, 1869-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAamsayoH, D. c., Feb. 3.
SENATE.

1arse 1unbtr OF bills and memorials 8 g:auting or
sskng sd .,s., ald II the construction g RAILROAD
tEe following: Blu 10 aid ID Tho eon-trnctlon
of tic Central Transit Rsi road from New Orleans.
id in tie Construction ~ Of railtaad and isIeefspa
from Lake superior TO Puget SQUAD; hitl to ntd
in the con petruction Of q railroad ard telegraph
bill in relation to !he Cnion Pacific Railroad,
Eaa:c-n Division; bill to aid IN the construction
q IT, Western nailsoad and telegraph lina to tho
tsiegfspa !ile, Go@ lie ,Ris Gfsnde to to
as sss 2sisa s p.ss Ri 81 ros Il
aro the petition Of franklin Aaven and others.
cnettne to construct ;hc Northern Pacific Hall.
Rsilaoad upon rccctstng the. eans land 1rants
now given 10 aid the said company; bill to aid
IN the construction Of the Oregon branch ol tho
Oregon IN favor q the construction of d rsilrosd
tIom Columbia River !; memorial Of the Leetsla.
ture Of atIreaets. a;ktng for aid in the construe
1s mo1tsi Of ", CoISs 5eWett asf;ne f.
all enosldics should be withheld from the Unton
Pse,as ha,ioad @ ~ memorial M Of The teaislature Of
1t. Joseph j. Denver Railroad.
MiNhksorA LAND 0RAxT.
NJ n5GSqsed II e T. amend the
Mt. MORTON introduced bill to refund to
fEo,oph the tntcrctt and discount On money hot.
fos hc scfSce 81 thc uned saes IL H. sent
III Aas,r:. ne'e''sa 70 Ut committee on military
Mf. MORGAN introduced bill to secure
eop}r1fghts T9i1 fsf painting dfa"ins and sta'uaty
GRADES IN THE AnxF AND HAvr.
MI. WILSON, from the Eomm,ttce on Military
Afatrs. reported Adversely on the joint rcrolu-
tcr ant GcDcra1in tho army. and Admiral and Vice
Admiral In the nAsy; also adversely 10 the reso.
!n'ton arnu,!ng portion d The military 1cse1ra-
of . ta1lroad and wagon road Acfoss Missouri.
8rEAAkHIT BILL.
Mt. WILSON introduced bill to cstahiish
llEe Of American etctmsh!re between the United
atatcR md Europe. which vas referred to inc
Committee On Commerce. It proEidcs that for
ts1 q Isa 1ss.n
Statcs from ocean and inland postage On foreign
mall Eaat Ct carried between tue United s:atcs
s5d e. III Enrops: ;1 10 sn sooun. not exceeding
JctrB and IT. expt ptnditule authorzcd a. fol!oHe
The Postmaster General 10 directed 10 contract
The ir Of Il H. o}era @esd mail. S,'tss
AM tlcan steamships numbering rot less than two
nor tnuic than fonE d. psrtores monthly IRON New
bosoa to e. II .ass
ions Tegteter and their epe must e4nsI the aver
arc specd Of sttatnsh!rs oi similar class now o..
They nro To carry without compensation, ali
agents Of lhe covesnnct for whom pstsagc
| may b. requested By the ,ee.ersl dcpartmenss,
ala al mali c,attrE offered BY the Post once lie.
pn.mcnt, nut the United States shall receive the
| pcs are ihtrctfon. For all this the Postmaster
GeEe1al Is to pay to TIC owress Of said steam.
| ehtps. from the fund ahovc provided for tho dnm
OF f20,t W tor each round VOYAGE to Europe aud
back. provided the amouut derived from postage
tha}l be tufhcicnt therefor. and II not. then tach
su1 a. nay he as.,sed r,n ea!d postage shal bc
veyaee: provided tdat Inc deficiency
ei.ny one s9yase si may be 1aatc nn from ths e.
ccctrae'. In ttnc Of war G. pubic danger the
| Secretary ol he NavJ msy take possession Of any
" ana nac 1he Il andss M e
iar compensation ior the use Of their vessels aud
for any damage which they may thereby sustain
On motion of Mr. EDAuNbs hls rcsolul,on !,
ssss s2 G r. ess s q e'9R,D s eeat ai
Mr.,T1sUMDULL maintained that Georgia hsr
IMPOSED By Congress was print 1aeie Chilled % {
Eavc her yote counted, and thought the rcso.u
lion unnecessary IN any yic,s. II, as 1t aseumes
tnoushi i1s 1e ssiacs seacnce ee eoas
slse that Georgia vas not entitled to have be
vote counted, but as there Vas difference o
to avoid a necessity which wo1ld exist for tht
Mir. IESDRlCKs briefly discussed the rosolu
while IN the counting Of thc ELECTORAL vote ii
vote Of Georgia was to be counted, but finally i
was not TO be counted.
raising the question as to the rlch. Of Georgia t
counted. whie she alrcaay had reprssentatiSe i've
, nj. CoNKL1NG asid those Representatives. b..
! been elected before the tmFed'ncnt, II there va
cossT1rc71osAI AMENDMENT.
Tho ditcussfon was tIterrop.ed By the exptrs
ton OF the noEnlng hour. which brought mp Ii
const'tutopsl a!acEdment.
