the removal Of any case authorized b
| former statutes from a State Court to Il
Circuit Court of the United States, whe
the defendant is in actual custody.
The bill allowing a deduction of OIL
month per year for good behavior in til
! case Of persons imprisoned for offens
. against the United States, was passe
and goes to the House for concurrence
amendment.
In the House, the Senate JOINT resol
j. ton authorizing the acceptance Of Il
. steam screw sloop Of war Idaho from Il
contractor at S55O,000, the price alreac
: paid, was adopted,
A resolution mildly censuring Mr.. Goo
j. or of Tennessee for his remarks of yeste
day, wa introduced by Mr.. Bromwel
, and after some breezy discussion, "
! Withdrawn.
y Bills we're passed giving a pension
SIS 900 each to s, NJ, Gray, of Noble Q,
E0hio, 1903 years old, and Daniel +. Bak
=" man, Of Sandusky, New York, l07 yea
: old revolutionary soldiers.
Mr.. Donnolly introduced bill to amel
I a section of the act Of July 20, lSG
granting pensions to widows and orphan
) 50 as to include the widows Of officers,
we'll as Of soldiers and sailors. Rsferr'
If The Committee of the Whole was d
4 charged the further consideration Of I
Senate bill for the relief Of Josiah
Amcs, and it came before the House
le consideration. 1t appropriates $4,000
he pay for a house, and other buildings bul
10 ed at Ansaudale, Va, for Military p
poses. As the bill establishes very j
p%ortant principles at variance with o r
" %olution Of the House, it gave rise to O.
70 siderable debate, 10. the course Of viii
Mr.. Dolauo, Chairman of the Commit
! on Claims, 10 answer to question, 8
60 he supposed 100000 900 would
cover the amount Of such claims. ]
Of bill was pnssed-99 against 81.
SATURDAY.
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