The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-01
CONGRESS sIONAL.
xLIst CONeREss-FIRsT SESSION
sENATE..,...-....w wAsHtxeroN. March 81.

The concurrent resol uion to adjourn the
sixth of April. was received.
a motion, by Sumner, to table it. was
lost, when considerable debate ensued.
Fessenden. as Chairman Of the Commit
tee ou Ap preparations, said that in his
opInion IL would be posi- b. e to finish by
that time the busl ess pending bet0re the
Senate, and that the SenAie ought MOI to
fl K a dty for adJOuf nment unuI 1t should
at least dispose of the Indian appropTia-
ttOn bill.
sumner agreed with the Senator from
Maine, Luat The Senate ought no 10 con-
cur in lhls resolution. but the indian APP
prOpriat1On bill was n t the only, or even
the most impOi ant matter requiring the
sttentiOn of Congress. There was the
whole subject OF Georgia, involving the
question of the admission OF her represen
Ia Ves, and the question as to what soall
be done to secure the p1 Oper feconst uction
OF hat state. TINS WAS the most imuOr-
tant sui ject before Congress, and the Sen
ators ought not to even talk of going home
until the case of Georgia I'm al It's branches
should nave been fully considered and
settled. The settlement OF the case was
important, not only TO the people OF hat
state, but also as an example Tor M1SsiS-
sippi, Texas ana Virginia. Another very
i'm portanJ matter demanding the atten-
ton o. TINS session. was the revision OF
nat uraliZatiOn so as to prevent frauds.
Howe was unable to see why ib was
wrong to talk about adjournment. II was
a popularity of the Senator from Massa
chusetts that the longer he stayed nefe the
more he found TO be done. Laughter !
Howe would be Wiling TO reman n While
longer for the purpose OF settling the Geor-
gia case, II he could see any prospect OF
making such settlement; but he had been
here ever since 1862 trying to reconstruct
Geor ia and the other Southern states,
and yet he believed they were no Rearel
tO reconstruct ion than ever If Congress
could reconstruct state, il bad had time
! enOUgh to reconstruct Succ esSfully. In al
FduiOn TO Congress and time, one thing
more was needed-goOd sense
sumner asked what the senator from
/ Wisco sin proposed To DO with the pend
| lpg executive business?
Howe did not believe there was enough
| of such business to occupy an evening SeS-
/ sion, but that, as matter of course, the
/ Senate would remain in session ion
/ enough 10 dispose of all business OF that
I kind LDat mi ght come before il.
Anthony said that, so far as be could
! recOIlect, the Sen 1tOr from Mas achusetts
/ tSumner) had never voted for an adjourn
ment he (Anthony) thought there was
/ no good reason why Congress should not
/ adjourn at the time fix d IN the House
| resolution.
/ sumner-What does the Senator from
4 Rhode Island propose to do with tIeorgta "a :
/ AuthoHY-W ell, that is a question which
/ has troub ed me Il great deal, and have
/ pretty much come to the conclusion TO let
Georgia take care OF herself.
/ Sumner-Then the Senate proposes to
| furnish no protection or secur. " TO the
! Union men Of that State.
| Anthony replied mat a bill for Georgia
could be passed in a very short time
| whenever tile Committee having it in
/ charge wOuIt 90 To "a quorum of the Sen
/ ate and asg them to stand by it.
/ Sunner-M hat does my excellent friend
! say to Virginia?
/ Anthong-I don't think it is necessary
to do anything for Virginia at this ses-
/ sion.
Sumner-Or Texas:
Anthopy-I suppose Texas will stand
/ pretty nearly as She has done for the asst
| few yeal S. These States do not seem will
ing to come in, and 1 don't think we can
C6nkIing suggeste ed to the Senator from
Rhode Island haf, in answering th- gen
tleman from Massachusetts on this 81 b.
| ject, he should bear in mind mat the
House Committee on Keconstruction
eating and considering the whole subject,
and which therefore ght be presumed
to know whether 1t required any faltner
LEGISLATION at this session, had exp .lcitly
expire -Sed the same opinion that i1 t.d not
by twice acQuIesctng in the proposition to
adjourn at an early day.
SUMNER understand, then, that nv
! friend fr m Rhode Island PROPOSES 10
| abandon those states.
Autaony-Dnly so far as I proBose to
abandon, at the sam time, Massachusetts,
/ Rhode Island and the o her States
Sumner-Oa! but the Senator knows
/ they are in situation to require Congress
/ sioHal prot ectIon.
Warner was unwitIi g to go home, or TO
| have Congress adj uurn without DONG
| the > s4tes now exc uded 1rs IN repre- nta
! ton. Ii they Were to be admitted o.. the
/ terms are ldy Offere |, thev should bO TO d
/ so, and il new conduit ms Were u De I'M
| posed, it was the duty of Congress, Ia JUS
/ tiCe 10 the peOp G TO let them know what
| was equi ed OF tn m.
| HamIin moved to amend the rt solution
/ so as TO nx upon ~aiuruay, April 10Th as
| the day of adj ournment.
Fessenden said he was not at all trou-