Vi: EDAuNDs appca!cd to him 70 give way 1c
III. sAuISBUKY declined, md proceeded I
address the Senate on the amendment. &c II
ga1ded It not as an amcnr ruent to the const1it
Other Stale constitutions. The fathers Of Ii
: constitution hsd tolcaEIy voted down, In c,r
vtntion, the proposal to make the Federal Coy
ants who Ind the advantage OF living In an arc c
Progress knd learning. their political ph1lotoph,
from newspapers, now .glortcd IN. doing ths
, had 10 carefully nvoldcd. This amendme u
however, Eas simply patt Of the programme Q
Fqf, phE RaFy = sIi1ay suy Of
; eo,dirc them. lie wnrned the adyoc Gates Of tt
, nca.u.e, who were opposed to reradla,soa, III:
). e.ass Of peop:e "hoee interests wouid be yer
ss1 81 a:oF ,a i:ea Ns7sss had dc:i'9ed i 81
Ill amendment, thlnkins 1t A'es;'1a w;s eaous
), oishs 1epqn'iesn psfty: Me tsas!:erT,5 ihousi
@ down orc Of the great RIGHTS Of the Statca. Y,
Indeed IN appropriate eroErsnR act OF that inf
oos psiy IN .eSad to whlca h1s own descri
cnly ssy in tne = Words OF Holy Wt1, that " fto
TIC c1o"s Of T. b hesa to ths sole Of ,s foot. thc
derer Of Inc constitution of .fis coGatrg. and
ditmieslnc It he might use the lanQu.Se Of Ii
Ts sudge snen be ae r. I pso5o1need se1.ence ou
u lii. NYE sueges that always when tie Jadl
S1 = ss void aasw.s II
% passiEg along road discovered a nc,Ghb1
N whosn he kuca 10 EntFe,saltst. beasins dc:
eknnk. Wheseuron be .euonstFatcd, ea3in1
nent Alter death arc lrh!ettnc 1t upon this po
skpnk " The Cntvessa1tst replied, to be eu
r. . hs az a,. not generally believe IN pun'shme
II particular sEuLk dcacrved It, and be was bou,
'c to ,f've, It TO him So with Ar. Saulsbur.
10 although he had pronounced sentence upon Ii
Il party. he felt bound tn co on.
: nj; NIE suggested that the desa party waa u
Il The Repuol!ean: eat the other.
q and ron saw the manifestations Of ii. lie VI
e yon took as your candidate = man 1to had al9a
T. prcfc:aed to be Democrat, art yon found ii (
. cctsarr to take him to carTJ gou through the l.
TIE VOTE or GEORGIA.
Ar; EDMGSb5 suREcs'ed tn view OF the dag
n necessary to take some action On hie re.olots
Il Me, therefore, a.ked tbs Senator from Nsvs
u {SfcT3rt} TO kutpt nd debate on hts amendment
d. allow the senate to aet on tb1t rcto7n,ion.
Ia Iii, STEWART consented, and the resoluti
se Tas then passed-2s 10 II.
| pE1A1E ON TUE CONSTITUTIONAL AHEypxE
le The senatc then resumed tho discussion Of I
i, LiEGnUI5 ES m1de e1ief speech. be 81 thous . !
,. ase,s N .ayo: Of staies' rights. Thst had 6t
10 gard 70 II he woud only say II stats VIII
80 could ne!thes make var, negotiate treaties, Ct
Of 11oIcI> and whoso territory wa. subject 70
or lsnd-~ar Foretc!gnty At al, it wks only one
be rane, and be was surprised that Senators on
of othef eide OPPOSED the pending amendment
!le constitution, because theV called fdcH1ecl
oetaoefan. ind proftesed to believe tn a den
Eg 1famc government, azd the object Of thls 81
ng. zens Of the repub'ica voice ID the covcsnmen
rhe ,t tthntouGhly demoesa..e ob5ect 1te7e via
Tseyy TTey thasy sSons a9
70 saonkaneIt Of negro suffrage 1t tae south va
1o1, alssF1niration agalnst that portion
uit ion to e1tsnd IT, M. .1s anenanent s was prop
nd thus !enes!Lk The South from lis eIceptIc
a1e eee6etfsStore tnsy oaght 10
LIZ nom tho Judiciary Committee io ~ y, ,S ISeo.
Of ftAauHa o0stsu, - u CID no. propose to
Pa Pstt Ae ol1te7 ~ s1s isen- 10 regulate eutl
4'' Of The senator from Maes.chuecit. fsumnr,,
~ cauee he proposed to takG away that rtaht + r
AZ The States, 4nd hccsure that tcaators n ~ =,
a. had failed 10 satisfy hia tia the gorc-nnsol
ny. soI q nta.Lsi ~. = 49,. ~ 80 nn aae ea1t
"a. he propo+ed 10 dfstu.s the pending auacndn
Dre for scTsrsl hon.e, whereupoa the senate toe
10. scC%cs'
ull- EVENING SESSION.
the coHnI1TxE on INDIAN AFrA1Rs.
r1y- Tho president announced the uppolrtu
Ipa- Of Mr. Narl4n ~ an additional member OF
>ud | Committee en- Indian Affairs
two DEBATE on TEE CoEeTiTCrroEAL ANxEpml
ftK- MT. r.DAylS being entitled to the floor Yie