Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-14
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES:
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

SCnttNes
WASHINGTON, May 13-The Chair sub
mitled a communication from General
Grant, inclosing reports OF district COM
manders in the South, of the number of
white and colored votes registered in the
different States, the number cast for and
against the ratification of the Constitution,
and the number negleciing to vote.
Mr.. Davis gave.nolice of his intention TO
introduce bill at an early day for the adj
mission of the Territories of Arizona and
Montana.
The Chair laid before the Senate the re-
signatiOn of j. w. Forney, Clerk of the
Senate. -
Mr.. Wilson offered joint resolution TO
restore North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana
to representation in Congress. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Sherman called up his bill for the
admission of Arkansas, and suggested the
ACCESSIBILITY of taking immediate action
upon it. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
In discussing the bill for the admission
of Arkansas, Trumbull opposed the de-
parture from ordinary practice, which re-
quired Its reference to the judiciary Com
mittee. Mr.. johnson took the same view,
and said it would look to the country
(although he did not believe such was the
intention) like the hasty admission of Ar
kansas was designed to influence the vote on
impeachment. Mr.. Dixon thought it pos
sible that it might be claimed that the new
Senators would have the right to vote, and
contended nothing should be done which
would admit the Question to be raised.
Mr.. Sherman deemed it inconeeiVable that
those men would come here expecting to
vote on Impeachment, and urged the i'm
mediate passage of the bill, on the ground
that such action would once more give
moral sanction TO the authority of leg
islation, which was now insufficient to keep
the peace and prevent carelessness. 81
Mr.. Edmunds favored reference to the
committee in the usual way. He approved
the Constitution, but thought a bad pre-
cedent should not be established Besides,
Republican Senators should not commit
themselves TO an action which would render
them liable to suspicion.
Mr.. Buckalew raised the same points as
were raised in the House, as TO whether
the Constitution was legally ratified, quoting
the report of Gen. Gillem. .a.
Mr.. Sherman replied, citing the report
of the officers sent to investigate the cleo
ton, that no frauds had been shown on the
part of the registration.
Mr.. Morton advocated a postponement
until Monday, saying that the argument
of the member from Maryland and the
member from Connecticut indicated what
would be made by its opponents if the at
tempt was made TO pass it to-day. He was
sure there was no intention to take such
advantage of the passage of the bill, but
would move an adjournment until Satur-
day.
Mr.. Harlan pointed out that an addi-
ton of two Senators would leave the same
number of votes necessary, as there was at
present nineteen for acqHital, and would,
therefore, operate adversely to the friends
| of conviction.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a bill to remove the po-
litical disabilities of certain citizens of
Alabama. He stated that the Committee
recommends relief TO be extended to one
hundred and six persons, being all those
in regard to whom sufficient information
has been furnished.
The Senate adjourned till Saturday.