The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-01
F0RTIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION.
Sem ate.

aaSt dsaers al eFe Of
Referred 10 The oonlmitCee on Finance.
andeI IL. Bullock Governor, aud her nguIshed
ezens Of assachusetLs against the sanction by
On SSfs gh a nG TO 0 se%e
millee on PriVat Ian d Claims. ~ '1e 0'N4
Mr.. Thayer tNebrAska} presented several remou-
Also. of several Usage Chiefs of the same purport.
Referre d to the Committee on indian AnaIrs.
Mr.. Conness tCal.) Offer go resolution, which
Departments 10 promugate the recent law llmiTlng
Mr.. Ed mupds (Vt.) called up the ioiut resolutio7
10 exelnde rom the Elt c0ral College the votes of
states lateIy In Rebellion which shall not have been
the Joint resolution which was reported from the
Resolved, That the States of Virginia. fth Caro-.
lima, south SArollna, Georgia. Florida, Alabama
Mississipsi. L uisissa, Arkansas, aud Texas, re-
sptetvey shall not be entitled TO representation In
Vice President of the United States and no electoral
STATES unless at the time prescrioed by law for the
ehSiss 81 Of esS,STs she people Of sgCh States
the 4h of arch 1867 adopted Consultation OF ate
have been anized, aud shall in execution and
un ess tuch election Of electors shall have been had
erpment; and such state shall have also become en-
leo 70 Heprt SCI talon In Congress pursuont TO the
Mr. Trumbull (ni) re. arded it as of much import
suhject0f & the votes Of the late Rebel states;
would operate would be very apt claim th at
unfairness had been exercised and from that cause
n any could make II poss bic, another rebellion
m ght rt suit.
Mr. rumbull continued his argument at consIdera-
BILE Ter 9Th bahing his opposition inGpally the
fact that he ution would include Arkansas and
FL IDA In It's operation, those States having the same
rights Illinois ard Verm OnI; ard contendng also
elector shall be held under the authory of State
constitutions imprOpe- and absurd. siuca the
Constitution of the Uni ed States the manner OF choos.
rg electors was 10 be regulated simply by the laws of
AT the clusion OF his remarks, he offered an
amendment strike out from the resolution the
wo DIS Arkansas and Florida.
Mr.. Davis (Kv.) rose TO speak, but the morning
hour having expired Mr. Morrill, (Me called for the
order OF the day, the Own Appropriation bill.
Mr. Edmunds (Vt moved tD lay II aside for the
purpose of continuing his BILL ana called tue yeas
Mr.. Frelinghuysen IN. j. would vote against the
motion for the purpose OF living he Senate time
The motion was rejected; yeas, 10: nays, 2n.
On notion OF Mr.. ThaYer. q pignJ session was
ordered for he consideration of private bills AID the
Civil Appropriation bill was taken up.
House of Representatives.
Continued tTonl Third Edition,
Mr.. Loughridge Qows) from the Committee. re-
Aaron ID. DuTdlng, OF Dubuque, lowe. Passed
A 30, the House Dill TO amend the act TO confirm
certain private land claims Ia New Mexico. Passed
Also the House bill TO confirm certain private land
AT the suRR RestiOn OF Mr.. Newcomb (Afo) the bill
was postponed until next session.
Mr.. Stone (Md.) from the same Committee, reported
the bill In reference TO the settlement OF certain land
MT. johnson CCaI,l moved an amendment. saving