Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proeeedings I'm the senate.

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bill to submit the constitutions of Viz
ginia, Mississippi and Texas, to vote
the people was taken up.
Mr.. Morton offered as an additional sec
} ton to his resolution, that before thes
States be represented in Congress thei
legislatures shall adopt the 18th amend
ment.
Mr.. Trumbull did not think it wise t
adopt this section.
The amendment was agreed to b,
yeas 80, nays 20. Mr.. Brownlow votet
aye, Mr.. Fowler nay.
Mr.. Trumbull proposed several yerba
amendments, designed to remove am
biguities in the original bill. Agreed to
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, the sixth
section, authorizing the commanding
General to suspend, until the action o
the Legislature, all laws that he may
deem unjust and oppressive, was struck
out.
Mr.. Edmunds then offered an add.
tionM section, which was adopted, de-
claring that the proceedings Of any of the
said States shall not be deemed final or
separate as complete restoration until
their action shall be approved by Com
gress. The bill then passed by vote
Of Al yeas to 8 nays, all the Senators
present voting in the affirmative except
the following: Bayard, Casserly, Da-
Wis, Fowler, McCreery, Morton, Sprague,
Stockton and Thurman.
The unfinished business Of yesterday
bill to declare and fix the status Of
Judge Advocate of the army--came up
and was amended and passed.
The President pro TEN. laid before the
Senate the Presidents proclamation call
ing an extra session of the Senate be>
ginning Monday next for the transac ton
of executive business.
Bill providing for compromising the
loyal owners Of steamers taken for use
Of the government during the war, was
taken up and discussed until 4:45 when
the Senate went into executive session.
EvENING.-Mr. Howard called up the
bill to secure the interests of the United
States in the Pacific railroad.
The bill to protect thu. interests of the
United States in the Union Pacific rail-
road finally passed.
Proceedings In the House.
Amendments to the whisky and to-
bacco bill were nonconcurred in.
The Conference Committee reported q
bill providing for the publication Of opin-
ions Of the Attorney General. Passed.
Mr.. Paine asked that members elect
from the committee be sworn in.
The Election Committee being satisfied
Of their election, they were sworn in.
Mr.. Beaman was not present.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, from the Judici-
airy Committee, asked leave to report
back the bill permitting defendants to
testify in criminal cases in United States
courts in the respective States.
On the question of competency OF wits
nesses, Mr.. Bird objected.
Mr.. Butler moved to suspend the rules.
Lost.
The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Schenck, Allison and Marshall confer
ence committee on the whisky and tobac>
co bill.
Mr.. Maynard introduced bill grant
ing to the New Orleans, Mobile and Chat
tanooga Railroad Company the right of
way, grants OF lands, etc. Referred.
The House seated Meyers, the Radi-
cal contestant from Pennsylvania, and
agreed to sub committee to take testi-
mony on elections in the third and fourth
districts in South Carolina.
Mr.. Beaman presented the conference
report on the deficiency bill, which was
agreed to.
A resolution was adopted to pay Mr..
Moffatt 81, 800 in full for exper ses in
Mr.. Myers seat.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the Committee
on Reconstruction, reported bill re-,
lieving large number of persons from
political disabilities, and moved the pre-
vious question, which was seconded.
Mr.. Whittemore then moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill passed.
The rules were not suspended-yeas SO,
nays %. Less than two thirds in the
The bill, therefore, was not
passed, but remained before the House
for discussion-and action.
After considerable discussion the pres
vious question was seconded, but with
out vote on the passage the house
took a recess.
EVENING SEssIOE.-The House met
at eight. On motion of Mr.. Logan the
Senate bill to facilitate the payment of
bOunties to soldiers or their heirs, was
taken from the Speakers table, amended
by provision that attorneys fees shall
be received by the department when the
money is paid, and passed.
Consideration Ofthe bill removing po-
litical disabilities was resumed. The
bill was read in full by the clerk.
The vote was then taken on the pass
age of the bill, and resulted Yeas 81,
noes AZ. So twO-thirds voting in the
affirmative, the bill was passed.
Some slight applause followed the
amendment.
The bill 10 provide for submitting the
constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi, and
Texas to a vote of the people was taken
from the Speakers table, and the Sen
ate amendments concurred in by strict
party vote.
The Senate amendment of the-House
bill for the relief Of Blanton Duncan of
Kentucky, was cOncurred in.
Mr.. Maynard at ii O'Clock moved a
recess till ~ o'clock to morrow. Re-