The New York herald., 1869-03-02
THE F0RTIETH CONGRESS-
Third Session.
SENATE.

Mr.. BAYARD, tdem.) OF Del presented the creden-
tals OF Thomas r. Bayard, Senator elect from Della
ware.
Mr.. MORTON, rep) OF Ind, presented the creden-
tials OF william G. BrownlOw Senator elect from
Tennessee.
Mr.. VAN wINKLE, rep) OF W. Va, presented the
credentials OF Arthur 7. Boreman, Senator elect
from West Virginia.
PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENCES AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. TRUMBuLL, (rep) Of ILL.,, called up the bill to
authorize Imprisonment at hard labor as punish
ment in certain cases, which was passed. Where
the law simply prescrioes Imprisonment lor oneaces
tence OF hard laDor at the discretion OF the court.
Mr. TRuMBULL also called up the bill relative to
the rights OF property OF married women In the Dis
RELIEF OF ALABAMA SCOUTS.
for the relief OF certain companies Of scouts, or
guides organized in Alabama. was passed.
Mr.. SHERMAN, trep. ) Of Ohio, from the Committee
Finance, reported the House bin to authorize the
coinage Of nickel copper five cen pieces, and stated
that the committee being equaliy y divided on the
subject could not make any recommendation in re-
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
Mr.. STEWART, trep. OF New, from the Committee
on judiciary, called up the bill ior the removal Of
political disabilities.
Mr.. CONNESS, tiep.) of CAL, moved 10 strike out
the name OF Asa Rogers Of Virginia.
Mr.. STEWART sad there seemed to be a great diff
ference of opinion in relation to the merits or Mr.
Rogers, and he would neither favor nor oppose the
motion to strike out.
Mr.. TRUMBUIL opposed the motion, and asked Mr..
COnness the reason for 1t.
Mr. CONFESS said it was because Mr. Rogers was
still an arrant rebel and unit to have the privileges
of citizenship
Mr. HOWARD rep.) OF Mich, said the man had
been electe6 Second Auditor Of Virginia, and merely
sought relief SO as TO be enabled to hold the Office
without claiming To be a union man.
Mr. TRUMBULL said that each OF the persons named
in Which he had expressed his intenlons to obey the
law and sustain the government. alr. Rogers had
done this and that was not consistent with the state
Mr.. FERRY, ERR. r. trepJ d Conn.,, hoped the name OF
Mr.. Rogers would not be stricken ont. He had OBJ
South applied for relief from his political disabilities
there were always Sufficient number of his neigh
bors who wanted the Oice for themselves to get up
q remonstrance.
Mr.. SAWYER rep } of 8. c., thought the idea that
no one at the South should have his disabilities re-
moved unless 1t was recommended by the republf-
cans In his community, narrow, shortsighted and
radically wrong Whenever man Of good charac-
ter applied to have his dsabilites removed 1t would
be the best policy OF the government to remove
them, and thereby win the support OF the c0nserva
Ss M AN NyE trep Of New sao that he had satisfac
tory information that the opposition to the relief OF
Mr. Rogers arose out Of the fact that as Auditor Of
the State, he stood In the way OF the Governors
scheme to sell to outside parties the internal I'M
provements OF Virginia
Mr.. CONFESS withdrew the motion to strike out
the name OF Mr.. Rogers; and the morning hour
having expired the bill went over.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LEGATION AT MADRID
Mr. CoNKLING, rep.j OF N. y. offered resolution,
which was adopted, calling upon the President for
tween two the State Department and, United States
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
Secretary OF Legation at Madrid.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The pending amendment was offered by Mr..
SPRAGUE, declaring the p1tlic domain within the
ranteed by treaty certain Inan tribes to be the
sole property OF the United States ana the occupants
thereof subject to the laws OF the United States.
Mr. SPRAGuE explained the oil ect OF the amend
ment, which was TO bring the Wild Indians under
subsection TO the laws Of the United states so as to
After considerable discussion Mr.. Sprague, at the
suggestion OF Mr.. Morrill,, OF Me-. that his object
would be attained in another way, withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. WILSON, rep, Of Mass, offered an amend
account or disability shall be retired upon the same
terms regular officers. Adopted.
Mr. MORTON ep OF Ind moved " S,nr 70 srxe ou. .ne
In the army to eight. The motion was lost by q vote
OF yeas IL, nays 20.
to direct instead OF merely authorizing the President
to reduce the army as rapidly as possible Lost by
The b having been considered as in Committee
OF the Whole. was reported TO the Senate when
Mr.. SUMNER, grep.l OF Mass, renewed MS amend.
ment to provide for the payment OF the claim OF
Massachusetts, for interest on advancements made
to the United states in the war OF lSl2-l5.
Mr.. CoSKLING raised the point OF order that the
amendment having been already ruled out OF order,
could not be again offered.
The amendment was decided to be in order-yeas,
25: nays 20.
Mr. GRIMES, uep.) OF Iowa. said that some interest
ing developments had already been made in connec-
tion with this proposition. and there were others
equally interesting TO be made. This was claim
for interest and for advances made by Massacnu-
had never read that those states had been very
jealous In carrying on the war OF lel2 however
they had made some advances for the United States
which had in due time been repaid, and then, alter
fory-seven years or delibeiacn. they had come In
with claim for interest having first trans erred the
claim for the benefit of railroad corporation, the
directors OF which had been on the floor Of the
senate to-day, no doubt enightening senators In
regard 10 the merits OF the claim. He wished the
senate 10 note too, that when this claim was intro
duced instead OF being referred 70 the Committee on
clalrns or the Committee on Military Affairs IL went
to the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs, upon which
there happened TO be a Senator from Maine, a sem
ator from Massachusetts, and Senator from New
MIR. DRAKE (rep.) OF NO., inquired whether, II this
interest claim were now paid it would not oe nc,
out Of the war Of the re5elons
Mr.. SUMNER was unable to answer the question
more definitely than to say that II similar cases
should arise the precedent would apply TO thenl
Mr., GRIMES moved to add proviso That interest
shall not he allo wed TO Massachusetts upon any
sum on which she has not either paid Interest or
fund.
Mr.. SUMNER was willing to accept the amend
mr. FEssESpEx, (rep.) Of Me-, in reply to the sug
gestion that the claim, " valid, ouvnt 70 nave nave
been settled years ago, said that u would have
been settled at the same time with tue claims
OF the other states but for the iact tnat the
s,n.iea out massachusetts, and. 10y delaying the
payment OF her caim sought 70 punish ier Tor tue
acilon OF the federal party, by which sne nad Deen
great many years TO get the principal and Massa-
chusetts was very glad TO get II without at that
tine demanding payment Of the interest.
Mr. HOWARD suggested that Massachusetts had
failed 20 demand the interest within reasonable
Mr. FrssESpES repusd that the interest had been
claimed immediately after the payment Of the prin-
cipa - :, . 49,, 49,.
Uroind thnt the amount paid by the United states
IN lssp. was accepted by Massachusetts and Maine
in full liquidation Of the clam' principal ana inter-
est, . -.
the senator from Massachusetts, would appropriate
over s5 900 OO6 and even with the restrictions pro-
posed by the Committee ON Foreign Ke-
iations would appropriate over ei.60o.000,
lie had looked over the items constituting
the original claim and had found thar
nearly all OF them were expenditures for
local defence. The payment Of the claim Of
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