Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-26
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
Senate

! --the iegeslahve appropriation abiH-Was
taken up. The question was on an amend
ment offered by Mr. Sharman, from the
Committee on Finance, appropriating $751;
600 for temporary clerks for the Treasury
Department, aud providing that the Secre-
tary OF. the Treasury may classify the
same. 1di tra aG ad $50 rairF17 81 3
Further debate on this point ersued.
during which the Presidents veto was re-
ceiEed from the House. and the oanibus
bill passed over IL by 35 to 8, Mr.. Davis
having first delivered an euloeium on the
President, ranking him as one Of the
nobiest characters Of the age. .f,t...
The consideration of the legislative APP
preparation bill was resumed, and the
amendments adopted. Yeas q, nays IA.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment from
the COMMITTEES. on Finance, providing for
the continuance Of the Globe contract for
Publishing the debates in Congress on the
4th of March next, and for the inquiry by
the Committee on Printing, into the cash.
etc., of other methods of doing the same.
which after discussion was adopted.
The amendments regulating the publica-
ton Of official advertising in the District of
Columbia, is intended to Pot a stop to
certain recent abuses of the law were re-
ported by Mr.. Sherman, slightly amended
By Mr.. Edwards and agreed to. stl .2l-a.ll
Mr.. Sherman offered another amend.
ment, fixing the salaries of the COMPTROLLER
Of the Treasury and Commissioners Of Gus,
toms at $500 each; Solicitor, Auditor, Re
gister and Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, $1,000 each, an increase of $500
each. l4eH efI-evsFi.r- t.a-ris rri
Mr.. Stewart gave notice of an amend
ment increasing the salary Of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office d,
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment in
creasing the pay of Night-watchmen in the
Treasury Department from So 20 to 50.
Agreed to. .r t..
Other amendments were adopted, in
creasing the salaries of Assistant Treasuser
at Charleston to $4,000, and Naval Judge
Advocate to $500.
Mr.. Conkling introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the erection Of postofics in New
York. Referred.
Adjourned. 3A '-'4
House OF Representatives.
The Senate amendment dividing Illinois
into two judicial districts, was concurred in,
Mr.. Schenck made an appeal to the
bers, to be in regular attendance during
the consideration of the tax bill.
The House went into a committee on
the tax bill. y
Mr.. Prices amendment offered last eve
ming, was adopted by vote of6S to 38.
MIR. Schenck moved verbal amend.
ment, the effect of which would be to an
null the vote just taken, but the amend.
ment was rejected, by vote Of 81 to ~.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved a substitute for the
ifty-first section, a provision allowing
drawbacks of sixty cents per gallon Of the
imports on alcohol and rum. $50 @ ear
Mr.. Moorehead moved to reduce the
drawback from sixty cents to fifty cents.
The amendment was agreed to, by vote of
81 TO AZ. rgss a-a l al
Mr.. Boutwell's substitute was Their agreed
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, sections SO
and So were struck out. No amendments
were made to section "a, which simply
provides for the withdrawal of spirits from
warehouses. Sections 55, Sc, s.. SO, SO, 60
and 81 were stricken out. Section 62 was
read, which provides that all distilled
spirits in any bonded warehouse shall,
within one hundred days after the passage
OF the act, be withdrawn from such ware.
house and the taxes paid on the same. 81
Mr.. Sehenck stated that he would at the
proper time move an amendment requiring
whisky in bond to pay special tax of $4
per barrel. ---.
Mr.. O'NeiIl moved to strike out section
81, and made an argument TO prove how
unjust it was to persons who had honestly
invested in the whisky Ia bonded ware
houses 70 require them to pay tax within.
one hundred days. -. ..--.-.. p,
The committee rose at 2:30. .r.----
The Speaker presented the following mes
sage from the President: ln. % 'as'G
10 The House Of Representatives: In re-
turning to the House Of Representatives.
in which it originated, bill entitled an
act to admit the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and
Florida to representation in Congress, do
! not deem II necessary to state at length the
reasons which constrain me to withhold
my approval. will not therefore under
take, at this time, to reopen the discussion
upon the grave constitutional questions in
volved in the act of March "a, 1867, and
the acts supplementary thereto, in pursu-
ance Of which it is claimed in the pream-
bic Of this bill these States have framed
and adopted Constitutions Of State govern
ments, nor will repeat the objections con-
tanned in my message Of the 10th inst, re-
turned without my signature, the bill to
admit to representation TIE State
of Arkansas, and which are equally APP
plicable to the pending measures Like
the bill recently passed in reference to Ar
kansas, this bill supercedes the plain and
simple mode prescribed by the Constitu-
ton for the admission to their seats ia the
respective Houses Of Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes from the several States. 1t as
sumes authority over six States of the |
Union which have never been delegated to |
Congress OF are even warranted BY previ- |
o0s unconstitutional legislation upon the
subject of restoration it imposes condi- |
tons which are in derogation Of the equal
rights of the States, and is founded on
theory subversive Of the fundamental
principles Of the government in the case Of
Alabama. 1t violates the plighted faith Of /
Congress by forcing upon that STATE Con-
stitution which was rejected by the people, |
according to the express terms of an act Of
Congress, requiring that majority Of the
registered electors should vote upon the
question of its ratification for these obiec-
tion, and making others that might be
presented. cannot approve of this bill,
and therefore return it for the action of
Congress, required 10 such cases by the
Federal Constitution. .f.e
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON,
WASHINGTON, June Is, 1869 r.
The message having been read the
Speaker stated the question TO be the will
Of the House on reconsideration that you
will agree to the passage of this bill. -
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, movedthe
previous question. o. r.fs.
Mr.. Robinson enquired whether it was
in order to move thai the message be
printed and laid over for further consid-
Grafton raHT rf % rl-E Fre
The Speaker replied it would be, IL the
previous questions were not seconded. The
vote was taken, and resulted yeas 105,
nays 80. A strict party vote.
The Speaker stated that two thirds
having voted in the affirmative the bill
vas again passed, ADD would be transmit
ed with the objection Of the President to
he Senate for reconsideration, .-..I