The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rLth CONGRESS THIRD sEss 'ON.

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SENATE. wAsHINeToN. March 1.
/ The credentials of Bayard. of Del
aware, and Boreman, of West Vir-
ginia, were presented. d hfzasa
The bill authorizing Imprisonment
at hard labor in certain cases, was
passed. .sa sL..-4 s..... s.e-rs a..
The Finance Committee reported
equally on the bill to coin nickle cop
per five cent pieces. ... .....-...
The bill for the removal of political
disabilities was taken up.
SConness moved to strike out the
name of Asa Rogers, of Virginia, as
! be. was still an arrant rebel.
Trumbull opposed the motions say
ing he had written application for
his relief.
Ferry hoped the name of Mr..
Rogers would not be stricken out.
| He had observed that whenever a
man holding Office at the South had
| applied for relief from political disa-
bilities, there were always a sufficient
number of his neighbor5 who wanted
| the Office for themselves to get up a
| remonstrance. e ssslEAAa
Trumbull commented on the fact
that the Grant and Colfax Club of
/ Richmond gave no reason against re-
lieVing Mr.. Rogers, except that they
earnestly protested against it. If the
| Senate was to be merely body to
register the DEGREES of the Grant and
Colfax clubs of Richmond and else
where at the South it was time the.
fact should be known. This Grant
and Colfax club protested against the
relief of certain office holders, prob
ably, because they wanted the offices
themselves.
Tipton-They have right to them.
Trumbull- - Suppose the people
don't want to elect them-have they
any right to the Offices?
Howard-They have, if the people
are rebels.
Trnmbull asked Upton whether he
would like to have the majority of the
people of Nebraska treated that way.
Upton said nothing would please
him better, if the majority were reb-
els.
Conkling was not in favor of an in
discriminate removal of disabilities,
but thought Rogers, In consideration
| of his personal character and posi-
lion, was better entitled to the re-
moval of his disabilities than many
| others who had theirs removed. "
Sawyer thought the idea that no one
at the South should have disabilities
removed unless recommended by re-
presentation In his community, was
narrow, short-sighted and wrong.
Whenever q man of good character
applied to have his disabilities re :
moved, it would be the best policy OF
the Government to remove them, and
therefore win the support of the con-
servative and influential men Of the
South.
Nye said he, had satisfactory infor-
nation that the opposition to the
relief of Rogers arose out of the
ltact that, as the Auditor of State, he
stood in the way of the Governors 8
scheme to sell to outside parties the
internal improvements. of Virginia.
Frelinghuysen read the papers in
the case of Rogers, showing that he
had taken the oath of allegiance and
Havowed his intention to support the
Government, and that the removal OF
his disabilities had been recommend
ed by General Sehofeld, General
Stoneman and the leading members
I, : of the Republican party Ia Virginia.
Conness, In view of Frelinghuysen' S
statement, withdrew the motion to
strike out the name of Rogers.
! The morning hour having expired,
! the bill went over.
On motion of Sumner, the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs was dis,
/, charged from the consideration of 6
large number of bills, resolutions and
memorials in relation to the srade
I with Canada and In relation to Other
e subjects.
J. Conkling offered resolution, which
f was adopted, calling On the Presiden
q for the correspondence during the las
two years between the State Depart
{ ment and the United States Ministe
: and Secretary of Legation at Madrid
II The Senate then resumed the con
sideration of the army appropriation
e bill. The pending amendment wa
9 Sprague's, declaring the public do
n main within the jurisdiction of tn,
IS United States, except that guarantee
% by treaty TO certain Indian tribes. t
le be the sole property of the Unite
4 States, and the occupants thereof sub
,e iect to their laws. After considerabl
It discussion, Sprague, at the suggestIo
ly of Morrill,, OF Maine, that his objeC
2 would be obtained in any other way
IA | Withdrew his amendment.
In Wilson offered an amendment pre-
le viding that volunteer officers relieve
ry on account of disabilities shall be re
&c. tired on the same terms as regula
Sc officers. Adopted. .. srv.
ed Morton moved to strike out tt
es provision limiting the number {
Brigadier Generals in the army I
a. eight. Lost, Is to 21.
Nj i - i
r direct instead of merely authorize tt
ts President to reduce the army as raj
a. 4 idly as possible. Lost-9 to q.
. The bill. having been considered !
by in Committee of the Whole, was r
ca ported to the Senate; when SUNNI
q. renewed his amendment to proviC
a for the payment of the claim of Ma
ed sachusetts for interest on the a.
vancement made to the United Stat
in the war of 1872.
OonkIine raised a point of ord
ed that the amendment, having alreat
he been ruled out of order could not
& again offered. as ~ as..lasss
int Sherman took the same view
en- Sumner and Fessenden insist,
es-I that, as the previous action on ii
srs amendment was in Committee of Il
at Whole, it vas not out of order
No offer it in the Senate. 1t = - ?.
the The amendment was decided
order-25 to 20.
Eill Grimes said interesting develO
ments had already been made in CO
bad nection with this proposition, al
ins there were others equally interestI
for to be made. This was claim for i
ALL terest and advances made by Mass
hat chusetts. then including Maine, in t
on. war of 1872. He had never read th
fits those States had been very jealous
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