Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-24
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mission at New Orleans, for the murder Of
a negro boy. Adopted.
Mr.. Howe from the Committee on
Claims, reported TO the House the bill rala- |
live 10 the award of 100000 to the eaP.ors
of JEFF. Davis, which was amended and
passed.
ton directing the Committee on Finance to
INQUIRE into the expedieney of reporting
the bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to issue to bona fide holders new
bonds in place of old bonds, which he was
satisfied were lost OF destroyed. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Howea bill is as follows
Be it enacted, etc, That in case of insur-
rection in either of the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana or Arkansas, against
the government therein which have been
established in pursuance of the act of
March q, 1867, and The several acts sup
elemental thereto and amendatOry thereof,
known az the Reconstruction acts il shall
be the duty of the President on the applica-
ton of the Legislature OF either Of the said
States, or the Governor where the
Legislature is not in session, to call
forth such militia in that or any other
State, or so much of the land or naval
forces of the United States as may be 30
applied for TO suppress such insurrectlon,
provided that the authority hereby vested
in the President shall be exercised only
upon application Of the Legislature or
Executive, or as the case may be chosen IN
pursuance of the reconstructiOn acts afore-
said.
Section 9. And be it further enacted,
That so much of the first section, Of the
act Of February 2Sth, 1895, entitled an act
to provide for calling forth the militia to
execute the laws of the Union, suppress in
surrections and repel invasions, and to re-
peal the act now in force for these purposes,
and all other acts and parts of acts inccn-
sistent with the provisions of this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
House of Representatives. Hs
The concurrent resolution of the Sena te
for an adjournment from the 9th of July
to the third Monday in September, was
discussed at some length. The debate in
yolyed the topics of the Presidential cleo
ton, impeachment, the funding bill, the
tax bill and the bill TO distribute arms to
the South Finally the previous question
was seconded, and the Senate resolution
was concurred in by vote of IS to SO.
Mr.. Garfield replied that the remarks
of Mr.. Stevens, made yesterday, showing
extracts from Mr.. Stevens speech at The
time of the Introduction of the bill au-
thorizing the issue of 5-20s, aud not an en-
tirely different proposition as alleged yes
lerday by Mr.. Stevens. He affirmed that
not one utterance had he been able to find
where the least intimalion that bonds were
payable in anything less than coin. On the
contrary, he found three or four distinct
statements that they were thus payable.
The contested election case between Pile
and Hogan, was decided to-day in favor Of
the former. In the Utah contested case
MeGroard was declared entitled to a seat.
During the discussion on the Senate adj
iournment resolution Mr.. Stokes said that
unless the people have arms in the South
ern States, the Union, white and black, will
be overrun, and / say it is the duty of Con-
gress TO stay here until this measure is put
through. My people are expecting every
moment that Forrest and his Rebel Demo
cratic crew will commence making war
| upon them. They are entitled to 10000
stand of arms in my district, and the requi-
| sition was made for that number by the gov
eminent, but only 1000 stand were furnished
and We to-day demand the other S0OO
stand of arms. This is a matter of life
and death to us. am satisfied of the fact
that we will need these arms at the South
and at very early day. The war cry has
| gone forth. The Rebels say they will rule
| The country or exterminate the colOred
Union men, and for one / am disposed tC
| prevent them.
| Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, had one
word to say in reply to the gentleman from
Tennessee. l have no doubt, he said, 81
the grievances and perilsus state of affair.
which exists in the South, which the gen.
tleman from Tennessee refers to; bu
the great question is, and it Is one
of the gravest importance ever thrown
| upon us, is whether that state of things il
to be remedied by sending arms into those
| States. Sir, believe that in most of tht
States, not ten days after those arms arr
sent there to the negroes, they would bt
in the handa of the Rebels.
| Mr.. Stokes, in reply to the last remark
said that in his district they had already
| drawn 1000 stand of arms, and none of then
| had gone into the hands Of Rebels.
| Mr.. Washburne: / do not allude 10 tina
State, but to the other States, and tell thu
| gentlemen to beware before they pass Thu
measure, lest it be an incentive to ciyi
war and insurrection in those States. fGrea
excitement now yield to the yenera
Bile gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr
| Boyden,) who wishes to say a few words
4 4 II. & 10 -, IL
| he shall say ..... -. ..- ~.
Mr.. Boyden Mr.. Speaker, / am alarmed
at the condition of the country. 1t is pro
posed to send arms TO North Carolina that
| the people may use them against each
other. Great God we cannot afford TO
fight each other Keep away your arms.
Do nothing TO initiate our people, but do
everything in your power to assuage and
heal the excitement there. We want no
arms, ! assure the House. II arms are
sent there we will be ruined we cannot
live there. If we need anything in the way
Of arms, in Gods name send an army Of
United States troops there; but do not
arm neighbor against neighbor. There
never was a more mastery measure than
this proposition 10 arm one class Of our
people against another.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Woodward, Of Pennsylvania, DeWess, Of
North Carolina, Jones, of Kentucky, Ross
and Randall.
Mr.. Dewess wanted arms; he feared the
Ku-Kluk Khan the Rebels and Copper
heads would rule unless arms were fur
nishe1.
Mr.. Woodward inquired Of Mr.. Dewess
whether the reconstructed governments in
the South could he maintained in any
other way than by the bayonet
Mr.. Devices We can, il you will give us
arms to keep down the Rebels, laughter
on the Democratic side and by no other
means.
Mr.. Woodward Then / understand from
the gentleman that the governments which
this Congress has been at such great pains
to reconstruct, can only exist by the bay
onet
Mr.. Devices continued speaking at ran
dom, delighting the Democratic members
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