Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-10
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More Outrages by Negroes i'm
Arkansas.
Important Foreign Intelligence
Incident and Accident.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings I'm the SENATE.


troduced a bill to carry out reconstruction
in Georgia. Ordered printed. JG 8f
A bill removing the disabilities of Chief
Justice Moses, Of South Carolina, was
passed.
A recess till one O'Clock was then taken,
when the Presidents message was read.
A message was received from the House
stating they had passed bill regulating
the duties on imported copper and ores,
and transmitting the. act restoring the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to the War De-
partment. Laid on the table.
On motion, the. Senate took recess, and
on reassembing, the Presidenes message
was received at the hands of his private
Secretary and read by the Secretary OF the
Senate.
When about half had been read, Mr..
CONFESS moved that the further reading be
dispensed with, on the ground that IL was
offensive and untrue.
Mr.. Davis opposed the motion.
Mr.. Howe followed in Its support.
Mr.. Wilson, while denouncing President
johnson, thought the message should be
read.
Mr., Hendricks insisted that it was the
Presidents right to state his objections to
Congressional policy.
Mr.. Conness Withdrew. the motion.
Mr.. Cameron renewed 1t.
Mr.. Morton was surprised at the motion,
and declared its adoption would belittle
the Senate and indicate mere spitefulness.
Mr.. Drake sBggested, as Congress had
received many of Ike character it might
as well take one more.
Mr.. Howe argued that the Presidents
duty was to communicate facts, not opin.
ions and the Senate was not bound to hear
his argumentative and insulting message.
Mr. Edmunds said the transaction OF
business would be facilitated by deferring
the question till tomorrow, and moved 10
adjourn, which was carried by 26 to p.
Adjourned. 1lELt #-ia 10 ! .a
Proceedings ia the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a bill passed to
relieve Chief Justice Moses, of South
Carolina, from disabilities by two-third
vote.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Illinois, from the
Committee on appropriations, made stale
ment in reference to its business. He said
the estimates on which the Committee
would have to act would not reach the
House till the close of this, or the begin
ming of next week, and not in season to
allow the Committee 10 report any of the
regular appropriation bills before the time
when Christmasrecesses are usually taken.
There were ten regular appropriation bills
to be considered by the House the Legis-
lature bill, Army bill, Navy bill, Post
office bill, Military Academy bill, Sundry
civil bills, Deficiency bills and Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bills. Ia
case of recess a majority of the members
of the appropriation COMMITTEES would re-
main in Washington and attend to business,
nothing would therefore be gained by the
House continuing in session, and he was
instructed to propose on Thursday Of next
week that on the following Monday the
4Oth Congress would adjourn to the fifth
of Juue.
Several members made motions to ad
journ now.
Mr.. Washburne: Gentlemen around
desire the question settled. If now, II that
be Judgment of the House, l am willing 10
submit concurrent resolution for recess
now. / do not, however, desire TO do SO
until some other gentleman shall have been
heard of from other committees"
Mr.. Schenck desired 10 say something
about continuing The business Of the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means.
MI Higbse called for the regular order
of business. The subject was therefore
dropped for the present
Mr. Bingham, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported bill providing
for an election in Virginia, to be held on
Wednesday, Both January next. Question
to be, For the Constitution or Against the
Constitution adopted by The convention
which met 10 Richmond, December 80,
1857. He explained the bill, and said it
was the same as the one passed last July,
except as to.the time of holding the cleo
ton. He hoped The time was near when
there would be no further complaint in
that State as to want of local government
resting on consent of the governed.
Mr.. Eldridge inquired whether the bill
made any provision in reference 10 persons
voting, excluding the Constitution and
laws of Virgins, OF under the reconstruc-
ton ac.s.
Mr.. Bingham replied: the bill in no
way changes the reconstruction acts as to
the disqualification Of citizens 10 vote in
preliminary elections.
Mr.. Washburn. of Illinois, called alien
ton to the time fixed for holding the elec
ton, and expressed the opinion that Con-
gres3 should fix much later day. He
thought the Goth Of January too early for
holding the election, and desired to otfer
an amendment substituting the I'd Tuesday
in April, trusting at that time the loyal
people OF Virginia could be protected.
Mr.. Maynard remarked in addition 10
The resolution assigned by Mr.. Washburn,
that the middle Of January was ordinarily
a very inclement season, and it would be
very difficult if not impracticable 10 secure
anything like full vote then, He vas,
therefore, in favor of postponement.
After some further discussion, particu-
larry as to the time fixed, Messrs. WASH
burn, Butler and Boutwell, insisting on
day as late az May next, aud before dispos-
ing of it, the Presidents message was re-
ceived and read, and after reading to the
public, in debate was pronounced by Mr..
Washburn, OF Illinois, "a disgraceful 20
the country and the President. Mr..
Broomall, Of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Schenck, of Ohio, expressed similar views,
and the message was laid on the table
without the order to print extra copies.
The Virginia election bill was amended
and passed.
The resolution indicatedby Mr.. Robinsoa
yesterday, calling on the President for far
Their information and correspondence in re-
ference to Fenian prisoners in ireland,
was offered and adopted.
The bill for the election in Virginia was
taken up, discussed and amended BY i vote
of 70 to 60, by fixing the lst Thursday in
May for the election and the time for the
meeting of the Legislature for lst Thurs
day in September.
The Speaker presented letter from the
Secretary Of War, with communication
from the Superintendent oflhe Freedmen's
Bureau, asking the House to investigate
the condition Of the bureau. Referred.
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.