New-York tribune., 1869-04-01
XLIsr CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.
SENATE. .wAsHISGroN, March 81,

SENATE..-.- WAbHiN6TON' m"Oh 0A'
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS
The Vice-P President laid before the Senate
the House concurrent resolution adjourn on the 9th
proxmo
Mr. SUMNER Uep Mass) moved to lay il on the table
Mr. HOWE Rcp.. MOI and other Senators opposed the
motion and IL was lost
Mr. FEssENDEN Rep., Me-, as Chairman Of the Com
ittee on Appropriations. said that in his oplno" IL
would DE impossible TO finish by that tlioe me -
pending before the Senate THAI the SENATE OughL oe "
Ok day adiournmentnuti It should at te"st uSpose
MIR SUMNER rep. MassI agreed with the Senator
from Maine that the Senate onght not 10 coT III m t ,
resolution hut the Indian Appropriation bil was not
the only the most important matter requg th
stenoh ., sbe onestton Of the admission OF Rep
Tesentatiyes and the question as to what sha ~ uOe
tie most important subject before Congress- and sena-
tors ought to talk Of going home until The case
CONSIDERED and settled settlement OF the ease OF
Georgia important not only to the people Oh sa N
State bnt also example for the other states OF
sissipp Texas. and Virginia Another very lmporttnI
matter demanding attention and action at this session
the revision Of the naturalization laws, 50 as 10 pre-
vent frauds I'm naturalization.
Mr. HOWE Hsep. WIS., unable to see why II was
wrong TO talk about adjournment 1t was peculiarly
Of the Senator from Massachusetts that the longer ne
stayed here the more ne found TO be done ug1n .
He Mr Howei would be willing to remain in session
while longer for the purpose Of settling the Georg
If be eOnd prospect OF making such settienet
had been here since 1862 trying TO
beyed they we're no nearer TO than ever II
Congress could reconstruct a state ~ htu hdu ~ dIi
ton 10 Congress and time, one thing more was
Mr.. ANTHONY Rep., r. ~ thought there was no good
reason why Congress should not adjourn al the uue
hxed in the House resolution. 60. ,.o,D. .phoda
Island proposed TO do with Georgia. - 4. A., -
Mr ANTHoNY-L have pretty %uSn Rrs come 70 'ne 0On
Mr. sUMNER-Then the Senator proposes to furnish no
M ASTHoNY replied that bin for Georgia could be
passed very short time whenever tne Sehaor 6
ask them to stand by it,
Mr.. SUMMERTIME does my excellent friend soy to
Mr. ANTHONY don't think it is necessary to do any
thing for Virginia at this session.
Mr. sUMNER-Or Texasi
Mr. ANTHONY-I suppose Texas will stand pretty
nearly as she has done for the last few years These
do not willing to come in and do not thiDK
Mr. SUMNER understand, then that my friend from
Rhode island proposes to abandon those States.
Mr.. ANTHONY--Only 60 far as propose to abandon
the other States.
Mr.. sUNNER-Ahi But the Senate knows they ag IN
different situation from Rhode Island and Massachu
setts-they are in situation to require COhgressiona
@r. WARNER CRep, Ala) was unwilling to home OF
50 Congress adjourn without doing something 70
from representaCn If they were to be admitted upon
the terms already offered they should be tod So ana
Congress m Justice to the people OF those States 70 let
them know what was required Of them l..
az upon saturday. April 10 as the day of adjournment
At the expiration Of the morning hour the resolution
TnE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
reported from the Committee Appropriations, were
agreed to- - - 49,
THE TENURE-OF-OTfCE Bill. .
At 81 O'Clock the bill informally lad ASIDE, ana MT
TRUMBULL from the Committee on conference OH TUG
bill TO repeal the TenureOfOfce act, made the report,
which will he found in the proceedings OF the House ne
explained bill agreed upon by the COMMITTEE dne %
bill as had passed the Senate required direct Vote Oh
the senate refusing confirm the nomination OF new
appoinee in order rensate the old ocer; ana the
change made by the Conference Committee simply pro
yided that when an officer suspended by the fres
dent he shOuld be reinstated at the end or the next e
sion OF Senate unless the nomination OF his successor
had been confirmed in the meantime 90, -,
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio moved tnat the report OF
Conference Committee be the table ana oruereu
70 be printed. Lost, Yeas, s; Nays, -
The Report Of the Committee was then agreed To-
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A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. YATES OSep, ILL rose 10 question OF prvlege
He had seen statement in some OF the papers OF ms
State the previous debate on the bill 10 repeal the
Tenure-of Office act when Senator Edmunds quoted an
DpuOn Of his Ar Yate expressed on the Impeachment
trial. dissented from it, The statement was incorrect
ON the contrary he had reafirmed the opinion, and
stated that all he said that subject on the lmpeach
ment trial was good law. ,
Tue Senate at AIS O'clock went into Executive session
and soon after adjourned.