Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-12
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
SENATE

oHAaAAGs
d WAsHINeroEg june l2.-ME Yates re-
ported from, the Territorial Committee |
hin admitting Colorado.
The Joint resoluti0n granting permits
sion 10 officers and soldiers to wear badges |
of the corps. in which they served dnrihg |
the war, was passed.
Mr. Eathell presented a Fesolutionfrom
The National Board Of Trade to favor the |
House bill to facilitate the impoTtrad Of |
the United States. Referred IaIteGe9sst
The bill for the relief of certain naval |
contractors was considered.
Mr.. Howe's amendment declaring the |
award to be in full Of all claims, was re-
iected, and that Of Mr.. Hendricks, making |
It the full discharge Of all claims on ae-
count Of the vessels iiup0n which the 4
Auditors board had made allowance in |
their report. Adopted, when the bill
passed. i'td -. ~ W eiat9ti
Mr.. Summer moved the feconsi derstion
of the vote on che passage OF the nbillito
admit the Rebel States, which was recon.
sidered. to allow Mr.. Yates to make a re-
port. ~ n at''i" bs1.
Mr.. Yates then spoke in favor Of the
doctrine Of equal rights. i0fi assl7
Mr. Sumner Withdrew his motion, and 1
the bill toscontinue the Freedmen's Bureau
was taken up 1e 1is- 9-t % q
/ Mr.. Stewart introduced bill relating TO
the contested elections in the city of WASH
ington. Referred to the Committee on the
District Of Columbia. aB2 SO stsles
( Mr.. Trnmbull called up the bill 10 re-
lieye the political disabilities Of R6deriek
r. Butler, of Tennessee. . e-.-sl
[. The Committee on Judiciary reported
substitute, relieving the disabilities and re-
quiriDg prerequisite to the holding Of
Office an oath simply to support the Con-
stitution of the United States, and give
faith and allegiance to the same, andto
discharge the duties Of the same. 90 s2al
K Mr.. Davis moved TO amend by inserting
after names the words and all other persi
sons.n Ti 1sa.Ein. rI 81 a8W tGsassgzE 1e
( Mr.. Salisbury suggested the words !" or
any other citizen Of the United States. tl-isa
|. Mr.. Davis accepted the amendment and
called the yeas and nays, and it was re-
ieoted, the FIVE Democrats and Senator
Fessenden only voting ayef1T ,tstS9gc3 3
/ The substitute was then adopted, and the
question being on its final passage, Mr..
/. Baekalew made a speech ia opposition to
the bill. He discussed the record Of Mr..
Butler, calling him the worst case Congress
could choose for this relief, and urging the
injustice of this action upon separate cases,
rather Illuminating general provision to
Happily toiall who are made subject to such
relief. EaThe Relief bill then apassed--2S
ito65. sTolegT a.uoW lH ulE i1s8EE %
/ Mr.. Vickers was present, but had p aired
off with Mr.. Patterson, Of Tennessee, who
would have voted aye. Adjourned. a7.a
sli House OF Representatives. "a e il
Mr.. Marshallsent to the clerks desk, and
had read a letter from Mr.. Merrick, counsel
for Woolley, the recusant witness, referring
to statement made the other day by Mr..
Butler, to the effect that he Butler was in
possession Of telegram passing between
Merrick, Woolley and Ward in the Presi-
dents shorthand writing. -" go i.
Mr.. Merrick denies in positiv terms
that any such telegraphic correspondence
had taken place. ~ '.
Mr.. IngersolI yielded the aoor Temporal
rily to Mr.. Hunter, who offered a resolu-
ton reciting the allegations as to Father
McMahan having been logged in the King
ston, Canada, penitentiary, because an
Irish-American Fenian paper had been
found in his possession, and directing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to INQUIRE
into the facts Agreed to.
Mr.. Ashley. of Ohio askedsle IN offer
a resolution in reference to the recently re-
ported murders in South Carolina, of Solr
ONION Dill of Camden, a member of the
Legislature, of two colored men, and others,
and directing that the Governor take.tEe
most active measures to bring The assausissihns
to justice, and to offer a reward Of $4,000
for their apprehension and arrest, and also
to place In close custody all desperadoes
residing in that vicinity. l' W. ''7 So
Mr.. 1rlmble, OF Kentucky, obiected
Mr.. Brooks hoped there would be no OBJ
lection If murders of Democrats in Ten
nessee, Alabama and South Carolina were
also Investigated. d hi'' - 'salaAt
The objection was not withdrawn. sdT
The Tax bill was resumed, and the com-
at kap n, .,nha tl.ao $500 fo,,-t